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• Photo Competition for ASCOT • Judging Problems - P. Denton • HALT ON - Slalom what Slalom? • Slalom Sprint - R. Fox • Crystal Palace Photofit Enjoying the success of a good event - Drink supplied by Martini! • Selection '86 ~ R. Fox • Tales from the River Bank - Jennifer Munro Fox

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• The New Points Trophy • Focus on the Team • Scene in Scotland 1 School Terrace, Selly Oak, Birmingham. 829 6DY t Telephone 0785 817016 EDITOR: JOEL YONS FEATURES: The official magazine of the B.C.U. Slalom Executive, 45/47 High Street, Addlestone, Weybridge, Surrey. KT151JV The views expressed in this magazine are not REGULA~EATDRES necessarily those of the Editor or of the Slalom Executive. PAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions may be obtained at £4.00 for 6 issues 2· From The Editor post paid from: Slalom Magazine, 1 School Terrace, Selly Oak, Birmingham. 829 6DY Special Rates for 3 overseas readers. ADVERTISING 26· Le-tters Rates for the next issue are available from the Editor - Telephone 0785 817016 23 FAC COPY The next issue will be published on 25th June. Copy to reach the Editor by tst June. 24 Classified Front Cover: _ Pete Bell Photo Pete Ast/es 28 Results 2 SLALOM Magazine

E·D':IT0·1RlA-l This, the April issue (produced in interesting reading. There is a May, as usual ( ! ) sees the selection pre-requisite to printing results - of all but the youth tour complete. and that is that I must receive a Congratulations to all those selected copy - to date this year, with the to represent Great Britain abroad. exception o.f Martley Slalom, not one Commiserations to those that didn't club has sent me any results, make it this time! S.election is al though Hal ton Rapid did provide a almost always a topic of controversy very good report of their when so many high standard paddlers "cancellation" which seems to have make themselves available, and almost been the best one of the year so far everyone not involved can pick holes if it wasn't for GDN's in the end product. However despite reports/results service (for which I the aggro the committee do the job to am eternally·grateful) there would be the best of their ability year in no results in this issue. This is year out, and whilst we might not all despite a note encouraging organisers agree with tneir choices, how many of to send me results in the organisers us would be willing to put in the package. I can't afford to send a time that those people do? results·envelope to every event, so I It's nice to 's ee a few new faces in have to rely on organisers sending the various teams, mixed in with some them to me. So if you want results very traditi9na+ ones, especially in printed in the magazine go and tell the Cl class, wner-e last year's "B" the organiser to send results and a tour has graduated into this year's report, 9r. better still, write a "A" team, and in C2 where new crews report yourself, and send it to me. are rising to replace the likes of As of the next issue ~ new "Club" Eric and Rob, and the Jocks. The Men ranking wil+ begin, based on the Kayak results, though, suggest ~hat, results of all the events from Novice at the top of the sport there is to Premier, Kayak to C2, and for little difference between the old teams that enter with a club ones and the new. Times have been designation (-1 .e. not scratch teams slightly shorter, but winning mar.gins or unidentifiable silly names) with a are still the aame , and the courses scale of points (as yet undect ded t) are full of natural unforced rever.se for each division + class, all gates - despt te all the worl"i es at contributing to a grand end of season I the end of last year, it is still total showing the club that has done ~I Slalom. the best in Slalom in 1986. (So even The major problem with the more do I need to see results introduction of the new rules has sheets.) been that judging, and this issue On a final· point, a meeting of the cont ai ns a 3 page "elucidation" of Editorial Advisory Board of Slalom the thorny problem of what a Live, magazine having occurred, and the Active, N_ext, Dead gate is. The best problem of lack of penetration of way to work it out is to look at the this .magazine. into the lower diagrams and then read the words and divisions having been discussed we then look at the· diagrams and then would like clubs and subscribers to --! read the words and then help ·promote the magazine to paddlers actually it's not as complicated as in the lower divisions. We it looks, and·the general thrust can appreciate that we need to interest be summed up very simply - don't hit these paddlers and the increased poles, or go through gates, on the results service, and the points way to another gate, uru eas it was at competition are attempts to relate least the gate be.fore the one you the magazine to all paddlers not just just did, or you'll get a 50 the paddling elite. However anyone somewhere. who feels they have a perspective on Many people write i~ requesting more the sport and who wishes to use the "results" in the magazine • I am pages is quite welcome to ring me and quite happy to print results so long offer to write something, (subject to as I get a r-epor't to go with them - a usual editorial discretion or dry list or names is not my idea of course!). Joe Lyons SLALOM Magazine 3 ~ Exec Notes.

