Fyne Court & Broomfield Common
QOAD 4
Sat 17 Feb
Near: Kingston St Mary Level of event: LocalType of event: Score, Night
Well done to Matthew Owen of Bristol OK for bagging all the controls within the time limit!
the QOADs' warning
Graham (R) talking to a newcomer
Planner's comments
Thank you to everyone who came along to support the event at Fyne Court on Saturday. It had been a lovely early spring day with the snowdrops very much out in force, calm with bright sunshine. There were hazards though; after a wet winter the paths were very slippery in places.
Fyne Court is an excellent venue for such an event - good parking, and a straightforward venue to develop your orienteering skills. It also makes for a good introductory night venue to get used to the demands of a night event and the pressure of navigating by head torch and having to know where you are in the map. Well done not just to the winners but to all those who took part and enjoyed themselves.
Graham P finishes
It is a very long day as planner, from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening, so the thanks from the participants were much appreciated. As also were the very kind offers of help from the participants in the night event to collect in the controls. I've never had so many offers and the job was completed in record time.
Finally, a word of thanks for the two people, there all afternoon and evening, who make the club what it is and without whose energy and enthusiasm we wouldn't have such a great programme of events and so many people joining the club - Judy and Roger.
- Graham Hartley
Wood at night, by torch
Credit: Peter Lindberg
Organiser's comments
A dedicated small group of QOAD specialists set off at Fyne Court for the usual one hour score course. Graham Hartley was the planner and his courses were beautifully planned as only one person managed to get all the controls in time!
- Judy Craddock
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Picture credits
Photography: Jim Pearson
Captions: Judy Craddock
QOAD - After Dark Series Info
Our series of night events, with a score course for all abilities.
See our page dedicated to night events, including the latest league table.
All those participating must wear a head torch plus carry a spare and a whistle for emergencies.
Series Contacts
Series Co-ordinator: Roger and Judy Craddock 01823 323850
Directions / Parking
Parking: £3 all day or £1 per hour; pay at the meters.
Besides the car park within the grounds, there is an extra car park opposite the main gates.
Course Information
Format: one hour score course for all abilities.
Scoring: different points awarded for each control dependent on its difficulty e.g. 15 for easy control 50 for difficult or far away control. Maximum points available typically = 500.
Penalties: will be deducted for late finishes at 10 points per minute and pro rated to fractions of minutes.
Restriction: controls are divided equally into two blocks, red and blue. You can switch between one set of controls to the other only once. e.g. If you started on red, once you have dibbed a blue control you must continue on blue. This format allows stronger runners to cover more ground i.e. two loops of the area.
Newcomers: it is possible to select a sequence of controls that would be no more difficult than a Yellow or an Orange course. To make it even easier, if you attend JOG training during the day you can see where the night controls are located.
Entry Details
Seniors £5 (non-BOF members £8)
Junior/Student £2
Dibber Hire: £1
Registration & Start Times
Registration: 17.00 – 17.45
Starts: as soon as it is dark enough. The latest possible start time is 18.15.
Contacts / Officials
Planner: Graham Hartley grh4096@gmail.com
