When we see rafts racing we see a team striving for its goals, we often forget they are individuals from all walks of life.. That team is often made up of people from different activities like kayakers, C1 paddlers, guides, social rafters and more. All have one thing in common – . . . → continue reading . . . Rafting – a team of individuals
    

Guide courses - as the N. Hemisphere season gets into full swing we see less courses being run:

Why do we need to introduce doping tests in the IRF? The answer is simple. Because we want to send a signal to the rest of the sports world that we take our sport seriously and so will prevent the use of doping  and so see the sport of rafting become more professional and to . . . → continue reading . . . Drug testing to be done at 2013 WRCs in NZ!
    

The Euro Cup 2013 Nis on the Nisava River was spoilt with two amazingly sunny days in what is often a cloudy and rainy Serbia. This is one of the few competitions where there is no entry fee required. This year we saw 4 countries and a total of 21 men’s . . . → continue reading . . . Sunny day on the Nisava for the Euro Cup
    

May and June are busy months on both the racing and guide certification calendars. Here is the line up so you can plan ahead.

This coming weekend (10 – 12) is the Euro Cup - Nišava (Niš), Serbia, the British Series on the River Derwent and the Slovakian Series on the River Hron.

The . . . → continue reading . . . Upcoming IRF activities
    

The 3rd newsletter with important information for the 2013 World Rafting Championships in NZ in November.

If you haven’t already completed the Online Survey with your team’s intentions it would be greatly appreciated if you would do so as soon as possible.   This will assist with Event Planning.   Details and link . . . → continue reading . . . Info letter 3 for the 2013 WRC
    

Have you ever been down the Zambezi? Do you want to go for the first time or go again? TIME FOR ACTION THEN! 

They have started building roads on either side of where they will be building the wall! After years and years of the damming being on and then off its now on and . . . → continue reading . . . Stop the damming of the Zambezi – URGENT!