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Event Schedule
Friday 18 November12:00 Check-in and packet pickup open, Presidio Sports Basement 14:00 Model event opens, Golden Gate Park 17:00 Model event closes, Golden Gate Park 20:00 Check-in and packet pickup close Saturday 19 November08:30 Check-in and packet pickup open, Stage One: Golden Gate Park 09:00 First start, Stage One 11:00 Brackets published 11:30 First start, Stage Two: Golden Gate Park 13:30 Lunch, Outer Richmond/SF 15:30 First start, Stage Three: Land's End 19:30 Dinner and WRE awards, South of Market/SF Sunday 20 November09:00 First start, Stage Four: McLaren Park 11:30 First start, Stage Five: McLaren Park 12:30 Award presentation and closing ceremony |
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Transit directions to Sports Basement: Bus 43 approaches Sports Basement the closest, to within about 800 m. A number of lines intersect with 43-Masonic, but there is not a single-line option from central San Francisco.
Stage One: World Ranking Event, Golden Gate Park
Course setter's notes
- Some boulders are smaller than 1.0 m.
- Some of the medium green is coniferous trees with low branches, limiting visibility.
- There are controls that are close to 30 m apart, on different features. There are also controls that are close to 60 m apart, on similar features. (IOF rules are in effect.)
- We do not plan on having road crossing guards. Runners are responsible for not getting hit by cars. We'd rather deal with the slight unfairness this introduces, rather than with injured competitors.
- There are flower beds, shown with the 528.1 Area with forbidden access symbol, that are out of bounds. Their boundaries are obvious in the terrain, and there are no additional markings on the ground to denote these boundaries.
Stage One will feature four courses: separate WRE courses for Men and Women, a shorter Masters/Juniors course, and a beginner/intermediate course. These courses will earn Orienteering USA ranking points on Blue/Red; Red; Green/Brown; and Orange/Yellow/White, respectively. All participants on the two WRE courses will be eligible for World Ranking points.
Golden Gate—architected as the counterpart to Central Park in New York—is a large park. Assembly area and finish will be at Old Speedway Meadow. There is some parking at this location; arrive early to guarantee a spot. All of the park west of Highway 1/19th Avenue/Crossover Drive/Park Presidio Blvd. is embargoed as of 10 October 2011. The rest of the park is not embargoed. Part of the embargoed portion of the park will serve as the venue for the Model event, available on Friday and Saturday morning before the Festival.
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The original orienteering map of Golden Gate Park had been created over decades, and was updated many times. As a result of the IOF Adviser's visit in October, the existing map was deemed unfit for a World Ranking Event, with no possibilty of further improvement. A brand new map was created in October and November of 2011 by Vladimir Zherdev. This map is in ISSOM, 1:5,000, 2.5 meter contours. Courses for the last two events held on the old map are featured here and here. Hazards: Discarded hypodermic needles present a possible danger. There aren't many encampments in this part of the park, which is foggier and farther from services than the eastern half, but there are some. If the native is upset, please say hi and I'm sorry. The course crosses two roads with some traffic; please be careful. |
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The terrain is a typical urban park, mostly wooded with sparse trees. The vegetation is intricate and visibility varies greatly. Terrain/off-trail shoes are recommended. Full leg cover is not necessary.
The Model event area will be on the way to the start of Stage One. One control will be set up in the Model area, starting at 08:30. The walk to the start will be 0.8 km.
Final course specifics
There will be a spectator control on all four courses.
Men 2.89 km 75 m climb 22 controls 15:00 winning time Women 2.42 km 65 m climb 20 controls 15:00 winning time Masters/Juniors 2.19 km 50 m climb 16 controls 15:00 winning time Beginner/Intermediate 2.02 km 50 m climb 12 controls 15:00 winning time
Transit directions: Take the N-Judah Muni line (it runs underground along Market St. near the event hotel). Get off at 40th Avenue and walk two long blocks north to the park.
The staff for Stage One is:
- Event Adviser: Mike Minium (Orienteering Cincinnati), IOF Senior EA;
- Event and Course Consultant: Boris Granovskiy (Cambridge Sports Union);
- Map Coordinator: Vladimir Gusiatnikov (Get Lost!!);
- Course Designer: Mikkel Conradi (Cambridge Sports Union).
Stage Two: Golden Gate Park
Presenting a change to previous announcements, Stage Two will also occur in Golden Gate Park. The new ISSOM map created by Vladimir Zherdev (at 1:5,000, with 2.5 m contours) is large enough to host two Stages. We are excited to announce that courses for Stage Two have been created and vetted by Adrian Zissos, IOF Senior Event Adviser, of the Foothill Wanderers OC of Calgary.
