Kathmandu Adventure Series- 18th February 2012

Keep this date clear as well. This event is just outside of warkworth on the Tawharanui Peninsula, so nice and close for us. Check it out on the website. Wicked spot prizes to be won.

 http://www.maxadventure.com.au/adventureseries-nz/entry.html

North Island Secondary School Adventure Racing Champs

Hey guys and gals,
I am keen to take you all to this next year. Please put it down on the calendar so that you don't plan anything else. It was definitely a highlight this year, and will count for colours and Northland secondary awards. This will be instead of going to Go412 which is unfortunately to far for us to travel next year. Check out the event and get researching the area.

http://www.cedact.org.nz/nissarc.html

Get 2 Go Grand Final

Wow wow wow!!!! What a week we have had on Great Barrier Island and what a result. Congratulations to the 2011 Get 2 Go Team and to the whole junior Squad, there was more than just the eight students who made this a possibility, and you should all feel really proud of everything you put into this year. Bring on 2012! A quick thanks to all the parents and teachers who supported the team through out the season, next year will be even bigger, with more events and overnight camps, so watch this space. Enjoy the photos from the week. Welldone team WARTS you rock my world!

Get 2 Go Song

When we walk on by everybodies thinking warts are fine
running on the beach , out in front tryna keep the lead
this is how we row, representing get to go

Race food and h2o
we like lepin kfc can go.

Girl look at us running

Girl look at us climbing

Girl look at us paddling
we work out
girl look at naving

Girl look at us thinking

Girl look at us rafting

we work out

when we wake up before daylight this it what youll see
Everybody stops and they staring at me
I got our packs on our backs and we ain't afraid to boost it boost it boost

were fit and we know it

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle yeah (x3)

when we kayak by everbodys thinking warts can glide

crawling on our knees tempertture is 300 degrees

this is how we row, representing get to go
We headed to the finish, baby don't be nervous

we’ll cross the line , to serve our purpose

 aaaah

Girl look at us running

Girl look at us climbing

Girl look at us paddling
we work out
girl look at naving

Girl look at us thinking

Girl look at us rafting

we work out

when we wake up before daylight this it what youll see
Everybody stops and they staring at me
I got our packs on our backs and we ain't afraid to boost it boost it boost
I'm sexy and I know it (x2)

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle yeah (x3)

were fit and we know it

Sunday 27th Novmeber- Abseiling

Hi Team

So Jonesy as you know is going for his abeiling leaders cert and would really appreciate it if some students would be keen to go out to Waipu Caves this Sunday for 4 hours. We have organised a van and we need one parent to drive it. It will be from about 10am meet at boys high gym to 3.30pm. It would be a fantasitc opportunity, not only because of the location, but also to increase your confidence and experience in an outdoor setting. Jonesy needs to know by Thursday as to who is keen to come so talk to your parents and tell us at training.

Liv

Overnight: Get 2 Go

So I have decided that the overnight training that we will be going on will be the 25th of November. All you need to have planned is all the gear below and be at girls high straight after school. If you can't make it (as it is late notice) please tell me at training.
Gear:
Thermal top and bottoms
Fleece top
Running Shoes
Toiletries
Towel
Sleeping Bag
Rain Coat
Beanie (woolen)
Sunscreen
Sleeping mat
First aid kit(I will supply)
Food!!! and a method of cooking it. I have gas cookers but you will need to ask for it. You must have enough food for 10 people.

Sailing

Hi Team,
I have just made the plans for the sailing and they are as follows:
We will be sailing out at tutukaka sailing club, and will be heading out straight after school on Wednesday the 23rd and 30th of November. I do not expect you to be able to make both trainings but you really should be trying to make one of them. We will get back to WGHS at 7pm.
Gear:
Thermal Top
Togs
Towel
Change of Clothes
$10
Food (snack for after racing)
I know that this will mean that you are having a really long day, but its only for two Wednesdays and its really the only time that is works for all those involved. Any parents that would like to come out for a laugh and a possible sail are more than welcome. Any concerns please give me a call.

Orienteering Camp

Hey
Would anyone be interested in a orienteering camp in hastings on the 14-19th of DEc? Please call me asap if you are.

