A note from the results team.

These are the final results, which will appear on your doormat in printed form relatively soon. We hope we have corrected most of the typos ( we had no time to check on Sunday). We have also inserted clubs which weren't in our archive, like GRAMP, EBOR & DVO, which appeared as 'none' in the original results. We had to do this because halfway through the event the program refused to create new clubs into our list, so we had to allot you to 'none' and edit it later.

We hope we have also found the two or three people who disappeared from the initial results because they 'dibbed' in the mini printer box which we reserved for the hired SI cards and which printed out splits but wasn't connected to the computer network. These runners had their own cards and should have downloaded into the download boxes. 

Once things became slightly less fraught we were able to 'dib' the hired cards back into the system at quieter times, so that everyone was then in the computer before we produced any results. Unfortunately, if you had your own SI card and didn't download into the computer we had no record of you finishing until we could interrogate the Start and Finish boxes and find  your times from there.

We also must thank BOK, for the use of their equipment and especially Mike Nelson for his technical advice and assistance with the system both before and during the day. 

Cris Tween & Dick Keighley

If you want to see the split times then click here to download the splits for all competitors ( these are uncorrected for typos and don't have the lost names, but, hey, you can't have everything!)

Thrown into the trenches !

When we, as three younger members of Wimborne Club and our supportive parents, were asked to help with an orienteering event we did not realise that we would end up organising a South Western Gallopen using the Sport Ident system for the first time in Dorset. Little did we realise how much organising an event takes, or how it has to be done in a particular way.However with the help of many members of Wimborne Club we believe the day has been a success. We would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard to assist us in making this possible. Cris Tween and Dick Keighley need a special mention for their computer skills.We would also like to thank the planner for his support, and to highlight that as a father with a young baby and a demanding job he has given so much to make this event memorable.Thanks also go to Captain Goddard of Bovington Camp for helping us in so many ways and holding back his tanks for the day. David Bland as controller was also both helpful and hard working, characteristics much appreciated by everyone.

Claire Halliwell, Nathan and Jenny Fairhurst.

Speechless, legless and clueless!

The Parents

First of all, my thanks to Captain Goddard and the Army for their co-operation throughout the planning of this event. The area has much to offer the orienteer and their help in allowing us to use it is much appreciated.

Mapping and planning can be quite interesting on the ranges. It only takes an hour or two to completely change a small area with a tank! Perhaps the most dramatic example here was towards the end of the white and yellow courses. In the first plans we even considered tapes between controls because a path was difficult to see. On the next visit it was about 4 metres wide and filled with stones. On the next visit a temporary wall had appeared across the track junction! Such changes occurred elsewhere on the area but were either less dramatic or away from the routes on the more senior courses.

This was my first (and last for some time! ) go at planning. I therefore needed much guidance from David Bland and John Warren. John was going to stay out of this one, until a quick single stroke during the last cricket match of the season culminated in my hamstring tearing. That was a few days before tagging was due, so many thanks to the Johns (Warren and Bush) for doing the tagging for me and making the necessary adjustments to the courses. I was already behind schedule at that stage because of difficulties getting access to the ranges at times when I was available, so without their help I really don’t know what would have happened.

I hope that you enjoyed the challenge of Bovington. Not an easy area at times. Although paths, tracks and even roads are always an option on longer legs (and I know many of you chose that option probably thinking of the amount of rain that fell in the two weeks leading up to the event) it is still easy to become disorientated because many of the areas look alike. Keeping in touch with the map is important over those sandy tank-tracks. Anyway, those competitors that found me at the end made some favorable comments so hopefully they reflected the thoughts of the majority.

Electronic punching brings a new concept to the sport in that the finish is a ‘control’ that needs visiting. I know that some of you ran straight from the ‘last’ control (numbered) to the download tent. The view of some tapes and a tent was an oasis maybe, but you were told to navigate to the finish and that was marked with a double circle on the map. I can assure you that this was not set as a trap. I may well have done the same thing if I were a competitor at the end of a long hard run, but the next time we use electronic punching I am sure that we will have learnt from the frustration on the part of those who had to rush back to the finish.

