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National
Organisations

(with year of membership)
INDEX

Africa

South
Africa  (and rest of Africa) (2000/1)


 Zimbabwe
and Zambia (1999)


Australasia   
 

India
(2000/1)


New
Zealand (2000/1)


Japan
(2000/1)


Indonesia (2000/1)

Australia
(2000/1)


 

Europe

Austria

Belgium
(2000/1)


Czech
Rep. (2002/3)


Denmark
(2000/1)


England
(2000/1)


Germany
(2000/1)


Netherlands
(2002)


Norway
(2002/3)


Italy
(2000/1)


Russia
(2000/1)


Scotland
(2000/1)


Slovakia
(2000/1)


Slovenia
(2000/1)


Switzerland

Turkey
(2002)


 

North
America
   

Canada
(2000/1)


USA
(2000/1)


Latin
America

Brazil
(2000/1) 


Colombia
(1999)


Costa
Rica (2000/1)


Ecuador
(1999)
 

Mexico
(2000/1)


Peru
(1999)


 

 

 

UNION
OF BOATERS OF CZECH REPUBLIC

Svaz vodaku Ceske republiky

U
Pergamenky 3
170 00 Praha 3
CZECH REPUBLIC


President 
Jeronym Taborsky         
[email protected]

Secretary
Hana Heralova
          
[email protected]
Tel/ Fax: 420 – 2 – 872 2223

COMMITTEE
OF RAFTING
President for Raft Committee
 Stanislav Hajek             
[email protected]

Vicepresident
for Raft Committee

Petr Panenka
              
[email protected]

Member
for IRF
Robert Kazik                   
[email protected]
tel. +420 602 75 16 75

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Southern
African Rivers Association (SARA)

PO Box 645
Irene, 0062
Johannseburg
South Africa
Tel/Fax: 27-21-6671838
Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

Chairman
Waldo van Schalkwyk
email: [email protected]

Deputy Chairman
Steve Hardy
email: [email protected]

http:
(under construction)

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BELGIAN
RAFTING FEDERATION

Belgische Rafting Federation (BRAF)

http://www.dierickx.be/rafting

Leiekaai 330
9000 Gent
BELGIUM
Tel/Fax: 32 – 9 – 225 3769
Email: [email protected]
website: www.rafting.be

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

Secretary General
Herwig Rogiers

Beda
Ntibanoboka
Eddy Raman
Peter Van Daele
Philippe Van Daele
Wim de Keyser

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FREE
CANOE AND RAFTING UNION OF SLOVAKIA

Zvaz Vodactva A Raftingu Slovenskej Republiky

address:
Zvaz vodactva
a raftingu SR
Wolkrova 4
851 01  Bratislava
SLOVAKIA

e-mail:
[email protected]

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RUSSIAN
RAFTING FEDERATION
      

113093
Russia, Moscow , 3-d Pavlovski pereulok block 3,
Business Center “Win Cell” off.30 
Tel: 7(095) 235-1778; 235-8617; 737-7806 
Fax: 7(095) 737-7814; 235-7720
email: [email protected] 

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President –   Rumiantsev Alexei
Secretary –   Grigoriev Oleg
Sport Commettee –   Lazko Anton
Sport equipment –   Grigoriev Alexei
Fundraising –  Trofimenko Sergey

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JAPAN
RAFTERS FEDERATION

Race
Rafting Branch
18 Terama, Minakami-matchi, Tone-gun, Gunma, 379-1614
0278-72-1372(Ph) 0278-72-1373(Fax) 
[email protected](email)

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS:
Chairman: Harada Tomoaki
1st Vice Chairman: Kouichi Kato
2nd Vice Chairman: Kenji Kobashi

Race
Rafting:
Akihiko Uyama
Secretary: Shigeto Asano

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RAFTING
ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE & ZAMBIA (RAZZ)

Contact
Address:  Box 125, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
E-mail:   [email protected]
Fax: 263-13 – 3322

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

Chairman
 
                
A Roberts
Secretary                  
B Williamson
Treasurer                  
C Bradford
                                 
 M Gherrety
                                 
 P Bello

Members:
Shearwater Rafting (VFA),   [email protected]
Zimbabwe Frontiers Adventures (VFA);
Zimbabwe Bundu Rafting (LVS);
Zimbabwe Safari Par Excellence (VFA);
Zambia Safari Par Excellence (LVS); Adrift (VFA).

