Sorry the tide was out and so the river wasn’t looking at its best but it was still nice and even better as those big boats went by under sail. There was the most beautiful sunset for those there at the end. Wasn’t it great to have a bridge to get over the creek – last time we used this map there was no bridge and at least one orienteer came a cropper in the creek (remember Peter?). You may have noticed a small lake on the map, well it was there last weekend and I suspect it was there this morning but they pulled the plug and left a horrible sticky mess. It was very pleasant looking until today so the courses had been specially set to take you to this area – you can’t win them all!!.

Next week is the last of our Summer Series for this season. It is at one of our most popular maps, One Tree Hill. We’re starting very near the Manukau Rd entrance, near the playground area, just a bit down from the observatory. This is another Thursday event (13^th).

Don’t despair though – orienteering doesn’t stop. There is an event on the following Sunday (16^th) in Woodhill forest. Head through Waimauku and turn into the forest at the headquarters entrance (Restall Rd) and follow the signs to the event. It should be a most enjoyable event. We’re going to try a new scheme – pre entry on the web. Go to the Auckland Club page, click on the link to the entry page, fill it out and submit it. This does not commit you to coming but allows us to get better prepared. If you don’t enter this way you may still come along and compete. We’ll just get this information from you on the day. It is our second trial with the Sport Ident timing system so again it would be great if we could get a big crowd to test it (and us) out.

Good luck and have fun all you night orienteering people. The Katoa Po, the biggest night event in the country is on this weekend in Taupo. Auckland clubs will have many teams competing in this relay event.

There was orienteering on both days last weekend. The write up and results from those events are at the bottom of this page.

