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the rulesLatest additions:
Changed rules to extend the closing date for the Sprint Series from August 31 to Saturday, September 9, to include the BC Sprint Champs in the Series (added February 17)
Moved BC Sprints Champs to September 9 (added February 17)
Added sprints at Needham Town Forest near Boston, April 2 (added February 17)Added Eastern Canadian Champs, Ottawa, May 20 (added February 12)
Added Pine Hill Sprint (near Boston), Sunday, March 5 (added February 5)
Added a second sprint at the Canadian Team Trials June 2 (added February 5)Added sprint events in Western Connecticut OC's spring schedule: Billygoat Weekend May 13, Bethel June 18, and Ratlum Mountain June 25 (added January 30)
Added sprint at Hibernia, Chester County, PA, March 19 (added January 25)
Added doubleheader at Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, BC, February 26 (added January 24)
Added two changes to the point system for 2006 -- the "fundraiser 5-point bonus" and the "10-point minumum." See below. (added Dec. 16)
2006 Sprint Series (44 sprints so far, lots more to come)
To add a sprint to the 2006 Sprint Series, send details -- where, when (including approximate time of day), e-mail contact for a contact person, and web address for the host club, plus anything other info you want to add to the calendar, such as other events on the same day -- to the Commissioner (pg@crocker.com) at least 20 days prior to the event. Please also add a link from your club's website to this page (http://users.crocker.com/~pg/2006ss/schedule.html).
The Rules for the 2006 Sprint Series
The Sprint Series is sponsored by Joe Scarborough of Scarborough Orienteering and Orienteer.comSprint Series races in 2006, the number in parentheses is the points to the winner. Note that there are two changes in the point system for 2006 --
1. Any sprint that is a fundraiser for the Senior or Junior Team, USA or Canadian, gets a bonus 5 points. So, for example, the sprint at the LAOC/SDOC A Meet is a 45-pointer, not a 40-pointer.
2. Anyone who finishes a sprint will get a minimum of 10 points. So, for example, for a 30-pointer, the winner gets 30, 2nd gets 29, on down to 21st, who gets 10, and then everyone else who finishes 22nd or lower get 10 points as long as they finish.
January (3)
(30) New Year's Sprint, Green Lake, Seattle, WA, Sunday, January 1 (start times midnight to 12:45 am!). Organized by Meridian Geographics. Meet director and course setter: Eric Bone (206-367-0839). Call or e-mail Eric to reserve a map and get one of the first start slots.
(40) Winter Training Camp Sprint, most likely at Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario, Friday, January 6. Part of a winter training camp featuring Holger Hott and Sandy Johansen.
(45) Sprint at LAOC/SDOC A Meet, Anza Borrego Desert, CA, Saturday January 14. Sprint will be a Team fundraiser, courses by Vlad Gusiatnikov and Rex Winterbottem.
February (6)
(triple-header -- 3 @ 30) Sharon Woods Sprints, Sharonville, OH, Saturday, February 4. E-punching. Course setter: Matthew Robbins.
(45) Sprint at Florida OC / US Team A Meet, near Orlando, FL, Friday afternoon February 24. Sprint is a sanctioned A meet, also middle distance on Saturday and classic on Sunday. Sprint will be a Team fundraiser.
(doubleheader -- 2 @ 30) Pacific Spirit Sprints, Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver, BC, Sunday, February 26. Meet director: Louise Oram.
March (7)
(double-header -- 30 and 40) BAOC Sprint Champs, Pt. Pinole, Richmond, CA, Sunday, March 5. Prologue (30 pointer) and Chase (40 pointer). Meet director: Steve Gregg.
(30) Pine Hill Sprint, Medford, MA, Sunday, March 5. Meet directors: Michael Commons and Jonathan Campbell.
(30) DVOA Tyler Park Sprint, Tyler Park, Bucks County, PA, Sunday, March 12. Also a score-O'. Meet director: Clem McGrath.
(30) Sprint at Hibernia County Park, Chester County, PA, Sunday, March 19. Also regular courses. Meet director: Karl Ahlswede.
