INVOC

Club Information
INVOC Events & Fixtures 2008
INVOC Event Results
INVOC RouteGadget
    (Loch Vaa SOL 2006, Rogie SOL 2007)
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Club League
    2007 final standings
emit Guides
Resources
    SEF, library and other useful stuff
Contact/Membership/Enquiries

Useful Links
BASOC
Moravian OC
MAROC
GRAMP
Scottish Orienteering Association
Scottish 6 Days
National Orienteering Centre (Glenmore Lodge)
British Orienteering Federation
International Orienteering Federation
Nopesport (online orienteering community)

Highland Hill Runners

Local Press:
The Inverness Courier
Highland News



Inverness Orienteering Club was founded in 1978 and was one of the original orienteering clubs in the Highlands. Our area covers terrain both north and south of the Great Glen and as far afield as Sutherland and Speyside. We have strong links with our neighbouring clubs in Badenoch & Strathspey and along the Moray Coast. We put on a whole range of events from small local evening events up to major national competitions to suit all standards. Why not come along and try orienteering?

INVOC has a strong coaching emphasis, particularly for juniors, and we encourage people of all ages to participate in the sport. Throughout the season the Club organises coaching events suitable for all. If you are interested in coaching or joining the Club please get in touch - see the Contact page.


..NEWS....NEWS....NEWS....NEWS..

British Champs, Culbin, 19th March 2008
Some good performances at our local BOC:
Alasdair McLeod 1st M18L
Molly Todd 2nd W10A
Meryl Marshall 2nd W65L
Siggy Craig-Gould 1st M21S
Finlay Todd 2nd M10B
Heather Walton 2nd W12B
Well done to all!

First big events of the year...
2008 JK International - Easter, South East England:
Joanna Shepherd 2nd W16A (Race 2 winner), Ros Shepherd 6th W14A (Race 2 3rd, also 3rd in Sprint); Alasdair McLeod 12th in M20E (still an M18)

Scottish Score Champs 2007
Pannanich, Ballater, 11th November 2007
Not many INVOCs made the trip over to Deeside, but we had one class winner, congratulations to Joy Cameron in W45. Also 2nd places for Elaine Jones (W45) and Val Springett (W55).

Scottish O League 2007
Rosalind (JW4) and Joanna (JW5S) Shepherd continue to excel with class wins in this year's SOL competition.

Great Britain World Class Start Squad
Yet more success for our top juniors: Joanna Shepherd and Alasdair McLeod have both been selected for the GB Start Squad - an elite group of the very best young orienteers in the country.

Junior Home Internationals
Northern Ireland, 29th/30th September 2007
Congratulations to Rosalind Shepherd, Joanna Shepherd and Alasdair McLeod who were all selected for the Scottish team this year. Ros achieved 5th place in W14, and helped her relay team to 2nd place; Jo placed 3rd in W16 and was in the 9th placed relay team. Alasdair was not able to take part.

Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2007
Details and pics

Spey 2007 Scottish 6 Day:
A pretty good week of orienteering, hope you all enjoyed it. Thanks to all who helped out, at Camerory and elsewhere. I noticed a couple of INVOCs placing 3rd overall - Marsela McLead in W40A (with a win at Inshriach) and Joan Noble in W60L.
Prizegiving pic of Joan (794 kB)

Congratulations to Paul Rodden, winner of this year's Highland Cross duathlon in June.

Scottish Championships, Galloway, 16th & 17th June 2007

Quite a long trip this year, but congratulations to our 4 INVOC Scottish Champions, Rosalind Shepherd (W14A), Joanna Shepherd (W16A), Marsela McLeod (W40L) and Alasdair McLeod (M18L)!




Dick Amour Memorial District Event, Drumashie
13th April 2008


Results
with Organiser's and Planner's comments






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INVERNESS ORIENTEERING CLUB
www.invoc.org.uk

Welcome to the Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) web site.

New stuff:
08/05/08: Gallowhill details, junior coaching dates
02/05/08: Rogie details, Achilty results


 Our next events:
Local Evening Event

Gallowhill, N. Kessock, Tuesday 13th May 2008

Map: 1;10,000
Terrain: Varied terrain of runnable forest and slopes with some areas of dead bracken. The courses should be enjoyable and treated as a training exercise.
Courses: Yellow, Light Green, Green
Directions: NH 607 496. Travel N on the A9 from Inverness towards Tore, turn left off the dual carriageway at the turning for Arpafeelie and St Johns Church. At the T-junction turn right and follow the track and 'O' signs all the way to Gallowhill Wood. Please be aware that this is single track and that there are residential properties along the way.
Parking: Parking and registration will be at the turning circle.
Details: emit punching - no additional charge
Registration from 1800
Starts 1800 - 1930
Courses close 2030
Entries: Entry on the day - Juniors £1, Seniors £3
Organiser/Planner Mike Walker

