Tasmania is hosting the Oceania regional orienteering championships in January 2015 in addition to Round 1 of the IOF 2015 World Cup series. If you experienced problems accessing the links to the Oceania2015 website in the last Bulletin, please open this article and try the links again. In preparation for the competition, some areas are now embargoed from competition and training - See the list here or see below.
Embargoes
With reference to the following rules from the IOF Competition Rules article 26, the areas listed below are embargoed for all orienteers eligible for Oceania and World Cup competitions in January 2015.
26.4 All officials shall maintain strict secrecy about the competition area and terrain before they are published. Strict secrecy about the courses must be maintained.
26.5 Any attempt to survey or train in the competition terrain is forbidden, unless explicitly permitted by the organiser. Attempts to gain any information related to the courses, beyond that provided by the organiser, is forbidden before and during the competition.
26.6 The organiser shall bar from the competition any competitor who is so well acquainted with the terrain or the map, that the competitor would have a substantial advantage over other competitors.
This means that:
No organised orienteering whatsoever may take place in the embargoed areas until after the Oceania and World Cup races in 2015,
No training sessions, i.e. running/races, testing route choices etc,. are allowed in these areas.
No one with potential connection to a national team member or Oceania participant may visit the embargoed areas with the exception of passage on public roads.
The following areas are subject to an embargo from July 2013 until the date of competition in 2015.
- The First Basin and surrounding grounds, Launceston.
- The University of Tasmania, Newnham Campus including the Australian Maritime College, Launceston.
- The area known as Diddleum Plains including the mapped area and areas to the west and south of the existing map.
- Castle Cary Reserve, Avoca.
- Spikey Bridge Reserve and Kelvedon Farm, Swansea.
- The area north of the Coles Bay township to the southern end of Friendly Beaches.
- The area formerly mapped as Constable Creek, St Helens and the area west to Hogans Rd and south to Carters Track.