Western Connecticut Orienteering Club (WCOC)
DIY Events (aka BYOM)
DIY (Do-It-Yourself) events (also known as BYOM or Bring Your Own Map events) work the same as our Winter Series training courses that we've offered with HVO for a number of years. Most events offer a Brown, Green and Red course and the flags are left out for several weeks. You can do a course whenever you want while the flags are out. You can download maps for DIY courses offered during our regular season from this page. The races are honor system based with no boxes/punches on the controls, just touch the flag (no remote visual punching!). Also, there are no numbers on the flags (the numbers on the clue sheets are for course setting purposes only). Sorry, no beginner courses will be available because we can't leave flags out that are visible from trails for weeks.
Maps are free to download. Donations of $5 are welcome and paid at an in-person event or using the payment method listed on our Membership page (mail in check, Venmo, PayPal).
Results
Participants can time themselves and can upload their results directly to the Attackpoint.org page for the event. Posting splits and GPS tracks are preferred, but not required.
Courses will be available for most events on Livelox.com. Livelox allows you to upload GPS tracks and watch your route tracks on the course map. You can also view the routes of other participants who upload their tracks and compare multiple peoples' tracks. Be sure to record your route using a GPS (e.g., a Garmin watch) when you start your course so you can upload it later.
Liability
Each participant in any DIY event assumes full responsibility for any and all injuries, losses and damages that he or she incurs while attending or participating in a DIY event. Downloading of any map constitutes agreement to this waiver.
There are currently no DIY events available.
These DIY events are for training purposes and not organized events. Each participant in any or all of the DIY events assumes full responsibility for any and all injuries, losses and damages that he or she incurs while attending or participating in the events. Please observe all County, State and Federal regulations that may be in place.