Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

We got about 15% of the money taken from our account for all the tickets we applied for. So maybe we have some, but as we applied for other sports we may not have any at all. On a (small) straw poll this seems about the average %. Very easy with hindsight but for relatively small participation spor...

As always this topic provides good fun debate, this year is no exception and my random thoughts are below for what they are worth. I take Harvey’s point that there are people with a lot of experience and knowledge at the top end of the sport in terms of coaching and planning talent development who ...

I do not think the case has been made that this proposal helps equip woman for Div 1 better. And there is a risk that it could be demotivating. The stats given previously for Div 1 in this thread were: "HPP (Kim W) 912pts Llandysul 1 (Charlotte L) 950pts Llandysul 2 (Charlotte L) 1000pts Llangollen...

if the aim of the proposal is to ensure that people (and this should apply to men and Women) are not promoted if they cannot not negotiate the course than why not target the proposal at that objective. E.g. discarding runs with 50s from promotion counting, take 10 ranking points from runs with 50s ...

Robin, The argument of paddlers needing more white water time being fixed by forcing paddlers ready for prem to wait a whole season is bogus. A paddler may have already spent a year or more in Div 1 and worked really hard over winter on white water and is ready for prem early in the season. You see...

Agree with the comments so far, the proposal just does not make sense as it stands and I struggle to see how it will benefit the sport. Please can one of the proposers explain the reasoning in more detail as the proposal may have merit but just not clear. For example, as it is worded a Div 1 K1W wo...

Is there anyone coming from Nottingham that could possibly offer a lift to Llandysul to our daughter? We will be bringing her boat there for the event but are having to come from a totally different direction. If you have a spare seat in your car that would be great. She's currently at Notts uni an...

The title of the thread is asking if the cost of fuel should alter our view of the singles / doubles balance. I think we shall see transportation cost being more and more a factor in people’s decision whether to attend a race or not. For those paddlers living close to the Midlands travel to Notting...

Hi, this is non-padler's wife. Thank you very much for your kind comments about the food. :D Though it was hot work at times in the kitchen, it was great to feed such a friendly and polite bunch of paddlers and families. Thanks to the brilliant catering team - Jennifer, Cath, Adline and Chris (crea...