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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
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
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
