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Poll: Course of the Year 2013

Vote for "The Course of the Year 2013" by setting up your "Top 5 List" for the best courses of 2013. Click any map to get to its map page. See all nominated maps in omaps here or as a slideshow here.

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Candidates


  • Bubo cup Stage 4, M21E

  • Centrum Team Sprint

  • Scottish 6 Days: Day 5

  • The Summer Race Rauland

  • NTNUI corridor theme training

  • Antalya O-Days 3 - M21E

  • AXPO Sprint relay (part 2)

  • PWT Ruins of Yuanmingyuan 2013

  • World Cup Sprint Oslo 2013

  • Bundesländerstaffel Austria

  • Peguerinos mass-start night-o

  • 6th National OL Switzerland 2013

  • Swedish Champs Long 2013

  • Polish Club Championship Sprint

  • Chiatona – mass start long at MOC

  • Croatia open - day 5

  • German middle distance champs (WRE)

  • OOCup/2013 Day 5 - M21E

  • Euromeeting Sprint 2013

  • Castelsardo Sprint – castle on the hill

  • WOC Middle Final Men

  • Canada Champs Middle 2013

  • Andalucia Orienteering Meeting, 1. Etappe

  • Croatia open - day 3

  • Norwegian Champs Ultralong

  • Norwegian Champs Night 2013

  • Albarello Sprint - MOC Training Camp

  • WOC Relay Men All legs

  • Australian Champs Ultralong (part 1)

  • Norwegian Champs Middle

  • WRE Kapa 2-nd day

  • Bergmans Night-o training Nackareservatet

  • Coppa Italia Long 2013

  • WOC Sprint Men

  • O-ringen - stage 4

  • World Cup 1-2013 Middle New Zealand

  • Irish Orienteering Championships Long

  • South Island Championships Middle

  • JWOC Sprint 2013 Men

  • Russian Championship Middle 2013

  • Italian sprint championships

  • Tiomila 10th leg

  • Farum Sprinten

  • Long Distance Veneto/Trentino Championship

  • Finnish WOC selection race middle - women

  • O-Festivalen H55 Day 3 Long

  • Sprint The Bay - Stage 2

  • Genova City Race

  • WOC Long distance 2013 Men - Part 1

  • Tallinn City Race 2013

  • Centrum OK - KM-lång (Karttapullautin map)

  • MOC Sprint Matera 2013

  • FinnSpring D21E

  • Middle Lavarone

  • Finnish Champs Ultralong 2013

  • WMOC 2013 Long Final

  • Götalandsmästerskapen

  • Austrian Champs Night orienteering 2013

  • WOC Middle Qual Men Heat 3

  • Blodslitet 2013 M21E

  • Kratovs O-Labyrinth

  • XXI Campeonato Ibérico 2013 - 2E | [H21E]

  • Prologue Trofeo delle Regioni Southern Italy

  • NAOM 2013: M21E

  • O-ringen - stage 1

  • Antalya O-Days 2 - M21E

  • Portugal O-meeting Day 4 2013

  • Portugal O-Meeting sprint Monsanto

  • JWOC Long 2013 - Men

  • Slovak middle distance championship

  • Stockholm District Champs Long

  • Classic O Challenge, Day 2

  • 25mannakorten

  • JWOC Middle 2013 M20

  • Queens College Orienteering Club 15th Anniversary

  • Portugal O-Meeting Day 3 2013

  • Corridows O-training

  • Swedish Champs 2013 Ultralong M21

Your 'Top 5 List'

Instructions

1. Drag maps from the list of candidates on the left to your favourite list on the right (click a map sample to see the full map).

2. Enter your name and e-mail address, and click below to submit your vote.

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3. Win great prizes from our sponsors (see below).

