Courses available and how to enter

Age class: A full range of age class courses with Long (L) and Short (S) options. For days 1, 2, 4 and 5, courses will be planned with the following expected winning times (EWT, in minutes):-

• For days 3 and 6, expected winning times are planned to be in the range 30 to 35 minutes for M/W16 and older.
• For each senior age class, the Short course is approximately 67% the length of the Long course, e.g. W50S is 67% the length of W50L. There is no change in technical difficulty.
• Both M21 and W21 have "V" (or Very Short) classes as well as "S" and "L". These classes compete on courses which are approximately 67% shorter than the corresponding Short class course, again with no change in technical difficulty.
• For each junior age class, the B course is both shorter and technically easier than the corresponding A course.

Colour Coded: White, Yellow, Orange and Light Green (entry on the day available). These courses are designed for those not competing in the age class competition and provide courses similar to those for the 10B, 10A, 12A and 14A classes respectively.

String: There will be a free string course each day.

SPORTident electronic punching will be used.

Entry Fees

We would encourage you to enter Croeso 2012 online via Fabian4. Alternatively details of how to enter by post are set out below.

All days’ discount for age class courses

If you enter all 6 days of an age class course, a discount of £6 will be applied to all senior entries and a £3 discount to all junior age class entries.The discount will not apply to colour coded courses.

Split starts

Both parents wishing to have a split start should tick the “Parent Split Start” box in step 2 of the Fabian4 entry process.The system will verify that there are 2 (or zero) ticks per entry form (i.e. the 2 parents participating in the split).

Complex split start requests (e.g. involving grandparents too) should be made using the special request box in step 3.The 1st runner on each day will alternate and will have a start time.The 2nd runner will have an open start time.

Surcharge for competitors who are not National British Orienteering members or Local WOA members.

All adult UK competitors who are not national members of British Orienteering or local members of the Welsh Orienteering Association will have to pay a surcharge of £2 for each day entered.This surcharge does not apply to overseas competitors, the colour coded courses or to Juniors.

Changes to your entries

If you wish to make changes to your entries this can be done on Fabian4 until 30 June 2012. Changes after this date will incur a small fee. Refunds will also be available until 30 June 2012 subject to a small charge for any costs incurred.

Entry on the day

Entry on the day will be available for all colour coded courses and some age classes depending on map availability.

SI card Hire

If you do not have your own SPORTident card you can hire one at a cost of £1 per day.This cost applies to both seniors and juniors.

Parking Charges and Bussing

Parking charges will apply on days 1 to 5 for all cars and camper vans. A permit for the week will cost £8 and is "attached" to a person rather than to a specific vehicle - hence it is transferable. If you do not buy a weekly permit a single day’s parking will cost £2. No parking charges apply for day 6.

If you do not have a full car we would encourage you to consider taking the bus from the event centre to the event each day at a weekly cost of £30 for days 1 to 5 or a daily cost of £7.

If you are considering bringing a coach you will need to email the Co-ordinator by 31 January 2012 as some of the approach roads are unsuitable for large vehicles and alternative arrangements may need to be made.

Postal entry

A paper copy of the entry form is available for download from here, or can be requested by writing to

Judith Powell,
22 The Willows,
Raglan,
NP15 2HB,
Wales.

Entries opened on 4th August 2011.