The expanded South Sydney Summer Series will kick off on Sunday 27 October at Maroubra. Now into its third year, the series draws on the popularity of the original Sydney Summer Series (now the North Sydney Summer Series) to encourage orienteers to discover some of the parks and streets south of the harbour. The nine event series is being jointly organised by Uringa, Garingal, Bigfoot and Illawarra Kareelah with IKO hosting two events at Scarborough Park and Sandringham.
Events are being organised on a weekend (rather than the traditional after work timezone) as this better suited the organising clubs, and will hopefully attract greater numbers of participants. Starts will be available between 4 – 6 pm.
All events will use the short 45 minute score format where competitors race against the clock to collect as many points as possible within the time frame. Penalty points are deducted for every minute late back so planning and time management is just as important as good navigation! A short line course of 2-2.5km will also be available to introduce families with young children to orienteering.
The Sydney Summer Series are ideal events for newcomers to orienteering as they are all held within streets and parks. Generally no compass is required and experienced orienteers are always available to help with map reading and navigation. So why not come along and join the fun.
For a full list of events see: