All events from 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Date	Venue
04-Jun	Valley Gardens	SOSO 1
18-Jun	Conyngham Hall	SOSO 2
02-Jul	Knaresborough Street	SOSO 3
16-Jul	Hookstone Woods	SOSO 4
23-Jul	Killinghall Moor	SOSO 5 / Club Picnic

(See Details below )

Following on from the successful events in 2008,2009 and 2010, Claro are once again promoting a series of events designed for beginners and families & kids.  However if you already do another sport or are an accomplished athlete these events will also give you a good introduction into this exciting & challenging Sport.

The 2011 Spring / Summer SOSO series, consists of 5 events designed to show the variety of Orienteering and to enable the participants to learn about Orienteering in an urban and safe environment.  If you enjoy these you can then move onto the wider Orienteering events that take place through out the year and, we hope, join our club and become an enthusiastic member.

This year we’re promoting three “traditional” type events with kites and punches at each control site and two “treasure hunt” type events where you have to answer the question at each control site.

For these events no special equipment is needed, you can walk or run, do it for fun or be as competitive as you like.  Orienteering is a bit like going on a treasure hunt and kids just love it – especially when they can get out into the great outdoors amongst the trees and rocks and even the mud !  It’s a great challenge for them and much better than sitting at home in front of the TV.

The first event can’t be easier  - taking place in the Valley Gardens.

The cost is just £2 for an entry (adults together) and free for children.  You’ll need to hire a “dibber” to record your ‘journey’ around the course.  This costs just 50p.

All events  run from 14:00 to 16:00 on a Saturday (dates below) - just turn up at anytime in between.  Claro club members will be on hand to give you advice.

The events are as follows :

SOSO 1 – Saturday  4^th June – Valley Gardens.

Turn up and see us by the new Stakeboard area. 

You won’t be able to miss us – with signs and the registration tent.  There will be courses using the top half of the gardens together with part of the Pinewoods – so something for all and a great introduction.

SOSO 2 - Saturday 18^th June – Conyingham Hall, Knaresborough.

A straight forward orienteering event with courses classified as White, Yellow/Orange and Green Standard.
The White is intended for complete newcomers and does not tray from established major paths
The Yellow / Orange is aimed at newcomers and younger Claro members and still follows paths but there is a little bit of thinking required!
The Green is to give those who have tried orienteering a longer run. This indicates the length of the course. 

SOSO 3 - Saturday 2^nd July – Knaresborough town centre.

Meet at the Castle grounds.

This will also be a Treasure hunt type of event.  Knaresborough is a great place for these events, with the maze of streets and alleyways plus down to the waterside and all the people to deal with !  You can’t help but enjoy it. An event with a difference – you need a pen for this one.  All the controls will be existing features (e.g. lampposts, gates etc) and at each one you have to write down the answer to a simple question (e.g. what is the number on the lamppost). There will be 3 courses.

 

 

 SOSO 4 - Saturday 16^th July  - Hookstone Woods.

This follows on from the Great Yorkshire Show where we hope to attract lots more beginners.  Event signed from Hookstone Woods Road.  This will be a traditional event and the first one to venture into the Woods.  The Kids will love it.

SOSO 5 - Saturday 23^rd July  - Killinghall Moor.

An event with a difference – you need a pen for this one.  All the controls will be existing features (e.g. lampposts, gates etc) and at each one you have to write down the answer to a simple question (e.g. what is the number on the lamppost). There will be 3 courses. Meet at the Community Centre

 

Results and Comments

 

SOSO 1 Valley Gardens.

Thanks to all who came to today's first SOSO event in the Claro Spring/Summer short series of introductory events.  It was good to see some new competitors, we hope you enjoyed this SOSO and will come along to the others publicised on this website.
 
To all Claro helpers - many thanks, sorry I didn't get the weather right (a day too late eh !)
 

Course	Name	Age	Club	Time		SSL
				Mins	Secs	Points
WHITE
1	Rebecca Wood	W12	Claro	6	18
2	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	6	39
3	Claire, Mark , James Wood	W40/M7/M7	Claro	7	18
4	Sanya, Abigail, Chris		Ind	8	9
5	Alex, Sophie, Mandy		Ind	9	30
6	Sam Willis		Ind	16	44
7	Sophie, Matthew, Kim, Andria		Ind	30	20
YELLOW
1	Alex, Sophie, Chris		Ind	12	0
2	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	13	41	100
3	Rebecca Wood	W12	Claro	14	34	99
4	Jacob Handslip	M12	Claro	14	44	98
5	Claire, Mark, James Wood	W40/M7/M7	Claro	15	40	97
6	Sanya, Abigail, Chris		Ind	18	47
7	Jade & Katie Lowen	M9/W9	Ind	23	18
8	Richard Kirk	M60	Claro	23	50
GREEN
1	Allen Banister	M55	Claro	31	13	100
2	Sue Birtwistle	W50	Claro	33	6	99
3	Lindsey Hensman	W60	Claro	33	55	98
4	Damian Handslip	M40	Claro	34	20	97
5	Geoff Hensman	M60	Claro	35	22	96
6	Tom Handslip	M14	Claro	35	48	95
7	Debbie Handslip	W40	Claro	41	3	94
8	Sharon Bowes	W40	Claro	42	20	93
9	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	44	9	92
10	Joanne Stanier		Ind	53	55	91
11	Kieran Bowes	M14	Claro	58	42	90

 

SOSO 2 Conyingham Hall

 

Pos		Time	Club	Points
	White
1	Butlers & Collins	10.15
2	Tom & Alex Gray	13.38
3	Woods & Emily Young	13.40
4	Helen Bowes	14.11	Claro
5	C Knight & A Boadhurst	14.56
6	Matthew Sargeant	15.05
7	Megan Sargeant	15.19
8	Luke & Rachel Witton	20.57
9	Gabriel Collins	22.48
10	J Simpson & O Hunter	24.55
	Yellow
1	A & G Hull	11.15
2	James,Thomas&Billy Butler	14.43
3	Helen Bowes	16.32	Claro	100
4	Rebecca Wood	17.59	Claro	99
5	Stuart & Emily Young	17.59
6	Alex Robinson	18.04
7	James & Mark Wood	19.40	Claro	98
8	Katy Gray	23.53
9	Jackie Coates	25.05
10	Jenny Claridge	26.14	Claro	97
11	Alex, Charlotte & Anna	26.17
12	Christine Hayes	27.12	Claro
13	Hunters & Simpsons	30.43
14	David Lyon	30.45	Claro	96
15	Joe Sarmiento	38.07	Claro	95
16	Dan & Jem Young	38.07
17	Maria & Callum Penny	42.05
18	Rhiannon Lyon	44.49	Claro	94
19	Margaret Fletcher	82.02
	Green
1	Rob Patterson	33.24
2	A & G Hull	41.20
3	Phil Robinson	43.30
4	Allen Barnes	49.07	Claro	100
5	Andy Bowes	51.15	Claro	99
6	Sue Birtwistle	52.17	Claro	98
7	Ken Patterson	52.40
8	Andrew Lyon	55.26	Claro	97
9	Debbie Handslip	55.38	Claro	96
10	Tom Handslip	55.45	Claro	95
11	Tim Moon	58.17	Claro	94
12	Damien Handslip	58.27	Claro	93
13	Simon Claridge	58.30	Claro	92
14	Geoffrey Hensman	64.54	Claro	91
15	Calum Claughton	67.42
16	Arthur Clark	71.55	Claro	90
17	Helen Bowes	72.10	Claro	89
18	Rob Claughton	86.16
19	Kieran Bowes	92.50	Claro	88
	Part Green
	Sharon Bowes		Claro
	Lindsey Hensman		Claro
	Richard Kirk		Claro
	Davey, Saunders

 

SOSO 3 Knaresborough Town

 

Course	Name	Age	Club	Time
				Mins	Secs
WHITE
	Luke Barker			14	50
	Hamish DC			18	23
	Dan, Katie Grey			20	10
	Tom Grey,  Eddie & Bertie Graham			29	10
	Kerry, Lucy, Emma Borchard			50	20
YELLOW							SSL Points
	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	24	25		100
	James & Mark Wood, Emily & Stuart Young		Claro	26	29		99
	Becca Wood	W12	Claro	26	36		98
	Joe Sarmiento	M8	Claro	39	14		97
	Christine Hayes	W50	Claro	54	43
GREEN							SSL Points
	Damian Handslip	M40	Claro	34	24		100
	Ben Gugan	M14	Claro	40	30		99
	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	45	50		98
	Jemima Parker	W40	Claro	46	14		97
	Sue Birtwistle	W50	Claro	48	8		96
	Debbie Handslip	W40	Claro	51	28		95
	Stan Appleton	M60	Claro	53	48		94
	Arthur Clarke	M60	Claro	55	57		93
	Kevin Gallagher			61	9
	Maureen Webb			61	9
	Sharon Bowes	W40	Claro	63	3		92
	Kieran Bowes	M14	Claro	63	30		91
	Katie Grey			39	30	DNF

 

