EUROPEAN ROGAINING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006
Chernivtsi, Ukraine, August 26-27, 2006
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III European Rogaining Championships (ERC III), full 24-hour event, IRF sanctioned.
II Ukrainian Rogaining Championships (URC II), 12- and 6-hour events.
Event Date
August 26-27, 2006.Event Location
Glybochok village, Storozhynets district, Chernivtsi region, western part of Ukraine, approx. 520 km from Ukraine's capital Kiev.
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Chernivtsi on a map of Ukraine |
Glybochok on a map of Chernivtsi region |
Organizers
Orienteering Club MIDIZ supported by the Orienteering Federation of Chernivtsi Region (Ukraine) and Storozhynets Regional Sport Department.Organizing committee head and Chief referee: Efim Shtempler (Ukraine), IRF observer
Course Vetter: Mike Shifman (USA)
Terrain
Moderately hilly, foothills of Carpathian Mountains. Elevation of the highest point above sea level is 537 m; difference in elevation is about 200 m. Mainly beech woodland, about 20% open terrain, many paths and trails, a lot of fine terrain features. Total area about 200 sq. km.Terrain details, photos, and map samples.
Availability to train in similar terrain and participate in 3-day orienteering competitions several days before the championships will be provided for the participants.
Event Schedule
| August 26, 2006 | |
| 8.00 | Opening ceremony |
| 8.15 | Distribution of maps |
| 11.00 | Start |
| 17.00 | URC II 6 hour: end of time limit |
| 17.30 | URC II 6 hour: finish closed |
| 19.50 | Sunset |
| 23.00 | URC II 12 hour: end of time limit |
| 23.30 | URC II 12 hour: finish closed |
| August 27, 2006 | |
| 6.03 | Sunrise |
| 11.00 | ERC III: end of time limit |
| 11.30 | ERC III: finish closed |
| 14.00 | Prize giving and closing ceremony |
| 14.30 | Banquet |
Map
1:25000, 5m contoursPrepared by professional mappers using OCAD software specially for the rogaine in 2006.
Rules
(Full version is available at the IRF site. See the international rules of rogaining for details.)- The object of the competition is to score points within the time limit by finding checkpoints located on the competition terrain.
- The value of the checkpoints varies, depending on the difficulty-distance from the event center, from 2 to 7, and is equal to the decimal place of the checkpoint number. Checkpoints may be visited in any order (score orienteering).
- A team shall record its visits to a checkpoint by punching in the correct square of a scorecard and filling in any intention sheet at the checkpoint with the time of arrival, the team number and the number of the checkpoint that they intend to next visit.
- A team's score shall be the value of the checkpoints visited less penalties. Late returns are penalized by deducting points: up to 1 minute - 1 point, for exceeding each next full minute - 1 point. Teams finishing more than 30 minutes late shall be deemed ineligible for a placing.
- The team with the greater score, or in the event of a tie, the team which finished earlier, shall be awarded the higher placing. Members of each team shall remain within unaided verbal contact of one another at all times whilst on the course. A team shall demonstrate compliance with this requirement to any event official or other team on request.
- On the course, i.e. during the competition outside the event center, competitors can use only food or other supplies taken along from the event center. The only exception is drinking water offered by organizers. Competitors shall not deliberately rest within sight of a checkpoint. The only navigational aids that may be carried on the course are maps provided by organizers, own compasses and watches.
Competition Details
- Full 24 hour event, IRF sanctioned, with all normal rogaining classes.
- 12 and 6 hour options (non ERC, II Ukrainian Rogaining Championships).
- Number of members in a team can be 2...5.
- There are three gender classes of competition:
Men's teams (M), Women's teams (W), and Mixed teams (X),
the latter being all teams that contain at least one female
and one male rogainer. Within each gender class, all teams are
in the Open age category. In addition, some teams will be
eligible for restricted age categories as follows:
- Junior (J): all team members must be under 20 years of age on the first day of competition.
- Veteran (V): all team members must be 40 years of age or over on the first day of competition.
- Super Veteran (SV): all team members must be 55 years of age or over on the first day of competition. (Note: all super veteran teams are automatically in the veteran category also).
- Punching system: punching a scorecard and filling in of an intention sheet.
Entries
The entry form is available on the Registration page.Entry forms should be sent to organizers
by e-mail: entry@rogaining.org.ua
or by mail: Efim Shtempler, Ukrainskaya 12, ap. 19, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 58000
Entry fee for a team is the sum of entry fees for individual team members.
Entry fees for a team member
(catering in the event center during competitions included):
| Entry form sent | ERC III 24 hours |
URC II 12 hours |
URC II 6 hours |
| Before 06.30.2006 | 20 EUR | 15 EUR | 10 EUR |
| 07.01.2006 - 07.31.2006 | 25 EUR | 18 EUR | 12 EUR |
| After 07.31.2006 | 30 EUR | 20 EUR | 15 EUR |
All entry fees are to be paid in cash during registration in the event center based on the date the entry form was sent. Please make entries in advance.
Visa Information
Citizens of EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Japan, USA, Canada and CIS countries are not required to obtain visa to come to Ukraine. Please contact Ukrainian consulates in your respective countries to get detailed information on the documents required to come to Ukraine. Invitations will be sent upon request.Transport
By air to Chernivtsi or other cities in the Ukraine (Lviv and Kiev - international airports); by train or bus to Chernivtsi. Upon your request transportation by cars or vans from Kiev, Uzhgorod, Lviv and Odesa will be arranged; please fill in the corresponding section of the entry form.Local transportation from Chernivtsi railway station, bus station or airport to the event center can be arranged by shuttle buses. Please indicate.
Public transport: On the railway station please get on a trolleybus #3 or 5. Buy tickets (0.5 hrn) from a trolleybus conductor. Exit on the "Park Shevchenka" stop. Then follow the scheme to get to the corner of Storozhynetska and Chervonoarmiyska streets where minibuses to Storozhynets town depart from. Get on a minibus and ask the driver to stop at Glybochok village. Pay for the trip (3-4 hrn) to the driver when exiting the minibus. In Glybochok village, follow the scheme to get to the "Bukovynske Orliatko" camp where the event center is located.
Accommodation
Several options will be available for participants upon request:| Type | Accommodation description | Price per person per day |
| A | rooms for 2 persons | 8 EUR |
| B | rooms for 3-4 persons | 6 EUR |
| C | field camp in own tents or clubhouse | 1.50 EUR |
Meals can be ordered for extra fees: breakfast, dinner 2 EUR; lunch 3 EUR.
Additional Information
An orienteering training camp will be arranged in the same region from August 20 through 25. 3 day Bukovina Cup orienteering event will be held on August 21, 22 and 23. All European rogaining championships participants are very welcome to come and participate to get acquainted with terrain.Contact Details
Efim Shtempler, Ukrainskaya 12 ap. 19, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 58000tel/fax 38-037-2-525520
E-mail: info@rogaining.org.ua
WWW: www.rogaining.org.ua/ec2006/eng/