CompassSport Cup Final to be a WAGAL event

We have decided to add the CompassSport Cup final event, to be held at New Beechenhurst in the Forest of Dean on 12th November, to the list of WAGAL events for this year. This is of course not an event organised by WAOC, but it is an event where we want to reward those who take part, because regardless of individual ability the turnout can have a big impact on our placing in the results.

This will increase the total number of WAGAL events in 2023 to 6. Each individual's best 4 scores to count.

WAOC Juniors at the YBT Final

Many thanks to all 15 WAOC Juniors and their parents who travelled to Sandall Beat Wood, Doncaster on Sunday 9 July to take part in the National Final of the 2023 Yvette Baker Competition (and many thanks to all those who brought and shared some delicious cakes!).

WAOC's Midland Champions for 2023Good performances at the Springtime in Shropshire weekend of orienteering

A good club attendance at the Springtime in Shropshire event, held over the Bank Holiday weekend of 27-29 May 2023, resulted in some notable achievements on all 3 days. In particular, Day 2 held at Brampton Bryden was also the 2023 Midland Champs. Congratulations to the WAOC class winners in the championships:

W10 Elysia Cowe

W12 Alys Powell

M16 Chun Yan Alistair Fu

W16 Hebe Darwin

W40 Helen Bickle

W50 Camilla Darwin

WAOC at the JK

Some good results from WAOC competitors at this year's JK, held in the Southern Lake District (with the Sprint day on the Lancaster University campus), including:

WAOC at the British Champs 2023

Some good results were achieved by WAOC juniors at this year's British Championships held at Cold Ash near Newbury on the weekend of 25th March.

Photos from our Prizegiving and AGM

We were very pleased to be able to arrange an "in person" event for this year's AGM and prizegiving, held at the Countryside Centre at Hinchingbrooke Country Park on Saturday 18th March 2023.

WAOC Juniors win Yvette Baker Trophy match at HockeringThe junior team qualify for the Final in July

Many congratulations to the WAOC Juniors for wining the East Anglian heat for the 2023 Yvette Baker Trophy competition for Junior Orienteers ( beating NOR ). We had a team of 11 Juniors that travelled to Hockering, Norfolk on Sunday 5 March - many thanks to all the parents who undertook the long drive and made sure the Juniors had a good day !

WAOC claim the Icenian Trophy at the Chasing Sprints

WAOC won the Icenian Trophy, which CUOC award to the best club team performance at their biennial Icenian competition. This year, the Icenian event was an urban race in chasing sprint format, which made for a fun event with a chance to socialise between the morning Prologue race and the afternoon Final.

WAOC qualify for Compass Sport Final

At today's event at Croxton, WAOC competed against HH to qualify for the 2023 Compass Sport Cup final. It was a close competition, but we managed to out-score them by 16 points meaning that WAOC will be in the final. See you in the Forest of Dean on 12th November!

WAOC Winners at the 2023 East Anglian Champs13 Class winners from WAOC

Congratulations to the WAOC members who won their class in this year's EA Champs, held at Tangham, Rendlesham Forest on 5th February. And in particular to Jenny Carlsson who won the Womens Open class as well as her own age class.