	Killinghall Moor - SOSO 5					24-Jul-11
Course	Name	Age	Club	Time
				Mins	Secs
WHITE
1	John & Kerry Holtham			13	11
2	Lois Parker	W8	Claro	17	28
3	Susie, Simon, Jack & Ollie			17	30
4	Daniel Bulcock + 4			21	0
YELLOW							SSL Points
1	Nathan Parker	M14	Claro	17	26		100
2	Hamish Donegan Cross			17	59
3	Luke Parker	M12	Claro	19	0		99
4	Ben Gugan	M14	Claro	23	25		98
5	John & Kerry Holtham			25	55
6	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	26	5		97
7	Jacob Handslip	M12	Claro	27	5		96
8	Christine Hayes	W50	Claro	27	23
9	Georgina Ramsden & Bethany Brooksbank	W14	Claro	39	46		95
10	Christine Cope	W65	Claro	41	5
11	Susie, Simon, Jack & Ollie			41	30
12	Jenny Claridge & Shona McQuuen	W12	Claro	46	30		94
13	Theo & Rebecca Bowens			51	5
14	Anna & Daniel Bulcock			58	0
GREEN							SSL Points
1	Damian Handslip	M40	Claro	29	10		100
2	Graham Ramsden	M45	Claro	30	30		99
3	Dave Gugan	M50	Claro	33	20		98
4	Simon Claridge	M45	Claro	34	6		97
5	Geoffrey Hensman	M60	Claro	35	35		96
6	Allen Bannister	M55	Claro	36	25		95
7	Mike Cope	M60	Claro	38	6		94
8	Jemima Parker	W40	Claro	38	34		93
9	Sue Birtwistle	W50	Claro	39	0		92
10	Lindsey Hensman	W60	Claro	40	22		91
11	Allen Barnes	M65	Claro	44	25		90
12	Simon Bowens		Aire	44	50
13	Debbie Handslip	W40	Claro	51	40		89
14	Helen Bowes	W12	Claro	52	10		88
15	Sharon Bowes	W40	Claro	52	20		87
16	Kieran Bowes	M14	Claro	52	25		86
17	Jackie Barnes	W65	Claro	57	30		85

Simple summer series league table (so far)

 

	Claro  SOSOs
	Simple Summer League - 2011
			SOSO1	SOSO2	SOSO3	SOSO4	SOSO5
			Valley Gardens	Conyngham Hall	Knaresborough Town	Hookstone Woods	Killinghall Moor	Total
Yellow	Junior League
1	Helen Bowes	W12	100	100	100	98	97	495	Girls' Winner
2	Rebecca Wood	W12	99	99	98	95		391	Girls' Runner-up
3	Claire, Mark, James Wood	W40/M7 /M7	97	98	99	96		390	Boys' Winner
4	Jenny Claridge	W12		97		94	94	285
5	Luke Parker	M12				100	99	199	Boys' Runner-up
6	David Lyon	M10		96		99		195
7	Jacob Handslip	M12	98				96	194
8	Joe Sarmiento	M8		95	97			192
9	Nathan Parker	M14					100	100
10	Ben Gugan	M14					98	98
11	Kieran Bowes	M14				97		97
12	Georgina Ramsden Bethany Brooksbank	W14					95	95
13	Rhiannon Lyon	W14		94				94
Green	Senior League
1	Damian Handslip	M40	97	93	100		100	390	Men's Winner
2	Sue Birtwistle	W50	99	98	96		92	385	Ladies' Winner
3	Geoffrey Hensman	M60	96	91		97	96	380
4	Debbie Handslip	W40	94	96	95		89	374
5	Helen Bowes	W12	92	89	98		88	367
6	Kieran Bowes	M14	90	88	91		86	355
7	Jemima Parker	W40			97	94	93	284
8	Simon Claridge	M45		92		92	97	281
9	Arthur Clarke	M60		90	93	90		273
10	Sharon Bowes	W40	93		92		87	272
11	Graham Ramsden	M45				99	99	198
12	Allen Banister	M55	100				95	195
13	Dave Gugan	M50				96	98	194
14	Tom Handslip	M14	95	95				190
15	Allen Barnes	M65		100			90	190
16	Lindsey Hensman	W60	98				91	189
17	Ben Gugan	M14			99	89		188
18	Andrew Lyon	M45		97		91		188
19	Pete Turner	M45				100		100
20	Andy Bowes	M45		99				99
21	Phil Headford	M50				98		98
22	Brian Cullen	M21				95		95
23	Tim Moon	M60		94				94
24	Stan Appleton	M60			94			94
25	Mike Cope	M60					94	94
26	Nathan Parker	M14				93		93
27	Joanne Stanier	W	91					91
28	Jackie Barnes	W65					85	85