OY4 - Canaan Downs

This is the last OY for 2026, at the always tricky but always beautiful Canaan Downs. The start window is 10:30 - 12:30. Course closure 14:30.

Pre-registration required - there is NO registration 'on the day'. If you haven't registered via this system before, please read these instructions first.

 

Course setting is done by Katie Malthus, while Libby Malthus takes care of the controlling.

More information regarding the location of the Event Centre/Registration, Start and Finish will be added when available.

There will be four different difficulty levels to choose from: White, Yellow, Orange and Red. Within the Red level, there will be three different lengths. Details of each individual course to be added when available.

White: 

Yellow:

Orange: 

Short Red: 

Medium Red: 

Long Red: 

 

Each year, MOC and NOC combined run an Orienteer of the Year (OY) competition across all the grades and levels, per club, known as the Pelorus Challenge. This competition is not just for elite orienteers, they are for all orienteers, with points accumulate over the year for different OY events. The events encourage people to test their navigation in a variety of challenging events. If you are not a club member, you can still run in any grade, competition or not: you just will not collect points for the Pelorus Challenge.

To qualify you must run in the same grade throughout the year.
Each grade winner at each event gets 25 points; other competitors' points are based on their time, proportional to the winner's, down to a minimum of 5 points.
Planner and Controller each get full points, i.e. 25 points.
There were a number of events on offer this year. Each event will accumulate points towards your final total. Your worst event score will be deleted.
Grades are listed below - please identify which grade you want to compete in when you enter.

Long Red: Open Men (OM), Open Women (OW), All ages

Medium Red: Veteran Men 40+ (VM), Veteran Women 40+(VW), M20 & under, W20 & under

Short Red: Super Veteran Men 60+ (SVM), Super Veteran Women 60+ (SVW), M16 & under, W16 & under 

Orange: Open Social Men, Open Social Women, M14 & under, W14 & under

Yellow: M12 & under, W12 & under

White: M10 & under, W10 & under