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What a beautiful competition. 71 teams, 18 European countries, Čunovo – Divoka water, Slovakia, the sun as much as we wanted, well organized competition – what more could we ask for! Day Four of the competition (see Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3) started with Slalom for the U19, U23 and Masters divisions, and then
Another beautiful, sunny day in Čunovo is behind us. The third day was reserved for Slalom for Open Men and Women and Downriver for the U19, U23 and Masters’ divisions. The first slalom race brought us two flips and one surf in a hole just before the end of the track. There was some swimming
The second day of competition was the Open Sprint and H2H. As I expected it was spectacular in both disciplines. First it was the Sprint where the CZE1 team defended their title from last time, NED1 achieved a fantastic result and climbed onto the podium at 2nd place, while the experienced Italian ITA1 took third
The first day of competition went very smoothly and professionally. I cannot wait for Slalom and Downriver! We were fortunate to have more sunny days and by the end of this competition it will look like we have all been on vacation! Fifteen nations are represented at this competition. U19 Men – 11 teams, Women –
These guys had their first major challenge in New Zealand as the R6 team at the 2013 WRC and now are preparing for the R4 challenges of Slovakia at the Euro Champs. There is over 80 years of collective white water rafting, kayaking and canoeing experience in this team. The squad consists of six males,
Going to China, for most of us, is an achievement in itself. To go and race rafts there is just a dream and we never expected it would happen to us! The teams that had this privilege came from Serbia, Canada, Hungary, New Zealand and USA Over the past few years I have heard stories about
The slogan of the International Rafting Federation succinctly describes the essence of the organization – “Its about rafting around the world.”. But “Wallace makes me wet” and “You can’t cheat the Wallace!” are some of the slogans which describe the Dirt Bag Paddlers group, which in a short time have established “Wallace” as a term
This raft race in China is one of the most unusual competitions on the IRF calendar. Held annually, it is an R2 event and only a select 5 to 6 teams from around the world are invited. To participate, i.e.. to be selected from the rafters from around the world to compete, is a real
Eastern Europe, particularly Serbia and Bosnia, were recently hit by the worst floods seen since they started recording rainfall 120 years ago. Floods we encounter frequently, they are nothing new, but when faced with flooding on an unprecedented scale, then what? Do you ever wonder if your teams, clubs, associations, individuals are ready for what