Scout liffey decsent
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
Being sluice is a popular playspot its only good manners to let folks know your running a race through it so needless hours and petrol aren't wasted getting there not to paddle.
Seeing this is a forum that playboaters frequent maybe some one from the scouting organisation might stick up the details so as not to piss off other river users. Cheers
Hey Sarah where's my apology 
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
Hi all,
Im not involved in organising the race. I usually do rescue for it. -Though not this year, so Im not 100% on the details.
It starts at Leixlip, with juniors starting just above Lucan. There is usually enough water released for the chicken shoot at sluice, in this case competitors are directed not to shoot the sluice. If the release is not big enough, then... ummm I dont know. They might have to carry around the sluice. It woud be unusual for them to be told to shoot the sluice as part of the race as their paddling standards can be a bit dodgy.
Hope that helps,
Eoin.
Scouts never did anything cool like that when I was a kid.
Oh wait... still am. Harhar.