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Rules
The following are the rules for the voting in "The course of the Year 2013":
  1. The 'Course of the Year 2013' will be found based on summing all the votes. For each course being set on the top of a 'Top 5 List', 100 points are awarded to this course. For each course being set as number 2, 70 points are awarded, and so on with 50, 30 and 10 points for the next spots on the list down to number 5.
  2. You are only allowed to vote once (if several people share one internet connection, only one can vote, as the IP address is used to identify the voter along with the email-address of the voter).
  3. Among all people voting and submitting suggestions, great prizes from our sponsors will be drawn. See below for the prizes.
Prizes from our Sponsors
Prizes from our Sponsors always makes it more fun! There will be a prize for the first one suggesting the course which ends up becoming "The course of the Year 2013", and prizes drawn among the ones suggesting and voting. All prizes are transferable to other persons (you don't have to travel yourself).
Event sponsor: Andalucia-O-Meeting - February 14th -16th 2014
  • Prize offered: Competition Package for 2 persons - including entry to 4 AOM events in 3 days, 5 nights in 4**** Barcelo Punta Umbria Beach Resort and a 4-map training package before or after the event. Value about 640 Euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • After 4 very nice years in Canos De Meca (Barbate), AOM moves to Punta Umbria, Huelva province, West of Andalucia! New terrains, maps, accommodations and, as usual, high level competitions in a very mild climate! More info at aom2014.com
Event sponsor: MOC 2014 - March 13th-15th
  • Prize offered: Competition, training and hotel package for one person: Entry for one person at the 10th anniversary of MOC Mediterranean Orienteering Championship in Tuscany + MOC sprint training camp in Venice district + accommodation half boards for 7 nights. Value about 500 euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • You are welcome in MOC- Tuscany 2014! The Mediterranean Open Championship Orienteering 2014 is organized March 13th – March 15th. Final stage in Florence, UNESCO city. Orienteering with a lot of fun. Great events with world class runners! Read more at www.orienteering.it and www.facebook.com/pwtorienteering.
Event sponsor: Bergen Sprint Camp - January 31st-February 2nd 2014
  • Prize offered: 2 packages - each consisting of 2 complete Bergen Sprint Camp packages: Entry for all 4 races + training Friday morning + Saturday evening program consisting of presentation held by World Champion Mårten Boström and dinner. Value about 400 Euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • For the 5th time in a row, BSC is held in the city center of Bergen, Norway. We provide all participants with challenging courses, good maps and interesting analysis of the sessions - hoping to improve the sprint orienteering technique for everyone. See more at Sprint-Camp.blogspot.no - including all courses and analysis from previous editions of BSC.
Event sponsor: 3+3 Sälen - June 27th-29th 2014
  • Prize offered: 2 BIG training+competition packages - each for 2 persons consisting of: Entry for the complete 3+3 2014 competition week + maps for 8 different trainings during the training camp + TUBE from Bagheera from Fjällmaraton Sälen. Value about 380 Euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • 3+3 is a 3 Day orienteering event organized by Malungs OK in Sälen. The event is famous for its open landscape above the "tree-level" and good drawn maps and excellent combination of orienteering and holidays. The 2014 edition returns to the Hundfjället terrain made famous during O-Ringen 2008. More at 3plus3.se
Event sponsor: Ilves-3 - May 2nd - 4th 2014
  • Prize offered: 2 packages - each for 2 persons - consisting of: Accommodation for 2 nights in a nice guesthouse (including breakfast) and start fee for the 3 Day competition Ilves-3 in Estonia. Value about 350 Euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • Ilves-3 is an awesome 3-day competition weekend on relevant terrain for WOC 2017 in Estonia. Welcome to everybody - from kids to veterans. Get to know Estonian orienteering! More to come at OKIlves.ee
Event sponsor: OOCup / Bubo Cup 2014 - July/August 2014
  • Prize offered: 2 packages - each for 2 people - consisting of: Your choice of full entry to either complete 5 day Bubo cup competition or complete 5 days OOCup competition + small Slovenia training package consisting of up to 3 training maps. Value up to 300 euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • OOCup is a 5 Day orienteering event organized annually in Slovenia. The event is famous for its Karst orienteering and excellent combination of orienteering and holidays. Bubo cup is the younger brother of OOCup - offering the same excellent orienteering experiences and quality you are used to from OOCup - but with a more relaxed attitude at the events. You can even manage both races with some rest in between. Bubo Cup is organized from July 24th - 28th 2014 - OOCup from August 1st - 5th 2014. More at www.bubocup.com/ and oocup.com
Event sponsor: Orievents /Training Camps, Alto Alentejo, Portugal
  • Prize offered: Competition + training package for 2 persons, consisting of: Entry for NAOM 2014 - January 25th/26th 2014 + training camp (6 trainings) + 3 days of accommodation in half board at Castelo de Vide Hotel. Value about 270 euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • Orievents / GD4C’s Training Camps "Alto Alentejo" are an excellent training opportunity for Orienteering of good quality during the winter. Start the new season in training camps in Alto Alentejo, Portugal! More at www.naom.pt and about the training camp at Orievents.
Event sponsor: Portugal O-Meeting - March 1st-4th 2014
  • Prize offered: 2 packages - each one for 2 persons - consisting of: Entry fees for the 4 stages of POM 2014, model events, night sprint, trail-O and regional dinner. Value about 260 euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • Portugal O' Meeting is already a well-known established international event, normally reaching the highest average points in World Ranking Events, excluding the World Championships. 2014's Edition will be held nearby Serra da Estrela, on low grounds but with high density of rocky elements in all stages. More info at pom.pt/en/
Event sponsor: North American Orienteering Championships 2014 - October 10th-13th 2014
  • Prize offered: A full NAOC2014 Package for 1 person - transferable to other person. Including all three races (sprint, middle, long), accomodation (hardfloor or camping), all model maps, all training maps, food (3 hot breakfast, 3 hot dinners including banquet),transport to and from airport. Value approximately 200 Euro.
  • This biennial event is the largest and the premiere orienteering event in North America. With national team spots on the line, the best in North America will be there. The host town Arnprior, just outside Canada’s National Capital - Ottawa, is situated on the stunning Ottawa river and we are working together to bring you the best in orienteering and more. Expect the best that North America has to offer and get ready to take control as Orienteering Ottawa welcomes the world from October 10th to 13th, 2014! More at www.naoc2014.ca
Event sponsor: 3 days of Trenches 2014 - May 31st-June 2nd 2014
  • Prize offered: 3 packages - each for 2 people - consisting of: Entry for 3 competitions, sprint, middle WRE and long WRE. A full package of training maps on WOC 2014 training terrains + a shirt for the event. Value about 200 euro. Transferable to other persons.
  • The "3 days of Trenches" competitions will be held on 31st May, 1st June and 2nd June 2014 between Trentino and Veneto. Many national teams will use these competitions as final selection races for WOC 2014 so there should be very strong fields. 2014 is a special year for the Asiago plateau because it is the Centenary since the beginning of the First World War. On the Middle and Long terrain all runners will cross a lot of trenches, military buildings and caves used 100 years ago. It will be possible to visit many historical sites. More at the event's Facebook page: facebook.com/3days2014
For the record: All sponsor gifts/income related to "The Best Course of 2013" goes directly to the WorldofO.com readers.