There will be exactly eight heats. Winners of each heat advance to the higher bracket for Stage Three: they become Division One, the Antelopes. Runners with top eight times who don't win their heats also advance. The rest of the field, Division Two, become the Badgers.
In addition to the single course for the Tournament, we will also offer a beginner/intermediate course, and a COOL Junior (California Outdoor Orienteering League) event will be run concurrently. All info about the terrain and hazards that applies to Stage One also applies to Stage Two. The finish will be in the same location as for Stage One, and the start for Stage Two will be within 100 meters of the finish.
Preliminary course specifics
There will be a spectator control on both courses.
Tournament 2.20 km 45 m climb 18 controls 12:00 winning time Beginner/Intermediate 2.00 km 40 m climb 14 controls 12:00 winning time
Stage Three: Land's End
Important: Some of the gaps between impassable features on this map are as small as 0.2 mm. We apologize, and will fix this in the next edition of the map.
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The area is a mix of urban terrain and forest, extending over the Palace of the Legion of Honor and Veterans Affairs Hospital. High cliffs frame the northern edge, dropping into the ocean. Views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands, with their stark hills, are postcard-perfect. Part of the terrain is abandoned military installations, with intricate stairways and passages. There is more of the disagreeable vegetation at this Stage than at others; full leg cover may help. Terrain/off-trail shoes are recommended. The parking will be at the USS San Francisco Memorial parking lot. Assembly area, start, and finish will be within 100 meters of the parking. |
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The event will be on an entirely new, ISSOM map at 1:5,000 (note change) with 3.0 m contours (a deviation from ISSOM), created in August through November of 2011 by Bill Cusworth and Heidi Cusworth. Courses will also be by Bill and Heidi. In each division, there will be four heats. The winners of the Antelope heats, along with the fastest four Antelopes who don't happen to win the heats, are promoted to Cheetahs. The rest of the Antelopes become the Deer. The Badgers are similarly split into the Emus and the Foxes.
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We will again implement a twist that worked so well in the 2009 tournament, keeping runners on their toes—the top Badgers, up to two, can be promoted to Deer if they happen to beat the slowest Antelopes (who are relegated to Emus). This way, someone who has made a regrettable error in Stage Two still has a top-half placing to aspire to, and all Antelopes have to reaffirm they belong in the top 16. Hazards: Steep, tall cliffs at the lower reaches of the area. Falling off one will likely be lethal, so please don't get too close. This is the most heavily used area of the five, so beware of running into people—they won't see you coming out of the bushes. The two Sprint courses—Division One (longer) and Division Two (shorter)—will be on the short side. There will be no beginner or intermediate courses offered in conjunction with this Stage. |
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Transit directions: Pick up Muni bus 18 at 46th Ave. and Lincoln Way, and ride it for a few minutes to 45th Ave. and Balboa St.—from there, it's five blocks to the assembly area. Or run 2.4 km!
Final course specifics
There will be a spectating opportunity on both courses.
Division One 2.31 km 90 m climb 15 controls 14:00 winning time Division Two 1.81 km 75 m climb 12 controls 15:00 winning time
The sun will set into the ocean as runners pack their cars and buses, ready for a sumptuous dinner in the heart of San Francisco...
Stage Four: McLaren Park
The park was used in 2009 for two of the stages of the Sprint Finals, and twice in 2010 for local BAOC events. This Sunday-morning stage will be entirely on the existing map, by Vladimir Gusiatnikov, Vladimir Zherdev, John Fredrickson, and Jay Hann. Courses by Vladimir Gusiatnikov.
Each of the four brackets will split in two, forming, in the order of placing, the Gazelles, the Hares, the Impalas, the Jaguars, the Kangaroos, the Lynx, the Moose, and the Nandus. Advancing are the winners of each of the two heats in each bracket, and the non-winners with the fastest two times. As in Stage Three, losers of the upper brackets can be knocked into a lower bracket by a faster runner (up to one per bracket); for example, the fastest Fox can jump up to become a Lynx, relegating the slowest Emu to the Moose.
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The terrain for this Stage is quite a bit like that for Stages One and Two, but hillier. Full leg cover is unnecessary, and terrain/off-trail shoes are recommended. Hazards: None known. There are many dogs in the park on weekdays, most under care of professional walkers, but they usually aren't there on weekends. If this changes, we'll let you know. There will be no beginner or intermediate courses offered in conjunction with this Stage. Transit directions: Take the Muni T-Third train (it runs underground along Market St. near the event hotel) to Gilman/Paul station. Change to bus 29. Get off at Mansell Street and John F. Shelley Drive (the second Mansell and Shelley, since Shelley is a loop). Use the map to find the animals! |
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The start and finish will be within view of the parking/assembly area.
The map for McLaren Park is not fully ISSOM compliant because the distance between magnetic north lines is 200 m and not 150 m.
