Lessons learned from 1st "O" event

Here are some lessons we learned from our 1st orienteering event.

•  Keep the punch card and map separate, not in the same water proof bag. 
•  When you first get your punch card, fill in the actual CP numbers for each of the points on the card. That way you don't have to look back at the descriptions every time or get the points confused.
•  As you approach the check point (CP), the navigator can look ahead on the map and determine which direction to leave the CP.  This way, we are not standing at the CP letting everyone else know where the point is and gets us moving in the right direction.
•  Use straight line routes as much as possible.