WANTED URGENTLY maximum fine for such an offence is Hon. Treasurer for the Slalom currently £400. Committee - an ACCA or ACA or Compliance with these regulations ICMA qualification is desirable will, obviously, help to preserve the further details from: club's good relations with the Thames Water Authority and not jeopardise SUE WHARTON future events. 1 Barnacre View High Street, Garstang, Licences are available from the Preston. Thames Water Authority, P. O. Box 0995 24579 214, Reading, RG1 8HQ, at a cost o.f £7. 14 per annum. Licences will of Paddlers who change address MUST course continue to be supplied by the notify the1r Ranking Compiler in club for vi siting paddlers at their addition -t.d BCU HQ. students and competitions." members o.f HM Forces please use ONE PADDLES UP permanent address. Dates scheduled for filming are June please enter events early - orgnisers 4,5, at Bala .for broadcast some time are experiencing more difficulties in in August. The questions are, will producing start lists and making anyone hit the ball this time? Will final arrangements. Chapel falls claim another victim? And will Fox learn to roll in time? More volunteers required to assist Efteling Slalom with different projects relating to The Dutch have been inundated with administration. Enthusiasm is the entries from British paddlers. They basic requirement and a certain have had to draw the line at 40! May commitment to sport - please contact be we could make this a Premier event sue Wharton, address etc. above. next year. Bibs Not applied for your bib yet? Not Paddlers beware. A number of Premier rejoined the BCU yet? Results paddlers were disqualified at obtained by paddlers fitting into Grandtully for not having registered this category will not count at end with the Bibs issue officer - make o.f season. sure you have if you enteerd to make All Div 4 paddlers need bibs - send a late start this season. £ 5 cheque payable to BCU Slalom Jes Taylor is married Committee, current BCU card, strong The former C1 Team paddler, sae large envelope for bib to your entrepreneur and part-time party I Bib Issuer - name and address .. in maker was given equal billing with yearbook. his bride, Gayle at a high society wedding in Whi tef i el d Manchester on Yearbooks - all despatched by the April 12th. 200 guests at tended a Bayles family (volunteers) during the Church service and stylish reception week end1 ng 28 Feb 86. Didn't before Jes and Gayle jetted of.f to receive yours? - if you have moved Bamph in Canada for two weeks house without informing the Ranking skiing. Compiler or your entry cards .from end o.f last season didn't show a clear address yours probably hasn't arrived. Copies may be obtained from Sue Wharton price £1.~0 inc p and p. (Cheque to BCU Slalom Committee). THAMES WATER AUTHORITY - LICENSING REGULATIONS "Thames Water Author! ty arve now enforcing the licensing regu~tions on the Shepperton weirs. Spot checks will be carried, out on canoeists and those found paddling without licences ·will be liable to prosecution. The 41 SLALOM Magazine ! \ ~- -cont'd.

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Latest news from the Yanks is that Work is progressing well on the site things are relatively quiet over despite setback or cold weather in· there this year. Former world February. The main concreting work· i· champion C2 pair Haller Haller have of the Slalom course is now complete split up and fewer paddlers are and the sloping banks are· now training on the Feeder at Washington. taking shape. Some obstacles have Jon Lugbill has recovered from his been sighted and construction at the shoulder injury which troubled him in sluice gate Housing is soon to 185 anq he is now neck and neck with commence. Various discussions have Hearn ?gain. Bill Endicott sends the taken place concerning system_of gate following report: "In fact for the suspension; the prototype designe9 by Frandk Goodman was demons tr-at ed by last fe. w workouts J. on. see. ms to ha. ve the upper edge. I would have to say, John Macleod at Grandtully and he has however, that net ther (one of them) referred paddlers comments for is in the s ame form as last year at further discussion. It is still too A'. 1 their best, since this is an soon to tell how big the stoppers ., · 1 off-year. p ave y has be at en the will be but we'll keep in touch. kayaks only once in a race th~s year, an. d is usually 4-5 seconds behi. nd. .

Jon hasn't been in a race yet ~his i\. year, but will do the rr-t al e at t he ! end of April." Thanks, Bill. I ~\ .I,' BUSHSPC)RT

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Enroll on a Success in Slalom Course Today · • Expert tuition with small groups and video analysis. • Five days full board accornmodatlon, •· Picturesque setting in Grandtully. • Relaxed i171formal atmosphere. These are just some of the features offered on our courses. For more details send for brochure to: Jim Dolan, Ron Grovenor 28 High View, 17 Bowden Lane, Simmondley, or Marple, Glosop. Cheshire. Tel. 0457 4 65607 Tel. 061 427 6254- . Courses are·filling up fas\_~ so don't delay!·. ENROlTiODAVi . More from the Judging Sub-committee! Gate Status 1. Dead Gate Are you having problems understanding 2. Dead Gate how to relate the New Rules to the real 3. Active Gate (Live) world? I was. I took the new Gate Judge's 4. Next Gate (Live) examination full of confidence - and failed, 5. Live Gate it didn't do much for my ego, particularly as I 6. Live Gate have been appointed as an examiner. However, this has meant that I have had to re-examine the New Rules ·and make reference to the information provided by 0 · ·O[]J the ICF, and as a result I can give you some guidelines on how to interpret them. First, some definitions: ~o .- 0 NEXT GATE It is the second gate in the numerical order once Gate 1 is 'Active' OR the gate following @ .. the last gate to be judged as having its negotiation started (begun) and it, in itself, has not yet been judged as having received a start of negotiation as defined in Rule 10.4.

