Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

I think it is meant as tool for organisers to embed in their own web page to help competitors fill in their forms rather than for everyone to look at it where it is, but I agree it takes too long to go through :( I suspect today's soundbite generation will get bored once they realise it won't print ...

I haven't had a massive response for booking Friday evening practice, so we will definitely have some free practice before official practice on Saturday, probably from about 9am, possibly a little earlier. Paddlers who have not been able to make Friday practice will have priority on Saturday, but we...

Sounds good to me!
I might end up doing some swimming out of my C1, but that will be nothing to do with the rapid, I even managed it at Aberfeldy!

Out of interest does anybody know when HPP,s name changed from its original "Slalom Course" name to "White Water Course?" No, but I'm pretty sure it was called white water course the first time I went there, which as I recall was in 1989. I don't remember if we saw rafts then or just heard that the...

Clarification regarding Friday Free Practice *************************************************** If Division 3 paddlers are confident and want to book a 2 pump session they can, but you will be racing with 1 pump. If I have to adjust numbers I will not re-allocate anyone booked for 1 pump to 2 pumps...

Latest start lists and event info will be up shortly, along with instructions for booking onto free practise on Friday evening. I would just like to re-iterate Dave Royle's sentiments: Thank you to all those who managed to fill in your entry and cheque correctly. And to thank Dave for keeping things...

I have just been given access to the club email address and I can see there are some unanswered queries and cancellations in there, rest assured I will endeavour to work through them all and update the start lists.

I have taken over doing the entries for this event, if you have any queries about your entry please use the published email address (pinkstonpanthers@gmail.com). I will be taking entries right up to approx 9am each morning of the event, we have plenty of space left. I don't know how many judges have...

It also strikes me that despite assertations that div1 events will fill early, not all have.

There were several paddle ups at Tully, and I only see notices declaring 3 out of the remaining 8 events full?

Of course this would only give them entry to events in the two weeks after their promotion, so a maximum of 4 races in their new division - and then still not be able to get an entry in the races for the rest of the season, so while they do get to race in their new division it only delays the real ...

I think I saw 3 on our entry list for Pinkston that weekend.

I have found it easiest, for returning bibs, to take my envelope (unsealed) to the post office and have them check size and weight and sell me the correct postage, and ask for the same on the SAE before putting it back in with the bib and sealing the main envelope. It gets me out of the office at lu...

Thanks to Dave and Manchester CC for a really enjoyable, and as far as I can tell successful, event. Having tried the Div 1 course on Saturday as an official, with lots of 50's, I can confirm that the Div 2 course on Sunday was much easier, whilst the power of the water and size of the features stil...

I think it is a very worthwhile consultation. Some of my thoughts on safety generally (mostly based on more powerful water): Each venue is different so making the rule too prescriptive may make it impossible for all events to comply, flexibility is key as Colin is trying to build in. When deciding w...

I would also propose that "next, and next but one competitor" be changed to "next, and next but one boat", so that when C2's are covering safety there are always 2 boats available, no matter how people interpret the rule. If 2 competitors are in the same boat, they cannot easily go in different dire...