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GERMAN
CANOE FEDERATION

Deutscher Kanu-Verband

P.O.
Box 100315, 47003 Duisburg
GERMANY

Tel:
49-203-997590
Fax: 49-203-9975960
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.kanu.de

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

Secretary General
Wolfgang Over

Rafting
Representative

Peter Micheler

Am Eiskanal 30, D-86161 Augsburg
GERMANY
Tel: 49-821-550055
Fax: 49-821-556332
email: [email protected]

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NEW
ZEALAND RAFTING ASSOCIATION

PO Box 3859
Christchurch
New Zealand
Tel: 64-3-374-5784
Fax: 64-3-374-5983
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chairperson
Grant South
Tel: 64-3-696-3735
Fax: 64-3-696-3534
email: [email protected]

Secretary
Malcolm Anderson
email: [email protected]

Cam
McLeay       [email protected]>
Guido Leek          
[email protected]
Marty Black          [email protected]
Colin Sonneveld    [email protected]
Greig Bosley          [email protected]
Garth Oakden        [email protected]
Noel Rusden          [email protected]
Wade Garmson      [email protected]
Dawn Render         [email protected]

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SLOVENIAN
RAFTING FEDERATION

Rafting Zveza Slovenije

Medenska 83/b; 1000 Ljubljana; SLOVENIA
Tel/ Fax: 386-61-1522706
E-Mail: [email protected]

BOARD
OF DIRECTORS

President                                                      
Sandi Segatin
Vice President, funding and sponsorship   Milan
Lovrencic
Secretary                                                      
Robert Gornik
Public Relations                                        
 Marjan Jeza
Sports and Competition                              
Tadej Markelj
Education and Admission                          
Tomaz Taskar
Tourism                                                        
Sandi Bratasevec

Competition:
           Disciplines:
Downriver (6 races in 1998), Sprint (4), Slalom (3)
           Champion
in 1998:
Rafting Club Bober

Members:  
29 clubs with 380 competitors

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RAFTING
ASSOCIATION OF ITALY

Associazione Italiana Rafting

Via Caiolo Alto
23100 Caiolo Alto (Sondrio)
Italy
Tel / Fax: 39-342-354018
Web: http://www.airaf.it
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President                  
 
Emilio Martinelli         
     
 
email: [email protected]

Sporting
Commission Chairman Or Vice President

Sandro Marianni

email: [email protected]

Outfitters
and Guides Commission President

Danilo Barmaz

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DUTCH
RAFTING FEDERATION

Nederlandse Rafting Bond (N.R.B.)


Diamantstraat
19
5706 DJ; Helmond
Netherlands

http://www.dutchrafting.nl
Email:

[email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President: Harrie Vermeulen
Secretary: Henri Drieshen
Treasurer: Piet van Schijndel

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RAFTING
& GUIDING ASSOCIATION OF PERU

Asociacion Peruana De Rafting Y Guias Clase V

PO
Box 422; Cusco; PERU
Tel: 51-84-242824
Fax: 51-84-232666
Email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President  –        
Alejandro (Chando) Gonzalez
Vice President – Piero Vellutino
Secretary  –        Ario
Arbol
Tesorero –        
 Luis Vizcarra

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Brazil
Canoe Federation (CBCa)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Rafting
Nestor Pivotto 
email: [email protected]
homepage: www.cbca.org.br
 

Massimo
Desiati: 
     
[email protected]
Leonardo Seelbach:   r&[email protected]
Dario Armin Halbot:   [email protected]

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CANADIAN
RIVERS COUNCIL (CRC)

C.P.212;
Bryson; Quebec; JOX 1HO; CANADA
Tel: 819-647-3625
Fax: 819-647-6760
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President – Sean Mannion

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USA
Rafting Federation

1975
South Xenon Street; Lakewood; CO 80228; USA
Tel: 1 – 303 – 989 7194
Fax: 1 – 303 – 989 7193
Email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

Chairman          
– Mark Joffe
Vice Chairman   – Doug Chambers
Secretary          
– John Rice
Treasurer          
– Glenn Lewman

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COSTA
RICAN RAFTING ASSOCIATION

Asociacion Deportiva de Piraguismo

Apartado
472-1200; San Jose; COSTA RICA
Tel: 506 – 233 6455
Fax: 506 – 255 4354
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President – Alexander Baker. TelL: 506-766-6768
Secretary – Minor Arroyo. Tel: 506-222-4380. email: [email protected]

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WHITE
WATER GUIDING ASSOCIATION OF ECUADOR

Asociacion de Guias de Aguas Rapidas del Ecuador (AGAR)