(30) Sprint at Waterfall Glen East, Darien, IL, Sunday, March 19, 1:00 pm start after regular courses in the morning. E-punching. Meet director: Joe Sackett.
(30) Peak-2-Peak Sprint, Dundas Valley, Hamilton, Ontario, Saturday, March 25.
April (6)
(50) US Sprint Championships, East Fork SP (north side), Batavia, OH, Saturday morning, April 1. Sprint is a sanctioned A meet, also relay on Saturday afternoon and classic (farsta) on Sunday.
(doubleheader -- 2 @ 30) Sprints at Needham Town Forest, SW of Boston, Sunday, April 2. Please indicate interest to meet director Peter Amram so he knows roughly how many maps to print.
(30) Sprint at Deer Grove, Palatine, IL, Sunday, April 9, 1:00 pm start after regular courses in the morning. Probably E-punching. Meet director: Jim Gordon.
(30) GHO Sprint Series #1, Hamilton, Ontario, Wednesday evening, April 19.
(45) Sprint at Interscholastic Champs, DuPont State Forest, Cedar Mountain, NC, Friday afternoon, April 21 (on the model map). Contact: Kris Harrison. Sprint will be a Junior Team fundraiser.
May (7)
(30) GHO Sprint Series #2, Hamilton, Ontario, Wednesday evening, May 3.
(45) Sprint at West Point, Camp Buckner, West Point, NY, Saturday afternoon, May 6. Course setter: Peter Gagarin. Sprint will be a Team fundraiser.
(doubleheader -- 2 @ 45) Billygoat Weekend Sprints, Pond Mountain, Kent, CT, Saturday afternoon, May 13. Course setter: Peter Goodwin. Sprints will be a Team fundraiser.
(30) GHO Sprint Series #3, Hamilton, Ontario, Wednesday evening, May 17.
(50) US Team Trials, University of Missouri at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Friday afternoon, May 19. Sprint is a sanctioned A meet, also middle distance on Saturday and classic on Sunday.
(40) Eastern Canadian Champs, Lac Beauchamp near Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday afternoon, May 20. Also a middle distance Saturday morning and a classic distance on Sunday. Meet director: Bill Anderson.
(30) GHO Sprint Series #4, Hamilton, Ontario, Wednesday evening, May 31.
June (10)
(40) Canadian Team Trials Sprint (non-selection race), Barebones Festival, Smokey Lake, Alberta, Friday, June 2. More info: Adrian Zissos.
(50) Canadian Team Trials Sprint, Barebones Festival, Smokey Lake, Alberta, Saturday, June 3. More info: Adrian Zissos.
(tripleheader -- 3 @ 35) Sprints at Harriman SP, NY, Saturday, June 3. Tentative, very much in the planning stage, hopefully training or a local meet on Sunday. Junior team fundraiser. More info: John Fredrickson.
(doubleheader -- 2 @ 30) Bethel Sprints, Bethel, CT, Sunday, June 18. More info: Susan DeWitt.
(tripleheader -- 3 @ 30) Ratlum Mountain Sprints, Canton, CT, Sunday June 25. Associated with WCOC's summer meeting and picnic. Meet director/host: Charlie DeWeese
July (1)
(40) Sprint at Western Canadian Champs, Whitehorse, Yukon, Friday, July 14. The Sprint will be held on a fully revised and expanded map along a portion of the Yukon River in Whitehorse. The large-scale map will be drawn according to the latest IOF specifications for sprint maps.
August (3)
(30) Diamond Bay Sprint, Laramie, WY, Wednesday afternoon, August 9. Opening event of the 1000-Day.
(40) The Prologue, Laramie, WY, Friday, August 11. Idonwannabe map.
(45) Thousand Day Sprint, Laramie, WY, Tuesday, August 15. Gates of AMT Heel map. Sprint will be a Team fundraiser.
September (1)
(40) BC Sprint Champs, Vancouver, BC, Saturday, September 9. Also middle distance on Saturday afternoon and classic on Sunday, plus informal sprint training on Wedneaday through Friday.