ACTIVE GATE It is the first gate in the numerical order after the start OR the gate that was the 'Next Gate' and 'is now judged as ·having a negotation started (begun) as defined in Rule 10.4. This, in turn, shifts the 'Next Gate' i category to the gate following it in the numeri'cal order. It will remain 'Active' and - lI 'Live' until a following gate in the numerical order is judged to have received a start of I negotiation OR the finish line is crossed OR l the competitorhas capsized (left his boat). I i LIVE GATE a) I -·- ·1 Any gate on the course that is not classified •• as a 'Dead Gate' and therefore is still subject to penalties. This means the 'Active Gate' and fill the gates following it in the numerical order.

DEAD GATE Any gate on the course that can no longer have penalties given against it because it has been judged as having its negotiation ended as defined in Rule 10.5.

GATE LINE O·\····OGJ The 'Gate Line' is the actual space between the two poles (and the vertical extension of each to the water) no matter whether they hang straight or are deflected by wind, water, paddle or competitor. Start 'Line And now some explanations: Penalties Even though an 'Active Gate' has been 1. -50 faultlessly and correctly negotiated, it is still 2. -5 subject to penalties until its negotiation is 3. -50 Judged as ended; that is until: 4. -5 5. -50 (a} The 'Next Gate' has received a start of 6. -50 negotation as defined in Rule 10.4, or (b} The 'Gate Line' of a subsequent gate is crossed with a body, or {c) The finish lirie is crossed, or {d) The competitor(s) has {have) capsized and come out of the boat.

After the body and part of the boat cross the 'Gate Line', the boat must then make a proper exit from the gate, _after which the 9:ompetitor is allowed to cross it again from the proper side and direction, without ~Irre penalty. It may be to the competitor's advantage to run the gate again to position O·····---\~-----OGJ for another gate in a combination series, but he will still be subject to touch penalties and 'wrong direction' penalties until the gate is declared 'Dead'.

Pole penalties on a 'Next Gate' can be nullified by the correct negotiation {crossing the 'Gate Line' with the body, in the correct direction} of an up-to-then unnegotiated 0-- .. 'Active Gate'. Simply touching the gate with the boat, body or paddle is not sufficient; ~ the 'Gate Line' must be correctly crossed with the body. However, in this situation according to the explanatory notes provided •by the ICF,crossing the 'Gate Line' in the l'correct direction with the body completely under the water (capsized but still in the boat) is considered to be a negotiation, although Albert Woods tells us that this is not what he remembers as being the agreed situation. Therefore, pending clarification from the ICF, the Judging Sub-committee have , decided that an 'upside-down' negotiation will not nullify the 'Next Gate' 00 , . penalties. When a decision has been reached, we will let you know.

Although in certain situations the Start Line is considered to be a gate, returning over it ••· · .. after the run has been started does not incur any penalties. ··elSl

Opposite, and on the next page, you will find some contrived examples so that you can see how the New Rules will work in Start line practice, All you have to do now is take the Gate Judge's examination. ·'I

Attached to the' Pictorial Presentation of the Penalties Rules for Slalom' which was issued by the l. -0 ICF, were two additional pages of definitions 2. -0 and explanations upon which the above 3. -50 information is based. Although issued in 4. -50 good faith, we now learn from Albert that it 5. -5 is wrong in one very important aspect. The statement that 'the whole head must pass between the poles, and above their bottom ends' is incorrect. It is not necessary that the ·head should pass above the bottom ends of the poles for a negotiation to be completed satisfactorily, only that the whole head should cross the Gate Line as defined above. Fortunately, no-one has yet failed the Gate Judge examination on this point alone.

A number of examinations have now been ,I I held, and some people are passing (a lot of . i people are failing but at least it is a useful I teaching exercise for the New Rules). Those GJo- of you who have passed and sent me the slip ~-· i. 4 together with a stamped addressed envelope; please be patient. It has been necessary to redesign the Judge's Qualification Card to cater for the new system, and as yet, they still have to be printed.

So what is the next step? The Senior Judge's examination is in the process of being prepared, and will be available shortly. To qualify for entry you must have held the Gate Judge (or Grade C) qualification for not less than six months, and performed judging I duties satisfactorily on not less than five ·. I occasions. If, because of the current I problems with printing I have not been able ¼: to issue you with a card, please ask the • I I organiser to provide you with some I alternative form of documentary evidence I before you leave the site. -I I ! For the future, Section Judges will be I I appointed only from qualified Senior I Judges, so Good luck with the=-examinations, I BJ•·····/ ...• 1. andl will see you at Llangollen. -t Ir' -.Finally, ·a personal plea to Event Organisers. i Please ensure that the cards for the Officials Event are completed correctly. The cards are going into a prize draw which will be held at the end of the season. I have real problems when only a pseudonym is entered on the card, and reported on the result sheet (who is SPAM?), and I wonder just how many Smith's, Brown's and Jones's are performing judging duties. Start Line Peter Denton i'£5 i£5 ••

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HALTON RAPIDS DIV 2 SLALOM 22nd/23rd MARCH 1986 The event seemed to be running to usual form i.e. dry weather the week before the event causing a very modest to 'weedy' waterlevel and organisers hoping for a little rain to swell the Lune to a more exciting level.

