Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

I 100% agree that everyone should know the rules, I said that before. I'm not condoning it ignorance, what I am saying is reinforcing these rules might not be a bad thing. Whilst I praise your evidently good rescue skills, not everyone has them. I'm not going through it again but as I laid out in my...

Dave: Yes flush drowning is highly unlikely but what’s not is secondary drowning or a young paddler being put off. A swim in that water then across to the boat shed may not be scary for you; however for a child who doesn't paddle outside slalom, this can be very scary. As can it be scary for the par...

Dee: Singling out Shepperton was never my intention; it was just an example and the event that inspired the tread. As I stated the issue is across the whole sport. I am fully aware of the issues with the use of throwlines at Shepperton; I was using one at the race. Placing throwlines by the top of t...

It is all well and good complaining, but I've not seen any solutions yet.. This is going to get long... stick with it. It'le cover the problems and solutions related to: The Paddlers, The Clubs, The Organising Clubs and The Governing Bodies. I'm not trying to bash anyone or single anyone out, this i...