We have competitions in water tourism that take place in Latvia. A race where anyone can compete with their own boat, no matter what it is. We put the most popular boats in one class, the others next to the others. The competition usually takes place over two days, but now more and more often it takes place over one day. Since there are no mountain rivers in Latvia, we are forced to use the water that is available, and therefore the competition takes place in spring or autumn, when there is water in the rivers.

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And there is no April Foul`s Day prank in the above sentence ☺

Beginning of April marked the beginning of raft races on Europe`s natural rivers with the now at its sixth edition Dracula Race.

3 ladies teams and 13 men`s teams from Bosnia, UK and Romania raced over 2 days on the 40 cms flow of Buzau river enjoying all 4 disciplines and a little bit of party under the rain / no rain / rain again moody weather of Romanian spring.

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