General
Dates
- Entries open 1st December 2023
- Long distance closing dates 21st January, 18th February and final closing date 17th March 2024
- Relays closing date 24th March 2024
Punching
Mixed punching will be enabled for all days. You do not need a SIAC to compete, but they are available to hire (through the entry system) if you would like one. SIAC hire is £3.60 per event, or you can hire a non-SIAC for £1 per event.
Hired SI-cards must be handed in at download on your last day of competition. If you are competing in both individual and relay you can keep hold of it until the relay day. If you do not return a hired SI-card before the end of the weekend there will be a charge of £20 for a standard SI-card and £50+VAT for an SIAC
Enquiries
Long distance
Long distance entries will open on Friday 1st December and close on Sunday 17th March.
Classes
Pre-entry by championship age class (M/W10 - M/W90) or non-competitive colour coded course (white, yellow, orange, light green)
Eligibility
Entrants must be a current member of British Orienteering or a member of an overseas IOF affiliated federation.
To be eligible to be a British Champion, an individual competitor must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When entering competitors will be asked to confirm if they are eligible to be a British Champion.
Shadowing is not allowed in championship classes.
The long distance is a World Ranking Event for M21E and W21E. Anyone entering these classes must provide their IOF ID. Current IOF World Ranking IDs can be found here. See here on the IOF website for details on how to obtain one by creating an IOF Eventor account if you do not have an IOF ID already.
Fees
| Entry Fees(£) |
By 21st Jan |
By 18th Feb |
By 17th Mar |
By 5th April |
| Championship senior |
26 |
28 |
30 |
N/A |
| Championship junior or student |
11 |
12 |
13 |
N/A |
| Non-championship colour coded senior |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
| Non-championship colour coded junior or student |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Colour coded courses will be available by pre-entry, and continue to be available after the main 17th March closing date until Friday 5th April, subject to maps. There will be NO entry on the day for any classes or courses.
Start times
Please note the following regarding start time preferences:
- Elites - Start times will be seeded according to ranking.
- For M/W21E this is based on IOF World Rankings as at April 1st 2024. Those without a world ranking will start first according to British Orienteering ranking.
- For M/W18-20E this is based on British Orienteering rules (using British Orienteering ranking).
- Lowest ranked first through to highest ranked last.
- Start time preferences will be ignored. Please bear this in mind if entering with other non-elites.
- Helpers - Please provide a start time preference, which we will attempt to accommodate in conjunction with helping (for example if you prefer to start late we will find an early helping job, and vice versa), and provide you with an allocated start time.
- Everyone else - Indicate your start time preference. There will be no open starts. Split starts will have early and late start times. It is your responsibility to make sure you make your start time.
- Start window - From 10:30am - 1:30pm.
Relays
Relay entries will open on Friday 1st December and close on Sunday 24th March.
Classes
- Men's Premier, Women's Premier
- Men's Short, Women's Short
- Mini Relay (M/W12 or under)
- M14, W14
- M18, W18
- M40, W40
- M50, W50
- M60, W60
- M/W70 (must contain at least one W70+)
- Junior Ad Hoc
- Mixed Ad Hoc
Eligibility
Entrants must be a current member of British Orienteering or a member of an overseas IOF affiliated federation.
To be eligible to be a British Champion relay team (with exception of adhoc classes), all competitors must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When declaring teams, team captains will be asked to confirm if the team is eligible to be a British Champion relay team.
Fees
Senior Relay Team - £75
Junior Relay Team (mini relay, M14, W14, M18, W18) or all-student team - £39
British Orienteering Major Events Cancellation, Curtailment and Refund Policy
In the case of curtailment or cancellation of the event due to circumstances beyond our control, we reserve the right to retain all or part of the entry fees.
Competitors may only cancel their entry if the event itself has not been curtailed or cancelled. Refunds will be given to cancellations by entrants as follows:
- Cancellations up until the final individual closing date (Sunday 17th March 2024) will receive a full refund minus 10% admin fee (90% refund).
- Cancellations up until Thursday 28th March 2024 will receive a 50% refund minus 10% admin fee (40% refund).
- We regret that no refunds of entry fees will be possible after this date.
British Orienteering & the Organising Body
- a) British Orienteering and the Organising Body reserve the right to cancel or curtail the Event whether for operational reasons, Force Majeure (as explained below), or other reasons, in which case the Organising Body reserves the right to retain all or part of the entry fees.
- b) In the event of cancellation or curtailment, British Orienteering or the Organising Body will immediately notify all registered participants (provided they had given a mobile number or e-mail address) through the entries provider and other interested parties directly and will post a notice on the British Orienteering and specific Event websites.
- c) British Orienteering or the Organising Body will not make any payments for compensation of cost or losses incurred by the Entrant as a result of British Orienteering or the Organising Body cancelling or curtailing the Event for whatever reason. For example, accommodation and travel costs.
Force Majeure
- a) British Orienteering and the Organising Body, its agents or any engaged third party related to the Event will not be responsible for any loss, cancellation, curtailment, damage or injury arising as a consequence of Acts of God, fire, natural disasters, weather conditions, computer or system failure, acts of war (declared or otherwise), terrorism, civil unrest, military or usurped power, confiscation by or under the order of government or public authority, or for any other reasons beyond the control of British Orienteering and the Organising Body.
Accuracy of Information
- a) British Orienteering and the Organising Body have made every possible effort to ensure the accuracy, completeness and validity of the contents of the Event website and will not accept any liability whatsoever for any form of loss, damage or inconvenience arising from any errors or omissions that may occur. The use of the Event website is entirely at the user’s own risk.
- b) British Orienteering and the Organising Body are not responsible in any way for the content of third party or linked websites and recommend that the terms and conditions of those sites be reviewed