Symonds Yat- Div 2 and a selection event at the Tryweryn caused a smaller entry than in the past, but Ribble Canoe Club tried to put on a quality event .for the 110 Competitors and a full complement of Officials(judge~). This was helped by sponsorship from British Telecom, and cnr is !-fawksworth who prov.ided the films for the Friday evening entertainment in the Scarthwaite Hotel.

Saturday mornings official practice started with an interesting course on an av~rage river level. However I ' •,· I• ;;,,.,.,;,,.;,,, the heavy overnight rain reached ~ . l 1'. ·:. Halton Rapios b,y about 10.00 a.m. ~ ~ ,;.~~~ and the course ~aint,nanc~ team and ~,....~ the jury spent the rest of the day run off 4heir f~et trying to maintain a feasible course on a I river that was rising by about .12 i ins. per hour and ~reducing ~ conditions bordering on the impossible for ~ia1om.

With minutes to go be.fore ~he ~tart o.f the event thd course had to be re-designed 40 avoid losing paddlers in an enormous stopper with an almighty hole at the end of it.

Over 30 teams should have competed but at least 6 scratched when they saw the conditions. Of the teams that did enter only five managed a score of less than 500 secs., this may have been due to the fact that the waves were so high that corilpeti tors could not see over them.

Surprisingly enough there were only JIM DOLAN AT PLAY two swimmers amongst them, but maryy Photo Tony Tickle were having to roll. ~

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After ~he team event the course was one's sleeping bag to know that re-designed ready for the there would be no slalom event that individual event on Sunday but with day. torrential rain all day Saturday the river was still rising and Worried officials inspected what paddlers and organisers alike had was left of the course and after serious doubts as to whether the consultation with the jury reached event could continue. the inevitable decision that the event was cancelled (the nearest With the rain still coming down breakout was probably Heysham like stair rods most adjourned to Harbour anyway). the Scarthwaie Hotel for the entertaining and humourous slide As some small r~compens~ to the show and lecture from Tony Tickle. competitors Canteen prices were cut The demand for his show was such by 50% so that at least that he had to do three disappiointed paddlers could go performances (what stamina). away well fed. By bedtime the rain was as heavy as Ribble Canoe Club Chairman Phil our hearts when we thought about Singleton made the following remark the likely state o.f the river by which probably summed up the whole morning. weekend 'On Friday we all prayed for six inches of rain, but we Sunday daw~ed bright and sunny didn't mean six inches each', (HOORAY) but the deafening roar of the river could be heard above the Hope we have better weather next noise of the strong blustery wind. time. One did not have to arise .form -

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A propo~al for a four match series e v e n t w i 11 b e h e 1 'd a t and a final Grandtully on Sunday 30th March after which final rules 1. CONCEPT will be agreed and Slalom Sprints will be short circulated. events run on fast, open courses without tight moves. Grandtully 30th Ma·rch The target time will be 75 Washburn 11th May seconds for kayak men with Tryweryn ·7th September 10-12 gates (including 2-3 Nottingham 12th October upstreams). The winner will in each class be the person Llangollen with the best score of both (FINAL) 26th October runs added together. Competitors·missing gates will Each event will stand in its be eliminated. Where not own right - the system for otherwise indicated IFC slalom qualification for the final rules will be used has yet to be determined and throughout. could depend on such issues as sponsorship, television, etc. ' 2. OBJECTIVE for the event. The reasoning behind the idea There will be no entry fees in of a slalom sprint is twofold. 1986 for the series (or. Firstly, it will provide the paddlers who qualify. paddlers who qualify with a fast exciting competition on a 11. QUALIFICATION Sunday at Premier events. It will also provide a good Entry will be by qualification incentive for paddlers in the from the Premier Slalom event. middle range. Qualification Categories will be run in the will not be easy for some, but order shown. the challenge is there. The second reason for staging a Men's C1 8 slalom spring series is to Men's C2 7 attract greater media and Ladies K1 1 O commercial interest in slalom. Men's K1 25 It is felt that a shortened version of slalom is perhaps The men's event wil 1 include a more appealing on terms of m1 mmum of 3 youth paddlers, visual excitement, easier to the last places being reserved organise and less complicated for youths if necessary. to t.el evt ee , 5. RULES The -rules for a slalom sprint are essentially the same as ICF slalom rules except: fo~ a normal slalom event, thus what we are promoting is N o p r a c t i c e r u n • slalom, not a hybrid event Missed gates lead to such as ihe Grand Prix elimination. competitions we have staged in Both runs added together the past. for total score.

