Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

I wasn't at the event, but in general terms I think a little common sense should be applied. At a Shepperton event this year one paddler was offered a re-run having been chased round the course by a swan!! I don't think this specific eventuality was covered by the year book and I'm not sure how man...

In many ways I find it strange that restructuring of events and competitions is being discussed now, just when the numbers have started to rise. Look at the trends - yes, numbers have been sinking for years, but in the last two years they have been on the up. I think that there is a real danger tha...

We weren't at Llandysul, but surely it would be wrong to limit div 1s (or any division for that matter) to just a few locations. Surely breadth of experience with different types of water is important; limiting everyone to dam release or artificial sites is not going to improve the standard. At lea...

I think the main causes could be something more to do with the general changes in society resulting in less time available to run clubs and charge around the country with roof loads of kayaks, eg more families with two working parents more single parent families the "middle classes" ie those who ca...

Interestingly, my web filter is categorising the video as "violence" (yes I could switch the filter off!). I think it's pretty clever to recognise that water can be violent. Down to one gate and a side today, but boils and great fun judging by the smiles of paddlers. Perhaps we need a floating Shep...

I've had no responses to my suggestion for the following rule - if you think it's really bad then do tell!: "A run cannot count towards promotion if it includes a 50 penalty (though points can be gained for ranking purposes)" This would at least mean that a paddler being promoted has been able to g...