{"id":7759,"date":"2013-06-17T21:22:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T20:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2013-06-18T06:06:04","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T05:06:04","slug":"rapid-block-dev-day-tees-barrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/rapid-block-dev-day-tees-barrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Block Dev Day June 2013 – Tees Barrage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was the first development day for modification to the feature named “Happy Eater” at the Tees Barrage International White Water course<\/a>. The course uses the Rapid Block system<\/a> as used in the London Olympics. The blocks are bolted to the floor of the course and can be configured to create a range of features.<\/p>\n

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Before the multi million pound upgrade to the course “Happy Eater” was a breaking wave\/relatively gentle stopper that was superb for flat spins and blunts. Since re-opening many paddlers have expressed that they wanted something like the old “Happy Eater” back. Thankfully support from the management team at the barrage has resulted in a a new Facebook group being created and a chance for paddlers to design the layout of the course. <\/p>\n