Official world rafting governing body
It’s a very big holiday weekend for local white rafters as they compete at the New Zealand Championships on rivers round the region – the Kaituna, Tarawera and Rangitaiki. There is a lot at stake. The event doubles as selection for the 2013 IRF White Water World Championships on the same spectacular rivers, in November,
Commercially rafting is a huge tourist attraction in New Zealand with around 100,000 people each year doing guided raft trips. Sports rafting, historically, has been limited to the Rotorua and Kawerau area and hence there are a few competitive teams based in that area. However, since New Zealand won the bid to hold the 2013
A star-studded Kiwi women’s rafting crew is training hard for the National Championships in the Bay of Plenty at Labour Weekend. Up for grabs is selection for the IRF World Rafting World Championships in Rotorua and Kawerau, in the heartland of New Zealand’s North Island from November 13 to 24, 2013. Nikki Kelly is one of
After several years of drought medals have once again begun to arrive in Slovenia. Rejuvenated with a new trainer and changed composition of team “GIMPEX Straža”, in less than a year Slovenia have returned to the World and European rafting podium. In Costa Rica (R6) they won third place in the Slalom, Downriver and Overall
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997