Holiday Training Photos

Get 2 Go pre trip jobs:

Hey
So here is the list of things that I asked you to look into before we go away;

• Read up on the history of great barrier island, including the wild life that's on the island
• Start thinking of a chant that expresses what you have gone through to get to the competition
• Looking at this website http://wams.org.nz/wams/index.aspx and studying the layout of the map, with special attention to the bays and mountains around Karaka Bay
• Put your flag together
• Start checking that you have all the gear on the gear list, which is posted below
• And I think that's it................

First Challenge For Get 2 GO

Hi Team,
So I have just been sent this email message from Darren, it is the first taks that must be completed before we go down to Auckland. Please put your thinking Caps on so that we can have a very Whangarei themed flag. You will need to put this together in your own time as a team. Here is the guidelines, have fun with it:

Here is your first Challenge for this year’s final!
We need you to put your creative talents to good use and make a team
flag. Something that your team will use at various times throughout
the final week and also something to help us identify YOU!
There are a few (not many) guidelines as follows. The flag must –
· Have the words OPC, Get2Go and Youthtown on it we can easily
see them.
· Have your school name/logo/motto ...etc on it.
· Be approximately 1m² (give or take a few centimetres) in size.
· Be able to be mounted on a flag pole.
· Be robust enough to carry around to various challenges, handle
getting wet and maybe a little dirty!It would be a cool idea to leave some space on there somewhere for
everyone to sign their autographs at the end of the week. For this you
will need to bring a vivid marker or similar.
So - what are you waiting for, go and find an old sheet or bit of canvas,
grab some paint and get flag making!!!

Get 2 Go Gear List

The most inmportant message is that you need to be prepared to get wet every day!

• Polypropylene top and bottoms
• Fleece or woollen jersey
• Waterproof parker
• 1x woollen hat
• sunhat (I will supply this)
• 2x Shorts
• Swimming Outfit
• Underwear
• Sunglasses
• 4x Socks (one pair must be woollen)
• 2x Sandshoes/Trainers
• Pillowcase
• Sleeping Bag
• Sleeping Mat
• Pack for expedition (I have some spare packs) (40-50Ltr) 
• 3x Large plastic bags
• Torch and Batteries (I have got us head torches)
• Sunblock (I will bring some spf 30, however if you have speical requirements then bring your own)
• Insect Repellent (I will bring this)
• Drink bottle (2ltr)
• Wetsuit
• Toiletries
• Towel (quick dry/microfibre would be best)
• One car tyre tube (not inflated)
• First aid kit (I will bring this)
• Knife, fork, spoon, mug, plate for the expedition
• We will be giving you Uniforms to travel down and home in.

Please contact me if you would like to borrow any gear

Whangarei Orienteering Event

Hi Team,
There is an event this sunday out at Smugglers Bay (Where juniors finished their 2nd day of nav) this Sunday. IT would be great to see you all out there as I think it will be alot of fun. It is open to all Adventure Racers and will cost $4 per person. I unfortunately will not be there on the Sunday but it would be a great time to take your families out and show them what you get up to. It starts at 10am so get out there at about 9.45. Have Fun!!!!!

November Timetable

Hey Guys and Gals,
Hope everyone has had a fab weekend and are charged up for the last term of the year. There is alot on in the following weeks so please keep an eye on the blog and make sure that if you miss a training then you catch up with someone the next day.

Juniors:

• For the next 5 weeks it will just be the Get 2 Go team that I will be training, unfortunately I am not able to transport you all to some of the training locations, but please keep an eye out for other events that I will post on the blog and in the school newsletter.
• I am still waiting on the medical forms for Get 2 Go, if you do not get them to me by the end of the week you will not be going, print one off the OPC website if you missed out last term.
• I will be sending the fundraising letters out to parents tomorrow, please go out and get a sponsor or three.
• Training:
• Tuesday: Nav 3.40 - 5.30, Rock climbing (optional) 5.30-8
• Wednesday: Fitness 6.30am
• Thursday: Problem solving 3.40-5.30
• There will be a couple of Saturday trainings and one over night training session so please keep an eye on the blog.

