All the results, videos, photos from the 2013 World Rafting Champs in New Zealand

All the results, videos, photos from the 2013 World Rafting Champs in New Zealand

IRF Congress 2013

IRF Congress 2013

2013 IRF World Championships Rafting New Zealand (Video Playlist)

Rafting Kiwis within reach of gold

Rude NZ awakening for Iran rafting team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not quite the Jamaican bobsled team but the Iranian rafting team have created quite a splash since arriving in New Zealand for the World Rafting Championships.
While Iran isn't landlocked, the Middle Eastern country, which is renowned for deserts more than rapids, is an unlikely team in the Rotorua event.
"I was actually extremely surprised to see ...more

The World Rafting Championships are all set for a thrilling final day tomorrow as the teams prepare for the down river event.

Today meant a new river and a new discipline at the slalom event, which for the New Zealand men's team meant turning to ...more

Amazing raft wheelie !!!

 

Second day of the 2013 IRF White Water Rafting World Championships, New Zealand with the the Head-to-Head races!

2013 RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP (New Zealand)

 
uploaded on  raftingchampslive.wordpress

YouTube Video Shows Four People Whitewater Rafting on the New Fox Signature Air Mattress

 

 AirMattress.com recently picked up the latest upgrade for the Fox Signature Series from Fox Airbeds. To test out the durability, Fox Airbed’s Max Gurel took a prototype white water rafting down the Salmon River.



 Fox Airbed’s video producer Max Gurel along with five others rafted down the Salmon River on a new Fox Signature Series air mattress which is geared to be launched for Nov. 25, 2013. Gurel videotaped the excursion to show the ...more

Golden tinge to white water

There must be something in the water on the Kawerau River as New Zealand teams produced a golden winning effort at the 2013 White Water World Rafting Championships.
A total of 70 teams of six, from 30 countries competed in the 11-day international event on Kawerau River along with the Kaituna and Rangitaiki, with the Kiwis paddling their way to two world title crowns in the Women’s under-19 and under-23 divisions.
The New Zealand under-19 Women’s white water rafting team navigating the slalom course on the Tarawera.



And it is the New Zealand under-19 girls’ team, all hailing from Tauranga, who are gaining all the plaudits.
Captained by Courtney Williams, 15, the team backed up earlier bronze and silver medals with gold in a very physical slalom race on the Tarawera on ...more

Five golds on white water

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GOING FOR GOLD: Lisa Podlucky (far right) and the gold medal-winning NZ team on the Tarawera.


A whitewash on white water has seen Nelson's Lisa Podlucky win five gold medals at the world rafting championships.
Representing New Zealand in the under-23 women's team, Podlucky and her team-mates swept the competition, winning all their events and placing top overall at the 2013 white water world rafting championships.
The competitions were held on ...more

White water rafting on the Zambezi with Safpar

Follow the 2013 WRC action!!!

There are number of places and ways you can follow what is happening at the World Rafting Champs 2013 in New Zealand:

Link to live blog

Link to the IRF WRC event page

Past WRC results

Articles about many of the teams competing

Links to teams

and other useful stuff on the International Rafting Federation page

Northern hemisphere heading into the winter zone .... wonder what they'll get up to this time!

TEASER IRF 2013 WORLD RAFTING CHAMPS