Note that this will not impact the proposed calendar for 2023 which currently has 11 Prem Races and 19 Division 1 races.
20.1.8 Number of Races
20.1.8.a The maximum number of ranking races on the calendar will be as follows:
For Premier Division – 11 races
For Division 1 – 18 races
For Divisions 2, 3 and 4 – no limit
20.1.8.b For clarity, where a race is over two days, e.g. heats and finals, but only one set of points can be obtained then this counts a single race for the limits above; a double competition where points can be obtained on either or both days counts as two races.
20.1.8.c When the applications to run competitions result in the number of races being above the limit then the Slalom Committee will ask a club to withdraw their application.
20.1.8.d The committee’s decision on which applications to accept in any one year will take into consideration geographical spread of competitions, standard of water, variety of venues, reliability of venue, whether the club had a race at that venue refused the previous season and timing of application
20.1.8.e If a club refuses to withdraw their application, then the calendar will be taken to the ACM with the committee recommendation and the ACM will decide which competition should be removed via a vote. There will be no option to increase the number of races in that same year.