Langham Farm Slalom
2008 Dates - 31st May & 1st June
Once a year Frome Canoe Club hosts two BCU national division 3/4 slaloms over the course of a weekend at their Langham Farm white water site near Frome.
Frome
Canoe Club slaloms at Langham Farm are friendly affairs where you can
compete and have a good time.
Canoe slalom is an Olympic event, which at all levels, provides an exciting
spectacle to watch and compete in. The Langham Farm Slaloms take place
at the lowest national competitive level, with novices slalom paddlers
competing in division 4. The winners at this level get promoted to division
3 where competition is fiercer.
Slalom races take place through 20 ‘gates’ formed by poles
hanging above the river over a distance of about 200m. Competitors race
through these gates doing their best not to touch them. Should a competitor
touch a gate then a 2 second penalty is added to their total time. Missing
a gate completely gains a 50 second penalty. If a competitor hits a gate
before completing a previous one then the previous gates not completed
are considered to have been missed.
Just above the bridge
C2 coming through
the bridge.
"Look out
for the Kayakers Kafe providing fantastic home cooked food."
The Slalom Site
Langham Farm Slalom is set in the countryside, several miles away from civilisation: it is a beautiful, tranquil place. Our course is set on an attractive part of the River Frome and includes a sharp turn under a bridge where the flow of water can be fast and challenging. The river level does fluctuate considerably in response to rainfall and so the competitions do vary - phone or e-mail us in advance if you want up to date information.
Food and Camping
Langham
Farm Slalom is noted for, look out for The Kayakers Kafe providing
fantastic home cooked food including; Cooked breakfasts, hot meals,
burgers, snacks, lovely homemade cakes along with hot and cold drinks.
Offered from 8.00am to 5.00pm Saturday, 8.00am to 4.00pm Sunday.
There is a campsite at the slalom site. The campsite opens at 12 noon
on Friday 30th May. Tents £2 per person per night, Caravans £5
per night.
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