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MABIE KNOLL BAGGING COMPETITION
History of the Event.

Based on an idea by Robert Cumming and organised by Robert and his sister Moira, the event was first held as an evening event on 26 September 1986. Anne Salisbury, 1986 British Ladies Champion, made (yes, she was attending woodwork evening classes at the time) and presented the MKBC Trophy to the club. There was a tie for first place between Anne herself and Derek Jardine, then an M13. It has always been hoped that this could be an annual competition, but it was not until Dave McQuillen realised that it was an ideal format for a New Year fun event that the series started in January 1992. Only in 2015 was SI punching and pre-marked maps introduced and the number of controls limited to 30.

The Trophy is presented to the top Solway member with the added bonus that the holder has to plan and organise the next year's event. So far the outright winner has always been a member of the club, except for 1993 when it was won by former member Dave Robertson, now of Clydeside Orienteers and 1994 when Brian Whitworth, then of Border Liners, shared top place with Jason Turner. A new rule was introduced in 2003. If the overall winner is not a member of Solway Orienteers, then the Trophy and the right to organise the next year's competition goes to the top female Solway member. After two successive years of Solway's best men being beaten by visitors, this rule was relaxed in 2005 to simply state that the top Solway member is invited to organise the next one. In the unlikely event that they decline, a volunteer will be sought...

Past winners	Planner/Organiser
1992 Jonathan Oxley M21	Dave McQuillen.
1993 Dave Robertson M21	Jonathan Oxley.
1994 Jason Turner M19 = Brian Whitworth M19	Dave Robertson
1995 David Marshall M40	Jason Turner.
1996 Dave McQuillen M50	David Marshall.
1997 David Marshall M45	Dave McQuillen.
1998 Derek Jardine M21	David Marshall.
1999 Cancelled for safety reasons following severe storm damage
2000 Richard Colbeck M35	Derek Jardine & Dave McQuillen.
2001 Tim O'Donoghue M45	Dave McQuillen.
2002 Dave McQuillen M55	Tim O'Donoghue.
2003 Joyce Rammell W55	Dave McQuillen.
2004 Patricia Jardine W40	Joyce Rammell.
2005 Ian Turner M55	Patricia Jardine.
2006 Simon Mortlock M40	Ian Turner.
2007 Tim O'Donoghue M55	Simon Mortlock.
2008 Dave McQuillen M65	Tim O'Donoghue.
2009 Dave Marshall M55	Dave McQuillen.
2010 Alastair Murgatroyd M17	Dave Marshall.
2011 Dave McQuillen M65	Alastair & Ian Murgatroyd.
2012 Ian Murgatroyd M45	Dave McQuillen.
2013 Simon Mortlock M45	Ian Murgatroyd
2014 Dave McQuillen M70	Simon & Jonathan Mortlock
2015 Jonathan Mortlock M18	Dave McQuillen
2016 Stuart Graham M45	Jonathan Mortlock
2017 Jonathan Mortlock M20	Stuart Graham
2018 Stuart Graham M50	Jonathan Mortlock
2019 Jonathan Mortlock M21	Stuart Graham
2020 Tom Marshall M21	Jonathan Mortlock
2021 John Robson M65	Tom Marshall & Dave McQuillen
2022 Briony Kincaid W21	John Robson
2023 Stuart Graham M55	Briony Kincaid
2024 Tom Marshall M35	Stuart Graham

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