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by alan1nckc
Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Clashing bib numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 10468

Clashing bib numbers

Each time we run a Div 2/3 event, we have the odd occasion where a time or penalties are recorded against the wrong paddler. This occurs because bib numbera are repeated in K1W, K1M, C1W and C1M. Because the C1 and womens entries are quite small we get the situation where there's only a few minutes ...
by alan1nckc
Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Nene whitewater course
Replies: 0
Views: 32620

Nene whitewater course

Following the discussions after the recent Nene race (but not related to those discussions) it occurred to me that there were perhaps some perceptions about the course that could be addressed. It's noticeable that we always get a large Div 2 entry, and much smaller one from Div 3. I suspect some of ...
by alan1nckc
Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:06 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Junior prizes
Replies: 10
Views: 6488

Re: Junior prizes

<quote>We've had instances where 1st J18,1st J16,1st J14,1st J12, have all gone to J12s and so 1st J12 is actually 4th J12. </quote>

That's exactly what happened to us this year - of the J16, J14 and J12, five of the six went to J12's.
by alan1nckc
Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:12 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Junior prizes
Replies: 10
Views: 6488

Re: Junior prizes

My main point is that the rules need to be clear and unambiguous. These are not, hence the scope for disappointment and disagreement. We had an enforced 2 year break frojm running events, first due to a site double-booking, then Covid. It seems that during that 3-year period the general interpretati...
by alan1nckc
Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: 6.2 Veterans Points (75/25)
Replies: 24
Views: 19149

Re: 6.2 Veterans Points (75/25)

<quote>As I said above I would do the uplifts first and then compare the final results, so option one</quote> If it's done that way, there is unlikely to be any point in loking at the lower division results at all. If the uplift is applied afterwards, then there's a good chance that the lower divisi...
by alan1nckc
Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:02 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: 6.2 Veterans Points (75/25)
Replies: 24
Views: 19149

Re: 6.2 Veterans Points (75/25)

<quote>I thought the got the best of the points that they would have got in either of the divisions. In your case, of course, that would always be from the div 2 :D :D I could be wrong though.</quote> Even that can be read 2 ways. Suppose the paddler would match a Div 2 paddler who got 50 points, an...
by alan1nckc
Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:41 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Junior prizes
Replies: 10
Views: 6488

Re: Junior prizes

Your wording does not match the intent or practice at the majority of competitions. I was told in the discussion after the prizegiving that the two-year-band interpretation was more common at Scottish events. The rule now renumbered as 1.4.8 (which is why I thought it was new) still supports the tw...
by alan1nckc
Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:43 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: 6.2 Veterans Points (75/25)
Replies: 24
Views: 19149

Re: 6.2 Veterans Points (75/25)

Just need a little clarification.
Where a VET score in a Div 2/3 event is complred with both Div 2 and Div 3 K1M to calculate points, and in the case where the points were found from the Div 3 class, should the difficulty factor applied be that for the Div 2 or the Div 3 event?
by alan1nckc
Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:51 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Junior prizes
Replies: 10
Views: 6488

Re: Junior prizes

So having read the slightly revised 19.8.4 and the new 1.4.8 in the 2021 rules, I would suggest that to clarify what I see as the intention of the rules, rule 19.8.4 should be something like: "In all divisions when there are three or more eligible athletes, Organisers shall provide a prize for the J...
by alan1nckc
Fri Nov 26, 2021 1:57 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Junior prizes
Replies: 10
Views: 6488

Junior prizes

At the Nene event this year, on day 1 I awarded the junior prizes as we had always done, to those paddlers whose age was shown as matching the category, i.e. the J16 prize went to the best paddler showing as J16. This immediately produced shouts of "that's wrong" from some supporters. A rather vocif...
by alan1nckc
Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:35 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Can we find 500 new paddlers for 2022?
Replies: 16
Views: 5510

Re: Can we find 500 new paddlers for 2022?

So far the discussion seems to have been how existing slalom clubs can increase their number of participants, or how to keep paddlers who have been in the squads. My problem is how to start from scratch in a club where there have been no slalom paddlers for 20 years and where only two members have e...
by alan1nckc
Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:12 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What is the Spectators Race in Online Entries and What do I do?
Replies: 6
Views: 3390

Re: What is the Spectators Race in Online Entries and What do I do?

I see that quite a lot of the paddlers entering our October Nene event have also entered as spectators. It even shows the spectators races as occurring on Saturday and Sunday. Are they expecting to get an extra event I wonder?
by alan1nckc
Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: BC Membership For Div 4 Races
Replies: 11
Views: 3780

Re: BC Membership For Div 4 Races

Clubs are allowed to run taster sessions for non-members - officially up to three times per individual. This ought to apply to slalom as well.
by alan1nckc
Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Nene Div 2/3 open for entries - Oct 2nd/3rd
Replies: 0
Views: 18852

Nene Div 2/3 open for entries - Oct 2nd/3rd

The Nene event is now open for entries. We ask all visitors (competitors and supporters) to please take a lateral flow test before attending. If this is positive, or if you have Covid-19 symptoms, please do not attend this event. The commercial cafe on site will be open, and operating to their own C...
by alan1nckc
Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:14 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: CanoeSlalomEntries Support for Covid Slaloms
Replies: 27
Views: 12236

Re: CanoeSlalomEntries Support for Covid Slaloms

It is a BC requirement not to post results at the event. Protests are a challenge. As far as I can see, the first of those makes the second impossible. If the paddlers don't know the result, how are they going to protest. It does perhaps depend on the meaning of "post results". Does it mean display...