Official world rafting governing body
I had the pleasure of once again attending the EC R4 in Wildalpen, Austria, on the Salza River. This year the event was also a World Cup Series event as well. Wildalpen hosted 30 teams in the men’s and 13 in the women’s competition, as well as 3 teams in the U19 men’s category,. The organisers
Rafting season 2016 has already started with some national competitions. We have already witnessed flips and paddlers falling out of rafts, which is an integral part of this sport, but more nationals, EC, ERC and WRC are still ahead of us with some new rivers and some new challenges. So, the question is – how
Just as there is a Euro Cup series, we also hold a similar series at a World level. Any teams who attended two or more of the World Cup events have their points totalled up to find the World Cup series Champions each year. So far we’ve never had any one team attend two events
Have I ever mentioned how lucky we Europeans are because we have the Euro Cup series and the Euro Rafting Champs each year to attend? Yes I have, I’m sure, probably many, many times. But it is a fact that we are very proud of. But do you know you do not have to live
If you’ve ever wondered where Rafting Club “GIMPEX” are based and where they practice so as to achieve such good results at races in Europe and the World, you will have the opportunity to see during the Euro Rafting Champs this year because it is based in their home town of Straža. Hence Rafting Club
Wherever we travel it is always good to be familiar with the host country. This time, the occasion is the ERC R4 2016, and Slovenia is the country we will become familiar with. Slovenia is a central European country with two million inhabitants and the capital city is Ljubljana. Its neighbours are Italy, Austria, Hungary
The Dates have been set for the Pre-Worlds in Japan this year, in preparation for the 2017 WRC that will be held there next year. This event will also be part of the World Cup series (there will probably be two other World Cup events in the series – details soon.) Dates: 7 – 10
And here we are again, two years after the last R4 Euro Rafting Champs which was in Cunovo, Slovakia. Teams are gearing up once again to compete for the title of the best teams in Europe. They’ll be facing each other in Straža, Slovenia from the 16 to 25 May 2016 where they will paddle Sprint, H2H
There is to be a GT&E Conference aimed at getting as many Instructors and Assessors together in one place. Key details you need to know now: Dates: 19 – 21 April 2016 Location: Wildalpen, Austria The Conference has been called for a number of reasons: The recent rapid growth of the IRF GT&E Scheme Changes