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How to quickly coil a throw rope – from NRS

Throw ropes are an essential part of ones safety kit – but sometimes the first throw doesn’t work and you need to get that rope in and ready for another throw as quickly as possible without it getting tangled. NRS shows us a way to do this quickly ….  

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Italy’s U23 women’s team aiming for Brazil

The rafting community is growing in Italy. First there was “DRD4”, U23 men’s team, and now we present to you the U23 women’s team who are aiming to go to Brazil this year to represent their country at the World Rafting Championships in the R4 category. This Italian U23 women’s team consists of: Marianna Tedeschi, Elena Bragastini, Clara

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Meet the Raft Team “Denmark Ladies”

It is always an honour and a pleasure to introduce another female team that has just started with the sport of rafting. At the global level, the number of women’s clubs is coming up to the males. Most of the countries with rafting teams have men’s and women’s teams now and it is only a

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TAM airline comes on board for WRC 2014

The World Championship R4 Rafting 2014 will feature an unprecedented partnership between the Brazilian Canoe Confederation and TAM Airlines, which will be the Official Airline of the event. For national fares TAM grants participants a 25% discount on classes available at the time of purchase and 10% on special promotional fares for domestic flights for the period of 26/08/2014

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4th White Water Rescue Race – April 2014

Calling all guides – here is a competition for you! The 4th White Water Rescue Race is being held in Wildalpen, Austria on the 19-20, April 2014. Race program: – Fast Flowing Water – Professional Rescuers – Whitewater Specialists – Excited Spectators – Water Tempreture of 5*Celsius – International Teams – Human-size dummies to rescue

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Boat wraps and pins – mechanical leverage

Having a boat wrapped or pinned can be a real trip spoiler and sometimes it can be life threatening. So knowing how to unpin or unwrap a boat quickly should be an essential part of your knowledge if you are a regular on rivers. Being correctly equipped to do a mechanical pulley system is also

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First Euro Cup event of the season

Its less than 4 weeks to the first Euro Cup event of the season, which is the Soča-Solkan Euro in Slovenia. This event will be for R4 and R6 so is a great opportunity for all teams. Schedule and details are also now available. Here is a video of last years’ R6 races to whet your appetite:

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