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THE RULES OF San
Angelo Sidewinder Challenge ROGAINE
Rogaining is the sport of long
distance cross-country navigation for teams traveling on foot. We have changed this to an
Adventure Race Rogaine. The object is to
score points by finding checkpoints located on the course within a specified time.
Checkpoints may be visited in any order. Definition "The course" means
anywhere a team travels during the time of the rogaine but specifically excludes the
access road and areas in the proximity of an administration area designated for
non-competition use by the organizers, for example for parking or camping. "Event
site" includes the course and any administration, access and non-competition areas. Entries R1 A team shall consist of two, three,
four members. R2 A team that has a member under
fourteen years of age shall also have a member eighteen years of age or over. R3
Awards will be given in 2, 3 and 4
person coed and masters. Masters in 2, 3 and
4 shall all compete together. Masters teams
must have each member over 40-years-of-age. R4 No member of a team shall have been
involved with the organization of the rogaine so as to have a prior familiarity with the
rogaine course or the fieldwork of the rogaine map. Respect for Land and
Property R5 Competitors shall respect public
and private property. a. Competitors shall
not cross newly sown ground or growing crops, except if specifically permitted by the
organizers, or any area deemed out-of-bounds by the organizers. Teams must stay within the park boundary unless
given specific instructions for specific checkpoints that may lie out of the park
boundary. Only then and only following the
rules on the UTM sheet may a team leave the park boundary. b. Competitors shall
keep a reasonable distance from dwellings and stock with young. Long Horn cattle roam the park freely. Teams must stay out of the pastures with the
Buffalo herd. Teams will be given the
coordinates for the pasture with Buffalo. Stay
OUT! c. Competitors
shall take due care when crossing fences, crossing at corner posts, solid posts or between
wires wherever possible. Each team shall leave gates in the same state as they were found.
d. Competitors shall
not discard litter. e. Competitors shall
not light fires at the event site. f. Competitors
shall not smoke on the course. g. Competitors shall
not unduly damage or disturb native flora or fauna. h. Dogs and weapons
of any kind, including firearms, are prohibited at the event site. Dogs are allowed in the park, but we ask that they
not be brought to the Transition area. Please
keep them at your campsite. Conduct of Competitors R6
Competitors shall not enter the course
until the official start is signaled. Starting Tuesday, September 9, 2003, racers may not
enter the trail system or hiking trail or remote campsites in San Angelo State Park. We must have the entire week to set up the race,
and there will be no pre-riding, pre-running the trails, pre-orienteering or pre-hiking in
San Angelo State Park the week before the race. R7 The only navigational aids that may
be carried on the course are magnetic compasses, tracker beads, watches and maps. The
possession of other navigational aids, including altimeters and GPS receivers on the
course are prohibited. Rattlesnake Racing will provide 1:24,000 USGS maps from www.mytopo.com. You may use your own maps and get copies of the
trail map provided by the park. R8 The use of computers for course
planning is prohibited. R9 Competitors may travel only on
foot, mt. bike, road bike, non-motorized scooters, roller blades, kayaks, canoes, or any
other non-motorized watercraft or swim (with pfd only).
Teams may only travel on road bike, scooters or roller blades when on paved
road surfaces within the boundary of State Park. No
scooters, roller blades or road bikes may be taken on trails or off-trail. Mt. bikes may be taken on paved surfaces, park
trails, old park roads and firebreaks along fence lines.
Mt. bikes may not be taken off-trail. Mt.
bikes may not be pushed off-trail. If teams
carry their mt. bikes off trail, they may do so, but the wheels of the bike may not roll
across non-trail terrain. Teams may leave
bikes at campsites, rest areas or just off-trail (wheels may not roll off trail, pick
bikes up and turn them upside down just off the trail) and travel on foot to check points
off trail. Bikes must be out of the way and
not interfere with other teams using the trail system.
It is suggested teams bring a cable and lock system to lock bikes together if this
is a strategy the team chooses to use. Teams
may not leave bikes on the course and retrieve them after the 12-hour time limit. All team members and all equipment must be
returned to the TA when the scorecard is turned in. R10 Members of a team shall remain
within unaided verbal contact of one another at all times whilst on the course. A team
shall demonstrate compliance with this requirement to any event official or other team on
request. All team members must go to the checkpoint.
