Our aim is to provide some orienteering fun and competition during these difficult times. We hope you enjoy the competition!
Timings
Important: All times are British Summer Time (BST), which is GMT+1 and CEST-1.
To allow us to finalise results each day, you MUST complete all stages and submit your scores by the times on the main event page.
If you’re late submitting your score, you’ll lose 50 points (unless your lateness is caused by the organisers).
Wednesday 6th May
| Stages available |
Friday 8th May
| 20:00 | Daily roundup |
Saturday 9th May
| 19:30 | Deadline for finishing stages 1-6 and submitting scores |
| 20:00 | Daily roundup |
Sunday 10th May
| 17:00 | Deadline for finishing stages 7-10 and submitting scores |
| 20:00 | Livestream: The Grand Final Weekend roundup |
Stages
Please see the main Classic Weekend page for information about the stages.
Age classes, categories and prizes
Age classes:
- Open
- M/W12-
- M/W16-
- M/W50+
- M/W70+
Categories:
- 10-stage (with Catching Features)
- 7-stage (without Catching Features)
There are prizes for the winners in all age class/category combinations.
Catching Features
You can find further information about Catching Features on the stage information pages.
Equipment
We recommend using a desktop computer or laptop for some stages, rather than a phone or tablet.
We also recommend using a mouse, rather than a touchpad, especially if you’re playing Catching Features.
Results and scoring
You’ll use the results system both to upload your results (for stages that don’t do this automatically) and to see your position in the overall rankings.
We’ll award points for each stage by ranking your performance against the other competitors. First place gets 1000 points, second place 999 points, third place 998 points, and so on. If you fail to complete a stage, you get 0 points.
To get the overall results in each category, we’ll add up the points from your best stages:
- For the 10-stage category, your best 8 stages count towards your total points.
- For the 7-stage category, your best 6 stages count towards your total points.
The person with the highest total points is the winner!
If you miss the deadline for submitting your score for a stage, you’ll lose 50 points (unless your lateness is caused by the organisers).
We’ll post final results each day at about 20:00 BST or as soon as possible afterwards.
Competition numbers
We’ve given everyone a competition number to help us manage the results. You can find your competition number on the main event page on Wednesday. If you’ve taken part in our previous competitions, you should have the same number.
Number bib
Just for fun! Why not print and wear your number bib, then take a photo and post it on the Facebook group/send it to us? Find the number bib template here.
Fair play
Honesty is crucial! In some stages it’s possible to cheat, but we’re trusting that you won’t. For each stage, your first attempt is the one that counts. #fairplay
Daily roundup
We’ll be hosting a live daily roundup at 20:00 BST each evening, where we’ll discuss the day’s stages with competitors and course setters. We’ll also be showing The Grand Final of the 10 stage competition on Sunday night. Link here for all days.
Social
We’ve created a new Facebook group for Classic Weekend competitors. Many people who took part in the Easter Champs said that it was one of the best parts of the weekend – a way to get a bit of that big event atmosphere!
Remember to wait until after the deadline for each day before posting anything that might help people on that day’s stages.
If you’re not on Facebook, we’ll post any announcement we make in the Facebook group on our Twitter account, which you don’t need an account to access.
Questions
If you have general questions, it’s best to post them on the Facebook group, because others might be able to help you more quickly than we can (we might be sleeping!). Alternatively, you can contact us here or by email, please include your competitor number.
Protests/complaints
This competition is designed to give you all some orienteering fun! If you do need to make a protest, you can email us and we’ll consider it – but the organiser’s decision is final!
Sponsors
Big thanks to our sponsors:
- CompassPoint – orienteering equipment
- JWOC 2021 – providing maps for the Sprint Weekend
- Mitchell Maps – the official UK OCAD reseller. You can get 20% off OCAD subscriptions until the end of May plus free support when you buy through Mitchell Maps
- Sprint Scotland – sprint racing and training in Scotland
- Catching Features – offering a 40% discount to all competitors
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