Bennelong Northside Orienteers

The Australian rankings for age group orienteers in 2016 have just been released They can be found on http://orienteering.asn.au/index.php/2016/11/09/2015-rankings/

Congratulations to Gordon Wilson ranked 1st in M65

Also placed were:

• Eric Morris  2nd in M45
• Darren Slattery 3rd in M35

Also mentioned on the list were:

Week two down. Time to see who has maintained, who has gained and who the rest of us are.

This week's event was hosted by Garingal at North Epping. If you made it through the Epping Road traffic you will have been greeted with some fireroad and trails in the upper end of the Lane Cove National Park, some steep hills around the streets and some ominous skies at had many grabbing a plastic slip for their map. The National Park and steep slope down to the creek meant it was a long loop running along the top of the map, with just one other entry point. With lots of points along the track you had to venture down there if you wanted a 400+ score. It also gave you a sight of the map's namesake, Whale Rock.

This week we had our first Sydney Summer Series run for the new season, and we were treated to great weather, a great start location and some great views. There was even a free 1km, 10 control mini-course around the park with one control two steps across the sand hanging from a shipwreck!