Tag:racing

Competition

Confluence of Support: IRF, WRF Announce Unification Plans

Marking a milestone in the history of rafting, the International Rafting Federation (IRF) and the World Rafting Federation (WRF) are embarking on a journey...

Staff Post - August 25, 2024

Competition

Row, Row, Row Your Boat: Women Dominate Entries in World’s Toughest Row Race Across Pacific

So much for the Grateful Dead lyric, “That’s right, the women are…smarter.” The World’s Toughest Row – Pacific, which embarked in June with teams participating...

Staff Post - July 12, 2024

Canoeing

2024 Yukon River Quest: Fires Shorten Race, But Don’t Dowse Energy or Excitement

Wildfires shortened this year’s Yukon River Quest Race, an annual 414-mile race from Whitehorse to Dawson City, but they didn’t dampen the camaraderie or...

Eugene Buchanan - July 9, 2024

Competition

From Segregation to Recreation: Montgomery, Ala., Spurs Growth with New Montgomery Whitewater Park

“Make me an angel, that flies from Montgomery,” croons John Prine in his classic folk song “Angel from Montgomery.” Town officials in Montgomery are hoping...

Eugene Buchanan - June 25, 2024

Travel

Wanna’ Buy a Recirculating Whitewater Park? WISP For Sale/Minimum Bid $2 Million

Want to own your own whitewater park? The country's first recirculating whitewater park, McHenry, Md.'s Adventure Sports Center International, was recently put on the...

Eugene Buchanan - March 25, 2024

Canoeing

A Doozy of a Race: African Dusi Marathon Brings out Long-running Marathoners, with Women at the Forefront

At this year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Feb. 15-17, it wasn’t necessarily the winners garnering the most attention and fanfare but...

Eugene Buchanan - March 18, 2024

Competition

2024 R4 World Rafting Championship Coming to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Get your Bosnia cowbells out. The International Rafting Federation has announced that its 2024 R4 World Rating Championships will be held on the raging...

Eugene Buchanan - January 10, 2024

Competition

Family Affair At the NRS Green Race: 1st Mother/Son Duo, Multiple Father/Sons, and Friedenson Bests Jackson

It was a family affair at this year's coveted NRS Green Race on Asheville, N.C.'s Green River, with multiple parent/sibling pairings showcasing boaters paddling...

Eugene Buchanan - November 5, 2023

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