After dark orienteering / QOADS
Night nav
QOADs- post run
"Night Nav" attracts a small but enthusiastic group of orienteers. There are a few leagues in the South West area. Newcomers can read our guides to getting started further below.
QOADS was an annual series of night events, which ran from 2010 to 2018.
QOADs stood for Quantock Orienteers After Dark Series and was founded by Will Kromhaut, who came up with the idea of its score course, which catered for all abilities.
Other night leagues
You can still orienteer after dark in the following leagues, put on by neighbouring clubs:
Previous seasons
QOADS- at the finish
Credit: SWinkley (SWP&Media)
League tables
The league was based on a handicap scoring system. Raw scores from individual events were adjusted according to each individual competitor's age and gender category.
Other night events (past)
QO hosted the Southern Night Champs in November 2016 - read our reviews
Heed the QOADS' warning