The British Night Orienteering Championships
Mytchett, Surrey
Sat 24th January 2009
1.        Travel     

The car park is off the B3012 (Gapemouth Road) at the locally known “camping ground” map ref. SU922561, the event will
only be signed off this road. Competitors are requested to approach the competition by traveling west through Brookwood
on the A324. The road turns south towards Pirbright and passes underneath the railway, here take the immediate right
onto the B3012, the car park is then on your left after 2km. Sorry but we need to make a £1 car park fee to cover the land
charges for parking.

2.        Enquiries

Enquiries is located within the competition assembly hut which adjoins the car park (and should be well lit so it should stand
out). Anyone who has pre-entered but not paid or who needs to hire a dibber should do so at Enquiries before going on to
the Start. SI electronic punching for all courses. Anyone arriving alone who wishes to be checked back in please leave your
car keys at Enquiries.

3.        Maps and Terrain

The map is 1:10,000 surveyed by Dave Peel in early 2008 for night winter orienteering.  Maps will be printed on waterproof
paper but not bagged.  Size will be A4+.  The area is predominantly forested, criss-crossed by a multitude of paths from
forestry work, military exercise and more recently, active mountain bike groups. There is one steep slope running roughly
north south rising 30m in 90m, to the west of this slope the ground falls away into gentle wooded re-entrants, to the east
lie smaller hills and slopes with deep military trenches. Most of the forest is fast and runnable typically offering
orienteering speeds of 4.5min/k in the day.

Mytchett actually lies within the Ash Pirbright Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and in accordance to Section 28I of the
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000).  Southern Navigators
have taken all reasonable steps consistent with the proper exercise of orienteering on the land, to further the conservation
and enhancement of the SSSI. We are very grateful for the direction and understanding shown by both Natural England
and Defence Estates in allowing the competition to be held on the land.

Natural England considers that provided the conditions listed below are complied with there will be no significant harm to
the designated features of the area.

•        The proposed race /event routes are designed to avoid all wet habitats which are marked on the map accompanying
this permission and any wet areas already noted on the map supplied by Southern Navigators.
•        Dogs must only be allowed in car parks and kept on leads

To adhere to these requirements several areas on the map are marked OOB please do avoid, courses have been planned to
minimise the risk of entry.

There is also one area of approx 250m2 that is marked OOB where a local scout group are camping for the evening, please
also avoid.

4.        Assembly Area

The main assembly area will be within the hut at the side of the car park. Inside you should find, enquiries, download, start
lists, results and prize giving. Also within the compound we will have first aid, toilets; squash for those who have finished,
Ultrasport and Wilkinsons sausage/burger bar.

5.        Starts and Start Procedure

The route to the Start and Finish (both 700m from Enquiries approx 12 minutes walk) will be signed from the assembly hut
using tape and yellow “glow sticks”. The route crosses a minor road where the traffic is infrequent but travels fast please
be very careful and remember the drivers are not expecting people to be popping out of the woods! The Start and Finish
are collocated so clothing can be left for the duration of your race, please bring a bag if you wish to leave items.

At start -3 competitors will be called forward and SI units checked
At start -2 control description sheets will be made available
At start -1 competitors move forward to the start line, we will be using a punching start, PLEASE ensure you punch the
start before moving forward to pick up your map.

Maps are all 1:10 000 5m contours – slightly larger than A4. They are produced on waterproof paper with descriptions on
the front right side. Competitors on M21L will have back to back maps please make sure you start on part one first.

Competitors late for their start will be allowed to start under the direction of the start official without affecting other
competitors on the same course.

6.        Finish

The finish will be in sight of the start. Once you have completed your course, remember to collect any left items at the
start and follow the same route back to the assembly area to download your times. We will operate an honesty system in
allowing you to hold on to your maps after you finish – please respect this for the integrity of the competition and do not
show to fellow runners yet to compete.

