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Welcome to first race of this year's Scottish Orienteering League, at Gullane Dunes on Sunday 13th February. The eastern part of the area was used for the Scottish Championships in 2017, and this time courses will extend into the dunes to the west of Gullane as well. See RouteGadget for the courses from that event.

Entries now closed - start times will be published on Fabian4. (Combined with the Scottish Night Championships for the Dark 'n' Dunes weekend)

Please note that the SOL 2021 Prizegiving will take place soon after 2pm.

Provisional results will be available here on the day.

As this event is being run under COVID restrictions, please read the information here, and the information in the final details carefully.

Please note that you must pre-register.  There will be NO ENTRY ON THE DAY (except for the string course). Entries have now closed.

DIRECTIONS, PARKING & TOILETS

Event registration, assembly, start and finish are all located close to Gullane Beach car park. Parking will be available for cars in the car park, but please note that there is a height restriction of 2m /  6'6" so camper vans will likely not fit. If this is the case, or parking is full, please park considerately elsewhere in Gullane. There is also a bus service running between Edinburgh and Gullane:

• East Coast Buses service 124: every half hour, takes 1h20 minutes to middle of Gullane

COURSES

Planned to Sports Governing Body standards by Tessa and Murray Strain, and controlled by Dave Kershaw (ESOC). Maps will be printed on waterproof paper.

Course lengths are given below for our current draft courses, these may change slightly; these are red-line distances and you should expect to travel somewhat further in the event.

There will also be a string course on the day - for this course only it will be entry on the day.

REGISTRATION, START AND FINISH

All entrants must have pre-registered before. You will be sent final details and a list of start times prior to the event. Please only turn up when you are due to start, and once finished, please download quickly(and socially distanced!) and then leave the area. Splits will be available at the event (printer permitting). We aim to have the results available online on the evening of the event, and to put the courses up on RouteGadget.

Start times will be between 11:00am. and 1pm

Start location TBC.

Courses close at 3pm at which time controls will begin to be collected in. If you think you may take a while on your chosen course, please ask for an early start time.

Everyone must report to the finish and proceed to Download, whether they finish their courses or not.

ENTRY AND ENTRY FEES

Seniors: £14 (SOA/BOF-affiliated club members) / £16 (non-members)
Juniors / Students: £7 (SOA/BOF-affiliated club members) / £9 (non-members)

Entries closed - start times will be available on Fabian4.

ELECTRONIC TIMING 

SportIdent (SI) electronic timing will be used, with SI Air enabled.  If you have your own SI dibber, please bring it.  Otherwise SI dibbers can be hired free of charge, but with £30 charge if lost.  This must have been requested when booking your place for the event.

Please note that for courses 1 and 2 you will need SI dibbers that take > 30 controls (so not flat cards, SI-5 (1 - 499,999) or SI-8 (2,000,001 - 2,999,999) cards.

CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS

Printed Control Descriptions will be available at the event.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Event organisers: Caspian Richards and Max Carcas

Planners: Tessa and Murray Strain

Controller: Dave Kershaw (ESOC)

For further information on orienteering and the club, see the rest of our website. 

If you still have a question, e-mail: info@interlopers.org.uk

PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE

You are only covered by our public liability insurance if you have joined an orienteering club or are competing in one of your first 3 events.  If you would like to join Interlopers orienteering club (we cover Edinburgh and Lothians) please see our Contact page or ask us at the event.  The event entry fees are lower if you are a club member.

PRIVACY

When entering our orienteering events and activities, your name may appear in the results section of the club website.  We do not share your data with any other organisations, other than the sport’s governing bodies for administrative purposes.  We do not use it for any marketing purposes. By entering the event you are accepting this condition.

SAFETY NOTICE

Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. By entering the event you are accepting this condition. 

Parents/guardians should explain all safety aspects to all children and vulnerable persons in their care and if you are in any doubt about their ability to stay safe only allow them to participate with a carer.

A risk assessment has been carried out by the organiser. Please note:

(1) Vehicles use the roads and will not be expecting you, so you must watch out for vehicles, give way and follow the Highway Code.

(2) Beware that other people, dog walkers and cyclists use the area and may not expect you, so take extra care to avoid surprise or collision, especially near corners and on narrow paths through patches of gorse.

(3) There are uneven surfaces, rocks, roots, brash, undergrowth, steps and ruins in the area.  Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes with grip.

(4) If you have an existing medical condition that may be a risk, please write down the necessary details, emergency contact details and advice on what to do in an emergency, then place it in a sealed envelope with your name on the front, plus “only to be opened in an emergency”, and hand it in to the Registration team.

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