Wicklow Rogaine 2001
When:
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 12:00pm
Event type:
Rogaine
Results:
Rogaine 2001 Results
Photos
The Setanta Wicklow Rogaine will be held this year on June 30/July 1. It will be based in the Glendalough area of Wicklow, just 40 kilometers south of Dublin.
Organiser and Planner: Nina Phillips and Fachtna Healy
Details, registration forms etc. are available on the Setanta Website
The map to be used for the event is Pat Healy's 1:25000 map of South Wicklow which used standard orienteering symbols. The map can be purchased on the day (IR£5 for unlaminated maps and IR£10 for laminated maps).
IMPORTANT: Intending competitors should read the following recommendations from the department of agriculture regarding foot and mouth controls before submitting their entry. www.irlgov.ie/daff/AreasofI/FMD/fmdexpert.htm. Setanta Orienteers will be following these recommendations and may have to reject entries accordingly.
Entries received by Monday (25th) will receive the pre-event info in the post by return. If you don't receive it please contact us to ensure your entry has been received.
There are also a few competitors looking for partners - contact me if you think you can make up a team.
Look forward to seeing you all next weekend in Glendalough.
Event Information
Event base
Wicklow National Park Education Centre, Upper Lake, Glendalough (follow path along north side of the lake for approx 50 metres) Grid Ref: T 109 963
Parking
Parking is only available in the Upper Lake car park. There is a standard public charge of £1.50. Cars can be left here overnight but the car park is unattended. The event base will be signed from the car park. All cars are left entirely at owner's risk.
Start Time
Saturday, June 30th
Check-in 10.30 to 11.00 for registration, equipment check (see RULES), etc. The event starts at 12 midday sharp.
Event format
The event is based on Pat Healy's map of Glendalough I Glenmalure (1998). Scale is 1:25,000. A limited number of these maps will be on sale at the event base before the start (price £5 unlaminated, £10 laminated).
The event base in Glendalollgh will close shortly after the start and will reopen at 7pm on Saturday evening. Hot food and drinks will be available for all competitors from this time and through the night.
Overnight
There will be floor space in the event base and a camping area nearby. Please note that tents may only be erected after dark and must be taken down by early morning .. This is out of consideration for other users of this tourist area, and for the security of competitors' equipment. Equipment may be left at registration (at your own risk)
Finish Time
12 midday, Sunday July 1st.
Penalties
Teams finishing after 12 midday will be penalised by 200 points for every five minutes (or part thereof) for which they are late. Teams arriving after lpm will be ineligible for prizes and their result recorded as "late".
Results
Prizes will be awarded after the finish to competitors in each category with the highest total points.
RULES
In order to conduct the competition on a fair and even basis for all participants, it will be necessary to apply certain rules pertaining to conduct and equipment. It is emphasised that these rules must be STRINGENTLY enforced.
We look forward to seeing you in Glendalough on Saturday!
Rogaining is an adventure sport - all competitors take part entirely at their own risk. The organisers will not be held liable for any damage or injury occurring.
FINAL DETAILS
Start - The Rogaine begins at 12 midday sharp. Grid references will be handed out at this time. There are 35 checkpoints (of the total of 45 - see below) included in these grid references. The features referred to are all to be found on Pat Healy's map. Full equipment check must be completed by a Rogaine official prior to 12 midday.
Checkpoints 36 to 45 - there are 10 checkpoints located on an additional map at scale 1: 10000 in the vicinity of the event base. To add to the tactical challenge of the event, teams can if they wish collect a map on return to the event base any time between MIDNIGHT and 4am ONLY. Checkpoints are to be transcribed from a "master map" in the event base, there will be no grid references. The total value of these 10 controls is 1,500 points.
Please note that the military range area (marked in red on the west side of the map) is strictly out of bounds.
Each team has two attached control cards - they must not be separated at any time.
Event base in Glendalough will close shortly after the start and reopen at 7pm. Any problems in the meantime (retirements, etc) - please contact Nina or Fachtna. The base will remain open from 7pm through the night and until the finish.
Teams returning to base should check in with the Rogaine officials and surrender your control cards until ready to return to the hills.
Hot and cold food and drink will be available from 7pm and through the night at the event base. Competitors are encouraged to return and enjoy the atmosphere and the rest!
Floor space is also available for sleeping, or tents can be erected in the designated area on your return (as this is National Park and a popular tourist spot, tents must not be left up during the day on Saturday or Sunday).
Results and prize giving will take place at the event base shortly after the finish (Sunday 12 midday). Don't forget the penalties for late finishing.