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Liz Sharman presents Gail Allen with the Liz Sharman Trylon Trophy for the best Ladies K1 result at the Worlds. Photo Tony Tickle Mark Delaney Photo Pete Ast/es

j KEVIN CAMBELL Britains top Black Slalomist Photo Pete Ast/es Bob Domen Photo Tony Tickle

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The season kicked off for some of us run.) Some good results came from much earlier than usual with a trip Ian Bownes in 7th place, after two I to France for a match with the Frenchies, Brian Melia in 9th and I French. The event was the Roches de Mick Berwick in 10th. Gair Outhwaite Diable Slalom on the River Elle on was the first of the Youth paddlers Brittany on February 16. _And what a in 21st position. start it was for our kayaks! We took the first four places ahead of the In the other classes it was business French, a complete reversal of last as usual Sharman and Arrowsmith and: year's results - c'est le pr-ogr-es , Brain won their respective events and Fox won ahead of Smith, Gladwin and a Lat e arrival from Martyn Hedges did Jones. Gail Allan took second place not hamper his performance. Even in the ladies event and Bob Daman did without a practice run he finished

the same thing in the Cl. seven seconds up on Pete Bell in the I Cl. event. It was good to see Karen .. One paddler who disguised himself in Davies. back· in action after her France was Nomad's Jim Jayes, he was shoulder injury last season. Boy did a little off the pace and looked to she get stuck in! Her second place 7 be out of contention for selection. seconds behind Liz and 6 seconds up Lesson one in sport, never write on Gail was a great comeback. anyone off! Jim came back from France and hit the pace at just the A final word to all these youth right time. paddlers who came to this event full of hope and expectation. It w~s The first Selection event was at tough for everyone. Even the world Bala, March 22nd. For many youth champion gets a 11 ttle nervious at paddlers it was a rude awakening to the .f 1 rs t race! Live wi'th the the pressures of big time racing; for experience and remember few events others it was a harsh reminder that will be as pressured as a Bala it is all over before you know it. Selection race in March with 3 runs The course was very demanding in the be.fore lunch. And parents, stay 0001 sense that it required a number of - it's only a game! very skilled manoeuvres .from paddlers and some fast decision making. Its After the trials and tribulations of difficulty was accentuated by the Bala the Pr-emrer circuit continued fact that there was very little time across two bofders up at Grandtully. between runs to look at the course Again it was tough, but this time and if ever there was a course that more for the arms than the brain. needed lot of analysii this was it! The pain started at gate 19 as The new rules allow a greater number paddlers were .forced into one o.f of opt-ions on many sequences and it those great Grandtully moves, across was evid,ent, even on second runs, the river and back .for just one gate. that the problem for many paddlers and then the icing on· the cake was was not whether they could do a move, two upstreams. to finish - great rather how they would attempt to do stuff! As well as physical effort it. He who hesitates • the course required of paddlers a .fair degree of whitewater skill as The_ biggest surprise came in the demonstrated ~Y a very imaginative Men's kayak event as Russ Smith and gate 15. ' plummeted down the field and killed their chances .for Europa Even paddlers in the Bri t1sh team Cup selection. Meanwhile others lacked the skill or. confidence to do performed, and it was a confident J·im the move as it shou.l d be done. Jayes and a cool Andy Gladwin who Practice surfing those waves-l finished on 2nd and 3rd behind -, .. Richard Fox (incidentally he was the Grandtully always seems . to separate only paddler among the first ·four to the men fromt he boys (and, sorry the get a five second penalty on either women from the girls). This year was- 1--;T " SLALOM Magazine 17

Selec.t.i:oml '·8.6::- cont'd no exception. The winning margin in event 6 days earlier. Not a bad K1 men and women was 11 seconds in C1 start, watch out for Davey and Jon! it was almost ·17 seconds and C2 it was just under 15. The answer to the question "Why the difference?" is 1986 Europa Cup Team that it's not the top paddlers who to compete at Mezzana, Val di Sole, gain time it's the others who lose Italy, June 28/29 time. When a paddler drops half a boat's length in an eddy the Seo d'Urgel, Spain punishment in terms of time loss is July 5/6 infinitely greater on heavy water like Grandtully, titan it is at , say Training Camp and Competition at I Bala. Another pet nt is the tighter Bourg St. Maurice, May 24 - June line that the top paddlers take between gates when crossing the K1 LADIES K1 MEN Liz Sharman Richard Fox river. Other paddlers tend to get Gail Allan Jim Jayes lost 'and paddle a much wider line Karen Davies Andy Gladwin than they need to, that can lose a e lot of time. Thirdly, it is often a C1 C2 question of physical effort. Two Martyn Hedges many paddlers back off because they Mark Delaney Arrowsmith/Brain are afraid of burning out of the end Dave Janes Meikle/Brown of the course. Don't back off, go for it, it may hurt more but you will s t i Ll make the last ferry. Try it 1986 Youth Team to compete at World and see. Championships, Spittall, Austria, July 19/20 ., The results in the kayaks were consistent with the previous week's. K1 MEN K1 LADIES Jim Jayes and Spike Gladwin cleaned Gair Outhwaite ·Ishbel Grant up the Europa Cup placings. 2nd and (George Spittal)* Joan Cawthray 3rd again behind Richard Fox with Ian Dave Crosbee Heather Corrie Raspin breathing down their necks . He had the second fastest time of the *(Good name for the race) day but his one touch dropped him from 2nd to 5th. Gail Allan and C1 Karen Davies swapped places beind Liz Ben Geddes and Arrowsmith and Brain beat Meikle Michael Wharton and Brown again in C2. The big upset - Gareth Marriott came in C1 as Bob Daman had a disastrous day. He had a poor first To those who made it - run and his thigh strap broke on his CONGRATULATIONS. Do the very best second run and he finished a that you can both before the race and disappointing 11th. Mark Delaney in the competition. The others will pulled himself up to 3rd behind be strong . ._ . you must be . r!edges and Bell and with Dave Janes stronger. - . in 5th place, behind Michael Corcoran of Ireland; he will join Martyn To those who didn't. Remember that. Hedges for.the Europa Cup. (Pete Bell one. of the hallmarks of success is · qualified but is unable to go ,) the ability to recover from defeat. DON'T QUIT! The Youth paddlers fared better this weekend; three of the girls had top I R.F. I ten places compared with none the ,I . previous week and three of the youth '1· kayaks made the top 20 among the men. i'I: i,.,. 'i In C1 Michael Wharton finished 9th after· winning the Symonds Yat Div 2 ·1 18 SLALOM Magazine

