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Growing the rafting family in Argentina
Our river family is growing with great news from the welcoming and beautiful community of Villa Pehuenia and Moquehue in Neuquén, Argentina where we held last year's IRF World Rafting Championship. The event created a buzz in the community…

#AreYouReady to race on the legendary Futaleufú River?
It gives us great pleasure to officially announce that in March 2020 the IRF will once again pack our bags and travel to the legendary whitewater of Chile's Futaleufú river to host an historic 20th anniversary rafting event - the 2020…

We are river family – meet Team Costa Rica Masters Women
If you thought getting your team together was tough for training, try getting everyone together when it's not just one side of the country to the other but from three countries! This week we meet the team from Costa Rica looking to bring…

Exchanging rifles for paddles: Ticos and ex-guerillas of the FARC
A Costa Rican rafting mission led by the company Rios Tropicales and the United Nations traveled to Colombia to meet with a group of ex-guerrillas from the FARC. Teaching them to tame the rapids of the Pato River, in complete peace, was…

Are you visa ready for Australia?
Travelling to Australia to compete in the IRF World Rafting Championship this May? Have you checked your visa requirements yet? Most European countries and Commonwealth countries don't need a letter from the organiser and can apply for a…

IRF World Rafting Championship – what’s in it for me?
As the deadlines for entering into the 2019 World Rafting Champs in Australia are drawing near we bring you some details you need to know. Team Entry deadlines! 15th February 2019 - for any teams who require an invoice to to pay the…

We are river family – meet Team Russia Open Women
Training as a team in a country with eleven contiguous time zones is no easy feat. The current Russian Open Women's team is spread across the country meaning meeting to train involves travelling by train for 4 or 5 days or up to a 6 hour…

We are river family – meet R.E.D.
This week we meet R.E.D. (Retired, Extremely Dangerous), the GB1 Masters Men team hoping to make their mark at their first IRF World Rafting Championship. The team came together to compete in the British Rafting selections in March 2016…

We are river family – meet The River Face
One of the first teams to register for the IRF World Rafting Championship in Tully, Australia this coming May, River Face have been growing strength on strength each year with an impressive medal tally of Bronze (Sprint), Silver (Head-to-Head),…