Tryweryn division 1 slalom 31st May / 1st June

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The Tryweryn division one slalom will be held on the NRA bridge / chapel falls section of the river on the weekend of 31st May / 1st June. Information has been posted on http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk (Thanks to Nick) Entries close on 19th May - 100 or so have been received to date and are listed below. Please have a check through, any problems email me on richard.lee@canoewales.com . This list will be updated next week, before finalising the start list.

C1M 46 Janis Ozolins M Shepperton 2 races
C1M 36 Sam Maingay J14 Staffs and Stone Sun
C1M 35 Jacob Barrett J16 HPPCC 2
C1M 26 Mike Dickinson J16 Stafford and Stone/PaddleMonsters 2
C1M 24 Peter Linksted J14 Stirling & Falkirk CC 2
C1M 22 Sam Hotchin J16 Green Star 2
C1M 15 Rauol Chappell J16 Seren Dwr 2
C1M 13 Piers Oliphant J16 Shepperton 2
C1M 7 Patrick Marriott J18 Breakout CC 2
C1M 6 Noah Hazelwood J16 Shepperton 2
C1M 3 Angus Gibson J16 CR Cats / Strathallan 2
C1M Zach Hinchcliffe J16 Manchester 2
C1W PU Caiomhe O Ferrall J18 M Sackville Ireland 2
C1W 25 Maeve Woodhouse J18 Hexham/Green Star 2
C1W 13 Scarlett Kearney J18 Staffs and Stone 2
C2 PU 168 Janis Ozolins David Smith M Shepperton 2
C2 25 Clive Merrifield Martin Elston M Taunton Sun
C2 Noah Hazelwood Piers Oliphant J16 Shepperton 2
K1M PU Jon Haylock M Llandysul 2
K1M NP Ryan Cross
K1M 159 Ethan Barrett J14 HPPCC 2
K1M 158 Andrew Crowhurst J16 Sheffield 2
K1M 156 Zach Pearson J14 HPPCC 2
K1M 151 Henry Burke J16 Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 140 Chris Bartlett Frome 2
K1M 139 Clive Merrifield M Taunton 2
K1M 137 Thomas Newman J16 Tyne Valley 2
K1M 136 Andrew Douglas J16 Aberdeen/Hydrasports 2
K1M 130 Ben Haylett J14 HPPCC 2
K1M 127 Gregor Hughes J16 Aberdeen 2
K1M 117 Ewan Vernon J16 HPPCC 2
K1M 117 Ewan Vernon J16 HPPCC 2
K1M 116 Blake Allsop J16 Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 114 Danny Acquisito J16 Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 111 Ben Nicol J18 Frome Sat
K1M 110 Mike Riley M Ind 2
K1M 107 Alfie Phillips J18 Tandridge Blades 2
K1M 101 Jake Sheffield
K1M 100 Etienne Chappell J14 Seren Dwr 2
K1M 99 Thomas Hill J16 Staffs and Stone Sun
K1M 97 Duncan Berriman M Kingston 2
K1M 94 Sam Maingay J14 Staffs and Stone 2
K1M 89 Jeremy Rix S Bradford and Bingley 2
