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The Flying Pig
XVI March
30 - April 1, 2012 including the 2012 Eastern States Interscholastic Orienteering Championship |
hosted
by Orienteering Cincinnati
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Holiday Inn |
Motel 6 Reservation
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Orienteering USA |
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Online
Registration is now
open.
Site Updates
Feb. 13: (Dinner) Parents (and partners) of TROL Season
Pass Holders may take a $3 discount for each adult dinner ordered. Order both your choice of adult dinner AND
the TROL parent discount when registering.
You may order the dinners as part of your child’s entry; you do
not need to do a separate entry in your name.
Please include your names in the “comments” line of
child’s entry. Limit of 2 adults
per TROL member for this discount. Other
friends and relatives must pay full price.
Feb. 13: (Model / Training
Area) will be at
Camp Michaels. A small portion of Camp
Michaels with practice controls will be available free to all competitors,
so it is not necessary to buy the full Camp Michaels preview map unless you
want a larger area in which to train.
Open hours for Camp Michaels will be announced soon. Since it is a BSA Camp (private), you may
only visit during announced training hours.
No pets are permitted at Camp Michaels.
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Overview The Flying Pig XVI will have 4 races over 3
days in parks in Boone County, Kentucky just southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
conveniently located within minutes of Greater Cincinnati International Airport
(CVG). Races will have courses for all
ages and abilities and will be open to anyone, but there will be special awards
for individual students and schools qualifying for the Eastern States
Interscholastic Championship.
The Races All 4 races
are “A” Sanctioned by Orienteering USA. There will be a Middle Distance Race on
Friday afternoon at Middle Creek Boone County Park; Sprint and Middle Distance
Races on Saturday at England-Idlewild Boone County Park, and a Middle Distance Race on Sunday at Big Bone Lick
State Park. See Race Details Page
for more information.
Eastern States Interscholastic Championships Courses will
be offered for Primary School (grades 6 and below), Middle School (grade 9 and
below) and High School Junior Varsity and Varsity (grade 12 and below). Eligibility and rules will follow the OUSA Interscholastic Rules of
Competition, except that we will use a somewhat different points system
for awarding points in each race. Teams
will have 3 to 5 members who compete individually. There will be awards for the top 3 individual
male and female and the top 3 school teams in each category from the Eastern
States. The Eastern States are defined
exactly opposite of the Western States Championships; that is: any US State or
Territory not having a peak elevation
exceeding 10,000 feet. This consists of
all states east of and including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas. Interscholastic
Awards will be based on the best 3 of the 4 races.
Courses and Classes
Competitive All
standard O-USA competitive courses and classes will be offered, including Interscholastic classes.
All competitive entrants should pre-register.
Recreational Recreational
Courses will be offered on white, yellow, and orange for $7 for individuals,
$10 for groups. Advanced courses may be done "recreational"
with permission of Event Director only. Recreational entrants should
register on site on the day of the event, at least 1 hour before the last start
time.
Awards Awards will be given to
individuals and school interscholastic teams based on the best 3 out of 4
races. A points system
will be used for each race. There will also be awards for the top
non-interscholastic competitors, based on best 3 runs out of 4. OCIN will
also give sponsorship funding to assist the top placing school teams with
travel to the U.S. Interscholastic Championships in Washington on April 20-22. The first place teams in High School Varsity,
High School Junior Varsity, and middle School divisions will be awarded $200
per student (up to $1000 per team) to be used to offset entry, travel and
lodging expenses associated with participation in the U.S. Interscholastic
Championships. See Grant Details
for more information.
Electronic
Timing The Sport-Ident electronic
punching system will be used for all courses. All SI card models will
work at this event. If you own an SI card, be sure to put your SI number
on the registration form. Rental cards are available. If you are
unfamiliar with SportIdent, see: How to Use Electronic
Punching.
Maps Maps will be custom
printed for this event. Maps of the
Middle Creek and England-Idlewild properties have
previously been used for orienteering and may be ordered when registering.
Embargo Information The following areas may not be used for orienteering or orienteering training prior to Flying Pig XVI: Big Bone Lick State Park, England-Idlewild Boone County Park, and Middle Creek Boone County Park (including Dinsmore Woods and adjacent Boone Conservancy land.) Camp Michaels (nearby map by the same mapper) will be open for practice on March 30 and 31, times to be announced.
Practice / Training Area A practice area is planned to be open most of the day on Thursday and Friday at Camp Michaels. A free training map of a small portion of the camp will be included in your packet or available for pickup. No pets are permitted at Camp Michaels.
