Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

I feel that there ought to be a motion to prevent average/good paddlers being demoted simply because they haven't done enough races through whatever reason: injury, exams, work commitment, financial etc. Any paddler with an average of more than say 300 (30)??? should be protected from demotion. Wha...

There are indeed, it's the div 1's I was thinking of. As a newly promoted div 3, you would be more likely to go to a 3/4 for your first race rather than a 2/3, because the course and water are easier. Therefore surely the same should follow for a div 1. I would expect as a newly promoted div 1, you...

Oh dear, what a can of worms. Thanks indeed Dave for a well run event. Just one final thought. I don't think the issue is particularly with the div 2's. The div 2's would expect a hard course and they all rose to the challenge well and should be proud of their achievements. The problem arises for t...

The accepted wisdom (although I can not find it written down fast enough to be bothered) is that for a mulit division event the course must be appropriate for the highest division, e.g. a 2/3/4 must test the div 2s, although the div 4 event can then miss some of the gates. This is only written down...

Well said C1champ! The course is riduculously hard for the average div1 let alone div2. You would think the course setter would be more aware of the abilities of div 2's as his daughter was struggling today... how will she cope tomorrow? Will she get her money back if she decides the course isn't f...