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Newsletter - January 2014
Guide courses coming up!
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:44 PM

With the Northern Hemisphere season starting in a few months, companies and guides are already thinking about getting themselves properly certified on the IRF Guide Training & Education Scheme. 

So far we have workshops on offer, in BiH, Finland, India and France:

April 10 – 13 April: Guide & Trip Leader Workshop, Vrbas River, Bosnia . . . → continue reading . . . Guide courses coming up!
    
Team KES “VIR” – Pancevo
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 06:38 PM

The best men’s team that Serbia has had so far is Klub ekstremnih sportova “VIR” from Pancevo. This crew is made up of Miroslav and Branislav Barasević (brothers), Nenad Miković, Miloš Petrović, Nenad Tomić, Jovan Njagul and Dragan Kovacević .

The part of the Danube River on which they paddle is not wild water, so the whole team were flat water canoeists and most . . . → continue reading . . . Team KES “VIR” – Pancevo
    

Euro Cup Austria – Wildalpen
Posted: 19 Jan 2014 10:22 PM

German version at bottom ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dear Rafting and Sportfriends,

This year the official International Austrian Rafting Competition and part  of the European Cup will take place on the river Salza in Styria at the  weekend from 25th-27th April 2014. The event is an official competition  of  the Austrian . . . → continue reading . . . Euro Cup Austria – Wildalpen
    

R6 Euro Champs – details!
Posted: 19 Jan 2014 09:39 PM

The Rafting Club “KANJON” invites all rafting teams to come to  Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2014 Euro Rafting Champs.

Video – Twisting down the Vrbas

Important Facts:

Date: May, 21th – 25th 2014 Location: Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Organizer: Rafting club “KANJON”, Banja Luka Event director: Alexandar Pastir – . . . → continue reading . . . R6 Euro Champs – details!
    
The World Paddle Awards (WPA) unveiled to the world as website goes live
Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:32 PM
Article by Sportscene The most prestigious and glitzy celebration of competitive ‘paddlesports’ has been launched.

The World Paddle Awards (WPA) is an award ceremony held annually, honouring the most remarkable men and women from the world of paddlesports along with their achievements from the previous calendar year.

With an ever-growing Academy . . . → continue reading . . . The World Paddle Awards (WPA) unveiled to the world as website goes live
    

R4 Euro Champs details!
Posted: 14 Jan 2014 05:12 AM

Here are the details you need so you can start planning budgets and training sessions for the 2014 R4 Euro Champs.

Dates: 17 – 20 July 2014 Location: Bratislava – Čunovo, Slovakia Divisions: U19 and U23, Masters (40+), Open Categories: Men, Women Entry Fee: 100 € per person per person all categories a) . . . → continue reading . . . R4 Euro Champs details!
    
Ladies Paddle Symposium being held again – in April
Posted: 08 Jan 2014 01:07 AM

Hey Ladies -

A very successful Ladies Paddling Symposium was run last year (read all about it) up in North Wales and so the next one has been scheduled for 5 – 6 April 2014. All paddlers are welcome, whatever country you live in and whatever craft you paddle!

Fran Kohn, who organised . . . → continue reading . . . Ladies Paddle Symposium being held again – in April
    
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