Best and Busiest Orienteering Season Ever!
If you have already seen the Florida Orienteering and Suncoast Orienteering schedules, you know it’s true. We are about to embark on the busiest four months of orienteering that Florida has ever seen. Most of it is packed into the first two months, so don’t hesitate! Get to the club schedules and start planning. Get yourself and/or your team signed up and busy training for these events. What’s in store?
We start with a BANG! Three events in three days on January 12th, 13th, and 14th. We are calling it the Florida Trifecta. And do you know what: the events were not even in our scope four months ago. We learned that a tour group of about 75 orienteers, mostly from Sweden, with some Norwegians and Danes joining in, are coming to Florida, taking a cruise around the Caribbean where they do some orienteering on various islands, then return to Tampa for an intensive three days of orienteering.
We were asked to provide the maps and do the course planning. We asked: “Can our folks join in?” … “Sure, we’d love that,” they replied.
So now we have these three events, and you are invited to sign up. Yes, with so many folks, we must get the map count, the meal count, and other plans correct. You should sign up in advance. And here is the best part: each event is $10. And when you sign up for the two weekend events, you get $5 off your second event. (Orienteering’s own “BOGO”). Sign up for all three events; the Friday event will be free!! Take your chances and show up on the day. It’s $15 per event, with no discounts. Timing stick rental is $3 extra.
Where are these events happening?
- Friday, Jan 12th: Ft De Soto Park, North Beach. First starts at 11 AM.
- Saturday, Jan 13th: Withlacoochee State Forest, Croom Tract. First Starts at 9 AM.
- Sunday, Jan 14th: University of South Florida, Temple Terrace/Tampa. First Starts at 9 AM.
There are three different types of Florida terrain for you and our visitors to experience.
Register Here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Euv8oAx3vhYgw4T-3ONs2Fp4XDumLQQYU85s-kn1qVQ/edit#gid=0
Yes, sign up for three events on one page. And check back to be sure to get additional updates on these events and news on later events. What’s in store later? A two-day JROTC national championship event, three events tied to urban parks, two events tied to schools, a return of orienteering to South Florida, and more, much more.
Gord Hunter
Suncoast Orienteering