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Newsletter - April 2017
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Race Rules in your language?
Posted: 18 May 2017 11:23 PM

Recently we have uploaded the IRF Race Rules in Russian – this will be a huge help to many of the countries that can understand Russian, to have the rules in a language they may understand better than English. Thanks must go to the Russian Rafting Federation for this – . . . → continue reading . . . Race Rules in your language?
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Safety Information for ERC 2017, Georgia
Posted: 16 May 2017 11:36 PM

ERC Georgia, May 22-28, 2017

Expected river flow               250 cms Hardest river rapid (s)           class 4 Water temperature                15 Celsius degrees. Please dress accordingly. Air temperature                     18-22 Celsius degrees

Hazards to pay attention to:

On land

Road traffic in Georgia is generally fast, reckless to the western eye and potentially dangerous for pedestrians. . . . → continue reading . . . Safety Information for ERC 2017, Georgia

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Pre-Worlds 2017 in Argentina – all info!
Posted: 16 May 2017 01:08 AM

The Government of the Province of Neuquén, together with the Argentina Association of Rafting, would like to invite you, with great pleasure, to the Pre World Rafting Championship 2017.

This event will also be the third in the IRF World Cup Series of 2017 – the others being EC Vrbas in BiH (10 – 11 . . . → continue reading . . . Pre-Worlds 2017 in Argentina – all info!
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Meet the SVK U23M team for ERC Georgia 2017
Posted: 08 May 2017 01:08 AM

Branislav Linkay, Marek Švorc, Denis Antalík, Róbert Paál, Samuel Kováčik and Michal Kubrický make up this great, young, U23 team from Slovakia who will participate in the forthcoming European Rafting Championship (ERC) in Georgia. We asked each of them to answer some questions for us:

Branislav Linkay

How did . . . → continue reading . . . Meet the SVK U23M team for ERC Georgia 2017
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Dam reservoirs – major greenhouse gas emitters
Posted: 04 May 2017 04:05 AM

A recent study finds that reservoirs emit significant greenhouse gases planet-wide; and the researchers are urging that new hydropower projects are not to be christened with the green energy label.

Read the full article here on International Rivers website


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Outdoor and Whitewater Fest opens the rafting season in Bulgaria
Posted: 03 May 2017 03:30 AM

There is no reason why the rafting season opening should be limited only to the rafting community. The Bulgarian rafting club Adventure net decided to orientate it to a broader public so they invited companies who deal with outdoor activities in general. Focusing on the concept of an open festival, they invited many . . . → continue reading . . . Outdoor and Whitewater Fest opens the rafting season in Bulgaria
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EC Wildalpen 2017 – snow, snow snow!
Posted: 26 Apr 2017 02:23 AM

Winter season …. ah, sorry ….. Euro Cup season has opened with the first competition in Wildalpen, Austria.

Raftingsport Salzatal

Two days before the competition a metre of snow was ruthlessly falling in the competition area, leaving us with unprecedented snow levels for EC as well as very low . . . → continue reading . . . EC Wildalpen 2017 – snow, snow snow!
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Three events in China to choose from
Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:37 AM

Rafting in China has seen an explosion after the successful World Cup in Yushu last year. Here are three events coming up that you should make space for on your calendar!

Dujiangyan World Rafting Grand Prix: 21 to 26 June 2017

This is an R2 event for Men’s and Women’s teams. 20 lucky international . . . → continue reading . . . Three events in China to choose from
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Looking for rafting company to add Yushu on the Tibetan plateau, China, as their next travel location
Posted: 18 Apr 2017 08:24 PM

Last year a very successful IRF rafting World Cup event was held in Yushu up on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

It is a great location for rafting with fairly easy logistics and varied options for different levels of rafting. And the region itself has great potential as a tourist destination with plenty of interesting . . . → continue reading . . . Looking for rafting company to add Yushu on the Tibetan plateau, China, as their next travel location
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