The Pre-Worlds event will be held on the weekend of 19 to 21 October. This event will be on the same rivers as the World Championships will be held a year later.

Local and international paddlers are taking part including teams from the Czech Republic and Japan.

Friday, October 19 = the Sprint and Head to Head race on the . . . → Read More: Pre-Worlds in New Zealand- 19 to 21 October 2012!
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Men’s Team Bozo D’Agua of Brasil won the Sprint, H2H and Slalom and placed second in the Downriver to secure the 2012 title of Pan American Champs! Second place was also Brasil with Team Jacaré Pepira taking second in Sprint and H2H, but not having a good run in the Slalom at all and placing 6th. They . . . → Read More: Brasil and Canada are the 2012 Pan Am Champs!!
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Rising from the third largest glacier in Iceland (Hofsjökull 64°49′N 18°49′W ) The Austari jökulsa (East Glacial river) is without a doubt one of the silent giants of the European rafting world. If you ask any raft guides or rafting fans to name there 3 top European rafting rivers I am sure you would hear river . . . → Read More: One of the last wilderness frontiers of Europe – Iceland
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The current USA men’s rafting team has consistently represented their Country on the international scene since the 2003 World rafting Championships in Czech. Like most teams they have had a couple of changes through out the years but always they are there amongst the top ranking teams pushing the level of competitive rafting.

I first remember meeting . . . → Read More: Interview with team USA
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What a week the ERC was! We arrived in glorious sunshine to a beautiful campsite by the lake and, for us Brits, summer was finally here! We made the most of the sunshine on our rest day sun bathing and giving our pasty white British bodies a good airing because on Wednesday it was business time!

Our . . . → Read More: GB ladies Euro Champs review
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Guide Training and IRF Certification in Scotland:

The course is being run by Steve Thomas under the Scottish Rafting Association whose courses are aligned with the IRF scheme. The details are :

Dates: 20th-26th October 2012

Cost:   £460.00 if you do your own accommodation; £640.00 if you use the organisers accommodation

Location    Grandtully, Highland Perthshire, Scotland

Potential candidates can contact Steve . . . → Read More: Guide Training in Scotland – Instructor Certification in Finland
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As far as video and TV coverage the Czechs have outdone themselves during their extended rafting festival! The World Cup which happened this past weekend (7 – 9 Sept) was filmed for Czech TV and you can see the production here.

Then there are some more videos in full HD of the Euro Champs which you can . . . → Read More: Videos and TV footage – ERC and World Cup Czech!
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The Euro Champs title in the R4 category remained in the hands of team TR Hiko of the Czech Rep. By winning this title they set two records at the Euro Champs 2012. Up until now, no team in this category has ever won the maximum of 1000 points and neither has any team managed . . . → Read More: Two new records for the R4 men Euro Champs!!
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4th place is a very worthy result yet also one that can be so disappointing to a team. A result where you are so close to a medal, but still so far away. For the BSV Hazard raft team this was a result they saw many times during the European Championships and in the overall R4 . . . → Read More: A catch up with BVS rafting team Hazard
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