Official world rafting governing body
Dear Women Master Rafters At the recently completed 2015 Euro Rafting Champs in BiH, after travelling 7000kms, we were faced with the unpleasant fact that we were the ONLY Open Women’s Masters team! It would have been stupid to withdraw from the competition so we competed in the men’s category. Why ?! Where are all the
The first day of the Euro Rafting Champs saw the U19, U23 and Masters teams competing in Sprint and Head 2 Head. The Sprint and Head to Head course makes for great photos and videos as the rafts have to go through two big wave hits and down into some strongly swirling water that can
By Sportscene Rafting was the real winner after the 2012 Youth and Masters World Championships came to a conclusion, following the last of four disciplines, the ‘Downriver’ being raced along the Vltava River today. The course started in Vyssi Brod, with the four man raft teams paddling their way across the remotely flat waters for
By Sportscene Fans packed the banks of the course for the second day of the 2012 Youth & Masters World Championships in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Slalom was today’s event, the third of four disciplines to be raced to determine who the world’s best Youth and Masters champions will be in this discipline. The course proved
The women’s Russian youth team have their sights set on victory at the Youth and Masters World Championships at the Ceske Budejovice Whitewater course, commencing this Saturday. All four paddlers herald from a canoe slalom background and began rafting together in 2008, going on to win various accolades in their home country including victories at
The Tara Cup is always exciting and challenging rafting competition, and the 2023 edition of the tournament was no exception. This year’s competition featured teams from two countries – Bosnia and Russia – all vying for the coveted title of Tara Cup champions. The discipline for this year’s competition was downriver, which is widely regarded
The World Cup Rafting series recently visited Banja Luka, Bosnia from June 2nd until June 4th. 19 national teams participated in this exciting event, making it an amazing showcase of rafting talent. The organization of the event was top-notch and everything went smoothly, making it a great success. With all aspects of the competition being
The very first love for competitive rafting was shown back in 1989, when Russians and Americans joined forces and organized the first rafting competitions – up to 50 teams competed in Siberia (1989), USA (1990), Costa Rica (1991) and Turkey (1993). The only logical step after that was the establishment of an International Rafting Federation.
The upcoming World Rafting Championships (WRC) which start on the 25 May, will see the California Poppies as the USA U19 Women’s team. Teams from all over the world come to compete at the WRC, and while they may not understand each others’ languages, they all understand one common language – that of the river.
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997