Setanta Orienteers (rogaine)

Rogaine Ireland 2009

Congratulations to Donal Burke and Richard O'Donnell, winners of the 24 hr event, and Fred Hammond & Trevor Wilson, winners of the 6hr event

Results availabe here

Setanta are pleased to announce the start location of the 2009 Rogaine as the Coronation Plantation, at Grid Ref O 097 135 , on the R759 Blessington to Sally Gap road :

Location of Coronation Plantation

There will be parking and camping available at the site. If possible, please car-pool in order to minimise traffic and parking in the area.

We would like to thank Wicklow National Parks for access to this area. Please note that they have requested a leave-no-trace camping policy, so if you can make sure to take all rubbish and left-overs with you when you leave.

For those who have not sent in forms or payment yet, please bring it along on the day.

Make sure you have all items listed on the kit-check list below. Kit Check will begin at 11, so please make sure you are there on time so that the organisers will have time to check everyones kit.

We are using the EastWest Mapping Map of Dublin Mountains & North Wicklow, and there will be maps available for purchase on the day at a cost of 10 euro.

There is mixed weather forecast for the weekend, so come prepared , and enjoy the event !

Download Entry Form here

Team Checklist 24 Hour

Team Checklist 6 Hour

The 12th Setanta Rogaine will take place on the weekend of July 18/19th, 2009 starting at noon on Saturday 18th. Both 6hr and 24 hr events will start at this time, with the 6-hr event finishing at 6pm on the 18th, and the 24-hr event finishing at noon on the 19th.

Rogaining is a sport of long distance navigation on foot for teams of two or more over a twenty four hour period. The object of the sport is to score points by finding checkpoints located within a specially mapped area within the allowed time period. As checkpoints can be visited in any order, strategy and teamwork are important features of the sport as well as endurance, stamina and navigational skills, with night navigation a key element. The team members must stay together at all times.

The event takes place in the Wicklow Mountains to the south of Dublin. The precise start/finish location is not disclosed until close to the event date. The terrain is mainly open moor-land with large tracts of planted coniferous forest.

24 Hour event

This event will start at mid-day on Saturday 18th July and finish 24 hours later, at mid-day on Sunday 19th July. A central Event Centre will be manned from 8pm on the Saturday until the event finishes on Sunday. Hot food will be available at this time from the event centre, and an area to pitch a small tent will also be available, subject to permit. Teams may opt to come back to the event centre or stay out on the competition terrain for the full 24 hours.

6 Hour event

This event will started at mid-day on Saturday 18th July and finished 6 hours later.

For both events, the winning team was determined by totalling the number of points scored less any penalty points accrued for over-running the cut off finish time. In the event of a tie, the higher placing shall be awarded to the team that finished earlier.

All enquiries relating to this event should be sent to:

setanta.orienteers@gmail.com

Owing to the severity of the event, each entrant is vetted for age and experience and the organisers reserve the right to refuse entries from persons who are considered to have insufficient experience. The organisers reserve the right to cancel or combine classes depending on the numbers of entries received.

Rogaine Rules