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At every competition this year you will see people taking photographs. How many are good enough to publish? This is your chance to show a selection of your best. Canoe Slalom and the Publicity Committee are hosting a photographic competition. The winning photo will feature on the cover of this magazine, a • selection of the rest will form an Exhibition, which will take place during the opening celebrations at Holme • Pierrepont. The Judges are not looking for technical skill but a photograph which illustrates the essence of canoe salom.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY Please print on the reverse of each entry your The competition is open to all amateur name, address etc., photographers. Staff of Canoe Slalom magazine, Details of the photograph are also required, the Judges or members of their families are not i.e. who, when, where, what camera, film, eligible. setting etc., All photographs submitted must have been taken Judges: Tony Tickle, Richard Fox, Albert Woods. in the United Kingdom on or after tst January Prize 1986. The best overall photograph. A trophy and £25 The closing date is August 15th, 1986. cash. Only 10" x 8" minimum size black and white or Entries must be packed securely. Every care will colour prints will be considered. They must be be taken. However, no responsibility will be mounted individually onto white card, with a 1 '' taken for any damage or lost entries. Cheques border all round. Please do not put any and P.O. must be payable to Canoe Slalom and information on the front of your entries. sent to: A competitor may enter up to three prints. Tony Tickle, 40 Tanners Street, An entry fee of £2.00 is payable with each Ramsbottom, Bury, Lanes. BL0 9ES photograph submitted. PLEASE ENCLOSE S.A.E. WILL ALL ENTRIES SLALOM Magazine 19

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Technique warmer and · the thought of the next race recruits a few extra muscle i) Don't neglect your basic stroke fibres. work even during the season. If you are competng regularly and Make sure you are well warmed doing lots of short fast up. For a really effect! ve intensive- training it is quite speed workout you need to easy to lose some of the reach stretch as well as warm up in and smoothness that you might the boat. ahve built up. 15-20 minutes of exercises to loosen up and Keep the work periods short, up extend your reach and rotation to a maximum o.f 20 seconds for in the boat is what I recommend sprints and the recovery period and this can be easily fitted in long to ensure a high quality of as part of a warm up or even as effort. This can mean from 30 a key session in its own right. seconds to 2 minutes rest.

