YBT Final Capite Wood & YBT Final Sun 06 July, 2025

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I am pleased to confirm the final results for the Yvette Baker Trophy and Shield.

Yvette Baker Trophy 1^st WAOC, 2^nd HH, 3^rd SO

Yvette Baker Shield 1^st NGOC, 2^nd HOC, Joint 3^rd SLOW & SOS

Note: we had an error on the YBS results where a mixed pair from SLOW were showing on the Yellow Girls results and should have been on the Yellow Boys results. The change in results means that SLOW and SOS were tied (neither had a 6^th team member, which might have decided it). On the day SLOW were presented with the 3^rd place shield. We have communicated this to the two clubs and agreed that each club will have the shied for 6 months. We apologise for the mistake on the day. Thank you to Joe and his SI team for all the results and calculations on the day.

Organiser's Comments:

Thank you all for coming to the Capite National and Yvette Baker Trophy and Shield competition today. It was great to see so many people enjoying the atmosphere and loads of juniors competing for their club in the Yvette Baker Final with such a positive attitude. I received lots of comments about how beautiful the location was – thanks go to Derek of Daylands Farm who was so accommodating with our venue. As an organiser it’s always useful to have a lovely flat parking field and everything in close proximity.

We were keen to recreate the special atmosphere of the 2014 YBT final (when SO last hosted the YBT final at Capite) – thanks go to Rob and Ed Lines who helped advise us on what makes a good vibe. With only 6 weeks to go until the final and no National YBT coordinator in place, I am incredibly grateful to Bea Waters from SO for agreeing to step into the role and rapidly learning all the complexities of the rules and entry requirements. She handled all communications with clubs which allowed me to focus on the rest of the organisation. Also thanks to Dom Dakin from SYO for the entries spreadsheet which was invaluable.

We got to site on the Saturday to set up – huge thanks to Peter, Ben and Emma for helping set up the arena with me. The Saturday night camping was really successful with about 15 tents and 3 camper vans from SYO, HOC, WAOC and SO.

My thanks also go to Kasia for setting up and organising the maze, Jennie for organising the wool weaving mementos and Bea for organising the tin can alley along with their very willing helpers – Hannah, Christopher, Harriet, Lizzie, Emily and Lucas. Also, thanks to Maya, Roger, Jaz, David and Clive for manning these activities and all of the juniors who got involved.

We all enjoyed the great music and commentary provided by Ed Lines and supported by Rob Lines. It really did add to the fun vibe. We were also grateful for the traders coming along and were pleased to see them being well used.

It was slightly unfortunate that we had to race through the prizegiving due to the possibility of thunder and lightning, particularly because shortly after we had beautiful sunshine! However, it did mean people got away in good time and the packing up was done in the dry.

A final thanks go to the rest of our helpers – Joe, Mark S, Gail, Mark C, Alison on parking, Clare for supervising both start blocks, Clive, Simon, Cliff, Matt, Zoe, Katy, Peter and Karen for the start. Thanks also to Linda, Tim, Michael and Bridget (my mum) for enquiries and Karen for map collection.

As always it was a pleasure to work with Chris, our planner and Mike and Neil as Controllers.

Finally, my other hat was SO Junior Team Manager, so congratulations to our SO Junior team. I was so pleased to see so many of you competing and even more pleased to come away with a trophy!

Anna Chapman

Planners Comments:

First, huge thanks to all of you that turned up today and enjoyed a mostly dry day in the woods when there was heavy rain all around! And thank you for all the positive comments about the area and courses. As always there were a few minor issues, but I felt that these were ironed out smoothly and a personal apology for the misplaced control on Short Blue which ultimately didn’t seem to cost too much time. And after the Open races the juniors really showed the way with some impressive performances. The times were as hoped, and I didn’t feel that anyone was out for an excessive time which is always reassuring as the planner!

This was all a big relief as there were a few surprises as the event approached. Only having access from May 1 st and requiring both a new map and courses meant that I felt I was eating, drinking and breathing this event for 2 months! When I first went in the woods there was very little bracken. However, this changed dramatically during the final 2 weeks, and I was to be found in the woods yesterday with a stomping board reclaiming 2 critical rides (for the Yellow and Orange courses) that had disappeared along with a control site that had ‘gone under’! With any luck none of you noticed that this had been done and carried on with your runs oblivious to it. And to cap it all, 3 new fences appeared in the past few days (including 2 large enclosures), which I discovered whilst putting out controls yesterday and which I knew could impact route choice.

Finally, I would like to thank Anna and Bea for being such efficient and effective organisers, Mike M for controlling and Neil C for standing in for him on the day to provide a calm, reassuring presence, Neil W for his invaluable assistance switching on the control units, Liam, Euan, Sarah, Peter, Garry and James for control collecting, the SI team, and everyone else who contributed to making it such a
fantastic day. I would also like to thank Derek, the farmer, who was unfailingly helpful every time I visited and Wiston Estate for allowing us use of the woods.

