Local League 2020/21
Season planner
The provisional fixture list for next season is listed below, with ourselves and near neighbours Devon OC again sharing an event each. All members, please check which QOFLs you are down to help at and let the event organiser or volunteer co-ordinator know if you need to change dates.
All orienteering suspended
British Orienteering ruling
The national governing body BOF have announced that all orienteering activity must cease with immediate effect. This effectively means our 2019/20 season has ended and the earliest potential fixtures we could have would be in late summer/ early autumn.
South West League 2019-20
Season curtailed
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation the season has now ended, after just seven of the nine events.
Latest league tables (after Blackwater event)
Also featuring: league analysis after Blackwater
JOG review
Spring season
Due to the Coronavirus restrictions, the JOG season has now ended. The brand new venue for orienteering Combe Wood we had lined up for the final Saturday will now hopefully get an outing at a future date!
Compass Sport Cup
Club away day
The novelty of hiring a luxury coach that doubled up as a changing room, warm up area and entertainment lounge was amongst the highlights of this fun club away day. Many folks ran in a different course class than usual but the results were still good.
Roughmoor JOG
This is a flood plain and it lived up to its name with water over the ankles to the first control on some courses, however, as orienteers know, once your feet are wet nothing afterwards is a problem.
Local League 2019/20
Series index
Final League standings after the Ramscombe event (QOFL5) are here
🎈25th anniversary season🎈
Cotswold event
Ollie excels again
Several QO took part in the fast-paced middle distance action on Sunday 8 March at Minchinhampton Common, which is perched on a plateau on the Cotswolds. Oliver Lewis was 6/22 on Orange while dad Martin ran the Blue course in just 43 minutes.
Postcard from Portugal
O in the sun
Already seasoned orienteers on the continent, Andy Rimes and Rosie Wych are have been testing themselves in sunnier climes at the Portugal 'O' Meeting 2020. Read on for reports and a video from their first few days there.
New Forest event
SW League
Oliver Lewis was QO's star of the day at Blackwater where he beat 14 others to win the Orange course. Al Hemmings won the White. On an unexpectedly lovely bright, dry day, about 15 QO enjoyed this runnable mixture of wood and heathland.