Future Events
Sat 22 May to Sun 25 Jul
Taunton West
Near: Taunton more details...
Wed 26 May
Wiveliscombe
Near: Wiveliscombe more details...
Tue 15 Jun
Taunton - Vivary
Near: Taunton more details...
Sat 24 Jul to Sun 22 Aug
Quantocks Challenge 2021
Near: Taunton more details...
Adrian Edwards
Dear QO Members,
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Adrian Edwards, who has died aged 44 after a relatively short battle with cancer.
Adrian was not a frequent participant in Orienteering, instead preferring ultra-marathons to our ‘shorter’ events, but he enjoyed the camaraderie and banter, particularly of the summer relays.
His biggest contribution to QO perhaps came as editor for the club magazine, the QuOnicle. Adrian could effortlessly coerce event participants to write an event review or contribute technical training tips, often adding articles of his own and then collating the whole to create a rather magnificent and award-winning periodical.
Our thoughts are with his wife Alison and daughter Evie at this difficult time.
Roger Craddock (President)
Chris Hasler (Previous Club Captain)
My MapRun Experiences
Our President shares some of his tips and tricks...
During lockdowns (and trying to keep to guidance to exercise from home) I have used the many opportunities to ‘virtual’ orienteer in Taunton, Somerset.
I use the latest version of the app MapRun6 with smartphone and either GPS or QR code punching, or a Garmin watch with GPS punching, to vary my options.
Sun Blazing, Amazing at Blaise Castle
The run of glorious weather continued this Sunday with blue sky across Bristol. Seven members of Quantock Orienteers travelled the short distance beyond the boundary of Somerset to compete in this local BOK event. It was well supported with over two-hundred competitors.
Yvette Baker Qualifier 2021
National Junior Competition
The regional qualifier for the Yvette Baker competition is being held on Black Down in the Mendips on 16 May 2021. QO competes in the Trophy and we need at least 9 juniors to compete. Please could you fill in this form to let us know if you are going?
If anyone doesn't have their own SI dibber, the club can lend you one. Contact president@ to request one and he will let you know the number to include in the online entry.
Spring into Action
Ready, Steady, O!
Here are some events to get you back into orienteering...
| Ham Hill - Special | 18/4/21 | woodland and open countryside | white-blue |
| Wellington - Street Series | 29/4/21 | urban | long and short score |
| Taunton West - SEGOL | 22/5-25/7/21 | urban | age class linears |
Why not get ready using one of our permanent courses?
QO Featured in SaxAlert
Having seen the British Orienteering article on the Missing Maps Project, Graham Denny, the editor of Saxons OC's magazine got in touch for an interview.
You can read the result in the spring edition.
Easter Orienteering
Why not do a bit of Easter Egg O instead of the usual hunt?
You could make a course and hide eggs at the controls. Perhaps even make it a score course, with hard controls having more or better eggs.
Some of our families did a similar thing for Hallowe'een.
Skills matrix
This skills index is aimed at all from those attempting Orange courses to those who would be considered experts.
Most of the articles were written by QO's Richard Sansbury but we have borrowed from other resources on You Tube and other clubs' websites.
Also highly recommended: the Better Orienteering website (here)