County Orienteering Competition 2003

This is an annual competition for teams of two Scouts or Explorer Scouts from all Troops and Units in the Scout County of Greater London South West. In 2003 the competition took place on Sunday 30th November in the Happy Valley/Farthing Down area near Coulsdon.

The aim of the competition was to find a set of controls using a map and compass. For each control found, 10 points were awarded. The time allowed for the competition was 90 minutes and five points were lost for each five minutes taken over the 90 minutes. The winning team in each category is the one that finished with the most points in the least time.

The following Explorer teams from Wallington, Carshalton & District and Sutton & Cheam District took part:

Under 16 Years – Max Score 100 Points
Position Names Group Control
Points
Time Final
Points
1st Harry/Ed Double Dragon Explorers 100 1:05 100
5th Ben/Oliver Ruskin Explorers 90 1:45 75
Under 18 Years – Max Score 120 Points
Position Names Group Control
Points
Time Final
Points
4th Nick/Andrew Cheam Village Explorers 50 1:30 50
5th Ben/David Ruskin Explorers 60 1:45 45