Alva Winter Series

Seedy Paddler · Post by **Seedy Paddler** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:51 am

Alva winter canoe slaloms
Dates : A – Sunday, 20th November
B – Sunday, 11th December
C – Sunday, 22nd January [ FINAL]

Venue : Alva Slalom Site
Times : Actual slalom will start at 12noon

Rules : Depending on your Division :-
Prem-2runs, no practice
Div 1 – 1 official practice + 2 runs
Div 2 and below – free practice till 1130 [coaching available]

Who can enter ? Anyone from Prem to Div4

Safety : If you have any paddlers in your club who requires this at Alva then please have someone from your club on the water with them when they are training or racing.

Cost : £2 per race or £5 for all 3 if paid at the start
You can do a maximum of 2 events, out of K1, C1 and C2
Extra cost of £1 per race for a second event
If you plan to race at all 3 events in 2 categories cost is £10

Prizes : These will be awarded after the final ; it’s cumulative

Handicap System
To make it a more competitive series of races a handicap system will be used.
The handicaps for race A in November will be as follows :

Prem Men bibs 1-25 0 Ladies bibs 1-15 6sec C1 bibs 1-10 3sec
Bibs 26  3sec Bibs 16  9sec Bibs 11  6sec

Div 1 Men bibs 1-50 7sec Ladies bibs 1-25 15sec C1 bibs 1-12 3sec
Bibs 51  10sec Bibs 26  20sec Bibs 13  6sec

Div 2 Men bibs 1-80 20sec Ladies bibs 1-30 30sec C1 All bibs 25sec
Bibs 81  25sec Bibs 31  35sec Bibs 13  6sec

Div 3 Men 35sec Ladies 45sec C1 45sec
Div 4 Men 50sec Ladies 60sec C1 60sec
C2s Prem/Div1 15 sec Div2/3 45sec No Div4s
Ladies C1 Prem/Div1 15 sec Div2 30sec Div 3 40sec

The organisers reserve the right to amend handicaps after the first race.
Please note that toilet facilities for these events are not on site but available in Alva[less than a mile] and Tillicoultry[2miles]

NB - I am not the organiser but posting for a wider audience, so don't send entries or queries to me (CeeBee may be closer to the source!)

boatmum · Post by **boatmum** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:56 pm

Thanks Seedy

You might like to link to

http://www.canoescotland.org/competitio ... endar.aspx

Cheers

Seedy Paddler · Post by **Seedy Paddler** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:11 am

May have done but the SCA site didn't contain that page & link when I posted.....

And since the SCA have taken down their Bulletin Board it is difficult to post up information on slaloms and other paddling events....

Previous Board so you are in the clear ???

boatmum · Post by **boatmum** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:22 pm

Sorry - I couldn't get it up any faster ???

slink · Post by **slink** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:16 pm

Thanks Seedy!

Entries to alva@stirlingcanoeclub.info by email BEFORE THE DAY (no entries on the day!). Information on the Canoe Slalom website.

Start list at http://www.stirlingcanoeclub.info/downl ... astart.pdf

This is being run with help from several clubs - SCC are doing the entries & start list, it's not an SCC event!

See all you Scottish paddlers on Sunday,
Steve

Seedy Paddler · Post by **Seedy Paddler** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:29 pm

Hi it's Emily Brown, today after the Alva slalom I think someone
got my paddles mixed up with theirs and took the wrong set home as
mine have gone missing and I was left with a similar pair. Mine are
fairly new black Double Dutch paddles and they don't have any
distinguishing stickers on them, they also don't have a hand grip. The
set I was left with are also black Double Dutch, they have a hand grip
and they are slightly shorter (so I assume it's a younger paddler).
Would you be able to please check your paddles and see if you have the
right ones? Thanks

Best Contact Organiser if you can assist (or post on here): alva@stirlingcanoeclub.info

CD

bankside · Post by **bankside** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:25 am

First event and the series is off to a great start.
The new, improved Alva, is excellent.
Good parking.
Great organisiation.
Chimnea, coffee and cakes for the spectators.
Good competition and plenty of healthy prizes

slink · Post by **slink** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:05 am

Thanks Bankside...

Johnny is working frantically tweaking handicaps for race 2, I'll put a start list up in the next day or two, and when we get revised handicaps, they will appear on the list.

Glad you mentioned the parking - thank you to everyone for being so understanding...I am sure when you walked across the field it became pretty obvious why we couldn't use it for parking...I think we'd still be digging folk out now ???

Start list and results are available from the main Canoe Slalom website

See you in a couple of weeks...

Seedy Paddler · Post by **Seedy Paddler** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:08 pm

Hi Slink

Given what is happening today (SEPA - Devon)

You may want to post an update on plans for Sunday, pretty wild out there :p

slink · Post by **slink** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:13 pm

Thanks Seedy...
Bank full is around 3.0m, so the level is high but contained, in fact it should give us plenty of opportunities for the course build tomorrow! A better gauge is this one: Glenochil
We are at the course tomorrow, so I will post on here and on the start list which is available from the main website if there is any change.
NO POST = NO CHANGE

Steve

slink · Post by **slink** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:09 pm

As we've had a couple of emails asking...

WINTER SERIES RACE 2 IS "ON" TOMORROW (11th DECEMBER).
Free practice for up to div 2 to 11:30, Div 1 official practice from 11:30, Racing starts at 12:00.

Parking as before - please move your car to the industrial estate after dropping off.

We are not using cards - turning up at the start wearing your bib indicates yours, or your parent/guardians acceptance of the participation statement.

slink · Post by **slink** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:17 pm

Alva Winter Series Race 3 22nd January 2012.
New start time 11:00.
Start list available soon on www.canoeslalom.co.uk.
As well as the final round of the series, there will be the official opening of CCCE (Colorado Canoeing Centre of Excellence) by Jamie, Earl of Mar and Kellie, a one run top 10 grand final after the last runs (possibly under floodlights) and after event party at the rugby club.