Official world rafting governing body
The slogan of the International Rafting Federation succinctly describes the essence of the organization – “Its about rafting around the world.”. But “Wallace makes me wet” and “You can’t cheat the Wallace!” are some of the slogans which describe the Dirt Bag Paddlers group, which in a short time have established “Wallace” as a term
This raft race in China is one of the most unusual competitions on the IRF calendar. Held annually, it is an R2 event and only a select 5 to 6 teams from around the world are invited. To participate, i.e.. to be selected from the rafters from around the world to compete, is a real
Eastern Europe, particularly Serbia and Bosnia, were recently hit by the worst floods seen since they started recording rainfall 120 years ago. Floods we encounter frequently, they are nothing new, but when faced with flooding on an unprecedented scale, then what? Do you ever wonder if your teams, clubs, associations, individuals are ready for what
A message from Alex and Goran and the Event Organising Committee: Due to extremely high rainfall and flooding over the last few days in Bosnia and Herzegovina the Organizing committee of Euro Champ R6 2014 have been forced to CANCEL the event.The Government of the Republic of Srpska has declared a state of emergency in
Dear Rafting friends, Due to extremely high rainfall, and flooding over the last few days, the Serbian government has declared a State of Emergency. The Ministry of Youth and Sport has issued a request tonight (May 15.) to cancel or postpone all sport events until further notice. Therefore, even though everything is ready for EC
We recently had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Italian U23 women’s team and their expectations for the trip to the WRC R4. Now we will ask them a few questions about their planned trips to the Euro Champs. They provided us with a gritty performance at the R4 Euro Cup in Wildalpen, Austria, where they
Every year they participate in at least three national and three international competitions. The highlights for this year are both Euro Champs, BiH and Slovakia. This is also a special year for them as the R4 Euro Champs, Čunovo, Slovakia, will be held in their country on the artificial course where they know every stone.
The Euro Cup in Austria at Wildalpen is one of the most popular in the series – and now I can see why! The course is technically very good, night slalom is very attractive, the downriver is on the crystal clear river of Salza through dense, magical forests. Added to that the always available and friendly
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
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997