V TA OK rogain
On Saturday, 9 October 2004
Võsu, Lahemaa National Park

Competition rules:

• The object of the competition is to score points within the time limit by finding checkpoints located on the competition terrain. The value of the checkpoints varies, depending on the difficulty-distance from the event centre, from 2 to 5, and is equal to the decimal place of the checkpoint number. Checkpoints may be visited in any order (score orienteering).

• Time limit: 8 hours.

• The competition starts at 9.30 a.m. The control time is 5.30 p.m.

• Competition materials are delivered to a team representative from 9 a.m.:
  1. Event maps: one for each team member
  2. Number bibs: one for each team member
  3. Score card: one for a team

• A team shall record its visits to a checkpoint by punching the correct section (corresponding to the checkpoint number) of the score card with the punch at the checkpoint marker. The checkpoint site is additionally marked with small pieces of paper so that the competitors could be sure that the checkpoint was there in case the control flag or punch is missing. A visit to such checkpoint can be proved by picking up one scrap of a paper.

• A team's score shall be the value of the checkpoints visited less penalties.

• Late returns are penalized by deducting points: up to 1 minute - 1 point, for exceeding each next full minute - 1 point. Teams finishing more than 30 minutes late shall be deemed ineligible for a placing. The team with the greater score, or in the event of a tie, the team which finished earlier, shall be awarded the higher placing.

• Each team must remain together (i.e. within eye-sight of each other) for the entire period from the start until their retirement from the course.

• When arriving to the event center during the competition, a team must pass through the finish track and give its score card to organizers.

• Number bibs must be pinned on a visible place and must be worn during the whole competition by all members of the team.

• On the course, i.e. during the competition outside the event center, competitors can use only food or other supplies taken along from the event centre. The only exception is drinking water offered by organizers.

• Competitors shall not deliberately rest within sight of a checkpoint.

• The only navigational aids that may be carried on the course are maps provided by organizers, compasses and watches.

• If one or more members of the team want to retire from the course, the whole team must return to the event centre and they are deemed to have finished. Those members of the team, who want to continue, can re-register as a new team, whereas the points scored for so far for visited checkpoints are not counted.

Event Center: Võsu Sports Hall
Event map: Scale 1:30 000, h = 5m, format A3, an orienteering map with simplified symbols.
Course: There are 40 checkpoints, maximum 140 points from visiting them all.
Mapper-coursesetter: team work of TA OK under supervision of Rein Kask.
Participants: 2...5 member teams.
Age limit: all competitors must be at least 15 years of age (except in family class).

Teams are deemed to compete in every class for which they are eligible.

Entry fees: Entry fee for a team is the sum of entry fees for individual team members. Entry fees for competitors (catering in the event center included):

* only in agreement with organizers

Prizes: The members of the three absolutely best teams shall be awarded a prize. The number of other awards depends on the number of teams per class.

Entries: Mari Roots,
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Phone: 372-5162925
Address: Harku 15, 11611 Tallinn, Estonia.

The bank transfer should be performed using the following credentials:
ROGAIN team, class, names of participants
TAOK
Account no. 1120066509
Hansapank
Liivalaia 8
15040 Tallinn
Estonia
SWIFT: HABAEE2X
(Please bring the receipt with you. NB! All transaction costs shall be paid by the payer).

Changes:

It is allowed to change the class, number and names of team members until 5 p.m. on 1 October. By way of exception (illness and the like) it is possible until 9 a.m. on the competition day to replace members of the team so that the class of the team remains the same and the number of team members would not increase. It is not permitted to split one team into two or more new teams.

Additional information:

Main organizer: Lauri Leppik, [email protected], phone 372-56 159 998
Main judge: Lea Leppik, [email protected], phone 372-51 33 447
Secretary: Mari Roots, [email protected], phone 372-51 62 925
Main course-setter: Rein Kask, [email protected], phone 372-6 527 673

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