Finally, well done to the organisers. They, like me, were novices but everything appeared to run fairly smoothly on the day and they deserve credit for that. I hope they didn’t fall asleep in lessons the next morning.

Andy Kent

For a Galoppen Wimborne put on a very innovative event with Electronic punching- (OK- BOK beat you by a week!), pre-marked maps and organisation by two families – the Fairhursts and the Halliwells led by their junior members Nathan and Claire. Thanks to them for all their efforts. Thanks are also due to Jenny for her String course and to Cris Tween and Dick Keighley for ensuring that the technology worked on the day.

Andy, who was planning a full event for the first time, produced courses that were both varied and challenging. Those who I spoke to seemed to enjoy them although finding the going rather tough in parts. Results show that this was particularly true for Light Green while the Blue course could possibly have been about 10% shorter.

Some runners on the Brown and Blue courses were confused at the end of their course, heading for the tapes and download tent. This is one aspect of electronic punching that needs to be adjusted to, - that the normal finish paraphernalia is not necessarily at the Finish station. The description sheet clearly said ‘navigate to Finish’ and as this was clearly marked on the map I am satisfied that there was no element of unfairness.

Thank you Wimborne for putting on an enjoyable event and to whoever was responsible for keeping the rain away from this part of Dorset.

David Bland (WEYOR)

December 26^th, Boxing Day Canter. Ringwood North.

February 18^th,2001. Badge Event. Washer’s Pit, near Blandford.

For further details of these or other events contact Club Secretary, John Warren on 01425-474861.

