News - International Rafting Federation

#SafeTravels advice from the World Travel and Tourism Council

As the world slowly starts opening up again, so is travel and tourism, and so #SafeTravels will be high on everyone's minds. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) have been working together with various groups, from governments, to health…

IRF, Tour rafting

Top 3 Non-Rafting Activities in 2020 (water based)

Obviously we think rafting is the most fun you can have on water, but with 2020 being as it is, we asked ourselves "what are the top 3 non-rafting activities we could otherwise be doing in 2020". White water rafting involves an inflatable boat,…

Guide / Safety

IRF’s GTE First Aid requirements updated

The IRF looks for ways to improve the standards of rafting around the world. This includes GTE first aid requirements. The international recognition that the IRF's Guide Training System receives is proof of this. IRF certified Guides need…

Development

Friends for life at the 2020 White Water of Siberia Forum

"Friends for life" is how the group who attended the cultural and sport rafting forum of White Water of Siberia 2020, described the experience. And with that, the fifth year of the forum came to an end. The annual forum takes place in Altay…

Guide / Safety, Tour rafting

Rafting dictionary – know your boof from your bootie

Communication is key to ensure a rafting trip is safe, fun and memorable for all the right reasons. We’ve pulled together this short Rafting Dictionary with some of the more common terms you’ll hear on a rafting trip. This article is…

Teams, Racing

HungaroRaft women’s team find new ways to train

For HungaroRaft Women's team, racing has not been possible this year. Hungary doesn't have suitable white water for the team to train on so they had to find new places and ingenious ways to train this year. Today we catch up with Lilla Süveges,…

Development

White Water of Siberia Forum 2020 starts on a high

By Алексей Широков The White Water of Siberia Forum 2020, has started in the Altay mountains and rivers of central Russia. About 50 rafters from six countries gathered in Altay republic, Russia for great extreme adventures in…

Racing

Devil’s Stream pulls in the teams

The Devil's Stream pulled in teams from across Europe to take on it's challenging rapids this weekend. Hosted by Czech Union of Boaters (Rafting), this very popular annual event saw over 20 teams teams take to the Vlatva River, near Lipno in…

Racing, Teams

Czech your calendars – raft racing is back!

Raft racing returned in true river family style with the Troja Czech Cup / Euro Cup and more events than you can count on one hand! Last weekend saw a collection of teams old and new competing in Prague at the Troja white water centre. Saturday…