Every year on the
first FULL weekend of July, the Bushwalkers
Wilderness Rescue Squad organises and runs this premier navigation event, which
attracts entries from local, interstate and overseas organisations, including
VRA and SES squads, Bush Fire brigades, the Emergency Services, the Armed
Forces and Bushwalking Clubs. The event is endorsed by the NSW State Rescue
Board, and entry is open to all groups that participate in search and rescue
activities. Members of Rogaining Associations are also invited to participate.
Contestants test their bush skills and compass
navigation abilities in an overnight event through wilderness terrain. There is also an easier one-day event, used by many
teams as a training exercise.
How the event runs
The Navigation Shield is an overnight navigation event where teams of competitors attempt to gain as many points as possible by finding their way, on foot only, through wilderness terrain to pre-set checkpoints. It is held in an area of around 100 square kilometres of rugged bushland within a few hours drive of Sydney, Australia. Each year a different location is selected to give
a wide range of conditions. The NavShield is an opportunity for the best navigation and rescue teams in the country to compete in unfamiliar terrain and with no support groups. For the rest of us, the event is an opportunity to train our navigation skills in a safe, friendly and multi-service environment.
The team registrations can only be done via the web and it is preferred that payment be by direct electronic transfer into the BWRS Inc account. Account details will be shown after web form is submitted, and in an email to the team contact.
General information on the NavShield
event is here.
The 2008 NavShield was on 5 - 6 July 2008, South West of Sydney
The 2009 NavShield will
be on 4 - 5 July 2009 at a secret location
Registration for the 2008 event required teams
to:
- Review details of the event and available food Menu: -
[click here],
- Download the event rules from the web: -
[click here],
- Register team details online using the Web Registration
Form: Web registrations closed for 2008.
- A confirmation email will be sent to the team contact. This should be printed as confirmation for your records,
- The Team Member Insurance Confirmation Form is sent by email, or download online form: -
[click here]
- Pay the entry and orders fee,
This can be made over the counter at a Commonwealth Bank branch. The special Commonwealth Bank Deposit Slip MUST BE USED.: -
[click here] to download the deposit slip
- Email the Team Member Insurance Confirmation Form and Proof of Payment to:
navshield@gmail.com or
Post to: -
PO Box 1251, Castle Hill. NSW 1765,
- Confirmation is sent by email, and you can print for your record.
Contact Us directly about Navshield
Read the reports of Past navshields
Visit the picture gallery for this years event
Picture Gallery
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