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27 Mar 2023
European Rafting Cup Cunovo 2023
27 Mar 2023 11:11 AM
European Rafting Cup Cunovo 2023

We are so happy to go back to an amazing rafting course Cunovo, Slovakia!

European Rafting Cup Cunovo 2023 will be held in May and here’s more info! ������

Date and location: 13.-14. May 2023 Cunovo – artificial course, Divoka voda area Bratislava
13.5.2023 – Slovak Rafting Championship (2.round) + Czech Rafting Cup (3.round)
14.5.2023 – Slovak Rafting Championship (3.round) + European Rafting Cup Cunovo

Course: sprint R4, slalom R4 (according to IRF rules)
Saturday: right artificial course – entry to left course during race forbidden!

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Presented Work of the Sustainability Committee of the International Rafting Federation
22 Mar 2023 01:11 PM
Presented Work of the Sustainability Committee of the  International Rafting Federation

An expert forum entitled „Recreational programs in the function of health“ organized by the Association „Sport for All“, Belgrade, under the auspices of the „City Secretariat for Sports“, was successfully held on Friday, March 10, according to the presented program. Several interesting lectures from a wide range of sports, recreation and physical education were held within the forum.

The expert forum is primarily organized for the purposes of licensing sports experts.

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Water Tourism Competition “Amata 59” April 7-9, 2023
16 Mar 2023 06:49 PM
Water Tourism Competition “Amata 59” April 7-9, 2023

The Rafting and Water Tourism Federation of Latvia, the “Vienkārši” club invites you to the Water Tourism Competition “Amata 59”! Competitions in the Amata river actually take place from 1963, but officially – from 1964. Since 2001, the Amata competition has been held every year, and since 2003 it has been an annual event and a stage of the Latvian Water Tourism Championship. The competition program:

Day 1, April 7, 2023

From 5:00 p.m.

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IRF’s Rafting Operator Accreditation growing
10 Mar 2023 06:44 AM
IRF’s Rafting Operator Accreditation growing

The Rafting Operator Accreditation (ROA) is a credential issued by the International Rafting Federation (IRF) to operators that offer rafting guided or instructional services. The purpose of the system is to provide a means of recognizing operators that meet or exceed internationally accepted safety, environmental and quality standards. The process consists of a period of self-evaluation against published standards, a peer-review by an expert committee, and a site-visit by a trained assessor.

The first accreditation went to Cardiff International White Water (CIWW).

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IRF Euro Cup Romania – April 1st – 2nd, 2023
03 Mar 2023 09:07 PM
IRF Euro Cup Romania – April 1st – 2nd, 2023

White Water Romania and IRF jointly organized the Euro Cup.
Rafting on Buzau River, adventure is assured. All information you need are here.

Location:   Nehoiu, Buzau County, Romania, https://goo.gl/maps/tXPTaG6pr6y

Race Headquarters: Arca Rafting Camp https://goo.gl/maps/xAVrfh6mspnBo3Jt5

River:  Buzau, class 2-3.
Flow: 30 – 40 cms Flow

Air / Water temperature: 16-25 Celsius / 16 Celsius Air / Water temperature .

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RAFTING EURO CUP BULGARIA 2023/RAFTING BALKAN CUP 2023/WHITE WATER KAYAK EURO&BALKAN CUP 2023
23 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
RAFTING EURO CUP BULGARIA 2023/RAFTING  BALKAN CUP 2023/WHITE WATER KAYAK EURO&BALKAN CUP 2023

Another exciting event awaits us!

Pack your rafting equipment and head to Bulgaria!

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Date:  21-23.04.2023

Organiser:  Rafting club  Adventure net

Categories: R4 open men&women

River: Struma, Kresna gorge, class 3 (120 km South from Sofia on E79 road)

http://maps.google.bg/maps?q=41.834594,23.15307&num=1&t=h&sll=42.725232,25.481544&sspn=2.978736,6.251286&ie=UTF8&ll=41.833882,23.153735&spn=0.002742,0.005681&z=14&source=embed

Race director:  Emilia Peneva

Registration: [email protected], +359 888889371, www.adventurenetbg.com.

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The IRF Rafting Eurocup and the official Austrian Championships 2023
16 Feb 2023 11:36 AM
The IRF Rafting Eurocup and the official Austrian Championships 2023

“After a break of 3 years, we are happy to host the Rafting Championships Wildalpen again this year.
In addition to the Austrian National Championships, IRF European Cup races will also take place in Wildalpen.
We would be very happy to welcome as many of our friends as possible in Wildalpen again. We are also looking forward to see many new teams at the start.”
Registration is now open, so please register as soon as possible at [email protected]

The IRF Rafting Eurocup and the official Austrian Championships will take place on the river  Salza in Styria.

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IRF R4 OPEN ASIAN RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
15 Feb 2023 04:17 PM
IRF R4 OPEN ASIAN RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

Where: The River Koksu, Republic of Kazakhstan
When: 14 – 19 June 2023

The Kazakhstan Rafting Federation invites all Rafting Teams for the IRF R4 Rafting Open
Asian Rafting Championship in Republic of Kazakhstan.

Races will be held on river Koksu – Taldykorgan region in R4 Open men and R4 Open
women category, in all discipline (Sprint, H2H, Slalom and Downriver) according to IRF Race
rules.

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EUROPEAN RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP – VLTAVA RIVER, THE CZECH REPUBLIC
09 Feb 2023 10:13 AM
EUROPEAN RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP – VLTAVA RIVER, THE CZECH REPUBLIC

We are very happy to confirm that the European Rafting Championship will take place in Czech Republic, on beautiful river Vltava, from August 21st till August 28th, in categories: R4 + R6 / U19M, U19W, U23M, U23W, OM, OW, MM, MW.

Each country shall inform the organizer of the number of starting teams in each R4 and R6 category by ̇March ̇31st, ̇2023.

Deadline for registration and payment via bank transfer is June 30th, 2023.

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GTE Instructor Conference 2023 registration open
05 Feb 2023 05:24 AM
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Conference 2023 registration is now open!
Registration is open to all current and recently lapsed or expired Instructors, Provisional Instructors and Assessors. The status of all Instructors and Assessors can be found on our frequently updated certified guides and instructors page.

This year’s conference will be based on the Tara river, near Foča, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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