Competition rules
in Sipoonkorpi, Finland: May 14, 2016
The
competition starts on May 14, at Sipoonkorpi, South-Finland, 25 km from
Helsinki 12:00 a.m. the start of foot race. The finish time for competition is 6 hours and from start.
Competition materials, maps, number bibs and rented SI Cards are delivered to a team representative from 10.00 a.m. in Sipoonkorpi event center.
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The competition maps to those
participants who go to Finland from Tallinn by VIKING XPRS are given on the ship at 09.00 a.m.
The team together analyse the map and plan their strategy:
the order of control points and the route between them. It is compulsory to have a pen to mark it.
Nevertheless, it is highly recommended to plan a route consistent with the time
and skills of each team.
A team's
score shall be the value of the checkpoints visited less penalties. Late returns are penaltised by deducting points: up to 1 minute — 1 point, for exceeding each next full minute — 1 point.
Teams finishing more than 30 minutes late shall be deemed ineligible for a
placing. The team with the greater score, or in the event of a tie, the team
which finished earlier, shall be awarded the higher placing. The winners in the competition classes will be the teams with higher score. Number bibs must be pinned on a visible place and must be worn during
the whole competition by all members of the team. Take with you the
safety-pins! Each
team members must remain together, i.e. within eyesight of each other (50 m) so
that the number bibs are clearly visible. The only navigational aids that may be carried on the course are maps
provided by the organiser, magnetic compasses and watches. The use of any other
navigational aids and programmable devices is prohibited. Mobile - phone should be for using only in emergency purposes.
If one or more members of the team want to retire from the course, the
whole team must return to the event center and they are deemed to have
finished. Those members of the team who want to continue can re-register as a
new team, whereas the points scored for so far visited checkpoints are not
counted.
2016 races:
| Class | Description |
| JJ15 |
Juniors,
born 2001 or later
|
| JJ19 | Juniors, born 1997 or later |
| DD | Women |
| HH | Men, general race for every team |
| HD | Mixed men and women |
| HH45 | Veterans men, all born 1971 or before |
| DD45 | Veterans women, all born 1971 or before |
| HD45 | Veterans mixed, all born 1971 or before |
| FAMILY | Family from 2 generations, at least one member must be born 2002 or later |
The teams are deemed to compete in HH class and in class for which they are eligible.
Entry fee for a team is the sum of entry fees for individual team members.
Entry fees per competitor:
| Born 2009 or later | Born 1997..2008 | Born 1957..1996 | Born 1956 or before | |
| until 04.05.2016 | 2 € | 12 € | 25 € | 15 € |
| 05.05-11.05.2016 | 20 € | 35 € | 35€ | 35 € |
| 14.05.2016 in event centre | 45 € | 45€ | 45 € | 45€ |
SI-card rent 2 € (additional to the participation fee).
In the entry fee there is included: participation in the competition, event map, number bib, wrist ribbon, plain water and catering in the competition centre.
Teams may use their own SI-card: SI-6, SI-9, SI-10, SI-11 or rent one from the organizer. The number of your SI card or the wish to rent SI-card must be mentioned in the registration formula. The rental of 2 € must be paid with the entry fee. If in the event the rented SI-card is lost or broken, a compensation of 60 € shall be charged.
The entry fee shall be paid by bank transfer using the following credentials: team name, class, names and SI numbers of
participants.
AKTIIIVIKESKUS NGO
Account No. EE882200221019616426
Swedbank, Liivalaia 8, 15040 Tallinn, Estonia;
SWIFT: HABAEE2X
IBAN: EE882200221019616426
NB! All transaction costs shall be paid by the
payer.
BREACH OF RULES:
In
case a violation of the remain-together requirement has been registered in a
checkpoint, the team shall be penaltised by deducting points in the value of
this checkpoint; in case of a violation of this requirement elsewhere on the
course, the team shall be given a warning.
In
case of a repeated violation, the team will be disqualified.
REQUISITE EQUIPMENT:
- waterproof dressing
- slip resistant gloves
- plain water min 1,0 l per person
- energy bars or some food
- compass
- waterproof (packed) mobile
phone only for emergency purposes or problems with the checkpoints. NB! The
mobile phone number of the organizers is printed on the map!
CHANGES:
by e-mail to info@libahunt.eu
It
is allowed to change the class, number and names of team members free of charge
until 2 days before start.
After then, you can, by way of exception, make changes on the morning of the
competition, during the materials delivery, as follows:
change the name of a team member — 2 €
- reduce the competition class — 2 €
At the competition will take photos which will be publicied . If you don’t want to publish your pictures, please inform about it immediately the photographer!