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- Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:35 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Demotions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4927
Re: Demotions
I don't think there is anything in the Year book about demotions though, is there? No, and never has been. It's a committee discretion thing, so that it can adapt to circumstances. But I would be very reluctant to demote a paddler with more points than a paddler who was not demoted having done less...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:23 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Points at mixed division events
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4409
Re: Points at mixed division events
I agree with Dee.
A lot of Div 3 races are combined with Div 2s. The effect of this change is hard to predict, but it's quite likely to make it harder to get promotion from Div 3 and block progression.
A lot of Div 3 races are combined with Div 2s. The effect of this change is hard to predict, but it's quite likely to make it harder to get promotion from Div 3 and block progression.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:06 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: proposed minimum points
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5291
Re: proposed minimum points
Under this rule
- A Prem (or a paddle up at a Prem) who just drifted from start to finish without doing any of the gates would get as many points as a paddler who made the top ten percent at a Div 1
- Five paddle-ups would guarantee promotion
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:55 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Timing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13720
Re: Timing
We used to time Div 2 to Div to whole seconds as standard. The change to 0.1 second came in 2009, and the rule is now a little strange (the jury has discretion, but no alternative). Up to 2008: 33.4.2 Division 2 to 4 events using any other start and/or finish* for the whole event shall be timed to 1...
- Wed Aug 22, 2018 5:52 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Paddlers that have problems making their minds up!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7720
Re: Paddlers that have problems making their minds up!
I can't see any reason why refunds shouldn't wait until after the event.
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:01 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: C1 Promotion points
- Replies: 37
- Views: 20105
Re: C1 Promotion points
At this time last year I was very concerned about the lack of promotions in C1M and C1W: by the end of the year things had sorted themselves out, and the proportion of C1s promoted was higher than K1s. What happens in classes with fewer paddlers is that, because a win is relatively easier (sorry win...
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Boat weights in the past
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8467
Boat weights in the past
According to Wikipedia, Folding kayaks were used from 1949 to 1963; and in the early 1960s, boats were made of fiberglass and nylon. Boats were heavy, usually over 65 pounds (30 kilos). That's seriously heavy, and I would have thought even a canvas boat could be a lot lighter - I'd have guessed 30 p...
- Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:04 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: ICF Drops C2 from World Events
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5965
ICF Drops C2 from World Events
The ICF has dropped C2 from World Championship and World Cup races, with immediate effect, "to provide extra focus on C2 mixed slalom". The announcement hides a hammer-blow for C2 athletes behind a lot of virtuous waffle about gender equality. The logic might be sound if any of last year's mixed C2 ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:11 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Online Enrty Transaction Fees
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7254
Re: Online Enrty Transaction Fees
Noted. If you're using my services for bribery purposes, it'll cost you.if I could get a photo of his daughter published on the slalom website?
- Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:10 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: 6.3 Veterans Ranking
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8033
Re: 6.3 Veterans Ranking
I think I agree. And it would put a different aspect on the freedom to enter races issue if Vets started at (say) 45.Dee says: 35 does seem very young.
- Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:01 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: 6.1 ACM Voting
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18751
Re: 6.1 ACM Voting
Re "one paddler, one vote", about 65% of our paddlers are under 18 and don't get a vote in elections. Do we give the vote to J18s? J16s? ...J10s? Whether you think what we have is appropriate or not, a rush to change could be a disaster. This is one of those things where should ask someone to resear...
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:48 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: 6.1 ACM Voting
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18751
Re: 6.1 ACM Voting
The club/races-based system isn't ideal, and yes, it disenfranchises independents. Effectively, it puts voting power where effort is put in for common benefit. My guess is that, like democracy in the running of countries, it's the " least worst" option, if only because we can get a quorum.
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:28 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: 6.2 Division 1 / 2 Competitions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6660
Re: 6.2 Division 1 / 2 Competitions
And, as Nick knows, at Shepperton, we often make the div 2 course a little easier by omitting one or two gates for the div 2 course Yes: and I've already said: At the very least, before supporting it, I would require a provision requiring a substantial difference in the course to be paddled by each...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: 6.1 ACM Voting
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18751
Re: 6.1 ACM Voting
I wish I could buy your idea, Steve. But mass attendance isn't going to happen: proxies would make discussion irrelevant, because the decisions have already been made: and lack of engagement/apathy would make for a system that's wide open to exploitation by small but active lobby groups. Representat...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:05 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: 6.2 Division 1 / 2 Competitions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6660
Re: 6.2 Division 1 / 2 Competitions
We can't make a rule for one club or site. If we allow a Div 1/2 format, it's there for other clubs to take up, for 2018 or in the future. Pure Div 1 courses have been good for the sport this year, and we shouldn't risk slipping backwards. It seems likely that, if the rule change is refused, the spr...