Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

:( Had a look at some of the early drafts and have not been impressed with the proposals and transfer to UKCC. Whilst I agree with some of the objectives I have yet to see how it all fits together when all that has been issued is canoe-sport specific. As someone with a current BCU qualification tha...

:cool: This is going back a bit, must admit I was taught and teach the bow rudder with the weight forward and the paddle in front of the body. Realise some of the new school types almost reach behind and the have tended to bring in the stern pivot (in my younger days that was a C1 turn). Seem to re...

??? Peeps - don't see anything in my original post suggesting slalom paddler need to get more experience river running, playboating etc. I fact I have seen similar failings on rivers and at playspots over the many years I have dragged my sorry a**e down the rapids! What I did suggest was that we ne...

:angry: To confuse further I had another look and realised I was too dismissive on the Sunday results. There were only 2 C2s and the winning C2 stormed home ahead of the K1M so no problem there (there may be an argument that even though neither party had paddled slalom for a few years perhaps they ...

Firstly I put my hand up and admit that i got it wrong on the day. I only went and issued promotion certs to a Div 4 C2 pairing on the basis the event was quorate and they had won. However subsequently during Post event Admin and Results processing noted my error. However the calculations threw up ...

Aberdeen City School Holidays are posted as: Schools break up at close of 30th March Resume start (pupils) 18th April 2007 Remember as well as the week for Grandtully there is the minor inconvenience of getting to North Wales from the distant North, if a selection event is to be held there as well ...

Hi All, noticed Jim Croft is off-line for a while to visit a heart surgeon. Anyone who has met Jim will know that he is a really decent guy and all heart, so lets give hime a welcome back after his sojourn in the infirmary with the longest string of well wishers. Awra best Jim - hope you are back i...

A Final Punt ot the top of the list before the weekend, this evening spent up to my jewells in the Don rebuilding the eddie lost when the local Council replaced the main landing stage. Tomorrow we get the competition gates out onto the water ready for the punters on Saturday morning. Various Club p...

I can see the argument for 70mph severe gale force winds but hardly on abreath of wind, should we also include an inopportune boiling of the water leading to a momentary surge as you pass the pole? Full commisserations to Helen but sorry the object is all about results and not what could or should ...

:p And I thought "The Independent" did a very good job of that after last years Tully Pan Celtic !! Entries starting to roll in already Selkirk to Aviemore with some from Perth and Fife in between. Weather looks promising as we bask in bright sunshine and the snow disappears from the surrounding mo...

Seaton Park Slalom is open to all paddlers, whether they are entirely new to slalom or already in the BCU ranking system. Experienced paddlers have a handicap applied to their result. For less experienced paddlers the event is approved as a BCU division 3/4 double ranking competition and results fo...