February 28, 2018 by Kyle Haddad-Fonda
We wrapped up the 2017–2018 WIOL season with a great championship meet at Fire Mountain Scout Reservation. As always, we crowned champions in many different age categories for both the overall season (best four out of seven results) and for the single-race championship event. Season standings are available here.
Congratulations to all the season winners: Cora Buchholz, Ermolay Beketov, Catherine Lirtsman, Connor Timney, Grace Zoppi, Minhyok Kim, Benjamin Brady, Siri Christopherson, and Scott Funston. Cora, Benjamin, and Siri earned the highest possible score of 400 points.
At the championships, the winners were Cora Buchholz, Ermolay Beketov, Zariah Zosel, Connor Timney, Heidi Blair, Joshua Colleran, Ellen Heinaro, and Scott Funston.
The season awards for the public Winter Series went to Will Enger and Nina Potrebich. Nina also captured the women’s title at the championships, but Eric Bone earned top honors in the men’s race.
February 1, 2018 by Patrick Nuss
Newsletters
Check out the club’s first newsletter issue of 2018 for news about upcoming WIOL events at Green River College and Fire Mountain Scout Reservation, the announcement of our WIOL bonus relay day at South Seattle College, information about how to improve your mapping skills, news about many of COC’s athletes being named to the U.S. Senior and Junior National Teams, and the debut of a route choice feature in the newsletter!
October 29, 2017 by Ing Uhlin
Ultimate Orienteer
This is the PRELIMINARY schedule for Ultimate Orienteer 2018. (Click on the title and go to the post for a list that is easier to read.)
Please note that there may be changes in dates or locations.
2018 Ultimate Orienteer Series
- March 10 – Night-O, Hamlin Park, Shoreline
- March 31 – Score-O, Pt Defiance Park, Tacoma
- April 14 – 1-person relay (Farsta), Wilburton Hill, Bellevue
- May 12 – Classic, Fishtrap Lake
- May 13 – Classic, Fishtrap Lake
- June 9 – Middle (Lick Creek vicinity)
- June 10 – Goat, Salmon La Sac
- and 9. June 16-17 – Pig War events organized by GVOC
October 16, 2017 by Bob Forgrave
CYA
One of our most popular, family-friendly events, this is making its first appearance at Robinswood Park in Bellevue, Saturday, October 28. For timing and other info, see the event page.
You have 24 checkpoints to find, at dusk and beyond. You have a map, a flashlight…and “vampires” in the park! An orienteering vampire is someone with an official red flashlight who can swap your progress card for that flashlight—and you become the vampire, looking for someone fast!
August 28, 2017 by Ing Uhlin
Announcements, Club events
Join us on Saturday, September 30 at 1:15pm, at the Phinney Community Center, for our annual club meeting!
It’s time to review our past year, celebrate some successes, discuss what would make the next year a blast, and then organize to make it happen. As a Cascade Orienteering Club member, you get a say in what we’re going to do.
If you have not attended the annual meeting before, consider it the annual club celebration. As in other years, it’s a good time to connect with others over free food, learn what’s going on in the club, and find a meaningful part in it moving forward.
VOTING
All members will receive a survey from surveymonkey.com, to vote for COC Elected Representatives. The e-mail survey saves money on postcard mailing and allows us to splurge on pizza and salad for you instead!