Final course specifics
There will be spectating opportunities on both courses.
Division One 2.95 km 153 m climb 25 controls 18:00 winning time Division Two 2.33 km 135 m climb 19 controls 19:00 winning time
Stage Five: McLaren Park
The last stage—The Final—will also be in McLaren Park, staying on the existing map. (We hope to be able to expand the map and bring it to you in time for the next festival of Sprints.) Courses fully worth of the Final will be set by Vladimir Gusiatnikov. All info about the map and the terrain for Stage Four also applies to this Stage.
A beginner/intermediate course will again be offered; a COOL Junior (California Outdoor Orienteering League) event will run in parallel. The Final will feature an arena and a speaker. The Gazelles—the top heat—will start first, giving the rest of the field ample opportunity to cheer. Awards will follow—after which there's still time to hightail it to your flight!
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Hazards: There will be more dogs around than for Stage Four, quite possibly presenting a hazard to the runners. The walk from Stage Four assembly area to Stage Five assembly area is 1.4 km (the parking is different and separate). The walk to the start of Stage Five is 0.7 km from the assembly area (slighly less from the parking); the finish is at the assembly area. |
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Preliminary course specifics
There will be a spectator control on the Division One course only, and the runners will be visible from the finish/assembly area for a stretch of this course.
Division One 2.73 km 100 m climb 20 controls 18:00 winning time Division Two 2.07 km 80 m climb 14 controls 14:00 winning time Beginner/Intermediate 1.70 km 50 m climb 12 controls 13:00 winning time
Accommodations and TransitHotel rooms are relatively inexpensive in San Francisco, especially in November. We have secured a group deal on a block of rooms at Hotel Whitcomb; this hotel will serve as the event center. The rate is U.S. $85.00 per night, plus San Francisco tax, for regular rooms with either two double beds or with a single king-size bed, irrespective of the number of people in a room; and can be obtained by calling the front desk at +1 415 626 3182. This rate must be booked by 01 November, inclusive. This is the same event center hotel as two years ago. The Whitcomb has nice rooms and sits in a stately, historic building literally on top of the Civic Center BART (subway) station on Market Street in downtown San Francisco. It is very conveniently located for attending the events, and the station is a 29 minute ride from San Francisco International Airport. The ride is relatively easy from Oakland Airport as well. San José International is not nearly as convenient, and will almost certainly require renting a car. If you're looking for very inexpensive accommodations, San Francisco has quite a few hostels where you can book your spot for about $20 a night; you can look them up at Hostelworld. Make sure to expand the search to include all housing options—they also include small hotels, and read carefully the details about location (and proximity to transit) and also user ratings. |
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All Stages can be easily reached by public transit. Instructions are given on the info tab for each Stage. Directions to Friday's packet pickup are on the Schedule tab. Directions to Saturday's lunch and dinner will be given with event-day instructions.
We recommend Hertz, an Orienteering USA partner, for car rentals. By booking through this link, you will be supporting U.S. orienteering. Our discount code will be displayed on the reservations page.
Packet pick-up will be at the Presidio Sports Basement on Friday, and at Stage One in Golden Gate Park on Saturday. There will be no packet pick-up at the event center hotel.
Entry and Registration
The registered entrant list is available.
Registration is open. You can register for the two portions of the Festival—the A event/WRE, Stage One; and the elimination tournament, Stages Two through Five—separately.
The fees are:
Stage One and WRE Adult (21 and
over)Junior (20 and
under)Enter and pay on or before Monday 17 October $29.00 $19.00 Enter and pay on or before Monday 07 November $34.00 $23.00 Enter and pay on or after Tuesday 08 November $44.00 $28.00 Elimination Sprints Adult (21 and
over)Junior (20 and
under)Enter and pay on or before Monday 17 October $70.00 $35.00 Enter and pay on or before Monday 07 November $80.00 $40.00 Enter and pay on or after Tuesday 08 November $100.00 $50.00 Stages Three and Five
beginner/intermediate
courses (for both)Adult (21 and
over)Junior (20 and
under)Enter and pay on or before Monday 17 October $30.00 $20.00 Enter and pay on or before Monday 07 November $30.00 $20.00 Enter and pay on or after Tuesday 08 November $30.00 $20.00
Discounts!!
Orienteering USA is offering 50% off entry fees for Stage One, which is a sanctioned A level event, for first-time A event attendees. If you have never participated in a national-level orienteering A event, simply print out the coupon, have it endorsed by us at the event, and mail it in. This is a rebate—you will pay the regular entry fee during our registration process.
