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Sunday 19th
April 2009 HEADON WARREN
Planner's Report |
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Light
spring turf, gorse in full bloom, magnificent views in all directions and
interesting |
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terrain -
that is Headon Warren in springtime. |
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Mr Osman
the farmer, kindly allowed us to use his field as a carpark and base, which |
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meant we
could use the far end of Headon, which would otherwise have been beyond |
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the reach
of the two shorter courses. |
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Headon
Warren is a fairly compact area and is barely large enough to accommodate |
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the
normal length of a green course.
The alternative is to send competitors up onto |
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the High
Down opposite, which this planner decided not to do. |
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The lower
parts of Headon are fairly confusing and most competitors found they had |
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to use
care to avoid making navigational mistakes. We use a 1:5000 map which allows |
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a larger
scale and makes map reading easier than the more normal 1:10000 map |
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The
planner was fairly unfamiliar with the area so two visits were made in the
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leading
up to the weekend of the event.
The weather remained very kind, to the extent |
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that the
planner even managed to remove his shirt on the hills in early March! |
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Two
Adders were also sunning themselves rather too close to control number 17 on
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green
course! I am unsure if it is the
reason why one competitor missed this control. |
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Apologies
for the minor technical error that one or two competitors experienced. |
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On the
top course, Richard Eastaff(M25) pipped Pete Bartlett(M50) by 6 seconds, the |
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difference
probably arising as a result of wind resistance through Pete's new beard! |
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Newcomers
Tina Barter and Aaron Bradley won the Orange with the only time |
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under an
hour on their course. |
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Thanks to
those who provided valuable help - Iris and Christine for turning up at
8.30am |
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when it
was especially chilly , Chris, Beryl and Frank at registration and to Eileen,
Sue |
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and Glyn
for collecting the controls, with the Allen family rewinding the String. |
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All this
much welcomed help, allowed the planner to leave Headon by mid-afternoon |
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after a
successful and enjoyable event. |
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Ian Ralph |
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