PHINNEY COMMUNITY CENTER
Is located at 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 – Google Map
June 21, 2017 by Rebecca Jensen
Calendar, Winter Series, WIOL
While summer has just begun, we’re already thinking about the upcoming Winter season! The 2017-18 dates and locations have been set:
– November 4 @ Magnuson Park, Seattle
– November 18 @ North SeaTac Park, Seattle
– December 2 @ St. Edward State Park, Kenmore
– December 16 @ Bridle Trails State Park, Kirkland
– January 6 @ Putney Woods, Whidbey Island
– January 20 @ Lincoln Tree Farm, Spanaway
– February 3 @ Green River College, Auburn
– February 17 @ Fire Mountain, Mt. Vernon
– February 18, extra relay @ TBD
June 6, 2017 by Rebecca Jensen
Club events
Three northwest orienteering clubs have joined together to put on 9 events in 9 days, for one memorable orienteering road trip for those who complete it all! The northwest tour begins in Central Washington with events by CascadeOC on June 17 and 18, travels through Sprague and eastward to Spokane for events by Eastern Washington Orienteering Club June 19-21, then finishes in Idaho with events on June 23-25 by City of Trees Orienteering Club, which include the US Orienteering Championships! Whew! Together, these events create the Pacific Northwest Orienteering Festival, and an amazing orienteering vacation.
Sat, June 17 – Middle @ Moses Lake Sand Dunes in Moses Lake, WA – CascadeOC
Sun, June 18 – Goat @ Fishtrap Lake in Sprague, WA – EWOC
EWOC events information
Mon, June 19 – Sprint #1 @ Riverside State Park in Spokane, WA – EWOC
Mon, June 19 – Sprint #1 @ Riverside State Park in Spokane, WA – EWOC
Tue, June 20 – Classic @ Riverside State Park in Spokane, WA – EWOC
Wed, June 21 – Score-O @ Liberty Lake Regional Park in Spokane, WA – EWOC
Thu, June 22 – a day off!
CTOC events information
Fri, June 23 – Sprint @ Boise State University in Boise, ID – CTOC
Sat, June 24 – Long @ Trap Creek in Stanley, ID – CTOC
Sun, June 25 – Middle @ Dutch Lake in Stanley, ID – CTOC
Featured image from CTOC
March 17, 2017 by Bob Forgrave
Calendar, Club events
Events will appear over time on our home page throughout the year, but here in one place is our entire year’s listing of Cascade events. Print it, share it, and get your friends involved in these four great event series:
- Ultimate Series: The best Washington terrain for navigation events, sometimes with a road trip.
- Wednesday Evening Series: Laid back navigation events at local parks, finishing with a barbecue.
- Choose Your Adventure Series: Mass start, any order–our most social navigation events.
- Winter Orienteering Series: Our biggest events, including the school orienteering league.
Plus the Seattle Adventure Running Tournament in September and the notoriously difficult Bog Slog in December.
See the attached flyer for dates!
February 17, 2017 by Patrick Nuss
Announcements
We’re ordering custom jerseys and jackets now through April 8, 2017, with delivery by June!
We’re keeping our popular and distinctive red and black designs, and this year, we’re using a new supplier, Champion System, which you can explore at www.champ-sys.com. They are not an orienteering-specific supplier, but they have a lot of options, including men’s and women’s styles, jackets, singlets, long-sleeves, and budget options (as low as $30 for a club jersey!). We’ve heard good things about them.
To order, please use this ordering form.
If you have any questions or comments, please send to patricknuss at hotmail. Thanks!
Sizing Charts
(Note: most have separate files for men’s and women’s but some have both charts in the same file)
Short Sleeve
Basic Short Sleeve Jerseys, lightweight or standard-weight: Men’s and Women’s
Short Sleeve Jersey, lightest-weight with mesh panels: Men’s and Women’s
Short Sleeve Jersey, with quarter-zip front and zipper back pocket: Men’s and Women’s
Long Sleeve
Basic Long Sleeve Jerseys, lightweight or standard-weight: Men’s and Women’s
Long Sleeve Jersey with mesh back: Men’s & Women’s
(Note: this garment was originally designed for mountain biking, so it fits looser)
Long Sleeve Fleece with quarter-zip: Men’s
(Note: this garment was originally designed for XC skiing, so it fits tighter)
Other Stuff
Singlet: Men’s and Women’s
Running Jacket: Men’s & Women’s
January 6, 2017 by Ing Uhlin
Ultimate Orienteer
Registration is now open for the Ultimate Orienteer 2017 season. Registration is here.
