Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTB O) is really taking off with a number of events on the 2014 calendar. Competition is hot and success is more often determined by cunning navigation rather than speed and technical ability. 
How about this for an event? You get a fixed period of time – say four hours – to go anywhere you want to. There’s no defined course or route; just the period of time. (more…)
The 2013 South African Orienteering Championships consisting of a Middle distance, a Long distance, and a Relay were held in the Western Cape and were greatly enjoyed by all. The Middle distance took place at Eikenhof Dam, Grabouw and the Long distance and Relay were held at Hawequas Forest, near Paarl.
There were many wonderful performances by orienteers of all ages. Congratulations to young Timothy Chambers who.at the age of 16, won the M21 trophy for the long distance.. Stephanie Courtnage took the honours in the W21 category with a very competitive run in the rough terrain of the Hawequas forest.
The relay was won by RACO – with team members Paul Wimberley, Nico van Hoepen and Timothy Chambers. There was also an impressive performance by Heather Wimberley, a W12 runner who came in third on the first leg of the relay.
Many thanks to the planners and controllers: Kobus Coetzee, Margaret Archibald, Helen Kleynhans and Ruedi Siegenthaler, and the organisers: Kathie Troost, Neville Stocks, Ake Fagereng and Bruce Meier, as well as the many other helpers who contributed to the success of the event.
Congratulations to Kobus Coetzee of PenOC who was awarded the Silva Trophy for his contribution to orienteering in South Africa.
Finally, thank you and congratulations to all of the participants who made the effort to take part in this annual event. We look forward to seeing you all in KwaZulu-Natal for the 2014 installment of the National Championships.
Bulletin 1 for the 2013 SA Orienteering Champs 2013 to be held in the Western Cape is available.
The SA Middle Distance championships will be held on Sunday 22 September 2013 at Eikenhof Dam, Grabouw.
The Big 5 O-Week organising committee, together with the South African Orienteering Federation, invite you to South Africa’s second international five-day orienteering competition. The five events will take place in the country’s eastern province of Mpumalanga, with each competition area taking place on a different map.
Registration and four of the five days of competition will be centred on Kaapsehoop, an old historical gold mining village – famous for its wild horses – that sits atop the picturesque Great Escarpment of South Africa, 30km south-west of the city of Nelspruit. The final day of competition, a sprint event, takes place in Nelspruit just a short drive from the world famous Kruger National Park, the Kingdom of Swaziland and other tourist regions.
Bulletin 1 for the SA Sprint Champs 2013 and Western Cape Orienteering Champs 2013 has been published.
WRE status is pending for the SA Sprint Champs, which will be held at Oak Valley Wine Estate, Grabouw, Western Cape on the morning of Saturday 6 April 2013.
The Western Cape Middle distance championships will be held on the afternoon of 6 April at nearby Highlands East. The Western Cape Classic distance championships will be held at Highlands East on Sunday 7 April 2013.
The first Big 5 O Week was held in January 2012 and this successful five-day orienteering event will again be held from 30 Dec 2013 to 4 Jan 2014, with a rest day on the 1 Jan 2014.
The new Durban Orienteering Club (DOC) is presenting two orienteering events on the weekend of 21 & 22 July on their new maps. (more…)
Held in the Haenertsburg area of Limpopo Province (22-24 September 2012) there will be eight courses for Middle and Long Championships with varying distances and technicality. (more…)