Brown Course 9.4km 210m 18C

1 Ben Chesters WCH M21 58:31

2 Clive Hallett BOK M35 63:08

3 Gavin Clegg BOK M45 69:48

4 Simon Martland WIM M35 71:01

5 David Currie SOC M21 73:34

6 Jack Hutchinson SOC M55 74:06

7 Mark Nixon SOC M16 75:38

8 Tom Chesters DEVON M16 75:56

9 Alan Honey BAOC M40 76:09

10 Nick Nourse MapWorks M35 80:05

11 Charles Daniel BOK M40 80:31

12 Ilkka Annila SOC M40 81:15

13 Caleb Gould TVOC M21 81:18

14 Jonathan Watson BAOC M40 81:50

15 Richard Kromhout DEVON M21 84:36

16 Chris  Moncaster KERNO M45 84:41

17 Michael  James BAOC M40 84:54

18 Axel  Blomquist BAOC M45 85:32

19 Ian  Todd BAOC M40 86:14

20 Chris Poole SWOC M21 87:41

21 David Hunt BOK M40 88:34

­ …….Brown Standard…….­

22 Chris Philip QO M45 89:27

23 Tom Lillicrap DEVON M50 90:49

24 Will Kromhout DEVON M21 91:36

25 Terry Smith SOC M50 91:42

26 Steve Molnar WIM M35 92:30

27 Jonathan Winn CROC M21 94:52

28 Jeff Butt SARUM M35 97:04

29 Mark Ebanks WIM M21 98:29

30 Ted Heath QO M55 98:44

31 Andrew Howard WIM M21 98:47

32 Ian Wells BofReg M40 102:38

33 Edward Forman BOK M50 104:38

34 Ian Peirce SARUM M55 104:42

35 Philip Tadd DEVON M45 105:09

36 Richard Rae BKO M50 106:47

37 Neil Underwood SARUM M45 107:55

38 Nick Langley SLOG M21 115:51

39 Mark Lockett WSX M21 139:45

40 Noel Gould DEVON M65 139:49

John Baybutt QO M50 All punches correct

but no finish time

Blue Course 7.3km 180m 15C

1 Charles Morton WSX M45 63:29

2 Caedmon Gould DEVON M16 66:48

3 David Battison SARU M50 68:10

4 Adam Heath BOK M20 70:06

5 Christine Currie BOK W21 71:06

6 Brendan Gould DEVON M14 71:54

7 Tim Britton WIM M21 72:17

8 Simon Liebling SARUM M40 73:20

9 John Orton MOK M45 73:34

10 Bill Vigar QO M65 74:02

11 Nick Fernandes QO M35 74:26

12 Tim Nolan BOK 13B 75:31

13 Gwyn Davies SARUM M45 76:30

14 David Holmes QO M50 76:37

15 Ian Sayer WSX M45 77:57

16 Martyn Case WIM M40 78:20

17 Laura Daniel BOK W18 78:24

18 David Lee NGOC M60 78:37

19 Barry Olds KERNO M45 79:03

20 Richard Lucas SLOG M50 79:10

21 David Nixon SOC M55 79:17

22 Roger Hargreaves KERNO M50 80:40

23 Colin Hicks SOC M45 80:45

24 Lew Bean DEVON M50 82:44

25 Rob Hick WSX M40 83:59

26 Keith Henderson WIM M55 85:23

27 John Tilsley WEYOR M50 85:27

28 Robin Smith SOC M45 86:07

29 Jan Belza SARUM M55 86:29

30 Dave Warne WEYOR M35 88:07

31 Andrew Millard Ind M21 88:12

32 Brian Hart SARUM M55 88:31

33 Gerald Woodley DEVON M60 88:49

34 John Walton SO M40 88:54

35 Amy Pennington SOC W16 89:01

36 Fraser Macdonald SARUM M40 89.07*#

37 Nick Harper SOC M50 89:34

38 Bill Davidson SOC M50 89:38

39 Michael Yeo SOC M45 90:13

40 Colin Sweeper SLOG M40 90:17

41 Mike Kite WEYOR M50 90:58

42 Teresa Winn CROC W21 91:35

43 Philip Fawkner-Corbett BOK M45 93:22

44 Ron Cartwright SOC M45 93:51

45 Alan Simpson DEVON M55 94:01

46 Richard Jeans SOC M50 94:35

47 John Parker BOK M65 94:43

­ …….Blue Standard……..­

48 Di Tilsley WEYOR W45 95:29

49 James Nickolls QO M21 96:15

