The registration for the 2017 World Rafting Championship in Japan is open and is online this year.

Before you start entering your team/s make sure you have the right information as this makes it much simpler:

When you are ready –  . . . → continue reading . . . Registration for WRC 2017 now open
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As we now find ourselves at the beginning of a Northern hemisphere season, a quick glance at various social media outlets are awash with various stories of epic high water runs and carnage.

Most of us will have been surrounded by snow all winter and are counting down the . . . → continue reading . . . Are you carrying the correct emergency equipment?
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The IRF can offer 6 Volunteer Judges accommodation, meals and local transport at the event – they will stay with the 12 Official Judges (who have already been selected and confirmed). You will have to cover your own flight to Japan.

So if you are a Judge and would like to gain more . . . → continue reading . . . Looking for 6 Volunteer Judges to assist at the WRC 2017 in Japan
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One more Euro Rafting Champ competition is behind us, Georgia has become part of our history now and it’s time for us to gather impressions, mention some important details and say thank you to everyone who helped to organise it.

From the 22 to 28 May in Borjomi, on the River Mtkvari, 44 . . . → continue reading . . . Big thank you to David and Georgia
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Credit – Raging Thunder Adventures

The International Rafting Federation is proud to announce that Australia has been selected to host the 2019 World Rafting Championships.

The Championship will take place on the beautiful and challenging Tully River located in North Queensland within the Tully Gorge National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage . . . → continue reading . . . Tully wins bid to host 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships
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The Downriver race is awarded the most points because it is a test of endurance, speed and the team’ s ability to read white water and pick the best line down the river. A top position can propel you into a much higher Overall position and hopefully even onto the Overall podium. But, in . . . → continue reading . . . The new Euro Rafting Champions are declared!
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Here is a highlights video covering the Sprint, H2H and some of the Slalom

The Mtkvari River in the Borjomi Valley in Georgia is a large volume, fast flowing river. There are few obstacles at this water level and so the challenge is more dealing with the rapid current than negotiating a technical river. Although the slalom gates were often quite far apart they still presented a challenge . . . → continue reading . . . Slalom day at the Euro Rafting Champs, Georgia
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The sunshine highlighted the beauty of the area where the Mtkvari races were being held. The day would see the European Open and Masters teams pitted against each other. First would be the Sprint which is a hard dash over a short distance. Based on those times the teams would race each other in . . . → continue reading . . . Golden day for Russia in Open and Masters
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Live Streaming of ERC 2017 here!

The Under U19 and U23 rafters opened the first competing day of the European Rafting Championship today.  Sprint and H2H races in rainy and cold weather could not dampen the excitement, fun of winning and results. Both race disciplines saw Turkey and Russia dominating . . . → continue reading . . . Euro Rafting Champs 2017 gets under way in Georgia
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