Jug Bay

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June 5
Sunday

Party Time! Everyone is invited to celebrate the end of QOC's September - June season with this party that also masquerades as an orienteering event (and a club Annual General Meeting). Additional details (especially about some kid-oriented events) will be posted in the days before the event in addition to the following:

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10:30 am Registration opens
11:30 am Registration closes
11:30 am Annual Meeting
12:00 Mass Start for ‘The Chase’
Beverages for your selection: Beer, Soda, or Water

Post Chase: Annual PICNIC and AWARDS CEREMONY

QOC will provide beverages, desserts and paper goods. People should bring picnic foods to share. Grills will be available and BBQing is encouraged!

MEET NOTES

Courses:

Beginner: White/Yellow course: one loop: 2.91 K
Intermediate: 2 loops = 4.95 K
Wimpy Advanced: 1 loop 3.25 K
Short Advanced: 2 loops = 6.26 K
Long Advanced: 3 loops = 8.29 K

There will be just one mass start regardless of the number of loops being done. Beverage of choice (specified at registration) will be consumed at the start, finish, and in between each loop. At this time pre- printed maps will be provided. Additional details:

• There will be an additional $1 fee to the regular meet fee to cover beverages and park usage.
• Epunching will be used; bring your dibbers or borrow one of ours.
• Note the registration times. Registration for Mass start will close at 11:30 sharp so don’t be late and don’t show up at the last minute.
• This is a special format meet. There is just one start time for all courses so no formal beginner training will be provided. At the start, and after each loop, a beverage will consumed.

MAP NOTES

Map is 1:10,000 with 5m contours.

The terrain is not unlike Patuxent River Park with no point above 100 feet above sea level. There are lots of flat bland areas with scattered marshes. The woods have been getting more open over the years so should be fairly fast. Dave Linthicum has graciously updated the vegetation this year. The courses are designed with some “dog legs” in order to use areas of the map not always used. My justification is it will allow you to see who is immediately ahead and behind you. Hopefully there will be a good breeze off the Bay to keep things cool and and push away the dreaded deer flies which usually peak here the first weeks of June. Bring bug repellant, in case of an abundance of mosquitoes and ticks in the woods.

And most importantly: plan to have a good time - Jug Bay is a great place, and this is our time to celebrate a great season of orienteering together!