Official world rafting governing body
With great sadness we share with you the passing of Frankie Kowaas, but share with you the unstoppable passion and adventures he has inspired in so many. Frankie was the founder of Manado Adventure & Waraney Rafting. It was down to Frankie’s determination and hard work that he established the 1st branch of the Indonesian Rafting
Starting his paddling career in competitive rowing, Gunther Atem has since become a face synonymous with South American rafting – if you’ve been to an IRF World Rafting Championship in the last few years, you’ve definitely met him. You will certainly meet him in November this year as he has been key in the IRF
This week we meet Tyler Fox, one of the original Tribe Rider paddlers, New Zealand raft racer, raft guide, fireman and maple syrup loving Canadian at heart. We started by asking him how he got involved in paddling…. In High School I took an Outdoor Ed class and we learnt whitewater canoeing (in NZ they call
One of the newer formed race teams on the international circuit, Las Correntinas of Chile are a lively, funny group of friends who came together to race and have sparked inspiration in the rafting and paddling communities. This week we meet Las Correntinas, winners of the IRF Rafting Spirit Award in the recent IRF Ziyuan Rafting
The city of Yushu has just played host to the IRF Yushu 2018 World Rafting Plateau Championship which saw 23 teams from 17 countries from four continents gather together to race with friends old and new in stunning and breathtaking race environments. At 3,600 metres above sea level, the city of Yushu is well above
By Fieke Reijntjes Putting the equipment sponsorship to the side, the question most people would like to know the answer to is: How do we raise money? There isn’t a straight forward answer and that’s probably because raising money isn’t easy and it will cost time and effort. Finding financial support can contribute massively to
Eight teams were crowned as the European Champions in Slovakia recently. Let’s take a look at the champions and the medal winners. U19 Men – Slovenia 2 = 2018 European Rafting Champions for Overall as well as H2H and Downriver. (Silver in Sprint and Slalom) Russia 2 = Gold in Slalom (Silver in Overall, Bronze
The IRF European Rafting Championships with a world twist in Čunovo, Slovakia proved a showcase of talent from 67 teams from 14 countries across the continent – plus the Open Men’s team from Japan! Faces new and old to IRF competitions showed up in Čunovo in the days leading up to the competition. All came
ERC 2018 Slovakia guests – Japan Open Men. It’s been ten years since we first met the Japanese OM team at the World Cup in Bosnia in 2008. This team’s setup has changed since then and we had the luck to seen many of the old team members again in Japan, competing in the Masters
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997