European Freestyle Kayak Championship Selections
think they are using eca rules and more info can be found here
http://www.irishfreestyle.com/node/5728
with a link to the rules in the next post
http://www.irishfreestyle.com/node/5751
or to save you time
http://www.canoe-europe.org/rules/freestyle/freestyle.shtml
http://www.watertechkayaks.com
http://paddleblogs.com/jackieonassis/
hi guys
at the moment the forecast doesn't look like its going to play ball with us for next weekend so at the moment were updating this events' status to tentative.Mike will make a final call, based on the forecast, on Sunday.
Hello All,
Firstly I'm sorry that this has dragged along. Xmas, New Year and Varsities so close together didn't help. But I'm on top of it now and here are all the details.
Selection Event 1
Location: Clifden, Co. Galway (Tuam if its working but unlikely now!)
Date: Saturday 27th February 2010
Registration on the day between 12pm -1pm
All on the water or ready to get on at 2pm.
Competitions Kicks off 230pm.
Competitions ends 6pm
Entry Fee €5 all paddlers must be ICU register, membership must be in date.
New entries to register@irishfreestyle.com
***I'll stick everyone who registered for the original event down for it, if you can't make it let me know cheers.
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Selection Event 2
Location: Lucan Sluice, Co. Dublin
Date: Sunday 14th March 2010
Registration on the day between 10am - 11am
All on the water or ready to get on at 1130am.
Competitions Kicks off 1145am.
Competitions ends 4pm
Entry Fee €5 all paddlers must be ICU register, membership must be in date.
New entries to register@irishfreestyle.com
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Rules: There are no new European Rules out yet, rumor has it there will be revised rules out before the euros but for now we are using this.
http://82.195.128.132/cgi-bin/sqwebmail?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canoe-europe.org%2Frules%2Ffreestyle%2Frules.freestyle.amended2007.pdf×tamp=1266415219&md5=pp3AJ2OK5rdB0wy9vkeQ6w%3D%3D
Euros: So all the details we have on the Euros it that the date is June 16th -19th in Lienz Austria. There is a Euro Cup event on in Lienz in July too but as far as we know now its the June dates for the European champs. It has been pointed out to me that these dates clash with Junior and Leaving Certificate Exams. I don't know if there is anything that can be done about it but for now everyone affected should be aware of this if you would still like to compete for the team great competition is always good and pushes the sport. If you are selected and can't travel we will pick the next available highest finishing paddler to take that place.
I hope this covers everything. Any and all questions to competitions@irishfreestyle.com
regards
mikef
Some changes have had to be made to venues and dates for the up coming events. venues on weekends have swapped the the first event is Saturday week.
SEE POST JUST ABOVE THIS ONE
regards
Committee
Why is that practically every time such an event is organised, its details are changed at very short notice? Does nobody involved in organising these events realise that some people do have to plan things in advance?
Looking at the tides, it's apparent that if the Tuam / Clifden event has to take place at Clifden, 27 Feb. is better than 14 Mar. but damn it - tides are known for a LONG time in advance. Why was it ever proposed to hold the Sluice event on the February date?
Please forgive my ranting. I don't take part in these events myself (if you've ever seen me paddling, you'll know why) but my son does, and he relies on me for transport, and I do need to plan some things in advance, and I'm sure I can't be the only one.
ECA website is down. Jackie said ECA are revising there rules, would that mean there going to change to ICF, which would seem to make a lot of sense. UK Freestyle used ICF rules in there team trials foor Euros, should we be doing the same?
Anyway is there any other way of getting these older rules?
Cheers
Tomás :)
http://todrapids.blogspot.com/
i never said that :)....must have been someone else
anyhow the eca rules are up on this website in the resource section of this website
Just to remind folks that the second selection event is all set to go ahead this Sunday at Sluice.
Registration 10 - 11 a.m.
Ready to get on the water 11.30
Best of luck to all competing!
Muireann
