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GBR Master’s team – ready for the challenge in NZ

This is the first time that Great Britain will be represented in the men’s Masters division at a World Rafting Champs. And this honour goes to Chris Dalby, Paul Gray, Lee Hopkins, Tony Pape, Richard Procter and Mark Steel who all embark on their first major competition. From the rivers of Canada through the U.S.A.,

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River Anatomy

Here is a great drawing of a rivers anatomy. Understanding the names and the different parts of a river can help you learn to read them and to know what others may be talking about. When needing to navigate rivers this is an essential tool to have. Next you will need to know what happens

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Slovakian Team Hazard – heading to NZ

In every sport there are some people, countries or clubs who are synonymous with the sport, and for those who recognize these names you can be said to be connoisseurs of the same. And so it is in the rafting. When you say “Hazard” – for connoisseurs of the sport of rafting this embodies everything

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WRC 2013 host nation – NZ’s U19 men’s team!

New Zealand are planning to have teams in every category (8 teams) at this World Champs. For a country that nearly always has to pay the most to travel to the World Champs it is great to see them taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity of a home event. We have Rob Sperling the U19

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“Crazy Cup” – Brasil’s Youth Women’s team

Team “Cia Adventure – Crazy Cup” come from Brazil, and are Ana Clara Forlin (Team Captain), Angela de Moraes, Iasmin Carossi, Fernanda Cardias, Darlene Propodoski and Rayssa Paola Ferreira (with the average age of only 17!). They will be representing their country in the U19 category in New Zealand. The coach of the team –

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GBR Junior team

Although Great Britain had a Junior Men’s team at the WRC in Costa Rica in 2011 it is a completely new team that will be competing at the WRC in New Zealand in 2013. The team: Luke Dorbin (Captain), Kim Snape, Liam Dorbin, Jonny Johnston, Josh Eaton, Chris Lloyd, Alex Joy with David Dorbin as

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Using the quick-release harness on your lifejacket

“The quick-release harness on a rescue PFD is an important advancement in swiftwater safety” says Jim Coffey of R3 – Rescue for Riverrunners. It allows you to tow a canoe or kayak and to perform “live bait” rescues in which the rescuer jumps into the water to pull a paddler to safety. In Episode 6 of Rescue for

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Raft Team Kula of Croatia!

A tribute to Kula – Rafting Team Kula has been developing since 1995 when Kula himself founded the Vidra Water Sports Club in order to promote rafting as a sport and form of recreation. Since 1998 members of KŠV Vidra have been Croatian representatives at European and World Championship and Cup races. Zvonko Kula Drakšić – rafter, kayaker, canoeist, mountaineer and P.E. teacher brought this team together and created their rafting

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Bozo D’ Água – Brasil Rafting Team

Language barriers won’t prevent us presenting one of the greatest rafting teams in the world that will be at the World Champs in New Zealand later this year. This interview was conducted by an interviewer who could not speak Portuguese and replies by the interviewee who could not speak English! So below is the interview in

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