50 John Currey EBOR M65 97:10

51 C.Nunn SARUM M55 97:17

52 Alan Richards NGOC M50 97:21

53 Mark Larcombe QO M40 97:27

54 John Knight MOK M50 97:30

55 Richard Moss SOC M55 97:32

56 Tony Hext QO M50 97:34

57 Robin Walker BOK M60 98:56

58 Ken Stimson SLOG M50 99:09

59 John Round QO M40 99:15

60 Alan Wallis SN M40 99:40

61 Tim Wood QO M45 100:11

62 Chris Harrison MOK M40 102:45

63 John Pennington SOC M50 105:15

64 Robin Hill SARUM M50 105:36

65 Martin Robson SARUM M35 106:18

66 Sue Gard QO W50 106:47

67 Hugh Risebrow SOC M35 106:51

68 Sarah Francis SN W21 107:09

69 Laurie Rudling DEVON M50 108:49

70 Mike Christopher WIM M45 108:49

71 Matthew Knipe QO M35 108:56

72 Chic Young SARUM M40 109:33

73 Frances Alexander NGOC W55 110:06

74 Edward Brett WIM M45 112:25

75 Brian Curtis BOK M45 113:42

76 Brian Till DEVON M70 123:24

77 Barrie Stephens DVO M55 131:38

78 Carol Finch WSX W45 138:49

79. Hilary Ball & Christine Milton BofReg W21 146:06

80 Mark Thorpe Ind M40 154:24

81 Rosemary MacDonald SARUM W35 155:36

Paivi Annila SOC W40 missed 7 & 8

Laurence Wickens WIM M45 retired after 11

Trevor Bridle WIM M55 missed 7,8,& 9

Green Course 4.5km 105m 10C

1 Brian Fletcher QO M21 37:55

2 Pete Hudd BOK M40 39:43

3 Richard Raynsford BOK M50 39:47

4 Riikka Annila SOC W14 40:29

5 Mike Crockett QO M65 41:51

6 Michelle Spillar WIM W21 42:08

7 Peter Hambleton SARUM M55 44:42

8 Stephen Hillier Clay 13B 45:38

9 Sue Hands WIM W50 47:09

10 David Parkin BOK M65 47:41

11 Ruth Holmes QO W14 47:53

12 Paul Millard DEVON M50 47:55

13 Jackie Butt SARUM W40 48:15

14 Ron Ley SARUM M75 48:45

15 Andrew Brett WIM 11B 49:03

16 John Trayler WSX M55 49:23

17 Michael Tunbridge WEYOR M45 50:35

18 Nigel Benham SARUM 51:02

19 Andrew Thornton SARUM M50 51:37

19 Philip Tuggey BOK M45 51:37

21 Greg Fawkner-Corbett KSODA 10B 51:46

22 Geoff Bell WIM M50 51:55

23 Peter Dickenson BAOC M45 54:06

24 Roger Hills WIM M65 54:07

25 Richard Went QO M50 54:58

26 Mike Nelson BOK M65 54:58

27 Chris Bronford WIM M50 55:10

28 Dean Kelvin SARUM M45 55.46*

29 Robert Mann BOK M65 56:19

30 John Higgins BOK 56:26

31 Tony Milroy QO M50 56:29

32 Bill Brown WSX M60 56:38

33 Richard Brightman WIM M60 56:43

34 Kirsty Staunton WIM W40 57:25

35 Robert Lloyd QO M60 58:20

36 Clare Fletcher BOK W55 59:51

37 Richard Arman WSX M70 60:04

38 Jillian Currey EBOR W60 60:07

39 Peter Robertson WEYOR M55 60:20

40 Charlotte Duncan SARUM W55 61:05

41 Liz Macdonald SARUM W16 61:29

42 Alison Brown GRAMP W35 61:37

43 Shirley Moss SOC W55 62:28

44 Denis Hamment BOK M70 63:35

45 John Coleman NGOC M65 64:28

46 Stephen Williams QO M45 64:39

­ …….Green Standard……­

47 Richard Wall WIM M55 65:08

48 Colin Evans WIM M45 66:00

49 Mike Heath WIM M65 66:16*

50 Lubor Velecky SOC M75 66:18

51 Celia Robertson WEYOR W45 66:19

52 Barbara Ralph SOC W50 66:19

53 Richard Thornton SARUM M55 66:36

54 Anne Donnell BOK W65 68:22

55 Christine King BOK W50 68:39