7.        Courses  (Details subject to final controlling)

Crs        Length        Controls        Climb        Classes
    Km         nos.        m        
1        10.6        30        375        M21L                                                                        
2        9.1        29        355        M20L        M35L        M40L                                                      
3        7.6        25        265        M18L        M21S                                                              
4        6.2        17        230        M20S        M35S        M40S        W20L        W35L        W40L                           
5        7.4        24        275        M45L        M50L         W21L                                                      
6        6.2        18        230        M16        M55L        M60L                                                      
7        5.0        15        175        M65L        M18S        M45S        M50S        W18L        W45L        W50L        W21S         
8        4.3        15        175        M70L        M55S        M60S        W16        W55L        W60L        W20S        W35S        W40S
9        3.8        14        145        M75L        M65S        W65L        W70L        W18S        W45S        W50S                  
10        3.1        11        105        M70S        M75S        W75        W55S        W60S        W65S        W70S                  

NOTE Course 1 is in two parts, with back-to-back maps
 Part 1 – 4.0km 13 controls;                 Part 2 - 6.6km 17 controls
ALSO W21L is running Course 5

8.        Control Descriptions

These are printed on the front right of the map and loose copies will be available in the start lanes.

9.        Download & Results

Download will be in the assembly hut adjacent to enquiries.  Please ensure you Download (even if you retire) before leaving.  
We do not want to send out search parties unnecessarily!  (N.B Courses close at 21:30.) Provisional results will be displayed
during the night as we move towards prize giving.  Thereafter check our website:  www.southernnavigators.com for full
splits and routegadget.

10.        Safety

First Aid cover will be provided by the Red Cross. A 4wd ambulance will be located adjacent to Enquiries.   Whistles
advised.  If the weather is really bad, event cancellation notices will be placed on the SN and the British Orienteering
websites. If in doubt, please check.

If cagoules are required then notices to that effect will be placed in suitable places. Competitors should take with them
spare lighting, a whistle, and, if you have one, a mobile phone. Call 07879 260218 if you need to. Mobile reception is poor in
this part of the Forest so you may not be able to get a signal, but if you have no phone you have even less chance.

All participants are warned that Mytchett is a military training area with numerous unmarked trenches. Barbed wire and/or
low wire may be present on ruined fences – beware!  Do not touch suspicious objects.  You are responsible for your own
safety.

Safety Bearing. -    South to the road and then head east back to the assembly area.

You must report to download.

Competitors are reminded that you take part at your own risk.        Courses close at 9.30 pm.

11.        Prize Giving  

If you are a trophy holder please return the trophy before you start to enquiries.

This will take place as soon as all class winners are known. This will hopefully be around 9pm “ish” inside the assembly hut.
Will people returning their trophies from last year do so at enquiries prior to their run. Trophies are given to all Long class
winners, please try and stay for the prize giving to give a little cheer to those that have performed well, we are a small
group that enjoy the challenge of night orienteering so we should encourage our winners - I’ll try to keep the ceremony
brief but dignified.

12.        Officials

Planner                 -          Paul Keeble
Organiser                 -        Steve McKinley (
bnoc2009@southernnavigators.com) or 07879 260218
Controller                -        Ted Finch FVO

Finally, we do hope you will enjoy the event and best of luck.

 2008 Winners

M16        Jonathan Crickmore                      W16        Katrin Harding               
M18L        Declan Gray                                 W18L        Bryony Crickmore             
M20L        Christopher Embrey                   W20L        Elizabeth Britton            
M21L        Nick Barrable                              W21L        Ekaterina Orekhova              
M35L        Richard Barrett                          W35L        Sheralee Bailey              
M40L        Martin Ward                               W40L        Jenny Peel                   
M45L        Clive Hallett                                W45L        Jane Halliday                
M50L        Keith Tonkin                                W50L        Jackie Hallett               
M55L        Michael Napier                           W55L        Beryl Offley                 
M60L        Mike Wimpenny                          W60L        Monika Cooper                
M65L        Arthur Boyt                                W65L        Freda Peirce                 
M70L        Tony Noott                                  W70L        Alison Sloman                
M75L        David Parkin                                 W75        Anne Donnell                 

Competitors are reminded that their participation is at their own risk. In the event of cancellation Southern Navigators may
need to retain part of the entry fee
Southern Navigators on behalf of The British Orienteering Federation present the
British Night Championships 2009
.  

At night all can look different!

FINAL DETAILS - download
word version or pdf

Start lists here
I am sorry that I did not correctly anticipate when
darkness would fall. To compensate, BNOC race time
will operate 30 minutes behind GMT, i.e. If your start
time is at 17:25 you will actually start at 17:55 GMT.