Slalom, WWR, and Training
A weekend of canoeing to help hone your skills and race in both Wild Water and Slalom all in one weekend at one of the best development events on the calendar. Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May, put it in your diary now.
Frome Canoe Club host a fantastic weekend event at their Langham Farm site, in Wiltshire. The site is off the beaten track, there is on site camping and excellent catering. The perfect venue!
The format for the weekend is slightly different from many events and provides for lots of time paddling on the water, which is ideal for helping to develop skills at this level.
Saturday 17th
Is practice day, there are coached sessions throughout the day, so you are on the water practicing slalom and River Racing skills all day long if you want!
Late afternoon there is a team event, three paddlers racing down together, this is a fun event, which used to be standard at all canoe slalom events, it helps develop skills in a friendly but competitive environment.
And then after the team event, there is a ranking sprint format River Race, you can race in as many classes as you want, K1, C1 and C2.
There is a £10 charge for the day, this includes coaching and the two races, you can pay on the day or when you register for the event.
Sunday 18th
Ranking Division 3 and Division 4 Slalom, this event is suitable for all of our paddlers, those in division 2 can always judge. Enter here.
Directions
Langham Farm is about 110 miles from our slalom base in Harefield and should take about two-and-a-half hours to drive there.
If you are interested in going, please get in touch, so we can plan for a great weekend and possibly arrange some car sharing. Call/text on 07951 770241 or email: slalom@thesharks.org.uk.
New to Slalom or River Racing? Want to get involved, then get in touch, you don’t need any special kit as we will provide it, you don’t even need to be able to paddle as we will teach you, so no excuses, call/text 07951 770241 or email slalom@thesharks.org.uk, and let the adventure begin.
Published Friday 18th April 2025