56 Peter Brett WIM M55 70:08

57 Guy Grewar Ind M40 70:14

58 Erik Peckett DEVON M65 70:15

59 John Symonds BOK M55 70:41

60 David Tonge WIM M60 71:04

61 Elsie Hargreaves KERNO W50 72:14

62 Christopher Parker Ind M40 72:21

63 Mary Nixon SOC W40 73:00

64 Roger Harris WEYOR M65 73:07

65 Roy Morgan WSX M60 73:08

66 Timothy Angel SOC M60 74:50

67 Liz Kent DEVON W40 75:11

68 Patricia Walker BOK 75:19

69 Jenn Hudd BOK W21 75:37

70 Pauline Olds KERNO W45 75:40

71 Rosalind Harper SOC W45 76:13

72 Jenny Tennant QO W65 77:24

73 Ian Taylor WEYOR M75 79:37

74 Diana Smith SOC W45 79:50

75 Cathy Warne WEYOR W35 80:29

76 David Everitt WIM M60 80:54

77 Judith Bland WEYOR W60 81:24

78 Helen Wheelwright SOC W40 81:58

79 Des Wyatt WSX M75 82:18

80 Annette Jack Ind 82:24

81 James Head DEVON M21 82:37

82 Madeline Horsey WSX W45 85:08

83 Pat Hart SARUM W55 92:57

84 Adrian Dawson SARUM M40 93:43

85 Freda Peirce SARUM W55 132:52

Adam Turner Fern retired 11B

Chris Donaghy Bov missed 7 & 8 M50

Nicola Thornton SARUM missed no 9 W45

Jill Harrison MOK missed no 9 W40

Alan Carver Hale missed no 6

Carol Anne Carver Hale missed 1& 2

Light Green Course 3.50km 60m 8C

1 Donald Hinks BOK M21 39:11

2 Simon Howarth Ind M35 43:52

3 Stefanie Blomquist CPS 8G 45:52

4 Ed MacDonald SARUM M14 48:22

5 Thomas Miles Clay 9B 50:27

6 Tom Staunton WIM M16 51:20

7 Irene Statham WEYOR W45 52:30

8 Sally Da Costa WSX 12G 52:54

9 Alex Everton WIM M16 53:01

10 Katie Moncaster KERNO 7G 53:40

11 Frances Beedie BOK W16 54:41

12 Ben Kenward QO M16 55:02

13 Sean Harrison MOK M12 55:53

14 Jan Holmes QO W50 56:09

15 Elaine Evans WIM W45 57:16

16 Holly Daniel BOK W14 60:45

17 Nathan Fairhurst WIM 10B 60:48

18 Simon Maughan WIM 8B 63:22

19 Peter Heyes Ind M45 63:46

20 Roger + James Moore WIM 64:05

21 John Greaves TVOC M55 66:56

22 Joan Hambleton SARUM W55 68:17

23 Veda Mann BOK W65 75:46

24 Andrew Howard CPS M45 80:03

­ …….Light Green Standard……­

25 Isabelle Yeo SOC W40 80:42

26 Pella Rye WEYOR W70 81:22

27 Philippa Morris WIM W16 81:24

28 Chris Brown WSX W60 81:34

29 Jewers Fam (A,M+R) Sand 5B 85:29

30 Daniele Fawkner-Corbett BOK W45 86:41

31 Simon Swaby Clay M12 87:38

32 Mary Nelson BOK W70 92:24

33 .Nick Dennis Ind 93:52

34 Janette Lockwood QO W45 94:01

35 Rosie Down Ind W40 95:32

36 Caroline Morris WIM W45 108:22

37 Lynn Branford WIM W50 112:22

38 Geraldine Gould DEVON W55 113:34

39 Judith Gubbins Ind W60 126:07

40 Jean Velecky SOC W75 128:42

41 Roy Fry Ind 141:55

42 Jean Arman WSX W70 150:02

Jacquie Sanders Ind missed 3 & 4

Fern Horsey WSX 11G retired

Merial Gibson WEYOR W75 missed no 5

Rosalie Moncaster KERNO W40 missed no 8

Nicholas Trim Sand wrong 7 & 8

Orange Course 2.9km 60m 9C

1 John Banner Ind M21 27:03

2 Alison Maughan WIM W40 29:26

3 Alice Butt SARUM W10 29:53

4 Hayley Da Costa WSX 10G 32:51

5 Rachael Smith Ind W21 33:39

6 Tom Williams Sand 8B 34:01

7 Shawn James Ind M12 34:09

