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The Euro Cup R6 events have now concluded for the year, with the last event being Trnavka in Czech. The first event in the series, which was to be in Slovenia, had to be cancelled due to lack of water, but all other events ran well. Team Kula Zagreb won the R6 Euro Cup Series
Sportscene has produced some great videos once again of the racing action. Day 1 – Sprint and H2H Doing the Time Trial on the Kaituna with Japan Going down the Slalom course with the Czechs Day 3 – Downriver
Rising from the third largest glacier in Iceland (Hofsjökull 64°49′N 18°49′W ) The Austari jökulsa (East Glacial river) is without a doubt one of the silent giants of the European rafting world. If you ask any raft guides or rafting fans to name there 3 top European rafting rivers I am sure you would hear
Three exciting days of white water rafting action ended on the Rangitaiki river, south of Rotorua, on Sunday afternoon. Selection was on the the line for the Kiwi crews for the IRF White Water Rafting Championships in Rotorua and Kawerau, November 13 to 24, 2013, so there was lot at stake. Team Teikei Japan won the
The sun shone again on more exciting competition and a Kiwi crew came out on top. That was the story as the Pre-Worlds (and NZ White Water Rafting National Championships) moved over to the Tarawera River, in the Bay of Plenty, for the second day of competition. This weekend’s event is a crucial event for
By Sportscene [youtube ToYJs5dDC4E] It was a fine Spring day for the opening event of the White Water Rafting 2012 National Championships in the Bay of Plenty on Friday. The first day was on the Kaituna at Okere Falls just north of Rotorua and featured the short, sharp and spectacular Sprint and Head 2
After an exciting day’s action on the Kaituna with Sprint in the morning and H2H in the afternoon it’s a tight leader-board in Masters, Team Japan have got the jump in Mens with Kiwi crew, Ghost Chips making a big move this afternoon – and locals, Okere Ladies are looking in great form in Womens’. Head 2
[youtube vnVeGxLb5Io] Lou Lockhart | New Zealand – On the eve of the rafting Pre-World Championships, Race Director Tim Marshall is ticking off a list of prerequisites to make sure all is right for the beginning of competition tomorrow. His work began some time ago. Initially scoping out the rivers to find the right courses, the
The IRF Youth league is a fairly new one, with the first World Champs for youth being held in 2010. Since this league has been introduced we have always had to make exceptions to the age range so as to ensure the event is viable with enough teams. After carefully looking at other international sports
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Official world governing body for rafting since 1997