Great Britain’s C1 Women won the bronze medal to wrap up the racing at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. The reigning C1…
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Day: 1 September 2023
The paracanoe team had great success on the final day of racing for the Paracanoe Demonstration events at the World Championships in Denmark. The team took home not one, but two gold medals and a silver. The junior women were on top form again with a 4th place finish for the K2 of Roeser and Payne. The junior women got action underway once again this morning. This time in the K2 long course race. Greta Roeser (Wey) lined up with partner Sienna Payne (Chelmsford) for a thrilling race around the 17.7km course. It was fast off the line and the…
Competitions and Events – Craft Floatation
Introduction Many incidents reported through British Canoeing’s Incident Reporting Online Form contain significant events and key learnings. From time to time and with permission of those involved we will create a case study from an incident. Case studies enable us to share others’ experience with the wider paddlesport community to help raise awareness of paddling safely. The Incident Throughout the 2023 season several competitions and events were subject to windy and challenging weather conditions. Over the National Sprint Regatta weekend there were windy conditions and a strong headwind on the course. During the junior 500 metre race two juniors in…
British Canoeing recently commissioned research into the use of quick release leash systems in a white water environment. This research into waist-worn leash systems in a white water environment found that 42% of 130 test releases did not release as expected. Previous research into chest-mounted leashes highlighted the importance of the leash being an appropriate size and properly fitted to the individual. Further testing found that performance improved when the waist-worn leash was the appropriate size and properly fitted. These adjustments addressed some of the inherent issues associated with quick-release mechanisms, however, over 10% of test releases still encountered issues.…