CANOE ·VOLUME 4, NUMBER THREE AUGUST 1988 Propulsion Racing Team The Paddle Revolution by Propulsion. Competition Paddles from £67.50 to £115. The Power to Succeed. Assembled and distributed by: Sales and Promotions: ,, .,•, ,t ,D•W. .,A....T, .J.,R.~ RICHARD FOX Glasshouses Mill 16 Melford Hall Drive Pateley Bridge West Bridgford Harrogate HG3 5QH Nottingham NG2 7SP Tel. 0423 711624 Tel. 0602 842096 SLALOM Magazine 1 CANOE~ sl,a lom Sptcial 1 Barnacre View, Highstreet, Garstang, Preston. ftitfllft§ EDITOR: JOE LYONS FEATURES: RICHARD FOX The official magazine of the 8.C.U. Slalom Executive, 45/47 High Street, Addlestone, Weybridge, Surrey. KT15 1 JV • Daily Express The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily National U14 those of the Editor or of the Slalom Executive. Ray Croft SUBSCRIPTIONS 7 Subscriptions may be obtained at £6.00 for 6 issues post paid from Slalom Magazine, 1 Barnacre View, High St., • The Savage Garstang, Preston. Special rates for overseas readers. Pre-Worlds ADVERTISING Alan Edge 8 Rates for the next issue are available from the Editor - Telephone 021 454 5690 • Worms Eye View COPY Copy for next issue to editor by 21st August, 1988. Gareth Marriot 10 Front Cover: Gareth Marriott, Youth Worlds Gold Photo: P. Astles Rtdnlar NtXf ftilfllft§ CURRENT AFFAIRS 3 lssut BACK ROOM BOYS 15 READERS LETTERS 17 • The Junior Worlds ALAN'S ANSWERS 19 WHICH SLALOM 22 • Europa Cup RESULTS 23 JUNIOR TEAM 2 SLALOM Magazine EDITORIAL BRAVO! group? Like heck it does. It basically picks the top 8 fastest Div. 1 's from the first selection There is no doubt that at the moment we are top events and the top 4 Div. 2 from the HP event. dog in the Slalom World. The bags of medals that we are bringing back from abroad is almost Little can be said about those selected without upsetting individuals now in the group, which ernbarassinql Mind you we haven't got them all won't help. However, did the selection yet ... but we are working on it. committee have sufficient background The recent successes in the Pre-Worlds, the information to make a fair discretionary Junior Worlds and the World Cup Series are a decision? In fact did they even have a list of the credit to the determination of our paddlers and paddlers up for selection at the HP event and did the dedication of the coaches and the team they then watch them all (or even at all?)? managers. It is also not only those who come in Actually I suspect that they tried their best with what they had but blew it (yet again). In future the top three medalists who are to be congratulated. There are those who are working lets take the opportunity of discretion to pick the their way up, often competing on the biggest best we can based on performance over the water that they have ever seen, yet still beating whole year as originally intended, not just one event. Perhaps a system based on also many world class paddlers. WELL DONE! considering results throughout the season, Under - 16 Selection considering factors such as rate of promotion, With one notable exception team selections has speed and penalties as separate items would be all been agreed as per the AGM. The Under-16 better. Without this information discretionary selection was for a squad not a team so it was selection is not possible but where is it all to able to get around the rule of no discretionary come from and who is going to do all the work places. Sneaky but valid for that group. So does involved? it use its power to pick the fastest risers in the ELIZABETH SHARMAN - WINNER OF THE SAVAGE RIVER SLALOM Magazine 3 CURRENT AFFAIRS New K1 Men Div. 2 Bib Issuer - SENIOR GATE JUDGE Mrs.N.Croft, EXAM AT LAST 45, Fareham Way, Houghton Regis, The senior gate judges exam is to be held in the Dunstable. Foreman Hardy Lounge, National White Water LU5 5ER Centre, Nottingham at 10.00 on Sat 10th September 1988. Friendly Fishermen Application by Thursday August 11th 1988, The Dee Users Committee has been working enclosing a cheque or P.O. for £5.00 (made closely with the Llangollen Anglers on joint use payable to the BCU Slalom Executive) and. an of the River Dee to the mutual benefit of both s.a.e. to:- parties. It is to be hoped that the Militant Minority Senior Judge Exam Co-ordinator, on either front don't wreck what