Official world rafting governing body
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
The 2015 IRF Congress re-instates the U23 division for the next four years. The original reason for dropping the U23 age group was that our member organisations and event organisers had been appealing to us to reduce the number of divisions as they felt four was too many to support financially. So in 2014, at
Blerina Ago, a 28 years old entrepreneur born and raised in the charming city of Berat in Albania, tells us how her life has been flowing between living in the city and exploring the Osumi canyons. She worked hard and dreamt big so that she can tell us her future plans, the Albanian Adventure Resort,
Here is a great promo video to give you a taste of what Wadi Adventures is and what it looks like …. . Can’t wait to get there!
Bali must be wondering about the sudden influx of fit looking athletes, some with funny tans, many wearing T-shirts proclaiming WRC 2015 Indonesia! As we all come down off the high of another WRC we can look back at a great event held on the Citarik River. For many it started with a feeling of
The Downriver was a gruelling 14kms of rapids and rocks. They decided on sailing starts, meaning the rafts were free to move around above the finish line until the gun went. This did result in a few false starts and penalties, but none of these made a difference in the end. The first team across
All the teams say they love Slalom. It is the most challenging of the disciplines, demanding team work, water reading skilsl as well as stamina and endurance. Getting one’s six paddlers working well together gives them enormous satisfaction, even if they don’t win medals. The course was excellent with great challenges – the most notable