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A week before this event I was all ready to cancel. Only one team had entered. But, aware that orienteers are notorious for leaving things until the last minute, I held off until the following day - when entries were due and was rewarded with a few more. Still more dribbled in during the week and I hope that you all agree that it was an enjoyable day.
The Naze is a lovely area for our unique relays formula. The area has lots of facilities and we were rewarded with a beautiful day. It?s just a shame that it?s such a long journey to get there.
It was disappointing to have to disqualify two teams for mispunching, including the fastest finishers but at least that made it possible for a Stragglers team to win ? our congratulations to Lynn and Colin West, Tracey Apperley and Richard Barker running as ?West Barkley?. The last time a Stragglers team won was in 2001 when ?Western Front? comprising 4 members of the West family won at High Woods.
My heartfelt thanks go to those who helped in the setting up, clearing up and, especially Andrew who helped all the way through.
When I started planning the courses in May most of the rough open areas were accessible but on successive visits the undergrowth had increased and controls were gradually moved out closer to paths! My main aim was to make the three courses as different as possible knowing that competitors would be running two or even three of them. With most of the controls being on or near paths I aimed to give route choices through the haphazard path / ride network. I think I reached the limit of what could be planned on this area, especially with pin punching being used. I am still waiting for an event to be arranged when the tide is low so that we can use the beach!
A Controller's tasks have been added to by all the formal Risk Assessment work (we used to call it event safety) required by various bodies (BOF, Insurers, Land Owners - in this case Tendring District Council). As usual, the blanket details required by all users for the Naze, were paricularly aimed at keeping people off the cliffs - Nancy was even advised to inform the local Cliff Rescue Team!
However, we had not been advised that the radio people would be there, and we found problems in siting one control which was about 5 metres away from one of their rope ends. Jenny moved it to the rope end as we thought it would be safer to have it where you could not miss the rope, and I negotiated with the radio hams to mark some of the ropes and all of the electric cables from their generator with red and white tape. They were most accomodating to our requests, and I felt were somewhat oblivious to any problems that their masts, ropes and generators could cause within a highly public area. Perhaps they just thought that everyone would be sensible - those were the days! Jenny however, thinks that the dangers from dogs and their mess were worthy of more mention than the radios!
Apart from that everyone appeared to have a good day, although I was unable to spot again the Little Egret fishing in the salt lagoons on the northern coastal edge.
| 7 | West Barclay | SOS | 12.17 |
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | 12.21 |
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS + | 12.28 |
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | 12.29 |
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | 12.33 |
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | 12.42 |
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | 12.43 |
| Disqualified | |||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | |
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS |
Based on the assumption that second and subsequent runs start as soon as the map and runner are available...
| Team No | Team Name | Club | Names | class | Course | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | |||||||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Neil Carter | M21 | 0:09:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Goff Hill | M65 | 0:09:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Bryn Wilkinson | M12 | 0:09:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Rod Mansel | M50 | 0:09:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Andrew Elliott | M35 | 0:09:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Colin West | M50 | 0:09:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Lyn West | W55 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Chris Childs | M60 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Sarah Mansel | W40 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Tracey Apperley | W40 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | Kevin Machin | M45 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Roderick Mansel | M12 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Todd Cooper | M14 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | Steve Cartwright | M50 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Andrew Childs | M50 | 0:10:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Frances Cooper | W45 | 0:11:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Paul Lowe | M50 | 0:11:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | Geraldine Russell | W60 | 0:11:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | Eddie Banks | M55 | 0:11:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | James Park | M18 | 0:11:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Simon Hooton | M50 | 0:12:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | Sarah Park | W20 | 0:12:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Gregory Swanston | M70 | 0:13:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | John Webb | M70 | 0:13:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | Michael Park | M16 | 0:14:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Simon Peck | M50 | 0:14:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Richard Barker | M55 | 0:14:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | John Starkey | M65 | 0:15:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Clive Wilkinson | M45 | 0:16:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | Bert Park | M40 | 0:17:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Duncan Cooper | M10 | 0:17:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | Veronica Machin | W45 | 0:17:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Chris O'Meara | M45 | 0:19:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Lewis Cooper | M10 | 0:22:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | David Cooper | M45 | 0:24:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | John Russell | M65 | 0:39:00 | ||
| Orange | |||||||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Goff Hill | M65 | 0:18:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Clive Wilkinson | M45 | 0:18:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Colin West | M50 | 0:18:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | Bert Park | M40 | 0:18:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Andrew Elliott | M35 | 0:18:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Andrew Childs | M50 | 0:20:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Tracey Apperley | W40 | 0:20:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | Steve Cartwright | M50 | 0:20:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | David Cooper | M45 | 0:20:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Bryn Wilkinson | M12 | 0:21:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | Kevin Machin | M45 | 0:21:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Frances Cooper | W45 | 0:21:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Simon Hooton | M50 | 0:22:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Paul Lowe | M50 | 0:22:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Duncan Cooper | M10 | 0:23:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | James Park | M18 | 0:24:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | Michael Park | M16 | 0:24:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | John Russell | M65 | 0:25:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Simon Peck | M50 | 0:25:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Lyn West | W55 | 0:26:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Chris O'Meara | M45 | 0:26:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Roderick Mansel | M12 | 0:27:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | John Webb | M70 | 0:27:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Chris Childs | M60 | 0:28:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | Geraldine Russell | W60 | 0:29:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | John Starkey | M65 | 0:32:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Lewis Cooper | M10 | 0:34:00 | ||
| Ind | SOS | Alan Alford | M50 | 0:36:00 | |||
| Ind | SUFFOC | Bronwen Mansel | W12 | 0:40:00 | |||
| Light Green | |||||||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Andrew Elliott | M35 | 0:22:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Neil Carter | M21 | 0:24:00 | ||
| 3 | Armageddon | SUFFOC | Clive Wilkinson | M45 | 0:24:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | Kevin Machin | M45 | 0:25:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | James Park | M18 | 0:26:00 | ||
| 9 | Motley Krew | SOS | David Cooper | M45 | 0:26:00 | ||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | Eddie Banks | M55 | 0:27:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Simon Hooton | M50 | 0:28:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Frances Cooper | W45 | 0:30:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Tracey Apperley | W40 | 0:30:00 | ||
| 7 | West Barkley | SOS | Richard Barker | M55 | 0:30:00 | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Old Men | SUFFOC | Rod Mansel | M50 | 0:31:00 | ||
| 1 | Maggots | SOS | Bert Park | M40 | 0:31:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Chris Childs | M60 | 0:31:00 | ||
| 2 | Stragglers Strugglers | SOS | Gregory Swanston | M70 | 0:32:00 | ||
| 4 | Battlefront | SUFFOC | Sarah Mansel | W40 | 0:32:00 | ||
| 6 | Fighting Ferrets | WAOC | Todd Cooper | M14 | 0:33:00 | ||
| Ind | SOS | Alan Alford | M50 | 0:38:00 | |||
| 8 | Sostenuti | SOS | John Starkey | M65 | 0:45:00 |
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