ll&IOMI NIVI AND ~IIVI No.10 July 1984 Price SOp NOTES FOR NOVICES•AUGSBURG '84• HOW TO RACE HARD FEEDBACK Official magazine of the British Canoe PREEBIADES Union Slalom (ONIINII Committee PYJ,9JJ:.ib1 45-47 High Street, 2 FEEDBACK INFO a Addleston, Weybridge, 6 NOTES FOR NOVICES Surrey. KT15 1 JV 10 PUBLICITY The views expressed in this magazine are not 11 AUGSBURG necessarily those of the PRE WORLDS '84 BCU Slalom Committee 15 HI STORY OF SLALOM or of the Editor. PART 2 1959-1983 , I Reproduction of all or any part of the 18 LEARNING TO magazine may only be RACE HARD undertaken through 21 SIX FLAGS- written permission from THUNDER RIVER No~ Available~ -1 publishers MISSOURI U.S.A. CAMARO SURFWEAR from Austria 22 FEEDBACK LETTERS PLUS EUROSTYLE LIGHTWEIGHT 23 RESULTS CAGS and Editorial Address THE ULTIMATE RUN 154, Lichfield Road, by Bill Endicott • Stone, Staffs. ST15 SPY Telephone or write for details to Tel.(0785)817016 PETEANSTEL Richard Fox Youth Selection 154 Lichfield Road, Stone, Staffs. Gate 21 R Tully. Subscriptions and (0785) 817016 Advertising Photo by Tony Tickle Dave Morgan 8, High Park Drive, Bradford, 809 6HS Subscriptions at £4.00 for 6 issues post paid and club supplies available from this address. Special rates for overseas readers. l,.ay-up Team: Dave and Stephanie Mawdsley. Features Editor Joe Lyons All copy for next issue to editor by Saturday, 1st September, 1984. Front cover- Melvyn Janes taking the Zoom Flume at Augsburg. - Tony Tickle. FEEDBACK etc. Computers only take a small current and it can take up to 4 seconds for an ordinary fuse to blow in the event of a fault - much longer than it takes to kill. The Slalom Exec. insists that if using 1"'10 electrical equipment at Slaloms, Organisers must ensure that 'Paddles up' will be I on the air'· on 28/29/30 Aug. on BBC 1 at 6.40 p.m. 1. Correct cables and sockets are The Publicity Committee asks that all used. clubs nationwide take advantage of the programme to boost local publicity 2. Equipment must be protected by with a view to obtaining event sponsors residual current earth leakage ',y organising a 'have a go' day/session circuit breaker {:luring Sep-/Oct on as simple a basis as possible in a lake/swimming pool/river. 3. All users of mains equipment Further details will be circulated to all -must be aware that should an clubs by the end of July. electrical accident take place, they may be liable for Drug Testing - Paddlers are reminded that prosecution if the correct they must declare info. on personal protection has not been used. consumption of medication. A list of prohibited substances may be obtained Insecure Loads by Doctors from the Slalom Administrator. A Senior Instructor is due to appear in Holme Pierrepont - Pledges will be called court after a boat came off his roof in shortly. rack and struck a cyclist. He faces a fine, which can be as high as £300 Royal Deeside Slalom 3/4 Advertised in for having an insecure load. Slalom yearbook as Mar 31/ Apr 1 will now take place on 6/7 Oct. 1984. Given the more serious consideration that a boat flying off a roof rack or { Tryweryn Events - At the next AGM, the trailer could easily cause a fatal , I Exec. proposes an additional levy of Sop accident, it is vital that drivers for future events which do not have a thoroughly check the fastenings every guaranteed release, this runount to cover time. the cost of payment of overtime rates National Coach to the Welsh Water Authority. In the meantime, paddlers are invited to contribute Sop at such events - the APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE alternative being cancellation or running FOLLOWING POSITION: the individual events only on Saturday and abandoning the Sunday programme. A NATIONAL COACH to develop the Coaching (At the last event, £78 was collected of Slalom Competitors towards the £100 needed to cover cost of overtime. The method by which the National Coach carries out a policy aimed at training Electrical Equipment As much more persons to coach slalom paddlers at all electrical equipment at mains voltages levels, will be left very much in his/ is being used at events with the her hands, although being responsible introduction of Computers, there are to the BCU Council through the extra risks. Cables are used in damp Director of Coaching and the National conditions or laid on hard ground or Coaching Committee in co-operation with stone where they can be walked upon the BCD Slalom Committee. 