Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club Results Service

Rufford Country Park Night 27th November 1999


Short | Medium | Long
Planner's Comments
Controller's Comments
Results Index 

Short


Length  1.7 km,  8 controls

  1   Chris Williamson + 1     LEI    M12  13:30
  2   Stephen Robinson         NOC    M14  18:15
  3   Stuart Thompson          FVO    M8   22:00
  4   Sue Hignett              NOC    W35  28:50
  5   Tucker & Fish            DVO         35:00
  6   Harwin Group             NOC         43:54
  7   A Orrell & P Meynell     IND    M21 108:00


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Medium


Length  3.5 km,   11 controls

  1   E Heritage               DVO    M40  32:47
  2   Mark Thomson             FVO    M21  34:41
  3   Sarah O'Neil             NOC    W14  51:22
  4   Catherine Hughes         NOC    W21  51:29
  5   Roger Wiliamson          LEI    M50  57:03
  6   M Whittaker              NOC    M21  70:42
Dsq   Ian Hodson               DVO    M21  68:35 m7
Dsq   Alison Sleigh                        84:00 w2
Ret   M Harwin                 IND    W21
Ret   S Whittaker              IND
Ret   Haslam                   IND



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Long


Length  6.4 km,   17 controls

  1   Stephen Wright           NOC    M18  38:48
  2   Mike Napier              NOC    M45  45:14
  3   Andy Sykes               NOC    M21  46:18
  4   Jim Mallinson            LEI    M50  51:38
  5   Jim Sutherland           SYO    M40  59:19
  6   David Bray               LEI    M45  60:24
  7   Ray Barnes               NOC    M45  66:44
  8   M  McShane               SYO    M40  68:01
  9   Tony Donaldson           NOC    M21  71:40
 10   Mike O'Neil              NOC    M40  98:20
 11   N Brown                  IND    M40  98:54


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Planner's Comments

Rufford is at its best right now. There are only a few areas to be avoided because of unpleasant undergrowth, even for a night event. A lot of the fenced-off areas and rhododendrons which used to impede straight line running have also been removed, and we've gained access again to the old deer enclosure. Add the bonus of a brand new map, and it was a privilege to be able to plan here.

Of course, the golf course took a huge bite out of the old map, and it is now such a small area that we have the inevitable problem of the dreaded multi-map courses. Without e-punching, that also means 2nd/3rd master maps, or map exchanges, or manned controls. I'd be interested to know what people thought of my decision to go for the last option.

I hope you didn't mind the longish trek to and from the overflow car park, but that did enable me to plan courses which were hopefully a bit different in character from previous night events. To have used the North car park (by The Mill) yet again, simply because it's never locked, just didn't appeal.

We were threatened with gales, and rain, and until about 5 days beforehand, with an active wasps' nest right on the optimum routes on legs in the Medium and Long courses. You lucky lot!!

Many thanks to Andy Jones for being much more than a Controller, as usual.

Alan Beardsley

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Controller's Comments

Thank goodness it stayed fine.

It was nice to see several new faces, some new to Orienteering of any sort, others regular daytime types having their first taste of the extra challenge that is offered at night. Hopefully everyone enjoyed their course and will have another go sometime.

Andy Jones

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