Unofficial UK Slalom BBS

I remember buying an Olymp V off Nikki Wain in the mid 70's that weighed less than 20 lbs...

I also had a full kevlar Pyranha elite in the 80's that was significantly lighter - maybe 17 lbs or so.

jjayes wrote:Check out the CCTV to see if you know this Idiot?
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I know who it is - it's Jimmy Jayes! (I don't know who the burglar is though...)

Yes Jim, I remember the introduction of the Perfekt. There was a very fast Chester Paddler who I can only remember by his nickname of "Woody" (might have been Paul Wood?) who saw it and said in his broad accent "Them ends'll go ferra start!". PP Pete, It was, indeed, Paul Wood. He made the British ...

It was Melvyn Jones. But Melvyn Swallow did race at quite a high level in Slalom as well as the top in WWR. Melvyn Swallow was in the British Slalom Team before concentrating his efforts on WWR. At one time, he held the record for being in the top slalom division longer than anyone else (Division 1...

Oh! Check this link and then go to the links in there to see the programme for that event containing some boat ads:- http://www.clevercaptures.com/Canoein....1_sXcNW There is a Gaybo advert with 7 Lettman and Prijon designs that will assist with the list :-) There are also boats by Streamlyte (Tyne...