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Today (22nd April 2012) was the third opportunity to move the blocks on the short course. The aim of today was the collection of data to enter into and verify a computer based model. Ultimately it is hoped that the model will allow different scenarios to be tested without the need for the heavy lifting.
A small crew of five shifted the blocks today.
This has to be one on the classic all year runs in the UK. This section may be short but can be ran at most times times of the year.
The get in is at the High Force Hotel where there is ample parking. A small fee will get you parking and access to the water. The river can be reached by walking a few yards east from the hotel where a footpath leads you down the valley to a large grassed area some two hundred yards down stream of high force itself.
From here the river bimbles down through some grade II/III rapids before reaching Salmon Leap (aka Dog Leg) falls. In each case the line is easy to work out. If needed a path runs down the whole length of the run (river right) which is great for inspection or another sneaky go of the last rapid! Continue reading
A few images from the Tees Barrage International WW Course. Ben’s new house has been built in the short course.
It looked like a very quiet day on the water at the TBIWWC. Four plastic boats and a few slalom boats kicking around. Continue reading
It was -3 deg C when I left home at 9am to head down to the Tees Barrage International Whitewater Course, as today was the second chance to move around some of the blocks on the short course. After three hours of work the resulting block structure was a bit of a monster!
I had the chance to make a few changes to the set up on the Teesside International Whitewater Course today. Here are a few images from a very cold day on Teesside.
This video was taken today with low water and high water flow. The low water flow was similar to around 7-8 cumecs on the old course, two screws were working at this point.
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