Weather Normal highs are around 60 F (15 - 16 C) and normal lows around 40 F (4 - 5 C). Records for the period range from around 20 F (-7 C) to 86 F (30 C). See table of daily normal and record temperatures on the Race Details Page . It normally rains about 1 day in 3 during late March and early April.
Shirts A short
sleeve, high performance technical fabric shirt will be offered. Price
will be just $15 for S, M, L or XL! XXL
will be $16. t-shirt
design link to come. Order by March 12 to guarantee size.
Lunch / Snacks A concession stand will likely be available near the finish. Details of available food
to come.
Showers Showers will probably be available following Sunday’s
event. Details tba
Friday Evening Junior Activity The Hunger Games movie. (rated PG-13) These tickets are NOT on sale to the general
public; ONLY to Flying Pig / ESIS participants including chaperones, coaches
and other ancillary support persons. The first 50 advance purchase tickets are
available for $8. Additional tickets will be available at the regular box
office price of $10. Exact show time tba but should be
about 8:00. Rave Cinema is very close to the Hyatt Place and other motels. Free
shuttle transportation to the movie will be available from the Hyatt Place and
from the Holiday Inn but you must contact David
Williams in advance for shuttle reservation.
Saturday Evening Dinner and Speaker
Pasta dinner, details to come. Location: Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church, Burlington, KY. Prices: free for age 6 and under, $8 for age 7-18;
$13 for age 19 and over. $3 discount
for parents of TROL season pass holders.
After dinner on Saturday, Dr. Stanley Hedeen, author of Big Bone Lick: Cradle of American Paleontology. will give a short presentation about the natural history of the area to be used for the next day's race.
Alternative Junior Activities (on your own) Laser
Adventure (laser tag) is adjacent to Hyatt Plaza, and a short drive
from the Holiday Inn and Motel 6. A special discount is being negotiated;
details and a link will be found here. Newport
Aquarium, Cincinnati Museum Center, and the Creation Museum are other
nearby attractions.
Transportation Most hotels including the Event
headquarters have shuttles from Cincinnati Airport. City Bus (TANK link) reaches the airport and
most hotel areas. But the event sites
are rural, and you will probably need to drive, carpool, or rent a car.
Airports. Cincinnati (CVG) is 15 minutes from hotels
and 15 to 30 minutes from event sites.
Dayton (DAY), Lexington (LEX) and Louisville (SDF) are about 1.5 hour
drive. Indianapolis (IND) and Columbus
(CMH), are all a little over 2 hours.
Cincinnati is a Delta hub and there are currently no discount carriers
serving CVG. Discount carriers serving
surrounding airports are:
AirTran
– DAY, IND, CMH, LEX
Frontier – DAY, IND, CMH, SDF
Southwest – IND, CMH, SDF
Lodging
Event Headquarters will be the Hyatt Place - Cincinnati Airport. I-75 / I-71 exit #182. They are offering a special rate of $79 for
all rooms. All rooms comfortably and
legally sleep up to 6. This includes hot
breakfast, free wifi throughout, large indoor
swimming pool, fitness room, free access to Urban Active fitness center nearby,
late Sunday checkout, and more. Call (888) 492-8847 and tell your arrival / departure dates
and then mention the OCIN-Flying PigXVI (orienteering
group) or use this Hyatt
Place link to reserve online
Other
Special Offers
Holiday Inn Airport Full service
hotel. I-275, exit #2. $88 per room, $159 per
suite. Call (859) 746-5608 and
mention Orienteering Cincinnati Flying Pig XVI or use Holiday
Inn link to reserve online or click here for more information.
Motel 6 10% off at Motel 6. Motel 6 is
located at I-75 / I-71 exit #180. Click
here to reserve
online and select motel #496, Cincinnati South - Florence.
Camping Big Bone
Lick State Park Campground may be used, but you may not explore the woods
outside the immediate campsite areas.
Advance reservations are recommended.
link soon.
More Lodging Click here for additional Lodging Information (link coming soon)
Child
Sitting We most likely will
NOT have heated indoor facilities. You
must let us know by March 10 if you will need child sitting. If we have no requests for a particular day
by March 10, then child sitting will not be available on that day. We will
accommodate parents with split start times, if requested
Directions See the Site Locator
Maps for directions to motels and event sites.