,,9 ii) Now you have a few events under I like to do my speed work on your belt it is worth analysing moving water - sprinting the technical problems you have upstream against the current is had on each course. It may be excellent .for generating a .fast that there is some common powerful stroke rate, and I denominator between each balance this with short competition. For example, under downstream sprints (everyone is the new rules tight offset gates• last gate to the finish!) have been emphasised in a number of events this season. For many A typical speed workout .for me paddlers this has created the would be as follows: dilemma of to spin or not to spin, to go for it direct, to 1 5--20 min warm up. reverse ferry or to at tempt a 6-10x10-15 sec sprints combination of methods. Your 60 sec rest. objective in training should be 2-3 ~-6x20-30 sec open course to raise your level of skill for sets 90 sec+ rest. each type of manoeuvre so that 6-1ox10-15 sec sprints you can change your answer to 60 sec rest. ~ that inevitable question - How 5-10 minutes early paddling. ~ are you doing gates so and so? Instead of saying I'm doing Make sure you are fresh be.fore reverse spin, because I can't you start the workout, it's no make it direct you should be use doing speed training when able to say, I'm doing the move you are tired. direct because I know it's faster that way. So reproduce Speed Endurance Training as many of the problem sequences as you can in training and At first sight speed endurance may concentrate on smooth control of seem to be a contradiction. In fact the back end especially for what it refers to is the ability to pivot turns before the gate, in keep working at fast speeds for an the gate or after the gate. extended period of time. 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I was saying "I thought you were in Div told I had been mistaken for a One", "I was" you reply, forcing a judge, the judges had run then, and grin, "but I had a bad year". been given his penalty. The gate Determined not to be beaten I got judge involved was s ummoned who of stuck into a hard winter training course remembered me clearly ..• schedule. Getting back into Div good memory these judges when you One with more experience than I had bear in mind the number of runs last year was the aim. I am now they watch! more experienced and ready for Div One. People were now coming forward with their stories, a 10 second penalty Anyway, the fruit of my labour was award to a paddler, a 50 on a soon to be reaped. Symonds Yat Div downstream gate than even superman two, March 22123rd was to be the would hae difficulty achieving event. upstream. More protests were arriving all the time from this Team runs on Saturday went well. same section. I, personally, had a clean run, ironing out any final doubts I had The paddler who would win if I got about the course. the penalty, had watched my run, also swore blind I was clear, so My first run on Sunday was a did half the onlookers. disaster, a reasonable time but a lot of penalties, a result of being I was taken to one side by the two over anxious. jury members (there wasn't a third) and shown some judging sheets, th ~ t I went away and quietly calmed sheets looked very confusing in - myself down. I arrived at trre some places. They then told me I start for my second run with the had been mistaken for a C2. Do I, time to warm up only to learn the a K1 paddler in my K1, look like a event was now half-an-hour behind c2?· As far as· they were concerned schedule. the judges' decision stood. I asked if I could take the matter I paddled round making sure I was higher. I could they told me, but just right .for my run , I was. It it would be rejected. went like a dream, breakouts spot-on, crosses accur-at e and as So where do I stand? All the clean as a whistle. I arrived at months of tra!ning, dark cold the bottom of the course to be nights breaking the ice for enough given a time that previously only a water to train on, weekends away to few judges had been clear over. I rivers that flow and don't freeze was overjoyed. Being at the tail over. Ask anyone who trains on a end on the runs, the top of Div 2, canal about the problems. I am I was watched by a fair number of unable to attend another Div 2 people. It was one of my best runs until the summer, at a total loss ever, no doubt about that. I stood what to do next. I warn all other paddlers ••• I'f you take sport SLALOM Magazine :27 Let"tersJ.iOpi n i.Olil cont'd seriously, Beware of the competence are training -12 times a week and of those judging you. Once they spending a fortune on boats, petrol write on those score· sheets it's and accommodation, to lose an event gospel, there's nothing you or due to poor judging is criminal. anyone else can do about it. There is a simple answer, and one Thank you for taking time to read that I am prepared to countenance my ltter and I hope you find space and that is to pay viable expenses to print it . to qualified gate judges. Roars of horror from those who already think Yours sincerely that slalom entry fees are too S. M. Bushnell high!? - but when I. spend £30 per Southend CC/Bush Welding ~eek on training, £250 on a boat, •• and probably £60 on ~n event weekend, I would 'be happier doing ~o with greater confidence that the The following thoughts are raised judges at least had reasonable by this letter - which is a tale v1s1on, some experience and a heard frequently in Slalom. First, proven knowledge of the rules. If that there can be no recourse to a it takes payment of expens~s to get higher office than the Jury - It is judges to an event then that is the only wor-kabt e system that can what we must consider - and with an cope wit~ on the spot factors, entry to many events of 150-250 which often make a lot of paddlers to pay 30 judges £5 and to difference in judging situations. waive their camp site fees, would S~cond, that the rule concernin~ mean only £1 increase per entry. what must have happ~ned is also the Some would advocate going further only workabie system. As has been and paying full expenses, but I said before in the magazine, there think a systm where a qualifie~ _is no room for the Independent judge, by showing his card, could Observer, or the video camera claim expenses from the organiser, evidence - only what the judge rather than end up well out of tritnks he sees can count - it is pocket, would encourage peopt e to then dqwn to the interpretation of take the exam, and having passed the rules. ·The only possible it, to help the sport by judging at exception might be when a jury events with a proven knowledge of member observes the incident and the rules. - As for the expenses overrules the judge - as of premier section judges - they occasionally happens. Third, and are pitiful - to get £10 for a - this is the major ·point - that weekend at Grandtully ! I'm points 1 and 2, and the whole surprised any section judges judging system are only as good as bother. the gate judges. The events that spark thi~ letter are repeated time I know proposals on this matter and time again because our fell through lack of time at the ramshackle judging system allows A.G.M. - but this problem mus t be idiots of all shapes and sizes, confronted soon - if you've got a from premier paddlers and their better idea then let us have it. girl friends to 8 year olds, parents and some half-blind OAPs, J.L. to volunteer their services, with often no check as to competence - mainly due to a shortage of personnel. Harried judging organisers can be seen at 2.30 on a Saturday blackmailing bystanders onto headsets and giving them a clipboard - or a whistle, ·and hoping the best. When people 28 SLALOM Magazine · ~ . ~,~.... - __ .;. E2A·4:i:l'lt!lllll:la-&m13\Tl.il-~:,:~q,l'.!..q.@lhi4-¥":«·~~ R:.Es:.u L TS .

