WightO has
been active since April 1976.
We organise orienteering events on the Isle of Wight, UK. That's the diamond shaped island half way along the south coast of the England. We may be one of the smallest clubs in the UK but we manage to put on colour coded events for ten months of the year and other events such as quiz walks, and night orienteering events.
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a sport in which competitors navigate against the clock on foot using a map and compass over a course marked by control points. It is a physical, individual participation sport.
Orienteering can be enjoyed by young and old alike, you can go at your own pace and you don't have to beat anyone as you run against the clock.
Orienteering is mentally as well as physically challenging and takes place in some beautiful, dramatic and fascinating locations. This web site will take you to some of them.
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your compass and come and enjoy a virtual Orienteering event on the Isle
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Important Note:
This Website stores cookies on your computer to punch your virtual control card. No personal information is stored and no data of any kind is sent back to us.
So, please enable cookies on your browser now. Otherwise you will not get the most out of your visit to the WightO Web-O.
If you want to know more
about orienteering then here are a few links to other orienteering based
websites:
BOF - The Official webite of the British Orienteering Federation
IOF - The International Orienteering Federation
Orienteering UK - A well presented source of orienteering information
Compass Sport Online - The online version of the UK orienteering magazine
Jan Kocbach's World of Orienteering - A website with links and information on all aspects of world orienteering
Global Orienteering Links - A pretty comprehensive page of links to (nearly) all orienteering websites
Thank you,
and enjoy your run on the Isle of Wight.
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This website is generously hosted by Brian Tiemann, proprietor of |
This website and all photographs and maps are © Wight Orienteers 1997, 2005