invitation

 

COMPETITION
17th Open Croatian championship in orienteering „CROATIA OPEN 2013

DATE
23rd – 28th July 2013

ORGANIZER
Orienteering club "Ris" Delnice, Croatia

PLACE
Delnice. Exact positions of stages can be seen here (Google maps).

COMPETITION TYPE
1st stage: middle, Malo Selo;

2nd stage: sprint, Krk-Ježevac  70% NEW MAP;
3rd stage: long, Sungerski lug – 60% NEW MAP;
4th stage: short-long, Bukovac Sungerski - 50% NEW MAP;
5th stage: middle, Golubinjak.

Short text about and what to visit during Croatia open 2013 can be found in about competition section.

CATEGORIES
M10, M12, M14, M16, M18, M20, M21A, M21B, M21C, M21E, M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70

W10, W12, W14, W16, W18, W20, W21A, W21B, W21C, W21E, W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65
OPEN LONG, OPEN SHORT, BEGINEERS (up to 8 years old) 
More about courses and technique tips for our terrains can be found in analysis section.

MAPS
Drawn in 2012/2013 according to latest ISOM and ISSOM standards. All maps will be made based on laser-scaning and drawn by well known international mapmakers and printed on high-quality waterproof paper.
More about maps (for both training and competition) can be found in competition area section.

TERRAIN
1st stage: Karst terrain close to National park Risnjak.
2nd stage: Ancient mediterranean town with fast pine forest. 
3rd stage: Mix of several types of terrain.
4th stage: Mix of several types of terrain.
5th stage: One of most interesting and extreme karst terrain in Europe. Forest never touched by human.
More about terrains can be found in competition area section.

FIRST START
1st stage: 15:00
2nd stage: 15:00
3rd stage: 10:00
4th stage: 10:00
5th stage: 10:00

ENTRIES
Online via this link.  More about entries, entry fees, payment etc. can be found in entry system section. 

ENTRY FEE
till 15. 03. 2013. / 10(8**) euro per stage*

till 15. 06. 2013. / 12(10**) euro per stage
till 01. 07. 2013. / 20(15**) euro per stage

*All runners who make entry during 1st deadline must pay entry fee before 15th April 2013 on club bank account (in Euro). Otherwise you will be charged for entry fee as it stands for second deadline. All runners who make entry after 15th March 2013 can pay either on our bank account or in cash upon your arrival in Croatia.

*All runners who make entry during first deadline can also pay in cash upon arrival - entry fee will be the same. Only clubs with more than 10 persons  MUST pay in advance. Note that this stands only for first entry deadline. 

We have decided that becouse many runners complained about high bank fee they had to pay - often higher than entry fee. Soo, you may choose to pay in cash or on our bank account.

**Entry fee per stage for OPEN L, OPEN S, BEGINEERS, W10, M10, W12, M12, W14, M14. W16 and M16.

Late entries on day of event are possible only in case if there is enough vacant place - there are going to be only 2 vacant places per category provided after last entry deadline so avoid making entry at day of event (we don´t guarantee that there is going to be enough vacant places). Entry fee for late entries is the same as for third entry deadline (15.06.-01.07.2013.)

START LIST
Will be made by 5th of July 2013 and published on web pages.

LATE CHANGES
Since during last years we had a lot of changes in last moment we want to avoid that in future - therfore, late changes are going to be charged with 5€. Under late changes we imply:
  • change of entry data after 1st July 2013 (SI number, category, name)
  • change of start time after 10th July 2013

ACCOMODATION
Organizer will organize sleeping in sport hall and place for camping in Delnice.

Accommodation type „A“ – sport hall indoors
Accommodation type „B“ – camp near sport hall / tents
Accommodation type „C“ – camp near sport hall / camper van
 

Sleeping in sport hall an camping cost 5 euro per person/day. (You can pay in cash upon your arrival in Croatia or on our bank account).

Bookings have to be made strictly by Internet. More about booking can be found in accommodation section. Note that we provide only official accommodation - if you want something else please contact tourist office.

T-SHIRTS
We will aslo make T-shirts with Croatia open theme. T-shirt will be available at price of 10€.
 
KINDERGARTEN
We will also provide you possibility of kinder garden by price of 5€ per person/day.

PAYMENT
As we have mentioned before, you may pay in advance on our bank account (obligated for first entry deadline). For second and third entry deadline it is possible to pay in cash upon arrival - no cash sending by post!

ACCOUNT DATA
BENE ACCOUNT
HR71 2340 0091 1170 3669 2
BENE NAME/ ACC HOLDER
OK RIS DELNICE
BENE BANK
SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2X

After you have made payment your "paid status" on entry list will be updated in few days. If You have made payment but you are still not marked as paid - please contact us.

MONEY REFUND
Entry fees for Croatia open are non-refundable.

PRIZES
Medals and awards for best three in overall ranking (for men and women elite best six). Beside overall ranking, we will have extra prize-giving ceremony after sprint stage (for rankings achieved only on this stage).

PUNCHING SYSTEM
Eletronic system SPORTident.
SI-card 5, 6, 8 and 9 can be used. Price of renting SI-chip is 2 euro per race! Lost rented SI-card will be charged by price of 50€.

DETAILED INFORMATION
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www.croatiaopen.net