Course 0         12.4 km 1 Rob J 0:58:13 2 Mark Lawson 0:59:01 3 Jeff Greenwood 1:04:57 4 Guy Cory-Wright 1:09:59 5 Adrian Skinner 1:16:31 6 Dougal Harding 1:18:21 7 Tim Renton 1:22:16 Up to the Top Course 1         8.4 km 1 Tony Hawkes 0:53:26 2 Jim Davidson 0:53:28 3 Ian Sydenham 0:57:40 4 Richard Kestle 0:59:17 5 Maurice Curtis 1:10:59 6 Malcolm Gawn 1:13:29 7 Pete Evans 1:20:00 8 Matthew Jeans 1:22:40 Up to the Top Course 2         5.0 km 1 Pete Swanson 0:26:05 2 Richard Christie 0:26:12 3 Simon Jager 0:26:50 Mt Roskill Grammar 4 Martin Peat 0:27:00 Kings College 5 Matthew Andrews 0:29:57 Ak Grammar 6 Jan Muren 0:32:23 7 Mark Roberts 0:32:28 8 Mike Murphy 0:32:47 9 Shane Blackett 0:32:59 10 C Tate 0:33:00 11 Tom Goodman 0:33:03 Ak Grammar 12 B Peat 0:33:10 13 Leo Cheng 0:33:50 14 Norm Jager 0:33:55 15 Mike Ashmore 0:34:07 16 Peter Godfrey 0:34:42 17 Claude 0:34:44 18 Robert & Megan 0:34:47 19 John Robinson 0:35:06 20 Rob Brewis 0:35:11 21 Russell Howard 0:37:32 22 Reece Harrison 0:38:30 23 Kristy Hall 0:38:30 24 Les Paver 0:38:54 25 Alan Verry 0:39:53 26 Robert King 0:40:00 Ak Grammar 27 Judith Burnie 0:40:51 28 Miles Paver 0:41:15 29 Nicola Kinzett 0:41:19 30 Mary-Pat & Mike 0:41:35 31 Christophe Jammes 0:43:00 Ak Grammar 32 Lost Souls 0:43:00 33 Vee Smirnov 0:43:28 34 R H Ross 0:44:00 Ak Grammar 35 Jasa Waterhouse 0:46:00 36 Ally D 0:46:31 37 James Bull 0:47:00 Ak Grammar 38 Jane Forbes 0:47:00 39 Christina Renhart 0:47:04 40 Claire Lowcay 0:48:00 41 Norm Davis 0:48:53 42 Carol Diamond 0:55:35 43 Mark Wilson 0:56:00 44 P&R Wakeman 0:56:26 45 Anon 0:58:00 46 Dale Crompton 0:58:15 47 S Osman 1:00:00 48 Bert Chapman 1:01:07 49 Alan Reeves 1:01:29 50 R Bennett 1:02:00 51 No. 1 Team 1:05:02 52 Craig Pearce 1:08:00 53 Andrew Petty & Jonathan Smith 1:18:00 Henderson High 54 Sandra Toppin 1:23:00 Up to the Top Course 3         3.0 km 1 Jennifer Trinick 0:19:09 2 Blake Vanderwee 0:20:45 Ak Grammar 3 Thomas Reynolds 0:21:00 Westlake Boys 4 H Webb 0:23:42 Ak Grammar 5 Michael Jager 0:24:35 Lynfield College 6 Matthew Ng-wai Shing 0:24:40 Westlake Boys 7 Thomas Owen 0:25:00 Ak Grammar 8 Kristin Muren 0:25:30 9 Malcolm Gawn 0:27:04 2nd run 10 Toby Scott 0:27:13 11 James Kuegler 0:27:58 Kings College 12 Gabriel Hood 0:28:10 Mt Roskill Grammar 13 Nathan Hey 0:28:14 14 Toni Barker Keith Mitchell 0:28:24 15 Imogen Scott 0:28:53 Glendowie College 16 Dave Hey 0:29:00 17 Bruce & Moz Cassey 0:31:00 18 Joon Ha 0:33:14 Westlake Boys 19 Fiona Gotts Doug Snell 0:34:00 20 S Henry 0:35:12 Kings College 21 Sue & Vic Fitzpatrick 0:38:00 22 Bryan Staunton 0:38:11 23 Terence Beeton 0:38:27 Westlake Boys 24 Autumn Cuellar 0:39:57 25 Stephanie Hughes 0:40:00 26 Daniel Wickman 0:40:32 Westlake Boys 27 Alina Smirnova 0:42:42 28 Alison Comer 0:42:57 29 Davidson Family 0:43:16 30 Liz P & Ross 0:43:25 31 Hannah Murphy 0:46:00 Macleans College 32 Natalie 0:46:00 33 Yvette 0:46:00 34 Rosalind Archer 0:47:00 35 Snails 0:51:00 36 Theresa Crompton 1:09:00 Up to the Top Course 4         2.0 km 1 Marit Muren 0:13:50 Bucklands Beach In 2 Lars Muren 0:17:02 3 Arend Frost 0:17:56 Westlake College 4 H Wong 0:18:27 5 Camilla Muren 0:19:43 Pakuranga College 6 Rosie H 0:19:50 7 Wallace 0:20:00 8 Himmy Lui & Nathanael Gray 0:20:12 Macleans Colleg 9 BJ and Katherine Reynolds 0:23:25 10 Shane McNeill 0:24:30 Westlake Boys 11 Alex Fyfe 0:30:00 Corran 12 Michael Phipps 0:30:00 Westlake Boys 13 Alex Bennett 0:32:00 14 Reuben Wilson 0:32:00 15 Matthew & Annie Knight 0:34:20 16 Christopher & Bastian 0:37:00 17 Nicholas M 0:42:00 18 Geoff Andrew 0:44:00 19 Kelly Portland & Lauren Hunter 0:52:00 Corran 20 Lydia Scott 0:54:30 21 Curwin Rolinson 1:19:40 Ak Grammar Up to the Top

*********Results of forest events held at Kaipara Heads last weekend. ********

Setters comments....As setter of the Kaipara Knolls event on Saturday, I can report that this is most challenging to find all the control spots before there is a stake and especially a flag to let you know that you got it right. Next time I must use fluorescent pink or so to mark the sites. The hastily torn rags blended into the forest, so the next visit to plant the stakes became as difficult as the first one to find it. There are more knolls on the ground than on the map I am sure. But who can complain if you compare that with the cutty grass of “Wounded Knee “? Mark Lawson, the setter of the Sunday event, must have been scratched by the long grass to last a year! Both event were attended by quite a few newcomers. Great to see new faces to the sport. And reassuring to see familiar faces coming to help with the chores. A special thanks to Bert Chapman who apart from getting an enjoyable run ????? dedicated himself to help from start to finish on both days.

Yett Gelderman....

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE>>

You must fill in ALL parts  clip card fully and RETURN them to the finish even if you do not finish...This is the only way the organisers know who has started and who has finished We do not have to send out a search party if it is not necessary!!!!

