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World Rafting Champs – Brasil!

The first information letter (updated) is available! In this letter you can find: Details about when and how to book training sessions before the event. Entry fee and what it includes Deadline dates for entries Provisional competition schedule Accommodation, meal and transport options Information about the City of Foz de Iguaçu, airports, etc. Information about the

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Let’s learn to Samba!

This year many of us will have the privilege  of travelling to Brasil, the home of the samba! With our R4 World Rafting Champs happening there we should be learning about this typical Brasilian dance. “Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia, Brazil, and with its roots in Rio de Janeiro and Africa via the West African slave trade

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R4 and R6 in Europe – it’s complicated!

There are two Euro Champs this year – R4 and R6. In previous years there has been only one with both R4 and R6 together. But with the new divisions of U19, U23 and Masters this would have meant that each country could send 32 teams to the Euro Champs (4 divisions x men and

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ORT – extreme rafters pushing the limits

The Oregon Rafting Team (ORT) of the USA is a unique team and they are much more than just a competitive team. They also engage in volunteer work which includes river cleanups, search and rescue missions, as well as coordinating events. Their trademark has become shooting waterfalls and their adventures takes our breath away. Many admire them and imagine that one

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IRF President selected as member of WPA Academy

Our President, Joe Willie Jones, has recently been honoured by being selected as a member of the Academy of the World Paddle Awards (WPA). He’ll be working with a group of some of the greatest living legends in paddlesports, to vote for the ‘best of the best’ around the globe in 17 different paddlesports categories. The

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