8 Robert Baker WIM M40 35:01

9 Ellen Hambleton & 1 SARUM W21 35:44

10 Mark Case WIM 8B 38:17

11 Jewers Fam. (A,R,M+ dad) Sand y5 38:44

12 Bernice Tonge WIM W55 40:20

13 Timothy Cant Hale M40 42:39

14 Crosse/Prater/Cant (2^nd run) Hale 5B 46:25

­ ……Orange Standard………­

15 Katy Morris WIM 10G 47:24

16 Linda + Emma Howard Ind W8/W40 49:34

17 Jim Davis Ind M21 50:29

18 Belinda Fitton Ind W35 52:12

19 Christopher Curtis BOK M14 52:26

20 Judith Bond Ind W50 53:04

21 Victoria Flemming SLOG 7G 56:30

22 Patrick Stubbs CPS 8B 63:31

23 Thomas Stratton & dad Ind 2B 66:19

24 Ros Went QO W50 68:35

25 Trevor Bevins Ind M40 76:05

26 Jill Everitt WIM W65 90:09

William Wickens WIM 8B missed no 9

Jenny Halcrow/Mel Dean Ind W40 missed no 4

Yellow Course 1.7km 45m 6C

1 Sarah Menzies CPS 8G 10:40

2 Alex Wilson CPS 7B 11:39

3 Patrick Staunton WIM 7B 12:02

4 Waddington Family SOC 13:16

5 Harry Forrestal CPS M7 13:27

6 Bianca Brajuha CPS 8G 14:05

7 Marianne Brewis CPS 8G 14:08

8 Richard Phillips CPS 7B 14:12

9 Alastair Wickens WIM 5B 14:18

10 Emily Benham SARUM 7G 14:26

11 Tim Baker Sand 7B 14:38

12 Matthew Fisher Sand 7B 15:41

13 Martin Yeo SOC M10 15:44

14 Sam Warne WEYOR 7B 16:13

15 Jewers Fam. (A,R,M+ dad) Sand y5 16:23

16 Sara Woolley Swan 7G 16:51

17 Royston Carver Ind 6B 16:57

18 Freddy Parker Ind 6G 17:24

­ ……. Yellow Standard……. ­

19 Edward Grigg +2 Hale 6B 17:34

20 Ben + Bill Pitman Ind M8 17:44

21 Alexandra Smith CPS 8G 18:16

22 William Miles CPS M7 18:19

23 Laura Woodhall Ind W21 18:23

24 Thomas Butt SARUM 4B 18:52

25 Declan Folley & 1 Sand y5 19:19

26 Jenny Halcrow Ind 20:13

27 Lucy Young CPS 7G 21:37

28 Adrian Schmieder Sand 7B 21:58

29 Ann Morgan WSX W60 24:15

30 Lucy + Jack Benham SARUM y4 24:59

31 Peter Howard CPS 7B 28:44

32 Cameron Grewar Ind M0? 29:23

33 Charlotte Liebling SARUM 4G 36:13

34 Kirsty Ray-Brown CPS 8G 62:17

35 Terri Taylor BOK 64:04

White Course 1.30Km 40m 8C

1 Zoe Round QO W10 8:38

2 Julia Blomquist Avon 6G 8:39

3 Terence Furlong Sand 6B 8:49

4 Emily Benham Burg 7G 8:53

5 Dan Williams Sand 6B 9:10

6 Jessica Haines Swan 6G 9:14

7 William Baker Sand 6B 9:22

8 Axel Hildebrand Sand 6B 9:48

9 Matthew Cross Hale 5B 9:56

10 Alice Round QO W10 10:14

11 Robert Broomfield Swan 5B 11:03

12 Anna Carver Hale 8G 11:42

13 Amy Albin Sand 5G 11:44*#

14 Max Prater Hale 5B 12:57

15 Joe Warne WEYOR M10 13:24

16 Matthew Cant Hale 5B 14:58

17 Taylor Family Ind 16:07

18 Matthew Williams QO M7 16:41

19 Lee Williams Swan 6B 16:44

20 Thomas Stratton + dad Ind 2B 17:22

21 Todd Langdon Swan 6B 18:56

22 Sam Harper SOC 5B 19:49

23 Georgina + Connie Cant Hale 20:13

24 Emma Crickmore WSX 1G 21:02

25 Susan + Mel Stone Ind 21:58

26 James Crickmore WSX 3B 22:13

27 Bethany Fisher Ind W6 25:01

28 Lucy Butt + 1 Hale y2 29:58

29 Sue + Hannah Dorban Ind 30:01

30 Rosemary Woodley DEVON 30:55

All competitors gain White Standard

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