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AYROC Social Evening
We are having a club social on Saturday 17th January starting at LA Bowl at 5 pm followed by a meal at Mr Basri’s at 6:30pm.
We hope that you are able to join us for both of these or for one or the other. Can you please let Jude Smith or Phil Smith know ASAP if you are able to come (see the email from the club's secretary for more details)
TINTO Twin 2025
Congratulations to Phil Smith and Yuliia Buhaiets for winning M60 and W45 classes in TINTO Twin challenge.
Scottish Score Champs 2025
AYROC orienteers enjoyed some wet running at the Scottish Score Champs in Falkirk and brought one gold, three silver and one bronze medal to the club. Well done everyone and many thanks to the FVO club for organising the event!
Scottish Orienteering Championships 2024
Congratulations to AYROC club member Vira Bogachova who got a silver medal in W12 category in the Scottish Orienteering Championships 2024. Well done Vira!
Ayrshire Schools Orienteering Competition 2024
There are two more training events for school children in May, as follows:
Saturday 4th May 2024 at 11.00 am, Kay Park, Kilmarnock
Saturday 18th May 2024 at 11.00 am, Rozelle Park, Ayr
Ski-O in Lillehammer
In March, some club members had tried a semi-permanent ski-O course in the Lillehammer area.
JK 2024
A group of Ayroc club members attended the 2024 JK meeting at Cannock Chase over the Easter weekend. One member, Daisy, did particularly well, winning the Womens 20 year old Elite middle distance race."
Solway Orienteers’ orienteering weekend 24th - 25th February 2024
Solway Orienteers are hosting an exciting weekend of orienteering in February.European Rogaining Championships 2023, Finland
Yulia Buhaiets’ report from European Rogaining Championships 2023, Finland.
The World Masters Orienteering Championships
The World Masters Orienteering Championships took place in beautiful Kosice, Slovakia from 11th to 18th of August. A member of AYROC, Yulia Buhaiets, took part and wanted to share her experience.
Moray 6 days, 2023
About a dozen AYROC members made the trip to the County of Moray this year for the 6 Day festival of Orienteering. All of the areas are world class forests, mostly pine forests on sand dunes.
Craigie Community Open Day
AYROC took part in Craigie Community Open Day at Craigie Estate, Ayr on Saturday 12th August 2023 offering South Ayrshire families a chance to try orienteering. We hope everyone enjoyed their orienteering courses.
Ayrshire Schools Orienteering Competition 2023
The 2023 all Ayrshire Schools Orienteering Competition was held on the 25th of May in Maybole. The golf course was specially closed for the morning to allow the Orienteering competition to take place for which the school kids were very grateful.
The local schools did well, in beautiful weather.
JK in the Lakes 2023
Among the 3,500 people entered for this years JK event in the Southern Lake District were eight from AYROC.
The event areas were typical Lake District terrain of fairly fast mixed woodland with rocky outcrops.
Elanor had the best outcome coming second overall in her category for the "overall" result.
The 2024 JK will be held next Easter in Derbyshire.
Ayrshire Schools Orienteering Training Events
Ayrshire Schools Orienteering Training Events.
Wednesday 19th April Rozelle Park, Ayr
Saturday 22nd April Fullarton Woods, Troon
Wednesday 26th April Kay Park, Kilmarnock
Tuesday 9th May Belleisle, Ayr
Saturday 13th May Eglinton Park, Irvine