SEA FESTIVAL ‘2024

REGULATIONS

PLACE, DATE AND PROGRAM

2024.07.27 – Klaipėda district (location link>>).

  • 12:00 – middle distance start for MTBO groups;
  • 13:00 – middle distance start for runners;

2024.07.28 – Klaipėda City sprint (location link>>).

  • 11:00 – sprint distance start for MTBO groups;
  • 12:00 – sprint distance start for runners;
  • 13:00 – awarding of winners and prize-winners.

ORGANIZERS

Orienteering club „OK Jaunystė“

Director – Edmundas Tilvikas

Secretary – Arūnė Maumevičienė

Courses – Gediminas Trimakas

EVENT INFORMATION.

INFORMATION for participants of MTBO groups: SI-Air check-out will work at a distance of about 30 cm from the stop!

1st day – map „Klaipėda Forest“.

Scheme of the competition center

2nd day – map „Klaipėda. Didžioji Vitė“.

Sprint tracks are planned in a residential area. Participants (both run and BICYCLE) must protect themselves and surrounding people and their property from damage – cars, flower beds, etc.

All participants will need to cross several very busy streets. Planned crossings are over unregulated crosswalks. A checkpoint is planned before each crossing. Crossing the streets in other places is prohibited. They are marked with a prohibited sign.

Participants themselves are responsible for crossing the streets safely in compliance with traffic rules.

Scheme of the competition center

MAPS

1st day – map „Klaipėda Forest“.

MTBO

Scale: 1:7 500, H 2,5 m. Map size: A3 (for all groups)
Run
 
Scale: WM12,14,55,60,65,70,75 – 1:7 500, others – 1:10 000, H 2,5 m

Map adjusted 2024.

Author Gediminas Trimakas

MTBO gradation Gediminas Trimakas

2nd day – map „Klaipėda. Didžioji Vitė“.

MTBO
Scale: 1:4 000, H 2,5 m. Map size: A4
Run
Scale: WM12,14,55,60,65,70,75 – 1 : 3 000, others – 1 : 4 000, H 2,5 m

Map adjusted 2024.

Author Gediminas Trimakas

CLASSES

M/W 8 (marked courses with a special map at the finish area. Children can run with their parents. Start time is not set);
M/W 12, 14, 16, 18, 21E, 21A, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, OPEN-L, OPEN_S (for beginners).
Open class – no results, no prizes; start at a time of their choice from the first participants to the last participant start time.
MTBO M/W 14, 17, 21, 40, 50, 60.

Notes:
1*. If a class will have fewer than 4 participants, the organizers reserve the right to merge classes;

COURSES

Groups1 day2 day
BM14, BM60, BW509.2 km 16 KP4.9 km 19 KP
BM17, BM4011.8 km 19 KP6.0 km 25 KP
BM2113.8 km 22 KP6.7 km 27 KP
BM50, BW17, BW4010.6 km 17 KP5.4 km 21 KP
BW14, BW608.1 km 14 KP4.3 km 18 KP
BW2111.8 km 19 KP6.0 km 26 KP
M12, W122.5 km 10 KP1.9 km 14 KP
M143.6 km 14 KP2.9 km 18 KP
M164.7 km 18 KP3.6 km 22 KP
M18, M21A6.0 km 21 KP4.2 km 24 KP
M21E7.3 km 26 KP4.8 km 30 KP
M35, M406.1 km 23 KP4.4 km 26 KP
M45, M505.5 km 21 KP4.0 km 24 KP
M55, M604.4 km 18 KP3.3 km 20 KP
M653.8 km 15 KP2.5 km 15 KP
M70, M752.9 km 12 KP1.9 km 14 KP
M8, W80.5 km 4 KP0.5 km 4 KP
OPENL6.1 km 23 KP4.4 km 26 KP
OPENS3.4 km 15 KP2.4 km 14 KP
W143.0 km 13 KP2.5 km 15 KP
W163.8 km 15 KP2.6 km 17 KP
W18, W21A4.2 km 18 KP3.1 km 19 KP
W21E6.0 km 21 KP3.9 km 25 KP
W35, W404.5 km 18 KP3.5 km 23 KP
W45, W503.8 km 17 KP3.0 km 18 KP
W55, W603.4 km 15 KP2.4 km 14 KP
W653.1 km 13 KP1.9 km 13 KP
W70, W752.7 km 12 KP1.7 km 13 KP

PUNCHING SYSTEM

Electronic registration system, SportIdent. SI-Air contactless check-out will work. SI-AIR for runners will work at a distance of 30 cm. For MTBO courses, special stations will be used with a working range of up to 2 m.

REGISTRATION

Deadline of registration 2024.07.23

Online registration at DB_Topas.

START FEE

CLASSESFee paid via bank transfer until 07-23Fee in the Event center by cash
M/W 8€4 (or €2 for one day)€4 (or €2 for one day)
M/W 12–18€12 (or €6 for one day)€15 (or €10 for one day)
M/W 21–60€25 (or €13 for one day)€30 (or €15 for one day)
M/W 65–75 and students with ISIC€16 (or €8 for one day)€20 (or €10 for one day)
Open – L/S (registration can be done and at the competition desk)€6/day (need registration)€6/day (need registration)

SportIdent card rent fee*:

M/W 8 – for free;

M/W 12-18 – €1/day;

M/W 21-75 – €1,50/day;

OPEN – 1,- €/day.

*- participants who lost or fail to return their rented SI cards must pay a non-return charge, which is equal to the value of the SI card.

The start fee can be paid via bank transfer: Orienteering club “OK Jaunystė”, Bank SEB (code 7044) LT38 7044 0600 0411 0759 (“Start fee”) or at the desk in the Event center. 

Rules

The Sea Festival competitions are conducted in accordance with the Lithuanian orienteering running rules

The MTBO competitions is conducted in accordance with the Lithuanian orienteering mountain bike rules

PRIZES

The places of the participants of the Sea Festival competition are determined by the time spent on the course, summing up the results of 2 days.

HANDLING OF PERSONAL DATA

By registering for the competition, you agree that your name, year of birth, team name, and results will be published on www.dbtopas.lt. The year of birth is not shown on the website, they are collected only for statistical and control purposes (to make people match their age groups).

By registering for the competition, each participant agrees, that the organizers of the event may freely use the images and footage of the event for marketing purposes, such as social networks, websites, etc.

OTHER CONDITIONS

For health, athletes are responsible themselves.

HOW TO GET HERE?

Location – Klaipėda, Lithuania.

There are daily ferries from Karlshamn (Sweden) and Kiel (Germany) to Klaipėda. –> Link to the ferry company, DFDS.

There are a lot of opportunities how to come to Lithuania by plane. Airports are located in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Palanga.

You can fly here with Ryanair, WizzAir, or another airline company.

From Vilnius to Klaipėda you can go: by train or bus.

From Kaunas or Palanga to Klaipėda you can go by bus.

OTHER INFORMATION

–>Tourist information about the town of Klaipėda

At the same time as orienteering competitions, Klaipėda town hosting the largest festival in Lithuania – Sea Festival. Music, food and entertainment festival.

All information about the festival –> Sea_Festival_2024

ACCOMMODATION

Participants take care of accommodation of themselves.

Do not forget that the festival brings together a lot of people. Therefore, we strongly recommend taking care of accommodation in advance!

-> Link and many different types of accommodation offered.

INFORMATION

Arūnė (for registration info) +37068256256 arune.m@gmail.com

Edmundas  +37065237981 edmundas.tilvikas@gmail.com