Auckland Inter-Club Sprint Relay 2022 - enter by 28 October

Date: Sunday 5 November

Venue: Auckland Botanic Gardens (Out of bounds until the event).

Parking is located on Everglade Drive (see appendix map) at the north western end of the park, NOT at the main Gardens parking area to the south.

Hosted by: Counties Manukau Orienteering Club (CMOC)

Entry fee:  Entry fee per participant ($8 Junior/$15 senior) is covered by North West for NWOC members. 

Briefing: 10.00am, with start soon after.

Entry: 

To enter as part of a North West team, please complete the Google Sheet here on or before Saturday 28 October.  North West will make up teams and register those teams by 31 October.

Format:  

• It is a three-per-team competition. All teams must be mixed gender with at least one female per team.

• Points will be determined by placings in each grade; 10 points for 1^st place, 9 points for 2^nd place down to 1 point for 10^th place.

• Each club can enter as many teams per grade as they like; only the club’s highest point score in each grade will count.

• Event is open to all club members, independent of ability.

• Counties Manukau club will issue sport idents for all competitors.  These will be available from registration on the day.

There are five grades:
1. Young-uns (up to M/W14)
2. Junior (up to M/W18)
3. Open (up to M/W49)
4. Masters (up to M/W65)
5. Veteran (M/W65+)

Course Lengths: 

• 3 sequential legs of approximately equal length in a sprint format with a winning time of 12-15 minutes per leg

On the Day

• Registration from 9.00am

• Briefing: 10.00am

• First start 10.15am. Each grade will start at 5-minute intervals.