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Busy weekend just past!

There were two Euro Cup events this past weekend. A brand new addition to the calendar is EC Arouca over in Portugal which I’m sure will be growing in popularity as it gets better known. This is a big festival which includes kayaking, rafting and plenty of other activities for all to enjoy. Results Pictures EC

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Euro Cup and 3rd University Championship – Nis, Serbia

Dear rafting friends, Serbian Rafting Federation and Nautical Club “Liman” are inviting you to the Euro Cup and 3rd University Championship that will be held in Nis on the river Nisava from 16-18 of May 2014. It will be R6 with the four disciplines – Sprint, H2H, Slalom and Downriver on the river that has

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World Rafting Champs 2014 POSTPONED!

We regret to announce that the country of Brazil is currently experiencing a prolonged drought – the worst that they have had in over 20 years – and that this drought has adversely affected water levels at the 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships venue. Furthermore, the drought is not expected to break before the start of

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Pub o’Cino Rafting Team Leoben

The biggest Euro Cup in R4 discipline is in Wildalpen, Austria, so we’re going to present to you a home team that now has both male and female crews. The sweet taste of their first race during last year’s summer hooked them on rafting. They are new in the sport rafting so this will be

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Whitewater books to read …

Every sport has its accompanying literature. Although competitive rafting does not have a book yet from which to learn the basic techniques of the sport, there are still plenty of other books out there that make excellent reading. Whether you like to read for the entertainment value or to learn more about the sport there

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GTE Certification History and Development

GTE HISTORY & DEVELOPMENTTwo decades of experience and growth Welcome to the IRF Guide Training & Education (GTE) Award System IRF GTE history & development spans two decades whereby the system is the only globally recognised raft guide certification. The system was developed in response to the demands of rafting guides, river tour companies and

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Tranining with crocodiles – Australia U19 teams

“Redlynch State College” rafting crew from Far North Queensland, Australia, will have the honour of representing their country in Brazil at the R4 World Rafting Championships. They will be representing the U19 women’s and men’s divisions. Alice Wedmaier – will introduce us to her team and the men’s team and help us to find out

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