South West Relay series
Index
Featuring:
A history of the series from a club perspective
Reports and league tables for seasons gone by
Introduction
Throughout the year, there are events where you can compete as part of teams representing the club.
Compass Sport Trophy
Index
This is the national inter-club competition for small clubs, held annually. Up against strong competition, QO always aim to raise as big a team as possible for the qualifying round, held every spring somewhere in the SW.
Further information (compiled by Compass Sport Cup/Trophy co-ordinator)
Yvette Baker Trophy (YBT)
National junior competition
If our juniors can emulate their 2019 feat of qualifying for the final, we should have much less trouble getting there this time- it's 90 minutes away for most, at Westonbirt Arboretum.
To get an idea of what the Trophy is about, read on....
Relay formats explained
There are a variety or relay formats used in the summer South West relays series and further afield. Some are variations on a theme- the most common ones are described below. Summary by Berkshire OC
SW Summer Relays 2020
There are usually six or seven relays held throughout the South West typically in small woods, country parks and urban areas.
All relays are on Sundays and some even have a BBQ or social afterwards.
Wessex Relays
A close finish
In a tragic plot twist befitting of a Thomas Hardy novel and to the backdrop of that writer's beloved Wessex terrain, our enjoyable and successful series ended in misfortune and anti-climax at the Hardy Relays.
SW Summer Relays 2019
So close!
It went down to the final relay but Wessex pipped us in the end on their own patch. Apart from that, it was a great series with three relays wins for us at Devon, Sarum and our own events.
Sarum relay
More wins!
QO recruited some urban orienteering specialists for our Warminster Garrison test and we won the Moonraker Trophy for the first time! In doing so, we kept our prospects of a series win alive. The juniors won their relay and our other seniors were third.
Graham Hartley reports...
Bristol Relay
Blaise Castle
Another great day out at the fourth event of the SWOA summer relay series.
Bristol OK hosted this one, the 50th Adams Avery relay, at Blaise Castle Estate just outside Bristol and QO were up against some of the best teams around.
Also: Devon club champs review