KNC 20 Seal Chart

Thu 16 Mar 2023

Type of event: Local, Night, Score
Type of terrain: Woodland

Info updated: Sat 18 Mar

Results

Event Report

Mark originally arm chair planned this event and then went on another holiday. David and I spent a few happy hours in the woods checking his ideas on the day after he blitzed the Milton Creek KNC in February. This kept Mark's overall strategy intact with just a few minor changes to half the control points to reflect the situation on the ground. After that it all went well until I lost control unit 101 on the day, and then the finish unit died on the night. I manually checked everybody home and people gave their own times. All good fun.
The pub was very convenient and after three conversations, a dozen emails and five alternative pre ordering and other strategies had been cycled through they kept the kitchen open late specially for us and all who wanted it got hot food. Dave Cave even blagged a dessert. The fish and chips was great value and looked amazing. Thank you to the team at the pub, I saw only clean plates.
Thanks also to the school for use of the car park, for the princely price of two boxes of M&S biscuits, although to be fair they only asked for one. And a big thank you to the land owner for having us, and to Richard Field for arranging land permission.
All seemed to enjoy the head scratching challenge that Mark had dreamt up. See you all next week for the final KNC event of the season.

GT

Pre Event Info

Location

map

Nearest town: Sevenoaks

Directions / Parking

Parking is, by kind permission of the school, at the St Lawrence C of E School car park (opposite the school itself), Church Road, Stone Street, Sevenoaks TN15 0LL. Access from A25 between Seal and Ightham, from the east via M26/A20 junction at Wrotham then west; or from the west its east from Sevenoaks on A25. Car parking is very limited (please share transport) with overflow parking on north side of Church Lane.

Nearest postcode TN15 0LL.   https://what3words.com/punk.supply.hotel

Railway station: Sevenoaks about 7km but very uphill!

Observing British Orienteering and Government guidelines:-

Please be respectful of other people’s wishes to observe social distancing from the time you arrive at the event until you leave.

Registration & Start Times

Registration: Pre-entry only via http://www.racesignup.co.uk  by 6pm Wed 15th March.

This will require details for safety purposes

No Registration on the night.

The Start will be a five minute walk away from car park so departing at 7.20 for walk and safety briefing.

Mass Start 7.30pm (consider social distancing)

 

As the area includes road crossings, under BOF rules, no competitor under 16 years old may run unaccompanied by an adult, and neither they nor their adult companion will be eligible for KNC points.

Course Information

60 minute score suitable for all abilities. 20 controls numbered 90 – 109. Two sets 90s (90 to 99) and 100s (100 to 109). Visit as many in either set (in any order) as you wish before visiting as many as you wish in the second set. No mandatory change over control. No going back to the first set once you have changed over. 10 points per control, 10 points penalty per minute/part minute beyond 60 minutes. Controls will be collected 70 minutes after the last start (course closing time).

1:7,500 scale map with 5m contours. Maps will be printed on A4 waterproof paper.

Controls will be SIAC enabled. Separate/loose control descriptions will not be provided.

After your run please Download as normal in car park, considering social distancing. Timing printouts will be provided and the results will be available on the website.

If you are able to help collect controls in afterwards, please do volunteer.

Explanation of Score courses

You don't have to visit all the controls! There is usually a time limit, instead of a set course. Points are scored for visiting controls, and deducted for finishing over the time limit. You decide which controls to visit, and in which sequence. Sometimes controls have different points values. You will need to carry a watch or phone, so you know how long you have been out.

Entry Details

Pre-entry only via http://www.racesignup.co.uk by 6pm Wed 15th March

Seniors (British Orienteering members) £5, Non-members of BO £7.         

Juniors & students £3 (BO or non-BO).

Group: £10 (1 dibber; map for each participant) (BO or non-BO).   

Dibber loan (non SIAC): Free.

Some sort of torch essential plus a small backup/reserve. Carrying a whistle is mandatory (as a casualty, blow six short blasts, wait 1 min, repeat). A cagoule may be required in inclement weather. You will need to look after your car keys yourself (eg carry in zipped pocket or waist strap).

An Emergency contact number will be printed on the map. Carrying a mobile phone is strongly recommended and mandatory for newcomers. You can let us know if you are lost or late, and we can contact you if you have not returned.

Terrain Description

Mixed forest with steep slopes in places. Some controls will be to the north of the A25 which is a fast road, but mercifully straight with excellent visibility in both directions. Take great care crossing this road – it shouldn’t be necessary (or sensible) to cross more than once in each direction

Facilities

The nearest toilets: probably at Sainsburys in Otford Road, Sevenoaks TN14 5EG.

Apres-O & prizegiving: The pub needs to know numbers wanting food by midnight Mon 13th March - please sign up for Apres-O in racesignup.

At the Amherst Inn (formerly The Crown Point Inn) TN15 0HB in the road loop off A25 just east of the map. 

https://www.theamherstinn.co.uk/

Contacts / Officials

Planner & Organiser: Graham Thomas 07900 257347 knc"at"saxons-oc.org

Important Information

Health, safety and other important information related to events.

If you have pre-existing helath issues that you feel the organiser should know about please fill in this medical form.

 

Covid-19:

Before travelling to any orienteering event please make sure you are aware of and following British Orienteering guidelines. 

To ensure that we comply with these guidelines and make our events Covid secure and safe for participants and volunteers, all events will be pre-entry and pre-payment only.

During the on-line entry process, you will select your preferred start window from those available for your course. You must then make payment to reserve your start window. Please do not turn up at the event unless you have pre-entered. If you need help with the registration process please contact the event organiser.

On event day turn up for your allocated start slot

Please move away from the map box after collecting your map.

At control sites do not touch the control, and move through quickly.

Do not congregate at the Finish.

At Download please get your breath back and recover before downloading.

Saxons volunteers are very happy to help beginners understand the courses, maps and timing equipment used at our events. To get advice please contact coaching@saxons-oc.org at least 3 days before the event, or go to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/saxons.oc and ask questions there. It may be possible to arrange for somoene to meet you before your start.

For full BO Covid guidance click here

Ticks and Lyme Disease: Ticks are common in areas where we go orienteering, more information about ticks.

Training and help is available from qualified coaches. Please contact the organiser.

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Data Protection: Your personal information provided for this event or obtained from registration databases will be used to process your entry, publish results, check for missing runners and trace missing SI cards.