K1M 87 Huw Butterworth J14 Llandysul 2
K1M 78 Peter Lake J18 Mold CC 2
K1M 76 Martyn Setchell M Stafford and Stone/JEM 2
K1M 75 Michael Errington U23 Hexham 2
K1M 74 Stuart Marshall M Aboyne CC 2
K1M 69 Sue Paterson J14 Manchester 2
K1M 67 Layton Palmer J16 Llandysul Paddlers 2
K1M 61 Tadhg O Ferrall S DIT Ireland 2
K1M 58 Jake Brown J14 Tees Tigers 2
K1M 55 Ben Moss J14 HPPCC 2
K1M 51 Jacob Barrett J16 HPPCC 2
K1M 50 Will Taylor J16 HPPCC 2
K1M 48 Ben Teasdale J16 Tees Tigers 2
K1M 46 Caspian Rix J16 Bradford and Bingley 2
K1M 44 Pete Atkinson M Proteus 2
K1M 34 Luke Smyth J18 Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 33 Patrick Doherty M AAAA 2
K1M 31 Steve Briggs M Matlock CC 2
K1M 30 Sam Merritt J16 Llandysul Paddlers 2
K1M 29 Peter Linksted J14 Stirling & Falkirk CC 2
K1M 24 Mike Dickinson J16 Stafford and Stone/PaddleMonsters 2
K1M 21 Robert Harratt J18 Staffs and Stone 2
K1M 20 Piers Oliphant J16 Shepperton 2
K1M 14 Chris Wood M Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 13 Jonathan Males M Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 11 Mike Scutt M Shepperton 2
K1M 10 Anan Wang J16 BBCC Sun
K1M 7 John Dickinson M Stafford and Stone/PaddleMonsters 2
K1M Zach Hinchcliffe J16 Manchester 2
K1M 102 Les Ford M Halifax 2
K1W 66 Carys Grey Thompson J14 Tees Tigers 2
K1W 65 Katie Bainbridge J12 Tees Tigers 2
K1W 64 Daisy Pound J16 Sheffield / LWCC 2
K1W 63 Kayleigh Parsons J14 Shepperton/Adur 2
K1W 62 Evie Watson J14 HPPCC 2
K1W 61 Jessica Taylor J16 HPPCC 2
K1W 57 Esme Durrant J14 HPPCC 2
K1W 53 Lili Bryant J12 Llandysul Paddlers 2
K1W 49 Sioned Bryant J16 Llandysul Paddlers 2
K1W 46 Maeve Woodhouse J18 Hexham/Green Star 2
K1W 43 Daisy Cooil J14 Tees Tigers 2
K1W 31 Bethan Palmer J16 Mold CC 2
K1W 30 Alison Setchell S Stafford and Stone/JEM 2
K1W 29 Laura Milne J14 SFCC 2
K1W 28 Olivia Hooper J16 HPPCC 2
K1W 23 Rachel Brown J14 HPPCC 2
K1W 22 Izzy Fry J14 HPPCC 2
K1W 21 Non Dingle J16 Seren Dwr 2
K1W 20 Amy Howarth J14 Bradford and Bingley 2
K1W 18 Holly Tyler J18 Seren Dwr 2
K1W 17 Toni Boyd J16 CR Cats 2
K1W 16 Grace Revell J16 Breadalbane 2
K1W 15 Mhairi Callingham J18 Windermere 2
K1W 14 Grace Scapelhorn J16 Seren Dwr 2
K1W 9 Morna Campbell J16 CRCATS 2
K1W 8 Nikita Setchell J14 Stafford and Stone/JEM 2
Official George Harratt K1M J14 Staffs and Stone 2
Vet 12 Steve Harratt V Staffs and Stone 2
Vet 7 Jerry Tracey V Moray House Sun