Each team shall carry a disposable cameral and take a picture of their
teammates at the Checkpoint. R11 A team shall surrender its passport
to any event official, and shall advise their team number to any event official or other
team, on request. R12 A team shall not accept assistance
from, nor collaborate with, other people, nor deliberately follow another team while on
the course. Teams may work together if both
teams agree to the arrangement. Teams may
receive assistance while in the Transition Area at the Chaparral Pavilion. This does include help plotting points and
strategizing. R13 Neither food nor equipment shall be
left on the course before the event for a team's use, and no food or equipment shall be
discarded on the course unless retrieved by the team during the event and brought by the
team with them to the finish. All team
members and all equipment must be returned to the TA when the passport is turned in. R14 Each competitor shall carry a
whistle at all times whilst on the course. In an emergency a competitor shall give a
series of 3 short blasts on their whistle. Checkpoints R15 All team members go to the
checkpoint. Each team will carry a disposable camera and take a picture of their teammates
at the cp. This rule may change at check-in and all team members may have a their own
passport attached to their clothing and each team member must punch their passport at each
Check-point. R16 In order to gain points for a
checkpoint teams must punch the scorecard provided by the organizers in the correct square
with the punch at the checkpoint marker and fill in any intention sheet at the checkpoint
with the time of arrival, the team number and the number of the checkpoint that they
intend to next visit. If a team punches an incorrect square, they must notify the
organizers of the details of this immediately upon returning to the TA Queen to be
eligible to be credited with that checkpoint. R17 In the event of the passport being
lost, a team must return to the TA and retrieve another passport. R18 Competitors shall not deliberately
rest within one hundred meters of a checkpoint unless the checkpoint is also a water drop.
R19 Competitors shall not adversely
interfere with a checkpoint, water drop or any other facility placed upon the course by
the organizers. Administration Areas R20 Whenever a team visits an
administration area, all team members are required to report together to the organizers. A team shall finish by all of the
members reporting together to the designated finish administration area and surrendering
passport. R22 If a competitor wishes to withdraw
from a team for any reason the entire team shall return to an administration area and
notify the organizers. The original team shall be deemed to have finished the event. If a
new team is formed it may be admitted to the competition at the discretion of the
organizers but no points shall be credited for checkpoints already visited. Penalties and Protests R23 The penalty for breaching these
rules is disqualification except for rules R16 and R18 for which the penalty is the loss
of points for the checkpoint under consideration. Any team disqualified under this rule
shall be recorded as DSQ. R24 A team may voluntarily withdraw, by
advising the organizers immediately upon their finish, if they have breached any rule for
any reason and shall be recorded as W/D. R25 Within forty-five minutes of the
nominated finish time, a team may report in writing to the organizers about any team
thought to have breached these rules, or may protest in writing to the organizers about
any actions of the organizers that they consider made the competition unfair. R26 Organizers, Rattlesnake Racing will
randomly choose 5 team Captains to settle the dispute.
The team captain filing the complaint and any other teams involved will not be one
of the 5 chosen for the resolution committee. Scoring R27 The event shall end at precisely
the set number of hours (12 hours) after the actual starting time, both times as defined
by the organizers' clock. Teams finishing late will be penalized at the rate per minute or
part thereof specified in advance by the organizers. Teams finishing more than thirty
minutes late shall be deemed ineligible for a placing and their result shall be recorded
as LATE. The penalty per minute will
be given at the race briefing. R28 A team's score shall be the value
of the checkpoints visited and correctly verified in accordance with these rules, less any
penalties. The team with the greatest score, or in the event of a tie the team that
finished earlier, shall be awarded the higher placing. R29 In the event of a checkpoint being
damaged, teams shall be awarded the checkpoint score: a. If the punch is
missing or damaged but the team has a correct record on the intention sheet. b. If the punch is
missing and there is no intention sheet, but the team can satisfy the organizers that they
visited the correct site. c. If a
checkpoint is missing or misplaced but the team can satisfy the organizers that they
visited the correct site. d. For a correctly
recorded visit to a misplaced checkpoint. General
R30 Any team hearing a distress signal
must abandon their course and help in any way needed. No team shall be penalized for any
rule breached in the course of giving such help. Boats and
Water Checkpoints
R30 Rattlesnake Racing will provide no hard-shell kayaks. Teams may bring their own self powered boats.R31 Teams may use
boats to retrieve checkpoints within 25 meters of the shoreline or riverbank. Teams may not leave boats on the lakeshore or on
the riverbank and travel to checkpoints further than 25 meters. The boats may not be portaged from the main lake
or riverbed. Boats must stay within 25 meters
of river water or lake water.
R
32 San
Angelo Race only. Teams may not climb the rocks forming the Lake Dam. Teams caught traveling up the rocks on the dam
will be disqualified. This is a rule we must
follow from the Army Corp of Engineers.
R
33 Teams
may swim with pfd’s to checkpoints in the water, on islands and within 25 meters of
the water shoreline or riverbank. The lake
and river are very muddy and low. Take
caution if your team chooses this strategy. Teams
may get out of the water at any time along the shore or bank to hike to other points, but
must carry their pfd’s with them. No
pfd’s may be left along the shore or bank unless at the kayak/canoe TA.
R34 Teams may walk
around the lakeshore or the riverbank and get checkpoints that are within 25 meters of the
water. You do not have to use a boat.
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