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Gratitude and fond farewell to Raewyn

As we draw a close to 2020, we also say a fond farewell to Raewyn Larcombe. Raewyn has been the IRF's Guide Training & Education (GTE) Administrator since 2009. At the time, the IRF had about 400 certified guides around the globe. Over the…

Racing, Teams

Limited events has helped reimagine training strategies

Almost one year since we first heard about the coronavirus and so many teams have had to reimagine training strategies. We might be nearing the end of the calendar year, but down in New Zealand, summer is warming up and race teams are getting…

Guide / Safety, IRF, Racing, Teams

We are river family – meet Tim Marshall

Owner/operator of Ultimate Descents in the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand) since 2002, Chair of the New Zealand River Association since 2014 and trip leader since 2000, this week we meet Tim Marshall. No stranger to the raft…

Teams

We are river family – meet Tyler Fox

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…

Tour rafting

The Shotover – Queenstown’s majestic whitewater

Situated along the breathtaking shores of Lake Wakatipu on New Zealand’s South Island, Queenstown is often hailed as the ‘adventure capital of the world’. This incredible tourist mecca offers innumerable adventure experiences to suit…

Racing

World Cup Rafting – Guilin, China 2017

The second World Cup this year will be held in China, on the Wupai River, Ziyuan County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, from 16 to 21 August. Teams from Czech, Serbia, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, Russia, Hungary and Italy will compete…

Anti Doping, Race Rules

Rafter tests positive at WRC 2015

Paul Roozendaal, who is captain of the New Zealand Open Men’s team, tested positive for substances that are listed on the WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) prohibited list after the Downriver discipline during the 2015 World Rafting Championships…

Events

Category D, Festival

Buller Festival 2021

Buller Festival 2021 sees New Zealand's premier whitewater kayak and raft festival return to the Buller River in Murchison, New Zealand. Racing will be in various disciplines over three days with music and stalls to entertain off water. Follow…

Category C, National Selection, R4, Racing

New Zealand Nationals 2020 🇳🇿

New Zealand R4 national selection races will be held in the North Island over the weekend of the 25th and 26th of January 2020. Sprints, H2H and Slalom will be on the Saturday with the Down River Race on the Sunday. Entries on the form attached,…