Harefield Slalom 26/27 July, South East
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:50 pm
Harefield Slalom 26/27 July, South East - Perfect First Slalom
Have you ever considered trying slalom? If you have (or even if you haven't!) then this is the race for you.
On the 26th and 27th July, a double division 3/4 slalom is taking place on the Grand Union Canal at Harefield, Middlesex, run by St Albans. Don't be put off by 'the canal' - there's a couple of sluices to spice things up a bit!
Division 4 is entry level, so you don't need to have raced before, and a 'double' race means there is one race on the Saturday and one race on the Sunday, you can enter either one, or both - the course will be changed slightly on the Saturday evening.
There's also a team event (which means 3 of you racing together!) on the Saturday.
You can enter in kayak (and you can use any boat, even a polo boat), c1, or c2. You definitely don't need to have raced slalom before, and it is suitable for novices - so bring your friends too! Entry starts at just £4 for juniors. It's a lot more exciting than most completely flat division 4 races, and Harefield is easily accessible (5 mins from Junction 17 of the M25). Other BIG bonus is that there's an excellent pub at the finish!!
For more information or to enter, e-mail nicky.cresser at hotmail.co.uk (replace at with at sign!)
There are more course details on http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk/courses/harefield.htm
Have you ever considered trying slalom? If you have (or even if you haven't!) then this is the race for you.
On the 26th and 27th July, a double division 3/4 slalom is taking place on the Grand Union Canal at Harefield, Middlesex, run by St Albans. Don't be put off by 'the canal' - there's a couple of sluices to spice things up a bit!
Division 4 is entry level, so you don't need to have raced before, and a 'double' race means there is one race on the Saturday and one race on the Sunday, you can enter either one, or both - the course will be changed slightly on the Saturday evening.
There's also a team event (which means 3 of you racing together!) on the Saturday.
You can enter in kayak (and you can use any boat, even a polo boat), c1, or c2. You definitely don't need to have raced slalom before, and it is suitable for novices - so bring your friends too! Entry starts at just £4 for juniors. It's a lot more exciting than most completely flat division 4 races, and Harefield is easily accessible (5 mins from Junction 17 of the M25). Other BIG bonus is that there's an excellent pub at the finish!!
For more information or to enter, e-mail nicky.cresser at hotmail.co.uk (replace at with at sign!)
There are more course details on http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk/courses/harefield.htm
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