SN's new 2026 British Champions
Long distance and relay
SN has three new British long distance champions after a chilly day in the Welsh mountains on 28 Feb. Well done to Philippa Mansfield (W10), Jocie Hilton (W20E) and Tom Bray (M35).
On the following day three of SN's ten relay teams secured podium finishes, with 3rd place in Women Short, 2nd place in Men Short, and a win in the M40 class (Tim Beale, Pete Daplyn, Tom Bray).
Full details and links to some great photographs from both days can be found via the Results pages on the event website www.theboc.org.uk .
SN qualify for 2026 CSC Final
Victory at Chobham
SN will again be in the final of the CompassSport Cup, the annual national inter-club competition. In the regional heat at Chobham Common on Sunday 22 February a large and strong team withstood opposition from SO, SLOW and BKO, and will be heading for the 2026 final at Pippingford Park in Ashdown Forest on 18 October.
Thank you and well done to the whole team, including the significant junior contingent. Full results and team scores can be found here: Chobham Common - Guildford Orienteers
Champions of the night
Well done to Tom Bray (M40) and Woo Allen (W60) who became SN's latest British Night champions at Egypt Woods on 7 February. Well done also to Hertfordshire OC who coped with a parking challenge that became almost as tricky as the navigation. Full results and analysis can be found here.
SN success at Southern Championships
Star Posts, 25 January 2026
Congratulations to SN's 2026 Southern Champions following the event at Star Posts, Bracknell on 25 January 2026. Our class winners were:
Jake Hilton M16
Tom Bray M40
Peter Daplyn M45
Nick Cooper M50
Ruth Beale W35
Mel Slade W55
Woo Allen W60
Full results and route analysis can be found via the BKO website here.
Major team events 2026
Time to sign up!
SN members are requested to reply to the email from Team Captain if you wish to run in CompassSport Cup heat (22 Feb), British Relays (1 Mar) and JK Relays (6 Apr). See further information in January's SNaggers, and details of the club's the entry fee subsidy policy here.
Deadlines: 31 Jan for CSC, 7 Feb for BRC and end of Feb for JK.
SN Trophy 2025 Winners
The winners of the SN Trophy 2025 are TVOC, with MV in 2nd and SO in 3rd. The team score is based on average climb-adjusted mins/km across five different courses, as per the SN web page Other Competition Awards - Southern Navigators. TVOC won this year based on their top finishers on Black, Brown, Short Brown, Blue and Short Blue.
SN Trophy - results delay
Thank you for coming to our event on Sunday 30 November. We hope you enjoyed your day of sunlit forests.
Thank you for your patience.
We have now corrected the fault which was that a check control was incorrectly labelled as a start box. The data was all there - we just needed time to recover it and to make sure everybody got the right times.
One competitor on black has been credited with completing the course after using manual punching and GPS tracks after losing his dibber
Membership renewal for 2026
British Orienteering (BO) start to process renewals for existing members from 1 November, and you should receive an email reminder in early November. Membership 'cards' are then usually distributed by email during December. Please check your details carefully. (Read more below)
All membership renewals run from 1 January until the end of the calendar year, regardless of when you first joined BO.
If you have already set up a direct debit with BO your renewal will be automatic and payment will be taken during December. Otherwise please renew promptly when reminded by BO so our membership records remain accurate as we enter 2026.