Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

I do not believe that we have a real problem with numbers in the divisions. Ideally competitions need to run as close to full as possible in order to keep costs down. Very few end up truly oversubscribed (there are always some drop outs). Many Div 1's have been oversubscribed for the last few years...

Okay so running extra races in the summer may not be a financially viable option although maybe some of the GB canoeing funding or the race levies paid to the governing bodies could be offered to help subsidize these races ? This could be seen as helping to develop the sport. I also take your point ...

While Paddle Ups and portable points may give flexibility to entering races - they potentially mean we are pumping more athletes into higher divisions who may not really be of that standard and are filling up races beyond capacity at the top end of the divisional system. The portable point systems s...

Dee wrote:
Are you volunteering to run one

Yes, I would be happy to run an event in England if I could muster a team to help.

There are about 24 Div 1 officials entered in the McConkey on Saturday - obviously they are there for the weekend - want to race both days and are prepared to judge to get runs. Whilst there help is greatly appreciated - they take up a lot of the events capacity if they are included in the 200 limit...

Also worth noting that after the McConkey race there are about 17 weeks before the next Prem race. I know this point has been raised before but could we not put more races on during this period ?

Yes, I must admit I hadn't read the ACM resolutions and wasn't aware of the 'Priority Entry Deadline' of 4 weeks. This makes sense giving people more time to plan for races. However, the over capacity situation we now have should come as no surprise. Div 1 events have been bursting at the seams for ...

Wondered what the plan is for Premier Division going forward - I remember reading in a yearbook a couple of years back that the plan was to reduce Premier to around 60 K1 M paddlers (can't remember exact figure). At the moment there are nearly 100 K1M in Premier Division and with paddle up entries a...

The Vets who are looking at going to the Vet Champs in NZ this year are struggling to get an airline to either take their boats or do so at a reasonable price. Some are looking at sending via freight and possibly selling their boats in NZ. Even at a more domestic level I have seen j/u23/s and vets ...

I think you'll find that the vast majority of paddlers in this sport already paddle boats that are over 9kg, simply because the vast majority of paddlers are not in Prem. Most of the paddlers I see in lower divisions are not paddling battered old boats and under the 8kg rule they have the choice to...

Apologies - I was unable to make the ACM but I believe objections were raised on this matter ? I have accepted the rule change and have already added weight to our boats. However, I don't agree with this rule change and therefore was having a 'rant' which I thought was the purpose of this part of th...

Split boats are joined near the seat. I understand you can decide where. The weight is in the middle, just where you will put the lead. So they will be 8kg boats with weights on or around the seat with light ends. The weight is in the joint. . If we are accepting that a split boat joined near the s...

International paddlers and those that want to travel with boats are already buying split boats so they can get them on a plane. Not just one or two or just non-European teams. Uk paddlers with no hope of team. If the rule was not introduced all those wanting to fly with a boat or who wanted to padd...

A couple of questions: 1) Does the ICF have any empirical evidence to demonstrate that an 8kg boat will give a consistently better set of results than a 9kg one? Just a reminder that to test this the same paddler would need to paddle the same boat design at 8kg and 9kg over the same course a consid...

On the plus side boats just got a lot cheaper - there is no need to go for top spec, the next or next but one will get you a boat the right weight, until manufacturers realise and add weight to all their specs to maintain the market positioning. I'm somewhat confused about what the issue is with th...