[richardlee]

Tryweryn Division 1 slalom 31st may / 1st June

In addition to the entries accepted inthe previous post the following entries have been accepted to Thursday 15th May.

with the current release schedule, there is room for a further 10 entries in div one.

Entries will be accepted on this basis - postal entries on Friday; emails received on Thursday pm/Friday am; postal entries on Saturday. However I cannot guarantee that all entries will be accpeted.

Any enquiries: Richard.lee@canoewales.com

Thanks, Richard Lee, on behalf of Canoe Wales slalom committee

C1M Mark Davies M Manchester 2
C1M 34 Matt Evans U23 HPPCC 2
C1M 32 Elliot Goddard J16 Seren Dwr 2
C1W 26 Laura Milne U14 SFCC 2
C1W 23 Anna Louise Glendenning S Proteus 2
C1W 16 Sophie Ogilvie U14 CR Cats 2
C1W 11 Kate Kent M Proteus/HPP 2
C1W Emily Davies U16 Mold / Bala 2
C2 19 Steve Agar Crispin Agar S Ninebanks 2
C2 15 Jacob Holmes Eddie McDiarmid J16 Breadalbane 2
K1M 155 Fraser Smalley J16 Lee Valley PC 2
K1M 153 Artyem Palvelev S Independent 2
K1M 152 Richard Dutton M Bradford and Bingley 2
K1M 125 Matthew Cooke U14 Manchester 2
K1M 118 Crispin Agar U23 Ninebanks 2
K1M 106 Paul Rickards M WWA 2
K1M 92 David Jones M Manchester 2
K1M 91 Mike Jones M Matlock 2
K1M 90 Richard Stalker U16 Copeland 2
K1M 86 Julien Enconniere S Viking 2
K1M 82 Michael Huddlestan M Ribble 2
K1M 64 Rob Graves M Independent Sat
K1M 62 Phil Gooding M Staffs and Stone 2
K1M 57 David Attenborough M Independent 2
K1M 47 Ashlee Dack S Manchester 2
K1M 38 Andy Laird M Copeland/EPD 2
K1M 37 Michael Owen U14 Staffs and Stone 2
K1M 37 Connor Turner U16 Tees Tigers 2
K1M 36 Joshua Jackson U18 Kingston 2
K1M 35 Tim Meyrick M Independent 2
K1M 32 Anthony Barker M Staffs and Stone 2
K1M 28 Jacob Holmes J16 Breadalbane 2
K1M 27 Duncan Edwards J16 Breadalbane 2
K1M 22 Ryan Cross HPPCC 2
K1M 17 Isaac Barker U16 Staffs and Stone 2
K1M 15 Jonny Dickson U14 CR Cats / JEM Racing 2
K1M Ross Walker J14 Stafford and Stone 2
K1MVet 3 Bob Grundy M Harefield Paddlers 2
K1W 50 Jenny Hammond S Ninebanks 2
K1W 43 Gill Arnett M Leeds 2
K1W 40 Molly Agar U18 Ninebanks 2
K1W 39 Sydney Storey U23 Shepperton 2
K1W 33 Sarah Cole S Seren Dwr 2
K1W 29 Erin Turner U14 Tees Tigers 2
K1W 13 Kate Kent M Proteus/HPP 2
K1W 12 Morgan Rickards U18 WWA 2
Officials Michelle Grudzinski S SCOTS
Officials Will Coney C1PU18 Seren Dwr

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Tryweryn Division one 31st May / 1st June

Entries have now closed. This is the final group of entries accepted.

C1M 10 Fraser Glasgow J16 Strathallan /CR Cats 2
C2 13 Aiden McAleenan Aidan Waters J18 CR Cats 2
K1M 161 Keith Hughesman S RAF / Harefield 2
K1M 157 Alex Jones S Ribble 2
K1M 154 Sam Jordan J18 Adur 2
K1M 142 James Young J16 HPPCC Sat
K1M 54 Greg Thomas U23 Shepperton 2
K1M 53 Aiden McAleenan J18 CR Cats 2
K1M 40 Calum Hay J16 Breadalbane 2
K1M 23 Eddie McDiarmid J16 Breadalbane 2
K1W 59 Ellie Owens J14 Copeland 2
K1W 7 Sally Fairbrass U23 Bradford and Bingley 2
Official 112 Matthew Owens J12 Copeland

I will put together a start list this weekend, as I will have a clearer idea of the water release pattern (start time of release - 830 /9am and end of water time 4 / 6 pm) for the weekend itself.

Event info is posted on www.canoeslalom.co.uk

All division one paddlers will be asked to do some judging / running over the weekend. I hope to limit this judging to 30 minute stints (after your race run), while Welsh paddlers will be involved in the organisation of the event in other capacities. Paddlers who are doubling up, those who are undertaking some section judging and paddlers who have entered alongside a paddler will not be entered in the rota.

Thanks

Richard Lee

on behalf of Canoe Wales slalom committee

[richardlee]

Tryweryn division 1 slalom 31st May / 1st June

I am in the process of putting the start list together with times and will post a detailed timetable once we have a clearer idea of water times.

There is no total guarantee of water on this weekend, but the chances of water on both days are more than reasonable at the moment. We are hoping to have water between 830 am and 630 pm each day, although the timetable will look to complete by 430 pm, in case there is a restriction on water releases.

