2008 National Capital Orienteering Festival 
Saturday, May 17th & Sunday, May 18th (Victoria Day weekend)
Montebello & Gatineau Park, Quebec

Three events over two days in beautiful Gatineau Park, just north of Ottawa,

 and at Sedbergh School, just north of Montebello. Hosted by the Ottawa Orienteering Club.

 

We are proud to host these selection races for the National Team. Good Luck to all contenders!

Schedule of Events

Event Date First Start Suggested winning time Map
Middle Saturday, May 17 12:00 25-35 minutes Sedbergh School
Sprint Saturday, May 17 16:00 12-15 minutes Sedbergh School
Long Sunday, May 18 10:00 45-95 minutes Gatineau Park

Each event will include courses suitable for Novice, Intermediate, and Experienced orienteers -- So come out and join the fun!  Non-COF/USOF members are welcome to sign up in the Open Classes.

Courses & Categories Charts

Long and Middle distance Events    The F21E (Elite) and M21E courses will be set up to challenge the National Team contenders but they will also be available to eligible COF/USOF competitors.

Course 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Difficutly Easy Beginner Adv. Beginner Intermediate Short Advanced Medium Advanced Long Advanced Long Advanced Long Advanced
Classes, Men M12 M13-14 M15-16 M65-74
M75+		 M55-64 M45-54 M35-44
M17-20		 M21E
Classes, Women F12 F13-14 F15-16 F55-64
F65-74
F75+		 F45-55 F35-44
F17-20		 F21E  
Open Open-1 Open-2 Open-3 Open-4 Open-5 Open-6    

Sprint Event

Course 1 2 3
Difficulty Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
Classes, Men M12
M13-14
M65-74
M75+		 M15-16
M55-64		 M17-20
M21E
M35-44
M45-54
Classes, Women F12
F13-14
F55-64
F65-74
F75+		 F15-16
F17-20
F35-44
F45-54		 F21E
Open Open-1 Open-2 Open-3

Sport Ident Timing

Sport Ident (SI) timing will be used for all events and we will have SI cards available for rent or sale at reasonable prices.

Officials

Meet Director: Bill Anderson
Course Controllers: Bill Meldrum, Brian Graham
Official A-meet sanctioned by the Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF).

Map Information

Samples of the maps will be posted soon. The Sedbergh area was mapped in 2007 and the terrain is similar to the Gatineaus.

Location and Directions

Sedbergh School is 10km North of Montebello. If you have ever skied section 5 of the Canadian Ski Marathon, you will remember their beautiful campus. Allow 75 minutes drive from the east side of Ottawa.

The Gatineau Park competition area will be in the NE sector of the park about 25 minutes drive from the Ottawa river.

Registration

Advance registration is mandatory. Early Bird deadline is April 18th. Final registration deadline is May 9th.

Please register on-line. We have online payment through Paypal which allows secure payment by credit card or from a Paypal account but we will accept cheques in Canadian currency, provided the payment is received by the payment date.

Fees

Event Early Bird*
Adults		 Early Bird*
Juniors		 Regular **
Adults		 Regular**
Juniors		 COF/USOF
discount		 OOC discount SI rental
Middle $20 $12 $25 $15 -$2 -$3 $2
Sprint $12 $7 $15 $9 -$2 -$3 $2
Long $20 $12 $25 $15 -$2 -$3 $2
All 3 $47 $26 $60 $34 -$6 -$9 $6

* Early bird deadline is April 18th.
** Final registration deadline is May 9th.  Juniors are those age 20 and under as of Dec. 31, 2008

Camping

We recommend the Lac Phillipe Campground in Gatineau Park.  It's a 10 minute drive to the day 2 venue and a 90 minute drive to the Day 1 venue.

 1-866-456-3016 www.gatineau-park-camping.ca

Inns and B&Bs near Wakefield:

Ottawa-Gatineau

There are many hotels, motels and B&Bs in Ottawa and Gatineau.

Montebello

There are small hotels, many B&B's, and of course the Chateau Montebello.

Tourist Links

Insider Tip

Black Sheep Inn - great venue for live music in Wakefield - www.theblacksheepinn.com