Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by Guy-O on Wed Nov 16, 2011 at 7:08 pm

Guy-O
Num Posts: 356
Primary Club: HVO
Fav map: Spackman Creek
First O: 1982

With the annual DVOA/HVO Dual Event coming up next weekend, I am looking for the Plaque, which Caroline Ringo had been updating each year (not sure if this is still the case with the Ringoes now living in Florida). 

If anybody reading this has it in their possesion, please speak up!
(or contact me directly using the e-mail tool -- just click on "Guy-O")

Reply by Sswede on Thu Nov 17, 2011 at 9:40 am

Sswede
Num Posts: 56
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Batsto
First O: 2001

A new Broken Compass Award was created last year (since the original was missing) and the Ahlswede's held on to it for DVOA. We passed it along to Sandy Fillibrown this week to take to the event this weeekend.

Reply by Sandy on Thu Nov 17, 2011 at 11:46 am

Sandy
Num Posts: 324
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1993

I thought the Broken Compass Award was for the Mid-Atlantics not the HVO/DVOA dual.  Do I have that wrong?

Reply by furlong47 on Thu Nov 17, 2011 at 3:18 pm

furlong47
Num Posts: 381
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Bucks County Community College
First O: 1994

No, you are right. The Broken Compass Award is for this weekend (Mid-Atlantics) and Guy is looking for something different (for Dual Event)

Reply by CNYO-South on Thu Nov 17, 2011 at 4:02 pm

CNYO-South
Num Posts: 22
Primary Club: CNYO
Fav map: Rockwood
First O: 1974

In "Notes from DVOA's Briar Patch" (Vol. VII, No. 1, Jan. 1982, p. 8), Dave Linthicum wrote:

PATAPSCO DVOA/QOC

The two oldest orienteering clubs in the U.S. met for the first time Oct. 17 [1981] at Avalon, Patapsco Valley State Park, to run on the first color O' map in the Baltimore, Md. area. Exactly 100 orienteers attended.

The Delaware Valley Orienteering Association won the highly coveted "Broken Compass Award" in this first annual club competition by a whisker, 1574:56 to 1597:53. Quantico Orienteering Club won both mens categories on the red course and had no opposition for their women on red, but lost ground to fine performances by DVOA's young orienteers on the other courses. ...

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http://www.dvoa.org/people/sa/sa2002.php

He [Bob Putnam] provided the plaque when the DVOA/Quantico "duel meets" were started in 1981. It was devised from a weathered board from an old barn, with a handhewn nail holding in place a cracked compass, and became known as the Broken Compass Award.

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