Seniors:
Your trainings at this point are on Thursday after school and optional rock wall on a tuesday night. Please make sure that you are working on your fitness.

2nd Week Of Holiday Training

Hi Guys and Gals,
Here is the timetable for next weeks trainings. Everyday costs $5.00 to cover instructor and gear costs.

Tuesday 18th October:
This is a home base day where you will meet at WGHS at 9am and do activities, Q and A of Chris (OPC instructor), belay technique, nav training, problem solving. The day will finish at 3pm. (Cost $5.00)

Wednesday 19th October:
Meet 7.15 am at WGHS and head out for the day Navigating. As we are traveling some distance we can only take a small amount of students. Jonesy and I have decided who those students are based on experience and who we feel would benefit at this stage from more trainning: (Cost $5.00)
Grace Miller
Shaun Brown
Ryan Houba
James Edwards
Shaan Hill
Taylor Campbell
Robert Francis
Anna Miller
Luke Wynne
William Dorahy

If you cannot make this training you need to tell me by Sunday as there are other students who would like to go. If I don't hear from you I will assume that you are able to attend.

Thursday 20th October: (we will tell you more specifics about this day on Tuesday)
Meet at 9am WGHS for activities
12-3pm at rockwall.

Please call me if you have any questions about any of the days. Seniors we would really like to see you all there as this will be a good base to start our training from.

Have a great weekend and I will see some of you tomorrow.

Location

Here is the location for the event and a few extra pieces of information:

Please read through this carefully as there is extra gear needed

EVENT CENTRE - the event will be Atiu Creek Regional Park.  Allow a good 90 minutes from spaghetti Junction (Central Auckland) - a bit of a hike but worth it!! 

• You can come at it from SH1 - Journey north on State Highway 1 to Wellsford.  Turn left at the Caltex station and service centre onto Port Albert Road.  Follow the signs to the park. The property lies on the Kaipara Harbour, on the Okahukura (Tapora) Peninsula.
• Or SH16 - follow SH16 until you are about 15km from Wellsford and take Wharehine Road which is a km north of a small settlement called Tauhoa.

Google Map link is here

We’ll signpost you into the event off Run Road.  You will enter the park and wind up a hill to the main carpark.  From here you will enter the park through a locked gate.  The gate will be manned from 7.30am to 8.30am and after that will be locked again.  Please ensure you are there before 8.30am.  At the end of the day we will have someone on the gate to let you out at set times to be advised.

TIMETABLE

• We have made it a 9am start in order for people to finish and get back to rugby etc.
• Registration from 8am.  Get there early to be all set up, so once you have registered you can use the full time possible to read all the information (and study the first stage map) and absorb it all before race briefing at 8.45am.
• Start at 9am
• Finish at 3pm
• Prizegiving soon after

THE RACE FORMAT
There will be a mixture of formats during the day.  However, most stages will be rogaine style where you decide which checkpoints you're going to get although you must get them in numeric order.  Please ensure you read the instructions carefully.
In general each checkpoint is worth some points.  All checkpoints are optional checkpoints for you to choose from.  The more experienced may get all of these optional checkpoints, other teams only a few.
Throughout the day you will have the opportunity to do mystery activities to earn bonus points.  These are at the event centre unless specified and are voluntary unless specified and can be done in any order.
The amount of time on your feet/bike is dictated by your teams ability and fitness.
Please read the page in your racepack wirth the Checkpoint Descriptions carefully as it outlines when you are allowed to do certain things - stages and mystery activities.
Please note - the water activity is during the middle of the 6 hours (due to tides) so you will need to bring another set of gear to run/bike after this for the rest of the time.
If you finish later than 6 hours of race time - 50 points per minute will be deducted for each minute/part minute you are late.  Your team is “timed out” if more than 30 minutes late.  
You are welcome to finish before the 6 hour time limit is reached, as the result will be determined by your teams points scored (checkpoints score plus mystery activities score).
The main idea of the day is to have fun!!

