[FoxHunt] Melbourne Janurary Foxhunt Report
Bruce
[email protected]
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:50:37 +1100
January Foxhunt Report
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I figured I could put 2004 in the title, but if it's still in your inbox =
in 1=20
years time you're never going to read it !
Six hounds rocked up at a shopping center carpark near the corner of Fern=
tree=20
Gully Rd and Burwood Highway in perfect conditions for a night of challen=
ge=20
and fun.
A GPS waypoint file is included below.
Hunt 1 was straight into a unusual hunt with unusual rules. There were 5 =
ARDF=20
transmitters in the same area about 10 minutes drive from the Start. 1,3 =
& 5=20
were very close to each other (about 40m) wheras 2 and 4 were more distan=
t.=20
Teams could drive or drop off as many runners as they liked, but the tric=
k=20
was a homing beacon on another frequency could be turned on at any time, =
and=20
since this was to be scored using the normal 10 minute timing teams could=
not=20
delay too long hunting this or risk losing more points than they could ga=
in=20
by going for another ARDF. A dilemma !
Teams were also required to find the homing transmitter within 15 minutes=
of=20
it first being found or lose all their ARDF points as well as getting 10 =
for=20
the timed part. This was to give a defined finish to the hunt so ti would=
n't=20
drag on forever.=20
OW still attempted to fool father time but it didn't work and they lost a=
ll=20
their ARDF points, as well as coming in 22 minutes after the winner BLN h=
ad=20
found the homing as well as all 5 ARDF transmitters. Mention must also go=
to=20
KIR team who managed a credible 4 on this hunt, also finding all 5 ARDFs,=
=20
making them 2nd. VT scored a total of 5 (with 4 ARDF's).
[ Note the ARDF's were scored as 2 points for every ARDF TX *not* found, =
to=20
fit in with the inverse scoring system ].
What did people think of this hunt ?
Hunt 2 was a more conventionally run 2 legged hunt. Hunts were scored on =
leg=20
time, so even if a team does poorly on the 1st leg, the 2nd hunt is entir=
ely=20
independent. This tends to bring up some unexpected results at the end of=
the=20
night !=20
Leg 1 wasn't far from the ARDF location but tricky to get to. BLN again w=
on=20
this one, followed quickly by VT and BQZ, then OW. YDF and KIR both found=
it=20
5 minutes later.
Leg 2 was a nice drive in the countryside, being located on the far side =
of=20
Cardinia Reservoir in some grassland beyond the dam. On leg time VT and Y=
DF=20
were equal first to the well hidden YQN Pajero, followed closely by BQZ. =
All=20
others were over 10 minutes, some having visited all sorts of interesting=
and=20
fascinating rural locations on the way.
Hunt 3 was again 2 legged in order to save re-group time. Steve and Natha=
n=20
were under a bridge on an equestrian (that's horse for the ignorant) trai=
l.=20
They also found someone's prize marajiana plant secreted in the same=20
location. A glowing bollard decoy was used not far from the real fox just=
to=20
annoy Roger. Well at least, we were told it was glowing, but by then tha=
t=20
might have been the hash talking.
YDF seemed to have recovered from the slow start and won this leg too,=20
followed 4 minutes later by BLN and VT, then OW, KIR and BQZ (see that=20
bollard really worked!).
Despite being last on the first leg, BQZ managed 1st on the 2nd leg, whi=
ch=20
was in a bastard location in a thin bit of green park hemmed in by privat=
e=20
properties back near Rowville. OW did a bit better on this one with a 4 t=
o=20
come 2nd.
Hunt 4 was going to be somewhere else I'm not going to reveal, but as usu=
al=20
time contraints meant we had to skip it and straight into the 2 legged su=
pper=20
hunt.=20
The first leg was possibly the hardest location to access on the night be=
ing=20
in the middle of just plain white on the Melway.=20
VT braved the long grass to find this one first, followed by a group of B=
LN,=20
BQZ and YDF a minute later, closely then KIR and OW.
There were a few signal problems on the final leg, aggravated by the long=
=20
distance back to Ashwood. Still everyone knew where supper was, so no pri=
zes=20
for guessing which way to head ! OW took honours on leg time (being last =
on=20
the 1st leg does seem to help !), followed by BQZ and YDF on leg times. A=
ll=20
other teams took over 10 minutes.
It was a high scoring night with only BQZ and YDF not scoring a 10. BQZ o=
nly=20
missing the first place by 1 point. Bollards !! BLN started well, but th=
ey=20
seem to have difficulies with 2 legged hunts (dropping off too many runne=
rs=20
on the 1st leg perhaps ?). OW did very poorly on the first hunt by losing=
=20
their ARDF scores (but they be the rules!) but improved markedly during t=
he=20
night.
Here are the scores:
YDF: 6,6,0,0,5,2,3 /22 (1st)
BQZ: 8,1,2,8,0,2,2 /23 (2nd)
VT: 5,1,0,4,10,0,10 /30 (3rd)
BLN: 0,0,10,4,10,2,10 /36 (4th)
KIR: 4,6,10,7,7,3,10 /37 (5th)
OW: 20,2,10,5,4,4,0 /45 (6th)
Here are the waypoints (beware auto CR's):
OziExplorer Waypoint File Version 1.1
WGS 84
Reserved 2
garmin
8,Hunt 1 Homing, -37.903301, 145.282186,37997.7540317, 0, 1, 3, =
0, =20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
9,Hunt 1a, -37.901087, 145.280515, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
10,Hunt 1b, -37.900758, 145.279990, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
11,Hunt 1c, -37.900662, 145.277983, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
12,Hunt 1d, -37.900718, 145.274407, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
13,Hunt 1e, -37.903807, 145.278627, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
15,Hunt 2a, -37.919082, 145.292018, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
16,Hunt 2b, -37.938445, 145.390003,37997.7432253, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
18,Hunt 3a, -37.969120, 145.325912, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
19,Hunt 3b, -37.965917, 145.286715, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
23,Hunt 5a, -37.976538, 145.230198, 0.0000000, 0, 1, 3, 0, =
=20
65535,Park in Eton court. Walk along creek., 0, 0, 0, -777, 6,=20
0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
24,Hunt 5b Supper Hunt, -37.869485, 145.097409,38002.0033872, 0, 1, 3,=
=20
0, 65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
25,Start Point, -37.897097, 145.251158,37997.7516339, 0, 1, 3, =
0, =20
65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
27,Supper location, -37.858570, 145.106534,37997.7596013, 0, 1, 3, =
=20
0, 65535,, 0, 0, 0, -777, 6, 0,17,0,10.0,2,,,
--=20
Cheers,
Bruce