Some years ago John Lilley suggested that working the Knowle flight should be an Olympic Event. Having seen their discus thowers (on beerbottle opener needed with those gels) I always fancied the East German Ladies team to win the event and it would make great TV with all the back shots of them winding paddles and rushing to the next lock!
--- On Sun, 21/2/10, Strudwick.Family <[email protected]> wrote: From: Strudwick.Family <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [canals-list] The Jannock's will not be cruising this year - or ever again (xp) To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 21 February, 2010, 11:16 This raises the question when will the sport of canal cruising become an Olympic event. Will venues Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo have to offer to build a canal network to succeed in their bid to host the games. Paul Family wrote: > Aylesbury Canal Society is intending to register as a Community Amateur > Sports Club with purposes including "To stimulate an interest in and promote > the amateur sport of canal cruising of the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union > canal and waterways in general and community participation of the same;" > > > > Therefore we shall be training at weekends and engaging in sporting breaks > for our holidays! > > > > Graham > > www.jannock. org.uk > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
