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British Raft Race Series 
The first British Raft Race Series Event of 2010 took place at NWSC, Nottingham over the Easter weekend run by the Peak UK British Raft Teams. In addition to two days of racing, various rafting workshops were run including paddling technique, racing tips and rope-work sessions.
Races consisted of the usual format including Sprint, Head to Head, Slalom, and a gruelling typical style Endurance, including running with the raft, whitewater and flat water racing. Many teams were new to the challenging rapids the course has to offer which led to a few flips and some testing lines being tried out.
This event also combined as selection for a Youth Team for the first ever Youth World Rafting Championships to be held alongside the regular champs being hosted at Dutch Water Dreams in Holland in July. This was a hotly contested race with three boys’ teams and one girls team entering. The boys’ racing was nail biting to watch and saw ‘Square Rock Junior’ taking the top spot by an extremely narrow margin of only three points. The ladies team consisted of Nottingham Trent University girls who also proved themselves in the open category, and had been training hard prior to selection. These guys will now join us out in Holland at the World Championships – nice one!
Plenty more Raft Series events to come, in addition to a National Selection event for 6 person teams to represent Great Britain over the next two years at the World and Continental Championships. Keep an eye out on www.britishraftteam.co.uk for updates.
Huge thank you to Peak UK for your continued support!
(Posted on the 15th May 2010 by timb) |
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