2 FEEDBACK The successful candidate will be slalom, as,well as a keen competition employed part-time at a remuneration for the Regional Trophies. of £500 per annum against which expenses may be placed from the point of view Entries to: of income tax. Any further increments M.F. Callow, which may be earned as a result of the 11 Sycamore Close, appointment will in no way affect the Wellington, above arrange~ent. Telford, Shrops or enter _by 11 am on the day, Hugh Mantle, the previous National Coach Individuals £1, Teams £1.80. BCU is willing - if requested - to advise membership is not necessary. and assist the new appointee initially. Austrian Guide APPLICATIONS A reminder to those about to leave for European tours that Dave Roland No application forms are being issued. acting as a river adviser for river'. Letters of application, which should around Landeck until August 17. If you include a summary of relevant experience are in the area look him out for advice and qualifications, together with the and the latest information on river names and addresses of two persons to levels. whom reference may be made, should be sent to: A little further down the river Inn, The Chairman, BCU National Coaching at Haiming lurk the 'gruesome twosome' Committee, Flexel House, 45/47 High Street, Neil Baxter and Jes Taylor. If you have AddlestonB, Surrey, KT15 lJV, to reach. an afternoon to spare they would be him not later than 1 September 1984. pleased to take you for a guided tour of the river Inn in rubber rafts. An Slalom Organisers exhilirating experience to say the Clarification on certain aspects of least and far less exhausting than the completion of Slalom Summary sheets a kayak or canoe. follows: For further details contact: Levies are calculated on the number of Starters at the event. Feelfree Rafting Gasthaus Zurn Veterans - remember to include in Levies. rowen Magerback 1 Under 18 'refund' applies to number of A-64.25 Haiming Tirol Austria Starters Tel: 0526 661 or 6401 Essential to indicate Youth and Junior paddlers on Result sheet - (for B. & R. Provide Electrical Safety competitor and Administrator information). Protection at Canoeing Championships It's not really like an Income Tax Return! Safety is always a prime consideration at Susan E. Wharton any event organised by the British Slalom Administrator Schools Canoeing Association and the electrical equipment at this year's West Midlands Slalom British Schools Canoe Slalom Champion• West Midland Region Slalom Series ships will he fitted with PowerBreaker One Day Event 13A plugs. Manufactured in Britain by Sunday 23rd September B&R Electrical Products Ltd, the plugs Jackfield Rapid, R.Severn, Ironbridge protect against electrocution or The slalom is run on a handicap basis so serious injury in the event of an it is ideal for an introduction to electrical accident. FEEDBACK 3 Rapid Racing The Lowenbrau 500 Series got off to a flying start at Bala on 19 May 1984. The organisers were delighted with the entry - 89 competitors but also a little overwhelmed. For future races they intend to start the entry NOMAD procedure earlier in the day 10.00 or 11.00 depending on locations; have enough bibs for all without repeating, and have a faster and more CANOES comprehensive result service. The dates for the re.maining few races Ltd are as follows: UNIT 15 DEE SIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK 20 October 1984 River Washburn, CLWYD. Telephone (0244) 811393 Blubberhouses, North Yorkshire Division Band C/Open 17 November 1984 River Teifi, Llandyssul Dyfed GETTOUGH- Division Band C/Open Try the new range of 8 December 1984 River Terne, Ludlow, NOMAD SLALOM Shropshire DESIGNS - PRO 84K Division Band C/Open 19 January 1985 River Dart, New Bridge, Introduced last season at Devon Llangollen and already Division Band C/Open chosen by many 9 March 1985 River Tay, Grantully, 1 • Premier Kayak Paddlers. Pertl).shire Division A and B/Open • For lighter paddlers we Success in Slalom have designed a new boat 3 one week courses offering coaching in slalom skills - training techniques based on the Pro 84K and event preparation. Pro84C July 30 - Auq 3rd The Ct Slalom boat of the Aug 13 Aug 17 future. Aug 27 Aug 31 Places still available. For further information contact: Jim Dolan Roger Manwaring 28 High View 131 Beech Ave Simmondley Alfreton Glos sop Der bys Derbys. JK13 9LR Tel: 04574 65607 Tel: 0773 834523 4 FEEDBACK Sponsorship J.C.F. Rule Changes Liz Sharman has been sponsored by The Executive invites club represen• HOFELS PURE FOODS because she·already tatives and interested competitors to an uses their garlic· to control her catarrh. Please note that by supporting HOFELS OPEN CONSULTATION MEETING Pure Foods you will be supporting our to consider the terms of voting advice to world champion. BCU delegates at the October 1984 ICF The executive is to consider in Congress. September a draft AGM Motion permitting advertising by sponsors On Saturday, 15 September, 1984 at 2.30 pm on equipment in use in competition at Derbyshire College of Higher Education, in the UK only but not Inter• Matlock.