Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

The start list is now published https://www.canoeslalomentries.co.uk/ye ... start-list. Please let me know if I have made any glaring errors!

Any other organisers felt their heart sink when they received an email from BC entitled Event Safety Review?

I remember seeing a Krakatoa boat virtually fold up on its first run down the Serpents Tail. Modern boats are usually quite serviceable after 10 years which is a good thing as far as keeping the cost of entry into the sport at a reasonable level, which can only be a good thing. C2 - that is a differ...

The first kayak I paddled it was a canvas boat, and it was heavy. But I was quite young so it was always going to feel heavy. I would guess it was a bit less than 30 kg though. When we started building our own fibreglass slalom boats in the late 70s I think we were managing about 10 kg with a bit of...

Also for clarity please note that this race is for J12, J14 and M paddlers only.

This event also includes the Pan Celtic race on Sunday. To allow the team paddlers to enter this event we have set up an open race on Sunday which is restricted to Pan Celtic team members only. Some enterprising people have seen this Open race and have taken the opportunity to enter even though they...

It's not the event that is full, just that paddle-up entries can't be accepted before the cut-off date so all paddle-up entries go straight onto a waiting list.

I am opposed to this motion. The concept of the veterans class was to allow paddlers who no longer could maintain their position in the divisional system to continue to race at the level they had reached. This motion allows people of a certain age to leave the divisional system entirely and race whe...

The start list should now be visible at https://www.canoeslalomentries.co.uk/ye ... start-list

It might be adjusted slightly before the race, but the general format will remain the same.

That is almost exactly the opposite of what I am saying. There is nothing ageist in anything I have said, there is nothing stopping an older paddler from racing in the divisional system on the same footing as a 12 year old. All I am objecting to is older paddlers arranging things so that they have a...

I still don't see the need for a new name. The only point you make that requires a new division is the cost of courses, but there is already an option for an enhanced entry fee. The problem div 2 has is that there aren't enough competitors entering races to cover the cost of the more expensive cours...

I agree with the principle, but I don't know why we need to make a new name for it. Just demote enough paddlers from division 1 to strengthen division 2 to the point that the division will be big enough to support races on the better courses. And then repurpose some of the div 1 races for the new, s...

I really should check my facts! Andy is quite right that very few paddlers have been promoted as a result of a PU result. I still don't feel that I was being harsh or unfair though, dismantling the divisional system is the professed aim of the person who introduced PU, and PU was presented to me as ...

The trophies have arrived

Most people are focusing on the problems in Premier and Div 1, but Div 2 has its problems too. Division 2 is not big enough to support a day of racing on its own and that is an obstacle to putting on races on better water. We have a chicken and egg situation - experienced paddlers don't want to race...