Official world rafting governing body
Our great love for paddling motivates us to try other sports where we have a paddle in our hands, so you will see our competitors in between competitions joining other paddling sports and adventures. Our dear Judges too, who are not just passive observers of your paddling, but are very active paddlers, now more than
Each year the Sport & Competition Committee works through a number of proposals put forward to improve the race rules, and these are usually finalised by March. Here are the key changes made this year, and then links to the new rules: New format for H2H – this is a major change. Improved rules for
There are so many IRF Guide Training & Education workshops and/or assessments spread around the world that you should be able to find one near you or find one that sounds worthwhile travelling to! From Wales to Bolivia, Chile to Bosnia, Canada to Bulgaria, Scotland to Romania, Morocco to Austria, Slovenia to Nepal and France.
If you are an IRF Judge and are keen to work as a Judge at the 2018 Euro Rafting Champs in Slovakia from the 2 to 7 July, in Bratislava – then email IRF Admin to put your name down. The Judges Com will then assess the list of names and select from it who
During the fall season of 2018 Lapin Koskikoulu and Paddle Nepal have teamed up to run their first Himalayan River Guide Training Academy. The course will run over 2 months and is open to anybody wishing to travel & explore the rivers of Nepal and learn to become a professional river guide at the same
The racing calendar is filling up quickly with some great events on the horizon: In 10 days time (9 – 11 March) it is the inaugural International Women’s Day Raft Race which is open to women’s teams only. Read more – What’s the point in promoting women in paddlesports? Dracula will be making his first IRF EC
The 2019 World Rafting Championships Organising Committee, in conjunction with the Australian Rafting Federation, invites you to the Pre-World Rafting Championships 2018 to be conducted in the World Heritage Listed Tully Gorge located in Tropical North Queensland, Australia. The Grade 4 Tully River with its 30+ year history of white water rafting, is the heart and soul of rafting
This year will be the third White Water of Siberia Forum (WWOSF) to be held in Siberia – 2016 and 2017 proved very popular and successful (read more about those two events). This should be a bucket list item for all rafters – to go rafting in the Altai region! The schedule for the 2018