can only be to 10 Market Hill, the advantage of the serious canoeist in the long Southam, run. Warwickshire, CV33 OHE Candidates will be required to bring to the exam Casanova Coach their Judges Card filled in for at least 5 judging As first indicated in our February issue a certain events. member of our coaching staff had romantic NEXT EXAM EARLY 1988 interests behind the Iron Curtain. Well, no secret any more as Alan Edge is to wed attractive Marketa, a Prague dentistess in October this year. Unfortunately the wedding is in Prague and - STOP PRESS - my invitation does not include a ticket .... any Liz Sharman has made the Olympic Team in a offers? sprint boat. Is there no end to that girl's talent? Finger Torn Off An unpleasant accident occured at an event in S.Wales recently when an unfortunate competitor lost a finger in the end loop of a boat. Britain's It is not clear whether it was his own boat or a rescuers. One thing is clear to me, however and that is I would not dream of sticking my hand friendliest through the loop on a boat, although the requirement is that the loop be large enough so mail order to do. I also would not recommend getting between the end of a boat and passing rocks despite the new end dimensions; keeping it over company the shoulder seems the best bet. Parr for a New Course? We can supply you Dr. George Parr, consultant on design at Holme Pierrepont, was seen examining a stretch of with the right white water in N.Wales last month. Does this mean that plans are afoot for a development canoeing product there - or is he taking up angling? at the right price Pool Slalom Help is urgently required with the organisation of the National Pool Slalom, both for a long term organiser and an immediafe clerical/photocopying helper in the Bristol area for the current organiser, A.Longrigg, who has done a sterling job for some years. 4 SLALOM Magazine CONTRIBUTIONS Quoteable Quotes WANT TO SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT OR 1) Regarding the value of a pre-run mental YOUR PHOTO ON THE FRONT COVER IN rehersal: GLORIOUS BLACK AND WHITE? At a recent Holme Pierrepont Div 2, a gate which Your chances of doing either of these is much has always been a breakout for as long as greater if we actually receive the information or anyone (?) can remember, was for once a a picture of youl l downstream gate. As a young paddler made a graceful! cross and bow rudder below and into THE PROCEEDURE: the gate line he was hearctto shout 'Oh God - it's Photographs:Black and white please (these can GREEN!' . easily be some from a colour negative). At least 5 x 7 and preferably 8 x 10. Enclose an SAE if His post-run review with his coach was pretty you wish them to be returned (this may take physical. time) 2) At Hambleden one year, it rained, and Copy:Any written material such as:• rained, and rained, and the organisers suffered Letters to the editor, severe sense of humour failure (a couple of Articles, times). One member of the host club was heard Letters to 'Alan's Answers' (he's getting rather) to comment 'Next year we'd better have a word annoyed at your lack of response) with God about the weather and if that doesn't Event reviews with results (we know that you all work we'll have to put it to a full meeting of the go to them!) Slalom Exec.!' It would be nice if they were typed but legible writing is OK (not having a typewriter is definitely not an excuse for not writing!) Of course if you DO have access to a word processer one copy 75 column double spaced and one 50 column single space would be the DRY GEAR all-carbon job! **Special Request** FOR WET WEAR We would like letters/short articles from non• THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS paddling parents who coach their own children IN ACCESSORIES giving an idea of how they stetted, what they do, the good and the bad etc., etc. Address to send them to:• 'Slalom Magazine' or Assistant Editor 1 Barnacre View. 'Slalom Magazine' High Street 23 Manor Road Garstang. Hastings Preston East Sussex PR3 1 EB TN34 3LL DISCERNING PADDLERS CHOOSE Fax No. 0424 722 387 -~Qp Coming soon - ELECTRONIC MAILBOX via 0t;)l1~0trJ0t;)oVN MICRONET DIRECT COMPUTER LINK to THE SHOWROOM: ~ EDITOR (Lucky you!) 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