RACE REPORT RESULTS Les Milam was there with the now well-known Judging exam and I am s•.1re SHEPPERTON DIVISION 2 MARCH 1/2 Team that he was gratif led that the two ,=-Domoney/Gaster/ other members o.f the jury took the Traditionally the first ranking Grimsey Militants exam and both scored 20/20. Mind rou race of the season, it fell to 2 - Bird/Howell/ - Central that was the only thing that the Jury Shepperton Canoe crub to get the Richards Paddlers had to do over the weekend as there "new r•Jles" off the water in Div 2. 3 - Bushnell/Hopper/ were no protests! The course, designed by Rob Wright, Elteridge - Chelmsford went down well w1 th most I spoke A very enj oyabt e and friendly event, to. Faced with the usual ,l•Jdges but I under-s tand that next time they restrictions imposed by weirs on ~b Wright - Shepperton intend to remember to collect the ingenuity of the course 2 - Shaun Pearch - Newbury camp-site fees! Jesi g1,er the r-esul t was a pretty 3 - Alec Grimsey - Shepperton well defined run that flowed well. G.D.N. The water was a bit on the small K1M Yalding Div 4 side for a Thames weir in March, ,---=- Martin Lowe - Shrewsbury· but it remained consistent 2 - Andy Cox - Llandysul Paddlers Men's Kl throughout the weekend, something 3 - Ben Gaser - Hammersmith 1. Phil Ithier Bromley of a record. 2. Ian Williamson Warren C,2 3. K~ith Oakley Hastings and Saturday's programme ran with a few ,-::- Ford/Longrigg - Bristol/ District minor hitches due to a fault in the Staff. Stone timing system, caused l am told by Ladies K2 the fact that the wires had been c., 1. Rosalind Green Adur buried in the snow for a day. ,---=- Bill Horsman - Trainee Yob Sunday was sunny and warm, a marked Cl contrast to the previous day. It Junior Paul Knight was probably the best day for ~thony Runnegar - Canvey paddling since Christmas. All the Island CC C2 competitors appeared to be getting Yalding Div 4 15/16 March 1. Marshall/Jones to grips with the new rules, certainly the judges liked it, Although the named orgnlser didn't OFFICIALS EVENT finding it easier to come to make the event (I understand he went 1. Steve Smith devisions. I have a feeling that skiing instead) the course was up 2. Hugh Protchard the results of Neville's judging early Friday and there was plenty of 3. D. Slaymaker exam on the Saturday even did not water then and first thing on instill great confidence in those Sat •Jr day morn! ng. However those who Dedham Mill Novice March 22/23 who had to race though it's stayed in bed found out that the proba~ly just a matter of time as Water Authority had the water closed I wasn't very happy with last year'.s with all great ideas! down for much of the rest of the event here out this year was a great 1 In the men' s kayak , Ben Gaster of morning but, it returned in plenty of improvement. Control had to p•Jt 'JP Hammersmith came 3rd, a great time for the team r-uns , The event with the usual aggravation from result, starting with bib no. 360, was ready to start on time but the incorrect entries and changes etc• one to watch for the future I aut omat Lc radials chose that time to and managed to maintain considerab~ think. It's interesting to note open and the water became too tolerance. The course was up early • that the mixed C. 2 crew interesting for the event to start Friday evening in time to get some Ford/Longrigg won, I wondered if until it had settled down again. practice in al thougri lack of water they would be able to handle the After that the event ran smoothly to and the organiser having no direct big water, having seem them swim at the credit of the organising team, control over the sluices prevented Crystal Palace. most of whom were teenagers. the water being turned on until 9.a.m. Saturday. However a lot of Our thanks to Colin Thompson for Sunday was much warmer, sprlng-11-ke the course wasn't dependent on the running in the difficult even, and there was much more water being on and there was plenty circumstances, many did not receive activity on the water. The cour-se , of practice. It was quite a long their yearbooks in time, making desigr.ed ~Y Vince Lamph, was good at circular course in the weir pool and entries somewhatdifficult. May be medl•Jm water levels and run when the testing for novices and Div. 4s with we ought to start imposing a levy water opened up! Fortunately for the most of the tight gates toward the on the Slalom. Exec·uti ve when they runn!ng of the event the water end of the course. I think that 1 t fail to provide to issue the maintained a aedt um level dur-Lng the was also a good example of the yearbooks until the week of the competition times and things ran tendency to need both a greater first race of the season. Well smoothly until just before fitness and ski 11 at , s, gates than done those of you who turned up, prize~givlng when last minute ranking was really r equt r-ed under the old especially the campers. We hope to revelations threw thing·s into chaos! rules. see some of you at the next race This may well not have caused such which is- for Div 4/N on June complications had the organiser been Ipswich CC did their usual good job 21/22. there but it did not detract from the with the campsite and 6 loo tents and overall enjoyment of the weekend and this year also ran a food caravan PW. Shepperton Slalom only the Men's Kl medals were not selling good hot food at cheap Canoe Club presented at the event. prices. Sat•Jrday was cool and damp

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b11t the team and officials events ran coupled with th new rules gave Adrian C2 well and judging stlnts•were kept to Jones the chance for quite a T:- Budd/T1Jrner Millbrook half an hour. On the Saturday different course which proved testing 2. Bell/Woods ARSP evening a very interesti~g for judges without being too professional lecture and slide show difficult for the novices, who were, Judges was given in the village hall by Mark even so, of a very high standard. 1. Shaun Pearce Newbury Attenborough. The course was •JP Friday and thus 2. Matt Maclean Winchester available for early Sat ur-day morning 3, Simon Wood Hastings and Sunday dawned cool and breezy with practice but few took advantage o.f District some trouble from flying poles but this as the weather was cloudy and Junior World there were good performances on the cold. The team event started on time Championship Team water. Too good in some cases and the BCUs new headset proved excellent for judges. However, because this was the third eJent that Men K1 Intermediate Team 'Tutti I the aging timing gear was, I have been to (and the -~