FINALLY ... stay safe, wear sun cream (the forecast for Sunday in particular is excellent...) and ENJOY!
Comments
Report from Eoin Dunne
Report from Eoin Dunne from the 3ROC Newsletter - The Rocket
The 4th Setanta Rogaine took place on 30th June/1st July and as usual, myself and Nadya were entered for what must have been the only orienteering endurance competition to be held this year. The event centre for this year was the Education Centre beside the Upper Lake in Glendalough and perhaps in an effort to persuade competitors to return during the night, the location of about a dozen controls would only be revealed between 4.00am and 8.00am and which could be found using the 3ROC map of Derrybawn. After some consideration, we decided to stay out to try and get the controls worth the most points which of course were the ones furthest away and it didn't seem to be worth the effort of returning hours before the end of the competition.
The event started at noon and having marked down our controls, planned our course, we moved off, heading for a crag at the edge of the forest east of Lugduff. Big Mistake #1! As we approached the crag, the mountains seemed to surround us and as we belatedly studied the map more closely, we realised that (a) those were 10m contours (b) the terrain was very dense and (c) the control was a miserly 200 points, the lowest possible. Having gone so far, we had to get it and then headed for Kirikee Mountain. Dense vegetation and lack of suitable drinking water proved to be added problems this year so we eventually staggered into Drumgoff gasping for water and envying the people relaxing over hot food and cold pints at the Glenmalure Inn. We had never even thought of bringing money but the bar staff kindly refilled our water bottles and we set off again, heading up Fananierin and going across to Croaghanmoira Mountain. We stopped for food and rest at Aghvannagh Bridge at midnight and looking around at faint beacons of light, fondly imagined that they belonged to fellow competitors. We got going again at 4.00am and soon realised that there was no straightforward route back to the finish. Many of the rides on the map had long since vanished and the only option was to follow tracks that worked their way laboriously down the mountains.
We arrived back in Drumgoff with one hour to finish and knowing it would be 12 miles by road, opted for the more direct route over Mullacor and through the forest tracks. Big Mistake #96! We ploughed our way through elephant grass on the "open" mountain only to find impenetrable forest on the other side. Each ride we tried petered out until we finally found one that brought us onto a proper track. By now we were totally exhausted and arrived back at the finish over 90 minutes late (thus ensuring automatic disqualification). It was a tough, tough Rogaine but like most things, you soon forget the hardships and start thinking of having another go. I'd like to thank Setanta for once again putting on this unique event and also well done to Hugh McLindon who was overall winner for the second year running and to Ger Power who won Ladies Veterans.
Eoin.
Control Descriptions 2001
Control Descriptions
Wicklow Rogaine 2001
Code Grid Ref. Description Points
01 066 025 Stream junction 200
02 074 022 River / ride junction 200
03 142 017 Stream / ditches junction 200
04 121 996 Turning circle 200
05 092 984 Path / stream junction 200
06 119 977 Wall / fence junction 200
07 104 969 Hill - south side 200
08 085 949 Crag foot - west end 200
09 147 909 Giant's Grave 200
10 093 858 Stream / ride end 200
11 134 029 Stream / wall junction - westmost 300
12 052 013 Boulder - northwest side 300
13 148 997 Fence bend 300
14 132 987 Ruin 300
15 029 964 Boulder 300
16 075 962 Stream junction 300
17 037 906 Forest corner - eastmost 300
18 068 907 Re-entrant 300
19 087 891 Track end - middlemost 300
20 056 881 Track / ride junction 300
21 047 028 Ride junction - northmost 400
22 028 003 Forest corner 400
23 080 997 Stream bend 400
24 112 003 Fence corner - northeast most 400
25 039 972 Spot height 400
26 104 933 Stream source - westmost 400
27 132 939 Inside wall 400
28 118 911 Re-entrant - southmost 400
29 139 912 Wall junction - west side 400
30 108 888 Fence corner 400
31 108 042 Forest corner - northeast most 500
32 038 991 Monument 500
33 056 938 Stream bend 400
34 031 893 Stream source 500
35 077 858 Clearing - southwest most edge 500
36 * Not given Fence corner 100
37 * Not given Ruin 100
38 * Not given Boulder 100
39 * Not given Boulder 100
40 * Not given Path end 100
41 * Not given Earthbank / ditch end 200
42 * Not given Cairn 200
43 * Not given Pond 200
44 * Not given Boulder / crag 200
45 * Not given Earthbank foot 200
* Controls 36 to 45 were on the Glendalough O-Map, and availability for a limited time only during the event.