⇒   Key Information and results

⇒   Team/participants information

⇒   Judging

⇒   Media including press releases

⇒   Congress

⇒   GT&E

⇒   Pre-event 2018

KEY INFORMATION:

• Dates: 13 – 20 May 2019
• River: Tully River
• Location: Tully, Queensland, Australia
• Categories: Men and Women
• Divisions: Open; Masters (40+); Under 19; Under 23
• Rafts: R6
• Organisation hosting event: Australian Rafting Federation
• Contact details: Graham Maifredi: [email protected] & Linda Davis: secretary@austraftfed.com.au
• H2H start direction: facing downstream as per old system
• Links: 
  • IRF Links:
    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/IRFWorldRaftingChamps
    • Instagram: instagram.com/internationalrafting
    • Twitter: twitter.com/intraftfed
    • Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/internationalrafting
  • Organisers Links:
    • Website: www.wrc2019.com
    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/WRC2019TullyAustralia
    • Instagram: instagram.com/wrc2019_tullyaustralia
    • Twitter: twitter.com/WRC2019TullyAus
• Results:
  • Sprint:  Masters; Open; Under 19; Under 23
  • H2H: 
    • Under 19:  Final Results; U19 Men knockout rounds
    • Under 23: Final results; U23 Men knockout rounds; U23 Women knockout rounds
    • Masters:  Final Results; Masters Men knockout rounds; Masters Women knockout rounds
    • Open:  Final Results; Open Men knockout rounds; Open Women knockout rounds
  • Slalom: Under 19; Under 23; Open Slalom; Master Slalom
  • Downriver: Masters; Open; Under 19; Under 23
  • Overall: Masters; Open; U19; U23

TEAM / PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION:

Information Letters:

• General Information
• Official Airline Alliance – oneworld
• Visas for Australia

Fees:

• Event Fees: $2275 AUD for teams of up to 7 athletes – support crew @ $325 AUD per person. Payment must be made direct to the Australian Rafting Federation (details on the registration form).
• IRF Fees: all members must be up to date with their fees due to the IRF. Please contact IRF Admin as to how to pay these fees.

Teams competing (48):

• Open Men (16)
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Czech
  • Germany
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • USA
• Open Women (8)
  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
  • Czech
  • Great Britain
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • Russia
  • USA
• Masters Men (8)
  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
  • Czech
  • Great Britain
  • Japan
  • Mongolia
  • Russia
  • USA
• Masters Women (2)
  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
• U23 Men (5)
  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
  • Czech
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
• U23 Women (5)
  • Australia (U19)
  • Great Britain
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
• U19 Men (4)
  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
  • Czech
  • Indonesia

JUDGING:

• New Judges workshop – a Workshop and exam for new Judges will be run during this event.

• Jury
  • Head Judge: Goran Lolic
  • Jury Members: Steve Nomchong and Jean-Phillipe Turcotte

• Official Judges:
  • Jozef Kytka
  • Pieter Bekkers
  • Amalia Yunita
  • Bert Kanora
  • Kianoosh Mehrabi
  • Aleksandar Pastir
  • Janko Tavcar
  • Bibiana Kytkova
  • Zuzana Řehulkova / Lisicka
  • Jasmina Marcok
  • Heather Cumming
• Volunteer Judges
  • Any Judges who do the Judges course

MEDIA:

Press releases:

• 2019 05 16 – Day One of Racing
• 2019 05 17 – Day Two of Racing

Media Kit: Information for media

• History of the International Rafting Federation
• General Info about IRF: The IRF is a non-profit organisation which seeks to unite rafters from around the world. This is done through competitions, recreational rafting and conservation.The IRF has a 10 man BOD and a number of Sub-committees which run its affairs. The sub-committees are Sport & Competition, Guide Training & Education, Recreational Rafting and Conservation, Media & Marketing and International Relations. The members of these committees are from all over the world, representing rafting from all corners and continents.
• IRF World Rafting Champs – History and disciplines of the WRC
• Press: [email protected]
• Photos and videos: here

CONGRESS: There will be an IRF Congress during WRC 2019.

GUIDE TRAINING & EDUCATION: We hope to run a Workshop after the event.

PRE- EVENT:

• Dates: 9 – 13 May 2018
• River: Tully River
• Location: Tully, Queensland, Australia
• Official Organisers’ social media:
  • Facebook Page: WRC2019TullyAustralia
  • Instagram: wrc2019_tullyaustralia
  • Twitter: WRC2019TullyAus
• Categories: Men and Women
• Divisions: Open; Masters (40+); Under 19; Under 23
• Rafts: R6
• Organisation hosting event: Australian Rafting Federation
• Costs:
  • Entry fee – Early pre-register on the event website www.wrc2019.com
    Registrations will be on the website. Entry AU$350.00 / team (max of 7). Extra competitors are $50pp. Registrations close 10 April’18