P.O Box 17079621; Quito;  Ecuador
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President – Jose Aguirre
Vice-president – Juan Rodriguez
Commisioner – Jorge Fletcher
Phone:
(593 2) 432 310 / 522 977

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INDIAN
RIVER RUNNERS ASSOC

606,
Akash Deep; Barakhamba Road; New Delhi – 110001; INDIA
Tel: 331-3229/ 331-277
Fax: 91 – 11 – 331 2984
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President        –  Avinash
C Kohli

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MEXICAN
RAFTING ASSOCIATION

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RAFTING
& WHITEWATER LEAGUE FOR CUNDINAMARCA COLOMBIA (RLCC)

Calle
127 A# Santa Fe de Bogota; COLOMBIA
Tel: 57-1-520 2788; 57-1-520 4991
Fax: 57-1-523 3618
email: [email protected]

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

President & legal representative – Javier Fernandez
Gomez Rueda
Sports Vice President – Jose Alejandro Parra
Promotions & Development Vice President – Carlos Mayol
Abondano
Vice President – Sergio Eduardo Rico

ENGLISH
WHITE WATER RAFTING COMMITTEE

C/O British Canoe Union
Adbolton Lane; WestBridgford; Nottingham; NG2 5AS; UK

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

Secretary – Claire Lovell
, email: [email protected]

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SCOTTISH
RAFTING ASSOCIATION

Contact
Details

Steve Thomas
5 Ballinlaggan; Acharn; Aberfeldy; Perthshire; PH15 2HT; Scotland
Tel: 44-1887-829280 / 830633; 44-370-822849.
Fax: 44-1887-829280
Email: [email protected]

OFFICE
BEARERS

General Secretary            
George Thomson
Membership Secretary    Angus Myles
Training Officer                  
Steve Thomas
Access Officer                   
Jon Christian
Treasurer                            
Lynne McLaren

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

Iain McKinnon
Duncan Taylor
Scot Hermiston
Cameron Allan
Deborah Adair
Stuart Brain

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DANNISH
RAFTING FEDERATION

Dansk Rafting Forbund (DRaF)
c/o
Jakob Faerch; Kronprinsesse
Sofies Vej 8, 4. left;
DK-2000
Frederiksberg;
DENMARK
Phone: +45 38882469
Mobile: +45 28694774

E-mail: [email protected]
(or: [email protected])

COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Chairperson: Jakob Faerch
Bjarke Hylby
Morten Hansen
Uffe Hindsgaul
Jens Bjerregaard

Development
of rafting in Denmark since DRAF membership to IRF

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TURKISH
RAFTING & RIVER GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Turkish
Canoe & Rafting Federation

President: Mr. Perviz Aran 
e-mail: [email protected]

Rafting Vicepresident: Mr. Atac Besi
e-mail: [email protected]

Canoe Vicepresident: Mr. Erhan Gunsoy
e-mail: [email protected]

Education: Mrs. Hanife Saglam
e-mail: [email protected]

Judgement: Mr. Gursel en
e-mail: [email protected]

Press and Public Relations: Mr. Besim Guctenkorkmaz
e-mail: [email protected]

Health: Mr. Osman Koklu
e-mail: [email protected]

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AUSTRALIAN
RAFTING FEDERATION

PO
Box 455
Tully
Queensland, 4854
Australia
Fax: 7-40682858
email: [email protected]
website: www.austraftfed.com

Executive
Representatives

President:
Graham Maifredi
Tel 041-8725988;
email [email protected]

Vice
Presidents:
David Tofler
Tel: 7-40689154
email: [email protected]

Race
Director:
Vince Roughead
Tel: 7-40535108
email: [email protected]

Secretary:
Michelle Loyd
Tel: 0428264494
email: [email protected]

Treasurer:
Rheece Spring
Tel: 7-40688030

Committee:
Matt Neil, Darrel Daveson, Mal Dawson, Trevor Marsterson, James
Probst, John Macrossin

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01/10/2003 01:18:08,


Address:   Norwegian Canoe Association
   
            
Service box 1
Ullev�l Stadion
               
0840 Oslo,
Norway   
Phone no: (+47) 21029835
Fax no: (+47) 21029836

President:
Geir Kvillum
Administrator/Secretary: Sven Nordby Anderssen, e-mail: [email protected]
Head of Whitewater Committee:
Thomas Alexander Pindard,
e-mail:
[email protected]
Raft contact:

Nina Hvoslef,  e-mail: [email protected]

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