Chris Hooker

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Pre event info

Welcome to the South East for the Capite Wood National Event and Yvette Baker Trophy and Shield Final. The event assembly is in the grounds of Daylands Farm which is set in 120 acres of the Wiston Estate. Final entry for the National event is Friday 4th July.

Final Details v002

YBT Start List

Location Info

Nearest town: Ashington

• Postcode: BN44 3AW *
• Lat,Lng: 50.94014,-0.35147
• Grid Ref: TQ158169
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* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

• Post Code: BN44 3AW
• What3Words: spooned.slows.delusions
• OS Grid Reference: TQ158169

Parking will be on a grass field.
There is space for a few coaches. Please contact the organiser if you wish to arrange a space for a coach.

For arrival, head south on the A24, turn left at Oak Barn Garden Centre and follow the signs. If heading north, we strongly recommend not turning across the carriageway off the A24. Continue north and turn around through the services (McDonald's) at the junction with the A272, to head south on the A24.

For departure, we strongly recommend that all traffic turns left at Old Barn Garden Centre onto the A24. If you wish to head North, continue south for 2km until you get to the Ashington junction, follow this route through 2 roundabouts and back onto the A24, to head north.

We strongly advise against arriving or leaving the event from the south along Honeybridge Lane via Ashurst as it is extremely narrow with a number of very sharp turns.

Public Transport

Nearest train station Pulborough

Course Information

Final course lengths

Open courses:

Short Brown 7.5km 100m climb 22 controls
Blue 6.1km 90m climb 21 controls
Short Blue 5.2km 80m climb 19 controls
Green 4.4km 60m climb 16 controls
Short Green 3.4km 50m climb 11 controls
Orange 2.9km 30m climb 10 controls
Yellow 2.3km 25m climb 11 controls

YBT courses:

YBT Green 4.3km 60m climb 15 controls
YBT Light Green 3.4km 50m climb 11 controls
YBT Orange 2.9km 30m climb 12 controls
YBT Yellow 2.3km 25 climb 12 controls

The short green open course would be suitable for those who normally run light green due to the fact that the area is TD4.

Entry Details

Pre-enter by 5th July for the open courses via Racesignup.co.uk (there will be no entry on the day):

£12.00 BOF Senior/£6.00 BOF Junior

£2.00 non-member supplement (Seniors only)

SO juniors free (use code SOjuniors)

Standard Dibber Hire: £1.00 Senior/£0.50 Junior

SIAC Hire: £2.00 Senior/£1.00 Junior

Novice seniors can enter an Orange or Yellow course for a reduced fee of £8.00

Entry for the YBT is to be done by club captains only. Cost is £6.00 per junior.

Registration

Online entries only

Start Times

Main starts from 10.30 to 12.00. YBT starts from 12:30 to 13:50 Courses close 15:15

Map Details

A4 map
1:10,000 with 5m contours for Open Green, Open Short Blue, Open Blue and Open Short Brown
1:7,500 with 5m contours for all other courses

Terrain Description

The map has 3 distinct areas, Capite Wood to the north, Daylands Farm in the middle and Frenchlands Wood to the south. All courses will visit Capite Wood which is an area of coppiced woodland with some clearings and an irregular ride and path network. 2 stream valleys help to give contour detail.
Longer courses will cross the field to Frenchlands Wood, which is made of coniferous plantation blocks with wide rides, along with some lovely mixed woodland on the south and south-east sides.
Distance judgement will be critical (particularly for younger competitors on the Orange and Yellow courses) as many small tracks and narrow cuttings through the trees have not been mapped (for clarity). Also, some of the main paths and tracks are starting to fill in from the sides and so may be narrower than expected on the day of the Final.

Dog restrictions

Sorry no dogs allowed on this working farm.

Facilities

CAMPING

We have secured a field for camping at this event. Priority will be given to YBT competitors, but hopefully there will be enough space for everyone who wants to camp. There is a plumbed in toilet and shower next to the field. Please fill in this form if you'd like to secure a space. Cost has been confirmed as £10 per adult which will go straight to the farm. Juniors are free to camp. If we need an extra toilet, we will be asking for a contribution of £1 per person to go towards an extra toilet. Please bring cash to go into an honesty box (one for the farmer and one for the toilet contribution). There are also two drinking water taps.

TRADER

Compass Point will be at the event, offering all the Orienteering kit you might need.

CATERING

Catering van by Station Breakfast & Kebab covering breakfast and lunch - offering breakfast rolls, chips, burgers, hot and cold drinks.
Ice cream van by Sussex Scoops.
Do support our caterers if you can.

O MAZE AND TIN CAN ALLEY

In the arena, there will be a maze and tin can alley to have a go at.

MUSIC AND RESULTS COMMENTARY

Ed Lines will be adding to the atmosphere in the afternoon with music and results commentary.

CLUB TENTS

There is plenty of space for club tents along the run in.

OTHER FACILITIES

Portable toilets and First Response Emergency Care

Miscellaneous

Safety Bearing: TBC

The YBT Final will be run in accordance with the latest rules from British Orienteering.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Chris Hooker

Organiser: Anna Chapman [email protected]

Controller / Event Adviser: Mike Murray (SLOW)