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Do you compete in rogaines, but would like to
do better? Would you like to increase your confidence and contribute more
to your team? Are you comfortable navigating in the dark?
How about improving your skills so that you can take your
mates rogaining and not get lost too often?
NSW Rogaine Association will be holding a Navigation and
Rogaine Skills workshop at Rydal (near Lithgow) on September
20-21. The program includes:
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3 practical navigations sessions in small groups with an
instructor (including one at night)
- targeted sessions on route planning and what to pack and eat
when rogaining
- lots of fun
- a short rogaine to practice all of the new tricks
Draft Schedule
| Event |
Time |
Saturday |
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Registration/Start |
10:00 |
1st navigation exercise |
10:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00-14:00 |
Route planning/maps |
14:00-15:30 |
What to wear and take |
16:00-17:00 |
Dinner |
18:00-19:30 |
2nd navigation exercise |
20:00-22:30 |
Sunday |
|
3rd navigation exercise |
8:00-10:00 |
3 hr Rogaine |
11:00-14:00 |
Late lunch/finish |
14:00-15:00 |
The instructors are all experienced rogainers who are keen to
share their knowledge.
The hash house is the Rydal Show ground, featuring a hall with
kitchen, toilets and showers that might have warm water.
As this is an inaugural workshop, the entry numbers will be
capped to 50. This is to ensure a low participant to
instructor ratio (target is 4:1) and to provide a flexible
format.
Entries are now open for the workshop and will close on Friday 12 September. Entry costs $57 per person ($40 for concession) or $110 for a household.
The entry fee includes:
* lunch on both days
* dinner or a contribution towards dinners (to be confirmed)
* maps for the navigation exercises
* access to land for the exercises
* camping on Friday and Saturday nights at Rydal Showground
* use of facilities at Rydal Showground
The entry fee does not include breakfast on Sunday.
To participate, you need to bring all of the items that you would expect to use in a rogaine:
* backpack
* safety whistle
* compass
* space blanket
* contact
* ruler, scissors, pen, paper and stationary
* torch
* clothing and footwear suitable for spending many hours walking in the Australian bush.
If camping isn't really your thing, then you may find accommodation at the Alexander Hotel in Rydal (phone 02 6355 6208).
If you would like to volunteer to help at the workshop or would like more information,
please email Phil Whitten at nswravc@gmail.com.
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