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UK
Skibike Clubs
There
have, over the years, been a number of skibike clubs in the UK.
But we now prefer to go it alone, or skibike with family and friends.
For
new comers to the sport however we heartily recommend joining one
of the skibike clubs listed below, we have in the past had many
years as members of such clubs and indeed learned all our skibike
skills from its members. Joining a club is great way to learn the
sport, and have fun with new found friendsas well.
What
skibike club information we have is listed below, we will update
it as and when new information comes our way.
This
might be a good point to say a few words about club structures.
All clubs wishing to instruct members in the sport of skibiking,
must have qualified and registered instructors. The governing body
for the sport is: The Federation Internationale De Ski-bob (FISB),
(you will remember from an earlier page, the term skibike is the
relatively new name for what used to be called a skibob). All clubs
wishing to instruct members, or participate in the many World Cup
events that take place every year, must be affiliated to this organization.
SAGB.
The
Ski-Bob Association of Great Britain (SAGB), is the governing body
for the sport within the UK, and is affiliated to FISB.
All UK clubs who are members of the SAGB, gain automatic affiliation
to FISB, clubs can gain affiliation direct from FISB, but at considerable
annual cost. To our knowledge all the clubs listed below are members
of the SAGB. and are therefore affiliated to FISB.
HASRA.
HASRA
is a London based club, it was formed by Civil Service members,
and is part of the Civil Service Club. We will update this entry
as and when more detailed and accurate information arises.
The
London Club.
We have
no current information on this club, other than it is a very active
and popular club, it is based around the London area, and has a
large following to its annual expedition to the winter slopes of
Austria.
The
Yorkshire Ski-Bob Club.
The
Yorkshire Ski-Bob club was the most northerly club to our knowledge.
It was founded by the Charlton and Goodridge family in the late
70's, and had a membership of around 30. Sadly it now exists in
name only. Its former members do still get together, both socially
and on occasion the winter slopes.
BLESMA.
The
British Limbless Ex-Service Mens Association is not a skibike club
as such, but an organisation dedicated to helping limbless ex-service
men; it is, however, worthy of a mention here due to the sterling
work done by Henry & Ingrid Wuga who, over the years have helped
BLESMA members take to the alpine slopes and enjoy a sport that
other enthusiasts so easily take for granted. Further information
can be found at:
www.blesma.org.
Skibike
Scotland.
Skibike
Scotland also is not a skibike club as such, more an organisation
dedicated to promoting skibiking in the most northern regions of
the British Isles, it also, is worthy of a mention here due to the
great work done by British Skibob Team members Kenny & Darren
for providing facilities for those unable or unwilling to take to
the slopes of Europe.
Their
sites can be found in our Links
page.
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