THE TIMING - This year we are going old school with the timing and will be using a digital watch and manual clipcards for scoring.  Fear not, we'll guide you through this.  Basically, you will have a card which you record all the checkpoints you visit.  At the end of each leg, you'll tell the finish officials how many checkpoints you got and we'll take note and add to your final tally.  We recommend you bring a least 2 pencils per team (2B format recommended)

COMPULSORY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT - The safety of our participants is important to us. For this reason we insist every participant carries certain minimum clothing and safety equipment.
We will randomly select participants compulsory gear to be checked at registration and throughout the day.
Each Team will need: a good first aid kit (must contain as a minimum: 2 metres of adhesive strapping tape, 4 bandaids, 2 gauze pads, 4 cm width crepe bandage, 2 pain relief tablets (Panadol or similar), 2 anti-inflammation tablets), compass, mobile phone (with charged batteries), torch, bike pump and a bike toolkit.
Each person will need: a weatherproof parka, thermal gloves and hat, polypropylene or thermal long sleeve shirt and long johns, a survival blanket, a whistle, bike helmet.  Of course you will also need your mountain bike (1 for each team member) and running shoes.

SPECIAL GEAR REQUIREMENTS

• Each person will need a car sized inner tube (available from a tyre shop for about $20).   We recommend 4wd car size.
• On the website we say for compulsory gear you need a buoyancy aid/life jacket for the water activity.  This is highly recommended but if you are a confident swimmer (competently swim a minimum of 50 metres) then we are happy for you not to have a boyancy aid as you will have the tube.
• For the water activity you will need some sturdy shoes that you don't mind getting wet/muddy.  You will have a mtb and then run/walk to the start of the paddle (carrying your inner tube) from the event centre and the same back to the event centre.

For the Mountain bike leg you may want to consider a mapboard which sits on your handle bars and makes navigation while riding easier.  You can make a cheap mapholder using ice cream sticky tape and cunning.
There is no water supply at the venue so please bring your own for the day - likewise with food.

PRIZES - This is an entry level fun event and therefore the prizes will mainly consist of spot prizes, with some token merit prizes.  That said there are some great spot prizes. 

ENTRIES - Entries are still open if you are still thinking about doing the event or have friends that are interested.

RULES 

• Team members must stay together at all times. This means within unaided verbal contact. A team shall demonstrate compliance with this requirement with any event official or other team on request
• All team members must visit and visibly sight the control they are scoring.
• Not all out of bounds areas are marked on the map, but please respect private property and take care of the stock
• Competitors should not discard litter - please pack it out
• No GPS, but altimeters are allowed
• Each competitor must carry all compulsory gear at all times whilst on the course (apart from the time you are in the water).
• In an emergency the competitor shall give a series of short blasts on their whistle. Any team hearing a distress signal must abandon their course and help in any way needed.

Teams For P6

Hi Guys and Gals,
A few last minute changes have happended regarding times to be at school and teams.
The event has changed it starting time to 9.00, instead of 10. Can you please get to school between 6.30 and 6.45 so that we can sort the year from camp and get away at a good time.

Teams for P6:
WARTS:
James
Ryan
Bridget
Claudia

WARTS1
Shaan
Luke
Taylor
Sara McKean

WARTS 2
William
Malcolm
Sophie
Daniel

WARTS 3
Elois
Rachel
Tayla
Julia

WARTS 4
Elliot
Robert
Grace
Shaun

Old WARTS
Me
Miss Segal

Gear:
Please make sure that you have all the gear as they will be checking!!!!!

October Camp

Well well well,
What an epic two days we have just had. I am so impressed with everyone's effort and contribution to the camp. A highlight for me was seeing you emerge from the mist of Kauri Mt as you ran along the beach to the sand castle activity. A huge effort and alot of determination was obvious, espically when looking over the photos this morning.
I would also like to acknowledge Mrs Houba, who was an amazing camp mum and co pilot through the twos days. There was no way it could have happened without her, so thank you.
I am going to be looking over the score cards today, however with so many changes to teams, it will be hard to get an overall winner.
Here are some photos from the event. Please make sure that you get lots of rest over the next two days.

Getting Ready Start

I think Claudia thinks this is the finish......

Grace and her legs

Shaan checking the angle

The worst planting I've ever seen

I think that's Heidi........

Can you see the person at the top?

I think Bridget is nervous about Sara having the paddle

Shaan and Luke out of control

Finish

Well done team.