KAIPARA KNOLL SAT.1 MARCH 2003

Course 1          Red Long         8900 m

1          Rob Jessop                  63.06

2          Mark Lawson               68.12

3          Dougal Harding            87.38

4          Geof Mead                   89.44

5          Rob Garden                 91.23

6          Paul Gilkison                107.47

7          Rudy Hlawatsch           121.43

Course 2          Red Medium    5400 m

1          Pete Swanson               50.40

2          Ian Sydenham               51.45

3          Martin Peat                  55.22

4          Wayne Aspin                55.50

5          Trish Aspin                   55.50

6          Mark Roberts               61.20

7          Mike Ashmore 66.24

8          Jim Davidson                68.19

9          Lisa Mead                    70.04

10        Brian Long                   72.15

11        Rob Ambler                 72.35

12        Robert Murphy 72.58

13        Andrew Peat                74.55

14        Stan Foster                   81.32

15        Rhys Thompson            82.20

16        Bruce Peat                   83.00

17        Jane Simmonds 94.58

18        Nicola Kinsett              95.13

19        Bert Chapman              127.30

            John Powell                  ??

            Gary Farquhar              DNF

Course 3          Red Short         3000 m

1          Richard Kestle              53.07  2nd  run

2          Elke Haag                    53.11

3          Alistair Long                 57.39

4          Lyn Stanton                  64.50

5          Rae Powell                   84.02

6          Jennifer Trinick 85.23

7          Kathy Farquhar            91.00

8          Raewyn Bennett           108.30

Course 4          Orange

1          Richard Kestle              43.11

2          Christina Renhart          52.00

3          Lynn Ashmore  99.00

4          Sarah & Rosie              126.00

Course 5          Yellow

1          Nic Mead                     28.00

2          Sarah Gilkison              30.39

3          Angela Davidson          59.00

4          Sue Davidson               62.21

5          Heather Davidson         62.15

6          Charles Sandford          66.41

7          Estelle Tiller                  78.00

8          Linda Rosvall                83.00

            Alex Boyd

Course 6          White

1          Meg Sydenham            45.00

2          James Sydenham          47.00

3          Alison Sydenham          49.00

WOUNDED KNEE MARCH 2 2003

Course 1          Red Long         9800 m

1          Rob Jessop                  81.41

2          Jeff Greenwood            101.17

            Dougal Harding            DNF

Course 2          Red                  6000 m

1          Marquita Gelderman     63.36

2          Ian Sydenham               95.24

            Pete Swanson               DNF

Course 3          Med Red          4100 m

1          Mike Ashmore 67.52

2          Mike Beveridge            68.33

3          Trevor Murray              69.24

4          Bob Hattie                    69.24

5          Robert Murphy 73.31

6          Rob Ambler                 79.20

7          Lorri O`Brien               88.11

8          Richard Kestle              88.20 2nd run

9          Al Smithies                   90.20

10        Craig Pearce                94.14

11        Chris Gelderman           94.17

12        Martin Freeman            98.30

13        Nicola Kinzett              117.06

14        Nic Oram                     121.05

            Bert Chapman              111.58 missed no 12

            John Powell                  DNF

            Rolf Wagner                 DNF

Course 4          Short Red         3000 m

1          Terry Nuthall                53.32

2          Graham Peters              68.00

3          Jane Simmonds 74.03

4          Rae Powell                   93.39

5          Jill Smithies                   99.43

6          Elke Haag                    101.30

7          Yett Gelderman            111.00

8          Raewyn Bennett           128.33

            Darren Gosse               49.30 missed no 1

            Uni Lewis                     94.56 missed no 3

            Vivien Leigh                 DNF missed 12

            Jennifer Trinick DNF

Course 5          Orange             4000 m

1          Richard Kestle              44.30

2          Chris Renhart               55.00

3          Lizbet Hornell               76.01

4          Miles Paver                  89.50

Course 6          Yellow             2200 m

1          Thomas Reynolds         24.41

2          Gene Beveridge            36.40

3          Breon Gravatt               49.00

4          James                           55.20

Course 7          White               1800 m

1          Breon Gravatt               12.43

2          Mathew Ogden            24.03

3          James Jelicich               25.26

4          Renee Beveridge          30.52

5          Tyler Casey                  32.30

6          Alex Bennett                 40.00

7          BJ & M Reynolds         54.25

8          Sonja Bowen                56.30 2 years old....

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