District Event

Rogie, Contin, Sunday 18th May 2008

Map: 1;10,000 from Highland 1999 with updates 2008
Terrain: Mostly runnable coniferous forest with rock features and intricate contour detail especially in the west. There are small areas of open land and denser forest and a limited path/track network.
Courses: White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Green, Blue, Brown
Directions: NH 443 592. Will be signed from the A835 (Maryburgh to Ullapool road) on the west side of Contin. Follow a forestry road for 3 km.
Parking: Car parking will be on an open field by kind permission of the local farmer, Mr Macarthur. DONATIONS WOULD BE NICE (suggest £1 per car) as he has spent considerable time levelling the field for our benefit! If the field is too wet, car parking will be on forestry roads.
Details: Dogs under control at all times
emit punching - no additional charge
Pre-marked maps
Registration from 1030 - 1230
Starts 1100 - 1300
Courses close 1500
Entries: Entry on the day - Juniors £2,
Seniors £6 less £2 discount for all = £4
Results will be posted on the website. (If you wish to have results posted out please bring a suitable envelope with your name and address on it and put 40p inside to cover the postage.)
Organiser
Planner
Controller
Rhona Fraser
Dave Summers
Meryl Marshall


Dick Amour:
It is with great sadness we report the sudden death of Dick Amour on 30th October.

Ray Walder has put together a short piece for us with some thoughts and memories: Dick Amour 1939-2007.

INVOC held a memorial O event for Dick at Drumashie on 13th April 2008 which raised £700 for Mountain Rescue and the Search And Rescue Dog Association.


Club Training for 2008:
We have started a regular monthly training/social trip to the NatCen Regular Orienteering Map Programme in 2008. A chance to join others to practice your orienteering, have a run, pick up a few tips, and maybe get together in the local pub or cafe after. Likely to suit Light Green standard and above.

There are plenty of local events through May and June, so no organised ROMP training for a couple of months; watch out for news of future escapades.


Junior Coaching:

Sunday 11th May - Ord Hill

Sunday 8th June - Craig Leach(?)

Sunday 11th May - Carse/Nairn Beach(?)

Contact Sue Nicolson (coaching"at"invoc.org.uk) for details if you are interested.

Club Committee 2008/2009

President: David Summers
Vice President: Iain Shepherd
Treasurer: Ray Walder
Secretary: Elaine Jones
Committee:
Sue Nicolson: membership, junior coaching
Mike Walker: mapping, mountain rescue
Val Springett: fixtures
Ken Davidson: wise council, publicity
Lilian Davidson: Sports Council rep
Charlie Walton: website, junior coaching
Lesley Campbell: ex-secretary, keeper of equipment
Keith Campbell: keeper of Lesley
Tom Todd
Keith Slater (past President)

Please contact Elaine (enquiries"at"invoc.org.uk) for information about committee meetings or if you would like a copy of the AGM minutes.

INVOC policy on penalties for failing to produce membership cards at event registration

INVOC has decided it will oppose the penalties suggested by BOF for orienteers who cannot produce a BOF membership card when registering for an event. For a full explanation of our position, click the following link:

BOF entry fee penalties


Coming soon: North events and some other stuff happening soon...
10/05/08:  Scottish Sprint Championships, Stirling
11/05/08:  INVOC Junior Coaching, Ord Hill
11/05/08:  SOL 2 (FVO), Touch, Stirling
12/05/08:  Scottish Champs Individual closing date
13/05/08:  INVOC evening event, Gallowhill, N. Kessock
18/05/08:  INVOC District Event, Rogie, Contin Club League
20/05/08:  Highland Schools' afternoon event, Nairn East Beach
20/05/08:  BASOC evening event, Kincraig
24+25/05/08:  Scottish Championships weekend, Rannoch, Tayside
(Individual on Saturday, Relays on Sunday)
27/05/08:  INVOC evening event, Craig Leach, Inverness
03/06/08:  Highland Schools' afternoon event, Darroch, Dores
03/06/08:  BASOC evening event, Nethy Bridge
08/06/08:  INVOC Junior Coaching, Craig Leach(?)
08/06/08:  MAROC District Event, Creag Choinnich, Braemar
10/06/08:  INVOC evening event, Battan, Kiltarlity
13/06/08:  Highland Schools' Champs (a.m.), Carse, Ardersier
15/06/08:  SOL 3 (KFO), Devilla, Kincardine
17/06/08:  BASOC evening event, Kingussie
22/06/08:  GRAMP District Event, Scolty, Banchory
24/06/08:  INVOC evening event, Achnasoul, Muir of Ord
06/07/08:  INVOC Junior Coaching, Carse/Nairn Beach(?)

Check the GRAMP and MAROC web sites for other goings on out East.