This annual event takes place at Pawtuckaway State Park in New Hampshire, an area known for its enormous boulders and difficult orienteering. This year’s event included one National Ranking Event day in addition to the traditional canoe-o and Wicked Hard Night-O (WHNO).
Host club: Up North Orienteers
The 2024 North American Championships were held as part of the annual Canadian Orienteering Festival. The first weekend of the festival took place in Mansfield, near Toronto, with the Canadian Middle and Long Champs. The festivities then moved to Kingston for a joint COC/NAOC Sprint, followed by the Sprint Relay and debut NAOC Knockout Sprint. Another rest day before moving up to Calabogie, west of Ottawa, for the epic final Middle and Long distance races. There were several US victories (Ali Crocker took home the gold in the Middle and Long, and Joe Barrett in the Long) but it wasn’t enough to keep the Canadians from winning the Björn Kjellström Cup.
Organizers results page.
