PRAGUE EASTER 2018

20th year

BULLETIN 1.

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Organizer: Orienteering club Kotlarka Praha

Date: March 30 - April 1, 2018

Center (CC): Nedamov and Jestrebi

Classes:

  • D10L, D10, D12, D14, D16, D18, D20, D21EAB, D35AB, D40AB, D45AB, D50, D55, D60, D65, D70
  • H10L, H10, H12, H14, H16, H18, H20, H21EAB, H35AB, H40AB, H45AB, H50AB, H55, H60, H65, H70, H75, H80
  • B3, B5, HDR, P, T3, T6

L - marked with ribbons, for children (beginners)
HDR - marked with ribbons, for children with parents
B3, B5 - courses for beginners (about 3 and 5 km)
T3, T6 - "entry of the day" (about 3 and 6 km, regular courses, not suitable for beginners)
P - "entry of the day", for beginners (about 3km)

Class lengths: Winner time in H21E for E1 45 min, for E2 and E3 80 min, for detailed lengths look here.

Programme:

Thursday March 29 training (available from 14 pm and also on Friday morning)
Friday March 30 E1 shortened classic distance (start 12 pm)
Saturday March 31 E2 classic distance (start 10 am)
Sunday April 1 E3 classic distance (chasing start, start 10 am)

Entries: By February 11, 2018 (reduced fee), by March 11, 2018 (basic fee), later only if there will be place in the start-list.

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Please be so kind and use our Excel entry form for entries (even if you send us entry for 1 or two persons)

Entry fees:

Entry fees HD10(L), HDR HD16-55 others P, T3,T6
entry obtained and paid 3 stages per stage 3 stages per stage 3 stages per stage per stage
till February 11, 2018 320 CZK 110 CZK 540 CZK 200 CZK 400 CZK 140 CZK 140 CZK
from February 12 till March 11, 2018 320 CZK 110 CZK 720 CZK 260 CZK 540 CZK 190 CZK 140 CZK
from March 12, 2018 (only if there will be place in startlist) 320 CZK 110 CZK 960 CZK 360 CZK 720 CZK 260 CZK 140 CZK

Cancelation and other fees: 

  • Cancelation till March 11, 2018: 100 % of fee will be returned (minus bank fees)
  • Cancelation from March 12, 2018 till March 20, 2018: 50 % of fee will be returned (minus bank fees)
  • Later cancelation: start fee will not be returned
  • Change of name or other data within class: free
  • Change of start time: free if technically possible
  • Change of class: till March 11, 2018 free, later 50 CZK per stagee

Payment: In principle we need the whole start fee to arrive to our account. There are 3 possibilities, how to pay.

On-line by credit card
If you want to pay by credit card, you have to inform us by email to Turn on JavaScript!. You will get invoice by email, which you can pay by credit (or debet) card on-line. 4% + 10 CZK transaction fees for card payment will be invoiced. Payment is done through the PayPal secured payment portal (You do not need to have any Paypal account).

By international bank transfer
If you do not want to pay on-line by credit card you can pay by bank transfer:
Bank: Fio banka, 11721 Praha 1, Czech Republic
BIC (=SWIFT): FIOBCZPPXXX
IBAN: CZ1520100000002800595750
Account owner: Oddíl OB Kotlarka
Always write name of your club and your name to the “Reason of payment” section. You have to pay such amount, that correct amount of CZK should arrive to our account. You can look the web page of our bank for exchange rates. Calculate the correct amount in your currency by dividing amount in CZK by the exchange rate in column "Nákup /Nakupujeme". If you send your money using "Shared Fees", be so kind and add 1 EUR for bank fees we have to pay for your money transfer if you pay in EUR, if you pay in other currency add 4 EUR, no additional fees from Slovakia.

By national bank transfer
If you have possibility, you can also pay through some Czech bank. In this case you have to send us the exact sum in CZK, we do not pay any fees for national transfers. In this case contact organizer to get exact instructions.

Sportident: All classes will use electronic punching system Sportident. Competitors with their own SI-card will have to fill in number of their SI-card in the entry, others may borrow SI-card from the organizer for 30 CZK/ day. If lost, compensation 700 CZK/1 pc will be required.
All types of SI cards can be used, incl. SI10 and SI11. SIAC cards can be used, but stations WILL NOT BE in Air mode - you have to use normal punching.

Competition office open:
Thursday March 29:  13:00 - 14:00 (only sale of training maps) gym against school in Jestrebi, 50°36'31.220"N, 14°35'5.318"E
Friday April 30:  9:30 - 11:30 in CC of Stage 1.

Maps:

S1: ZAHAJI, 1:10 000, SVATA BARBORA, 1:7 500, size A4, E = 5m, autumn 2016, T. Novak, revised winter 2018
S2: DLOUHY DUL, 1:10 000, size A3, DLOUHY HREBEN, 1:7 500, A4, E = 5m, winter 2011/2012, autumn 2017, completely revised winter 2018, R. Horky, R. Ondracek
S3: PAVLOVICKY, 1:10 000, size A3, PANSKY HAJ, 1:7 500, A4, E = 5m, winter 2011/2012, autumn 2017, completely revised winter 2018, R. Horky, R. Ondracek
Maps will be waterproof.

Terrain: Sandstone area. Rugged terrain with deep as well as shallow valleys, rocky ridges, rock and boulder formations, nice pine and mixed forest (generally good runability). Altitude 280 – 360m.

Distances:

S1: CC: Duba - Nedamov, autocamp (50°32'12.884"N, 14°33'21.415"E).
From road No.9 Melnik - Ceska Lipa in Duba take road No.259 to the right in direction to Mseno and then after 300m to the left in direction to Nedamov. Autocamp is situated on the left side of the road after 1km.
Prague – parking 75 km
Accommodation – parking 5 – 20 km
parking – CC 100 - 300 m
CC – start information available later
CC – finish 0 m

S2 and S3: CC: meadow near village Jestřebí (50°37'2.283"N, 14°32'37.778"E).
From the road No. 38 Mladá Boleslav - Česka Lípa 3 km after village Jestřebí take narrow road to the left in direction to Šváby and after 200 m again to the left to the meadow
Prague – parking 85 km
accommodation – parking 10–20 km
parking – CC 100 m
CC – start information available later
CC – finish 0 m

Accommodation:
From Friday till Sunday hard floor (school in Ceska Lipa or Duba) 80 CZK per night.
Beds: contacts (pensions and hotels in the Kokorin area or in Prague) later on www pages of competitions.

Transport: will not be provided by the organizer

Prize-giving ceremony:
After E3. Rewards for all in HDR, DH10L, DH10, the first six in DH21E, the first three in all other classes, the first in B subclasses. P, T3 and T6 no rewards.

Sales of sport equipment:
Wide choice of orienteering and outdoor equipment will be available in the event centre.

Training: Map Stary Berstejn, near village Skalka (parking for cars 50°33'43.823"N, 14°35'43.906"E). It is possible to buy training maps at registration, Please let us know in advance at Turn on JavaScript! how many training maps you want to buy.

Crèche: Crèche (kindergarten) available in the CC.

Note: Competitors take part in O-event at their own risk.

Organizers:

Director: Zdenko Prochazka

Head Referee:

E1: Martina Bochenkova
E2: Martin Janata
E3: Ondrej Pospisil

Course setters:

E1: Kristyna Kolinova
E2: Antonin Semerad
E3: Dominika Plochova

Secretary: Jiri Dlouhy