The Big Trig 2016 - Catchpool

Link here to the 2015 results, the 2014 results, the 2013 results.

Here are the 2016 results after the electoral college (ie other teams) have voted on the claims. We've checked the maths, asterisks indicate aritmetic changes from your calcs on the day, and hash signs indicate changes from the arithmetically updated version. The claim adjustments are summarised below the table. If we have muffed the changes, "correspondence will be gladly entered into!"

Claims: the stated policy is designed to be objective as far as possible without going out to each site.

Control 46. We think the hut in the middle of the circle, and its woodshed, were green (Delta Lodge). 9 teams out of 24 gave red or brown answers. It is possible that this was Boar Inn, the DOC hut on the edge of the circle (70m away). This is a substantial number and there may have been some deficiencies in the mapping here. These answers have been accepted.

Control 82. We think the right answer for the number of benches was 2. But 7 teams out of 27 said 3. This is a significant number and it is possible that there was another bench in the vicinity. These answers have been accepted. The one team which answered 1 has been disallowed.

Control 10. Three claims, 11 successful finds. These claims have not been allowed.

Controls with one claim (successful finds in brackets): 81(33), 72(32), 42(31), 56(22), 62(15), 71(14), 41(8). You should not be surprised that these have been disallowed:-))

Course planners: Keri Devine and Rob Smith. Organisation: Michael Wood. On the day: John Robertson, Kelvin Thiele, Cameron Thiele and Bradley Thiele. The Dept of Conservation looks after Rimutaka Forest Park, and our access has been helped by arrangements made nationally between DOC and Orienteering New Zealand. Thanks to local DOC staff Daryl Stephens and Roger Pope.