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by Steve Holmes
Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Pan Celtic Tully?
Replies: 1
Views: 6679

Pan Celtic Tully?

Hi
Is the J14 etc Pan Celtic still planned for Tully div 2 in August? If so which day and how do we enter div 1 paddlers?
Thanks
by Steve Holmes
Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:50 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

I agree that things need to go to the ACM, but surely this forum is a place to gauge whether ideas have traction? Otherwise they go to ACM, get half an hour spent discussing them and then nothing changes.
by Steve Holmes
Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:09 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

Matlock is back, but given reservoir levels, even if the outflow is fixed by then, Washburn is looking unlikely. Other musings: I now know of 2 div 1 paddlers that aren’t racing this season because they may get demoted and applying for reranking would secure them in div 1. Can we scrap demotion for ...
by Steve Holmes
Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

Hexham gone, another Northern div 2 bites the dust…
by Steve Holmes
Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Waiting list confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 11034

Re: Waiting list confusion

Thanks
by Steve Holmes
Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:16 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Waiting list confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 11034

Re: Waiting list confusion

Thanks Dee, that makes sense.
So if someone enters as a paddle up after the 4 week point, but before the organiser has processed the waiting list, do they bypass higher ranked paddlers who are on the waiting list?
I don’t think it will be a problem this season!
by Steve Holmes
Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:16 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Waiting list confusion
Replies: 9
Views: 11034

Waiting list confusion

Could someone more knowledgeable explain the waiting list system to me please? The rules are really confusing and seem to say: Host division entries before the 4 week point get entered, paddle ups go on a waiting list in percentile order. After the 4 week point but before the 2 week point everyone g...
by Steve Holmes
Thu May 26, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

And we’ve lost another div 2 and another div 1 in the North of England. Musings on the season so far: Events have been run, mostly brilliantly, by great teams of great people - thank you. 4 div 2s have been cancelled so far and a div 1. All of the 4 races cancelled were accessible for paddlers in th...
by Steve Holmes
Tue May 03, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

So we have 3 issues being discussed over 2 threads here: recruitment, retention and volunteers. All boil down to participation, as the more paddlers we have the more volunteers we’re likely to have. Having as many viable race options at all levels would surely help? We have lost a few venues (or rac...
by Steve Holmes
Tue May 03, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

I think we’re looking at different days at Llandysul. On the Saturday Helena finished 19th out of 36 which would have been 500 points. More musings later following much discussion at the weekend but I really should teach my year 9s some maths!
by Steve Holmes
Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:59 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Too few indispensible volunteers
Replies: 13
Views: 13408

Re: Too few indispensible volunteers

I don't believe my comment was about points and promotion but about a concern regarding falling participation numbers and event cancelltaions, which would tie in with the points on this post. Surely if volunteers are using their time to set up and dismantle a slalom course they would like to see a v...
by Steve Holmes
Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:45 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

How would a paddle up get less points? In a scenario with 20 host div 1 paddlers and 10 paddle ups, let’s say the highest paddle up finishes between 11th and 12th, currently earning 500 points. If all the paddle ups were classed as the host division then they would have finished 12th out of 30, earn...
by Steve Holmes
Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:42 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

After speaking to the calmer, more rational member of our household, I am happy to propose (or second) Mike’s motion that paddle ups count as members of the host division for points calculations. This would seem to be a win win for all concerned. If we ever get back to a point of prem and div 1 gett...
by Steve Holmes
Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:18 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

Interesting ideas about the paddle down CeeBee, I would suggest a factor of 0.8 so there’s no way the points would count for promotion. I like your proposal Jim So my understanding is that we can’t have a div 1/2 (or P/1) on the same course. I like Mike’s idea of changing a couple of gates, but that...
by Steve Holmes
Thu Mar 31, 2022 1:59 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?
Replies: 54
Views: 268387

Re: Is it time for some outside the box thinking?

So my thought was not to offer div 1/2s as standard (though they would almost always get quorate paddle ups at least in K1 so this would happen under one of my other thoughts...) Duncan - yes, paddle ups do get points, but taking this past weekend at Llandysul as an example. Helena Nabili (who has t...