Schedule
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Last Day to register without late fee |
March 12 |
11:59 pm |
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Last Day to receive registration |
March 23 |
11:59 pm |
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Practice / Training area open –
Camp Michaels |
March 29 |
times tba |
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Early Check-in ? |
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Practice / Training area – Camp Michaels |
March 30 |
times tba |
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Check-In and recreational registration open at Middle Creek |
March 30 |
1 - 4 pm |
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Starts for Friday Middle Distance Race |
March 30 |
2 - 4 pm |
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Friday Fish Fry, Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church, Burlington, KY |
March 30 |
pm |
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Friday Night Movie The Hunger Games
at Rave Cinema - Florence |
March 30 |
~ 8 pm |
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Check-In and recreational registration open at England-Idlewild |
March 31 |
8:30 am - 1 pm |
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Starts for Saturday Sprint |
March 31 |
9 - 11 am |
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Starts for Saturday Middle |
March 31 |
12 - 2 pm |
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Dinner, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church,
Burlington, KY (Mass at 5:00) TROL League 2010-11 Season Awards |
March 31 |
6:30 pm |
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Speaker at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church Dr. Stanley Hedeen, Big Bone Lick: The
Cradle of American Paleontology |
March 31 |
~ 7:30pm |
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Check-In and recreational registration open at Big Bone Lick |
April 1 |
8 am – 11 am |
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Starts for Sunday Middle |
April 1 |
9 am - 11 am |
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Awards |
April 1 |
~ 1:30 pm |
Entry Fees
Online Registration (Payment by Google checkout or mail-in
check)
Orienteering
USA Standard Entry Form (paper registration)
Entries must be received no later than March
23. Do NOT MAIL entry or payment if it
will not reach the Registrar by March 23.
Contact the Registrar if you have questions.
Registrar Guy Olsen,
Guy Olsen
17 Gladding Rd
Caldwell NJ 07006-5804
Checks
payable to OCIN
Refunds
Full refunds will be made on cancellations received by March 12. Refunds will be made on cancellations
received between March 12 and March 23, less a processing fee of $5 per entry
(to cover bank fees, etc). Refund
requests received on or after March 23 will be considered on an individual
basis by the Event Director.
Changes and substitutions Changes
to entries may be made before March 23 at no charge. After March 23, not all changes may be
possible and are solely at the discretion of the Registrar and Event
Director. Please get us any changes as soon as possible!
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Competitive
entry fees |
Entry per race (entering 1 to 3) |
Entering all 4 events
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Adult age 21+ |
$28 |
$98 |
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Adult age 21+ |
$25 |
$86 |
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Junior age -20 |
$14 |
$48 |
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Junior age -20 |
$12 |
$40 |
Late fee
Adults: $5 per race late
fee after March 12. ($15 for all 4 events) Juniors: $4 per race late fee after
March 12. ($12 for all 4 events)
Recreational Courses
$7 per individual,
$10 per group, entry on day of event only. (Recreational entrants
are not eligible for awards and times are not posted).
Sport-Ident
e-card rental
$1 per
race. Must sign agreement (at event check-in) to pay $45 for lost or
damaged card. All entrants must
use a SportIdent card.
Short sleeve tech T-shirts
$15 for
adult S, M, L or XL; $16 for adult XXL
Order
by March 12 to guarantee size.
Preview Maps
$4 each
for Middle Creek (MC), England Idlewild (EI), Camp Michaels (CM).
Friday
evening Junior Activity
Movie. "The Hunger Games".
Advance purchase tickets are $8.00 (availability may be limited)
Saturday evening Dinner
age 0-6
$ free
age 7-18 $
$8.00
age 19+ $ $13.00
parent / guardian of TROL Season Pass holders $10.00
Joel Rauschenbach
Memorial Junior Fund
The Joel Rauschenbach
Memorial Junior Fund provides grants to help develop youth orienteering in the
Greater Cincinnati area and to assist area youth in traveling to national and
international competitions. As you
register for the Pig, you will have the opportunity to make a voluntary
contribution to this fund if desired. Joel Rauschenbach
Memorial Pages
Links
Orienteering
USA Standard Entry Form
Registrar Guy Olsen,
Guy Olsen
17 Gladding Rd
Caldwell NJ 07006-5804
Checks payable to OCIN
Any mail
to Registrar must be received by March 23.
Orienteering
USA Membership Form (paper or online)
Orienteering USA Interscholastic
Rules of Competition
Award grants and
points scoring system
How to Use Electronic
Punching
updated 9:05 PM 16 Febuary 2012