Finally, having been on the road delivering courses since late March, I got to spend some time at home in Finland. June 5th -11th had been in my diary for months for a 7 day IRF Guide Training Program combined with a Rescue 3 Europe Whitewater Rescue Technician Professional . . . → continue reading . . . Over the boarder and back to the snow
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30 teams have already registered for 2017 WRC. Keep in mind Japan can only accommodate about 80 teams / 640 people – so don’t miss out! Get your registration in now – here is where you register.

Cut off time for registration: . . . → continue reading . . . WRC 2017 registration closes early on 14 July!!!
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The recently updated Guide Training & Education Award System document (ver 2.2 – revised May 2017) has now also been translated into Spanish!  –  English;    Spanish

Thanks must go to Alejandro Cuéllar Giordano for this great work. Alejandro is a Rescue 3 Instructor as well as an IRF Raftguide . . . → continue reading . . . GTE Awards System document now in Spanish as well!
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Argentina are going to great lengths to assist teams to get to the Pre-Worlds in early November on the Aluminé River – take a read and make your plans to get to this great event!

The Government of the Province of Neuquén, together with the Argentina Association of Rafting, would like to invite you, with great pleasure, . . . → continue reading . . . WC and Pre-Worlds 2017 in Argentina – registration forms available now
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We are in the middle of the EC season ( IRF Race Calendar), and it’s time to sum up the competitions so far and see where you can still take part before the end of the year.

The weather had a big impact with the start of . . . → continue reading . . . EC season 2017 so far and what awaits us before the end
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Recently we have uploaded the IRF Race Rules in Russian (thanks go to the Russian Rafting Federation for translating this) and now we also have the IRF Race Rules in Spanish (translated by the Mexican Association of River Guides, A. C., AMEGRAC)

This will be a huge help . . . → continue reading . . . Race Rules in Russian and Spanish!
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This is the Asian leg of the IRF’s World Cup series – the other two events being BiH’s Euro Cup/WC event 10 – 11 June on the Vrbas in Banja Luka, and the Pre-Worlds in Argentina in October.

China are renown for the excellent hospitality, and this event is shaping up to be as . . . → continue reading . . . Guilin World Cup: 16 to 20 August 2017
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And so after all these years of working as a reporter I finally found myself at the EC Trnavka. From the first information I got about this competition to the input from persons familiar with the course, I never doubted it was one of the most demanding EC competitions.

The . . . → continue reading . . . EC Trnavka 2017
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A Judges course will be run during the 2017 World Rafting Championship. Anyone keen to do the course should email IRF Admin.

The details are:

Dates: 4th – 9th Oct (during WRC)

Place: Event Headquarters

Cost: $US30 to be paid to Instructor on the first day of the course. This is a once off payment.

R6 World Cup and Euro Cup Branka Stulic Memorial event in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was held from the 10 – 11 June on the river Vrbas which is a well known and beloved place for all of us. The organiser was Rafting Center Kanjon. Six countries, 11 . . . → continue reading . . . WC/EC Branka Stulic Memorial event – 2017, Banja Luka
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