Saturday - draft timetable.
830 am - official practice
1030 am - K1Men 1st and 2nd runs
1.45 pm - 4.15 pm Veterans, K1W, C1M, C1W, C2, Officials

Sunday
830 am - official practice
1030 am - Veterans, K1W, C1M, C1W, C2
1.00 pm - K1Men, Officials

Also - a quick heads up - Bala is hosting the Urdd Eisteddfod - a National festival of youth arts during the week before and the weekend itself. This attracts about 6000 competitors over the week and up to 30000 attendees a day. Bala will be busy on the campsites, in accommodation and the town itself. The Eisteddfod site is located on the A494, between Bala and Llanfor - allow extra time or take an alternative route to the centre (possibly using the B4501 road between Cerrig y Drudion and Frongoch), although this is likely to be busy as well.

I will look to post an update during the week, which might give an option of the best routes to take prior / over the weekend.

[richardlee]

Tryweryn division 1 slalom 31st May / 1st June

I am in the process of putting the start list together with times and will post a detailed timetable once we have a clearer idea of water times.

There is no total guarantee of water on this weekend, but the chances of water on both days are more than reasonable at the moment. We are hoping to have water between 830 am and 630 pm each day, although the timetable will look to complete by 430 pm, in case there is a restriction on water releases.

Saturday - draft timetable.
830 am - official practice
1030 am - K1Men 1st and 2nd runs
1.45 pm - 4.15 pm Veterans, K1W, C1M, C1W, C2, Officials

Sunday
830 am - official practice
1030 am - Veterans, K1W, C1M, C1W, C2
1.00 pm - K1Men, Officials

Also - a quick heads up - Bala is hosting the Urdd Eisteddfod - a National festival of youth arts during the week before and the weekend itself. This attracts about 6000 competitors over the week and up to 30000 attendees a day. Bala will be busy on the campsites, in accommodation and the town itself. The Eisteddfod site is located on the A494, between Bala and Llanfor - allow extra time or take an alternative route to the centre (possibly using the B4501 road between Cerrig y Drudion and Frongoch), although this is likely to be busy as well.

I will look to post an update during the week, which might give an option of the best routes to take prior / over the weekend.

[richardlee]

A provisional start list for the Tryweryn division one next Saturday / Sunday has been posted on http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk. Please note this may change if timings of water release changes - check the start list at control over the w/e for any updates.

Due to the current timings of water releases and number of entries, we will only be able to confirm late entries for newly promoted paddlers on Thursday, once we know the length of water releases.

In order for the event to be run, paddlers will be asked to judge over the weekend for 30 minutes or so (after your competition run) - a time for the judging will be listed alongside run times at control. K1 Men will judge on Saturday afternoon. C1 & K1 Women will judge before 1530 on the Sunday and Welsh paddlers will judge on late Sunday afternoon.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Richard Lee, on behalf of Canoe Wales slalom committee

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Many thanks to all who attended the race at Tryweryn this weekend, either as paddlers or as volunteers making the race happen. We are blessed to have such a great group of people willing to make the sport happen - putting the course up, organising the race prior to the race weekend, in control, timing, clerking, at prestart, start, judging as section judges or as gate judges, on finish, on the jury, picking up loose ends without being asked, coaching, giving information, racing, promoting the sport, clearing up at the end of the day, posting results and completing the administration. If you can get involved in any parts of the sport, please do - it is a case of the more you put in the more you get out. If you don't get involved, you may turn around one day and the sport you love may not be there.

Highlights of the weekend for me - Chris, who was covering rescue for his family, but also helped anybody else out who needed it; Rebecca, who helped out in control with a smile that made for a relaxed Sunday afternoon; talking to paddlers / coaches from France, Latvia, Ireland, Russia and Spain as well as all over the UK who enjoyed the racing on the Tryweryn; PBs for Welsh paddlers who worked well with voluntary coaches and meeting/seeing people who love watching racing from the vantage point of organising the event.

Paddlers, performing athletes, volunteers and coaches inspire me – thanks for a great weekend.

Richard Lee