Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

its interesting that quite alot of people suggest that slalom is a minority sport but at the athen olympics i think slalom, especially the final for the men kayaks, had the 3rd biggest auidence figures.... perhaps this is only because its only every 4 years?? would there be much interest in a Prem ...

I would definately agree with frontman2's comment that its usually local businesses that are best suited for paddlers that (i'm sorry to say)havent achieved much in the way of world cup medals, although your achievment for promoted into prem at your age is in itself not an easy task. however not ma...

Hi ya, got for sale, 1 peak uk k1 cagdeck, virtually brand new, blue in colour, large in size, reason for sale- its too big for me. 50 quid 1 large ras dex k1 bouyancy aid, black, again virtually brand new, reason for sale- too big. 40 quid 2 galasport flashlight paddles, one black, one completely ...

right i'll have to say my 2 pence worth... There are good and bad points to come out of the age old relationship... for example..one thursday night me and a fellow elderly,tall matlock,prem paddler which shall remain nameless were sat in the pyramid pool talking about the prearranged course, when i...

The only concern I really had was making it fair for all parts of the sport (as Dan was talking about), and trying to not give other paddlers an advantage at the same time. What’s your point? first "guest"; saying that forerunners are done at internationals and prems? Surely if forerunners are impo...

After being at the first few Prem races of the season I thought it would be important to rise the issue of fore runners, as many people moan about the process but never make their opinions known to places or people who can make the difference. But before I begin my rant, I’m not taking anything awa...

Your not looking at other things that the slalom course offers, during the day (granted mostly in the summer) the course is fully booked early morning into late afternoon with rafting, that by itself generates a lot of income. Compare this to the amount of maintenance that isn't truly needed to the...