St Helens Riding Club (under Portland Endurance Riders)

80, 40 & 20km

 

  • Event - Saturday 2 April 2022

    Start
    80km - 07:00
    40km - 08:00
    20km - 09:30

  • Provide checkpoint crews to transmit rider progress timing back to Ride Base.

    Radio links from checkpoints to Base - up to three RFID readers via UHF, plus VHF voice from all to Base.

    Make tracking data available to all at Base and bring any urgent issues to the attention of the relevant ride official, usually the Chief Steward.

    Base operators also to keep abreast of rider withdrawals and inform checkpoints.

  • CONFIRMED

    BASE

    Andre’ VK7ZAB, Peter VK7SP

    CP1 /REPEATER - Out & back each leg

    Idris VK7ZIR, Stefan VK7ZSB

    CP2 - In & Out of Loop each leg

    Justin VK7TW, Anthony VK7AG, Randall VK7VWK

    CP3 - One pass each leg

    Roger VK7ARN, Peter VK7KPC

  • Arrive Friday - from late morning
    ZIR, ZAB, ZSB, SP, ARN, KPC, TW, AG, TBN

    ZIR,ZAB & ZSB in ZIR vehicle towing NTARC trailer.
    Others in own vehicles.

    AG 2WD, others 4WD

  • Sweetwater Villas
    ZIR, ZAB, ZSB
    ARN, SP (spare bed available)

    Camp
    (Fri) TW, AG, VWK, KPC
    (Sat) TW, KPC? AG?, VWK?

  • See maps below

    Base - off Walker St, St Helens
    - 41.3162, 148.2292 Elev 13m
    Repeater - end of Clelands Rd, Etchell Property
    -41.2719, 148.2034 Elev 68m
    CP1 - Clelands Rd, where convenient
    # 8011, 8015, 8021, 8025
    # 4011, 4015
    # 2011, 2013
    -41.2713, 148.2016 Elev 59m

    CP2 - Ansons Bay Rd
    # 8012, 8014, 8022, 8024
    # 4012, 4014
    # 2012 - turnaround point
    -41.2521, 148.1756 Elev 101m

    CP3 - off Hodges Rd off Tasman Hway - approx 1.8km in from Hodges Rd - where comms OK
    # 8013, 8023
    # 4013
    -41.2774, 148.1295 Elev 98m

  • Priory - Etchell’s property - shed with powerpoint
    -41.2697 148.2024
    Contact Tim Etchell 0427 048 945

    VHF S9+10 to all points

    UHF
    Base S8 @ 5m
    CP2 S9 (5W @ 3m
    CP3 S7 (20W @ 2m)

    To RF link charts

  • See here

  • (Italics = completed)

    Travel and Transport arrangements inc. trailer
    Accommodations
    Arrange Base site access inc. power
    Confirm crew availability

    On arrival -

    set up Base
    set up repeaters
    check sites

  • Accommodation options
    Camp,
    Motel - bed available share room with SP at Sweetwater

    Meal Options

    Friday dinner - Naturaliste, 25 Quail St, 18:30 - booked for 6 pax possible 8
    Saturday breakfast - Base Canteen or self
    Saturday dinner - takeaway ???
    Sunday Breakfast - Naturaliste ??

 

Maps

Link to Map and Profile - Ride with GPS

Link to Map and Profile - Alltrails

40km track (x 2 for 80km) - currently (28 Feb) about 5km short. Extensions expected to be between Base and Priory

Ride Base Location

Sat. Images of Locations

Ride Base Layout

Repeater and CP 1. Rpt in shed at red roof property. CP1 where convenient on driveway (Clelands Rd).

CP2 at track junction, 1.2km from Ansons Bay Rd.

To CP3 - accessed via Hodges Rd from Tasman Hway. Proceed until on eastern side of hill - approx. 1.5km