Orient

SITUATION: SIXTEEN 4.25 BY 5.5 INCH POINT MARKERS WITH A 4 LETTER CODE HAVE BEEN
PREPOSITIONED THROUGHOUT THE PARK. THE MARKERS ARE TIED TO TREES OR OTHER OBJECTS
AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE GROUND. THE POINT MARKERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN
LINE OF SIGHT OF YOUR MOST LIKELY DIRECTION OF APPROACH TO THE POINT. POINTS ARE
NUMBERED 1 - 16 AND ASSIGNED VALUE POINTS BASED DIFFICULTY OF BEING FOUND AND
DISTANCE FROM THE START POINT.

MISSION: YOUR TEAM MUST LOCATE AS MANY OF THE 16 POINTS AS POSSIBLE WITHIN A 30
MINUTE TIME PERIOD WITHOUT REPEATING A POINT.

EXECUTION: ORIENTEERING TEAMS MUST BE COMPRISED OF 2 OR MORE CADETS. NO CADETS WILL
BE ON THE COURSE ALONE. THE TEAM WILL BE GIVEN 4 MAPS DESIGNATING THE GENERAL LOCATION
OF THE SIXTEEN POINTS AND THE POINT VALUE OF EACH POINT. THE TEAM WILL ALSO BE GIVEN 4
RECORDING FORMS TO RECORD THE 4 LETTERED CODE LOCATED AT EACH POINT. POINTS WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET HIGH ON TREES, POSTS, BUILDINGS AND ANY OTHER STRUCTURE. POINTS
WILL BE MARKED WITH A 4.25 BY 5.5 INCH BRIGHT YELLOW SIGN CONTAINING A 4 LETTER CODE
WHICH MUST BE RECORDED IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACE ON THE RECORDING FORM. THE TEAM
CAPTAIN WILL BE GIVEN 2 MINUTES TO PLAN HIS STRATEGY. AFTER THE 2 MINUTES, THE EVALUATOR
WILL SAY GO AND THE CLOCK WILL START. THE CLOCK WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY UPON THE ARRIVAL
OF THE LAST CADET INTO THE STAGING ARE. CREDIT WILL NOT BE GIVEN FOR DUPLICATED POINTS AND
A 1 POINT PENALTY WILL BE GIVEN FOR EVERY 30 SECONDS OR FRACTION THEREOF BEYOND THE 30
MINUTES. ALL RECORDING FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN TO ANY OF THE SITE EVALUATORS AT THE START
POINT. PRINT CLEARLY! ILLEGIBLE MARKINGS WILL BE COUNTED WRONG.

ANY TEAM WHOSE 8 MEMBERS ARE NOT IN WITHIN 40 MINUTES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED
AND RECEIVE 0 POINTS FOR THIS EVENT.