Official world rafting governing body
The team of Samuel Harrison, Draxson Kerr, Aperahama Hurihanganui, Matt Barnard, Christy Hammond, Isaac Tracey, Roretana Kerr, Conner Hamilton is the first ever U23 men’s team to be entered in the worlds to represent New Zealand. Several of these guys have been rafting for the past five years. They first got together back in April 2013
Rafting development in Great Britain has taken some great steps over the past few years. We spoke to Pas Blackwell, a key member of the GBR Men’s team heading to the WRC in New Zealand as well as a key player in driving the new growth of rafting in the region. And he also has
We talk again with the women’s rafting team of Costa Rica – independent, professional, fighters, athletes and confident in themselves, women who above all love white water. In our previous article, (Club Rafting Femenino – hailing from Costa Rica) we had the opportunity to find out who is in the female team of Costa Rica. We
When the Red Ladies became Team USA for WRC 2013, they knew that they wanted to do so much more than just race. We talk to them about what they are hoping to achieve and how they are going about it. We are multi-dimensional women and our interests outside of the raft are wide and
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.,
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
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
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
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 –
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997