For Stage One/WRE, there is a $5 Orienteering USA/national Federation discount. In addition, any member of an orienteering club anywhere in the world may take $5 off each price ($5 off Stage One AND $5 off the tournament). And on top of these discounts, BAOC members can take yet another $5 off, for a total discount of $10 off each price (for example, the early price for an adult who is both a BAOC and Orienteering USA member is $14 for Stage One, and $60 for the rest of the Festival).
So, why not join Orienteering USA?
SPORTident electronic tag rental is included in the above prices. The beginner/intermediate courses do not require pre-registration.
Extras!!
Commemorative T shirt $22.00 —high-quality o21e production Saturday night banquet $30.00 —a sumptuous affair!
Go register!!
Event-Day Information
Last-minute changes
In addition to venue changes and slight schedule changes, this is also important:
- The map scale for Stage Three is 1:5,000 and not 1:4,000 as originally announced.
- The map for Stages Four and Five is not fully ISSOM compliant because the distance between magnetic north lines is 200 m and not 150 m.
- On Stage Three map, some of the gaps between impassable features are as small as 0.20 mm.
- Beware flower beds at Stage One! They are out of bounds and the border is not marked, but is clear, in the terrain.
- More course setter's notes are on the page for Stage One.
Model event
The directions to the model event are the same as for Stage One. Pick up your map on Friday at the Sports Basement.
You will get a map for the Model area, made by the same mapper and adjacent to the WRE area. On Friday there will not be any controls in the Model area, and you are requested to remain wholly on the Model map. On Saturday, controls shown on the Model map will be in the woods starting at 08:30. The Model area is on the way to Stage One start, so it's convenient to check out.
Registered entrant list
Stage One/WRE
Zbynek Cernin Men
John Crowther Men
Joseph Doetsch Men
Donatas Ereminas Men
Ted Good Men
Jonas Kjäll Men
François Leonard Men
Patrick Nuss Men
Brendan O'Brien Men
Wyatt Riley Men
Matej Šebo Men
Greg Walker Men
Beat Zimmermann Men
Christine Friedrich Women
Toril Nes Women
Marie-Josée Parayre Women
Angelica Riley Women
Carol Ross Women
Bronwen Caplinger Juniors
Anne Billman Masters
Daniel Billman Masters
Wayne Caplinger Masters
Evan Custer Masters
Scott Drumm Masters
Werner Haag Masters
Tapio Karras Masters
Gary Kraght Masters
Olga Kraght Masters
George Minarik Masters
Franklin Poulsen Masters
Mike Poulsen Masters
Bill Pullman Masters
Dennis Wildfogel Masters
Vicki Woolworth Masters
Gavin Wyatt-Mair Masters
Tournament
Anne Billman Division One
Daniel Billman Division One
Zbynek Cernin Division One
Mikkel Conradi Division One
John Crowther Division One
Joseph Doetsch Division One
Donatas Ereminas Division One
Ted Good Division One
Tapio Karras Division One
Jonas Kjäll Division One
François Leonard Division One
Mike Minium Division One
Toril Nes Division One
Patrick Nuss Division One
Brendan O'Brien Division One
Marie-Josée Parayre Division One
Wyatt Riley Division One
Angelica Riley Division One
Carol Ross Division One
Matej Šebo Division One
Greg Walker Division One
Rex Winterbottom Division One
Gavin Wyatt-Mair Division One
Beat Zimmermann Division One
Evan Custer Division Two
Scott Drumm Division Two
Steve Gregg Division Two
Werner Haag Division Two
Franklin Poulsen Division Two
Mike Poulsen Division Two
Bill Pullman Division Two
Vicki Woolworth Division Two
Wayne Caplinger Beginner/Intermediate
Kristijan Mitrovič Beginner/Intermediate
Social eventsThe place for lunch is yet to be announced. The dinner will be a catered banquet at the same location as two years ago, Delancey Street Restaurant. The menu will consist of an appetizer, soft drinks, and the following entrees:
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The length, total climb, number of controls, and expected winning times for each course (required as part of Bulletin 3 for the World Ranking Event) is posted on the pages for the respective Stages. The following is the remaining information required in Bulletin 3 for the WRE:
- The dimensions of the control descriptions to be issued at the pre-start are 60 mm × 180 mm.
- Complaints shall be made orally or in writing to Mike Minium, IOF Event Adviser. The time limit for complaints is 12:29:59 Pacific Standard time on 19 November 2011 (a change from the originally announced time due to jury member unavailability).
- The Jury is Gary Kraght, Carol Ross, and Dennis Wildfogel.
- The maximum running time for Stage One and WRE is one hour. There are no maximum running times for the other Stages.
- And a reminder that IOF Competition Rules forbid the use of GPS devices unless there is "no display or audible feedback"—this applies only to the WRE. You may wear and use your GPS device throughout the elimination tournament, Stages Two through Five.
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