MOC2021

2021 Munster Orienteering Championships

The 2021 Munster Orienteering Championships, hosted by Bishopstown Orienteering Club, are scheduled to take place in a number of woods near Fermoy, Co. Cork on Sunday Nov 7th, 2021.

Access to the event will easily be achieved ... just off the M8 motorway, via the Fermoy exits (see below).

Planner: Tony Cotter

Controller: Dermot O'Sullivan

Organiser: Paul O'Sullivan-Hourihan

Entries: Note that entries are now closed.

(Entry was previously via the IOA website https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/glenabo-coolroe-knockananig-woods/)

Start list: Click here to view the latest start list.

Final info: Click here to view final information relating to the event.

Contact: If you have queries, please do not use the regular BOC email address. Instead email directly to bocentries at gmail dot com

Class and course details:

Map

There have been orienteering maps of the various woods going back several decades. All of the competition area has been remapped to ISOM2017-2 using GPS. 50% of the area is covered by LIDAR and the remaining contours were derived from photogrammetry with significant alterations using a barometric altimeter.

Maps will be printed on 125g photo paper using the club inkjet printer and will be bagged.

Two map scales will be used for the event - 1:15000 and 1:10000.

The competition area consists of 3 separate woods (Glenabo, Coolroe and Knockananig)

There will be 2 separate starts and 2 separate finishes

Start 1 is for the longest and shortest courses (1,2,4,5,10,11,13,14).

The longest courses use all 3 woods. There is a gap of about 400m between Knockananig and Coolroe woods so some fields must be crossed. There will be no livestock in any field that is not out of bounds. There is no gap between Coolroe and Glenabo woods but a very quiet public road must be crossed.

The shortest courses use Knockananig wood only.

Start 2 is for the rest of the courses (3,6,7,8,9,12).

These use Glenabo wood only. A very quiet public road cuts through Glenabo woods.

It should not be necessary or advantageous to enter fields other than between Knockananig and Coolroe woods and near the finish. However, to remove any doubt about which fields can be entered, all out-of-bounds fields have been marked with a narrow band of olive green running along the edge. This olive green, which does not have a black border, may not be crossed.

Terrain

Both Glenabo and Coolroe wood have a mixture of native deciduous forest and coniferous sections between them. Runability varies very significantly so the optimum route choice will involve careful navigation to avoid slower areas and areas with undergrowth. Knockananig wood is primarily a large scale coniferous plantation, a lot of which has recently been thinned, but it has a range of features like boulders, walls, rides and paths and some variation in the vegetation in the parts which are used.

Parking

Parking will be along a forest road in Knockananig wood. It is about 5 minutes from J15 (toll €1.90) on the M8 but may also be accessed from other junctions North or South of the tolled section.

Start

Start 1 will be at the far end of parking away from assembly in Knockananig Wood (900m from registration but maybe 400m from end of parking).

Start 2 will be located in Glenabo wood. The walk to Start 2 from assembly will be 1.8 km along a very quiet public road.

Finish

The finish for the medium and long courses (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12) will be located in a field adjacent to assembly.

The finish for the short courses (10,11,13,14) with be located close to their start (at the far end of parking)

Assembly and Download

Assembly and Download will be located at the start of parking by the entrance to Knockananig Wood.

It is important for finishers on the short courses (10,11,13,14) to go to download as they will pass their cars on the way

SI

All controls except the Start and Finish will be SIAC enabled. The SI card must be inserted in the Start and Finish.

Rental SIs

SIs are available for hire ... but they will not be SIACs.

Contact

If you have queries, please do not use the regular BOC email address. Instead email directly to bocentries at gmail dot com

Previous maps

See below for previous / sample maps (click image to open in new tab)

Please also note the following:

• Competitors are responsible for ensuring the correct categories are selected.

• Orienteering is an adventure sport. Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.

• Data relating to competitors will be processed and stored electronically; some of this information as relating to this orienteering event may be shared publicly (e.g. orienteering websites). Competitors agree to this data being used in such a manner for these purposes.

• Classes may be withdrawn or amalgamated depending on entries.

• Competitors are responsible for being available to compete at their allotted time.

• Competitors are not entitled to a refund in the event of being unable to compete. Where cancellation of part of or all of the event occurs, refunds are at the discretion of the organisers; organisers reserve the right not to refund entry fees in such circumstances.

• Dogs are not allowed on or near the competition area. Please keep dogs on a leash in the assembly / parking areas.

• The event is subject to Government guidelines and requirements associated with COVID-19.

• Submission of an entry to the event implies agreement to these conditions.