NORDIC PACKRAFT ROUNDUP 2024

SWEDEN

ABOUT THE NORDIC ROUNDUP

DATES: June 27-30, 2024

LOCATION: DALA-FLODA, SWEDEN

REGISTRATION: WEEKEND PASS IS 600sek or 60euros, additional cost for courses before the weekend.

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This event is suitable for paddlers of all abilities, from beginners to experts.

RegistraTion will open in early 2024 and includes ACCOMMODATION, access to clinics, the raffle, a community meal and a movie night.

This is the 4th edition of the Nordic packraft roundup, this year we’re going back to Sweden and we are happy to offer a new format for this edition.
Roundups are crucial to keep Packrafting a friendly community and develop high standards in paddling abilities and river safety. Our roundups are social event that help packrafters to connect with each other, find new friends and explore new locations. We always try to find locations with accessible river sections suitable for everyone.
Dala Floda is located in the heart of the beautiful region of Dalarna in Central Sweden and is the country’s capital of whitewater.

THE FOCUS OF THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS RIVER CONSERVATION.

Preservation of natural environments is one of the values we want to highlight this year. We wish to participate in the conservation effort by helping associations in the fight for free flowing rivers. The beneficiary association this year will be Älvräddarna.

We will organize a raffle to win items donated by our sponsors, the money will go to the association and you have a chance to win great prizes!

We are teaming up with Kajaktiv this year. Kajaktiv will host the event while we organize the program and the activities.

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY (June 27-28)

Beginners and intermediate/advanced course – REGISTRATION NECESSARY (1800sek pp) – see below

River rescue course (to be determined)

Check-in for the weekend starts at 4pm.

SATURDAY (June 29)

Free clinics for everyone, packraft race, community meal, raffle, movie night.

Free technical clinics with Packraft Europe

Our special feature for the movie night this year is The Forgotten Coast, a Chris Burkard film about a Packrafting expedition in Iceland.
More about the movie HERE

Sunday (June 30)

Participants organize their own outings.

what is included in your registration

Fee registration is 600sek (60euros) for the weekend, it includes:

-Event administration

-Accommodation for 2 nights in shared room or camping

-Access to bathroom and showers

-Community meal with one drink (sponsored by Kajaktiv)

-Access to clinics during the weekend

-Registration for the packraft race

-Access to the movie night with an exclusive screening of The Forgotten Coast by Chris Burkard

– Entry to the lottery to win a Hiko Valkyrie Air4 drysuit worth 10 800 sek or 960 €

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200sek per extra night, option to rent a sauna (4-8 people) for 90min at a time.

Packraft and gear rental available.

Disclaimer: You are responsible for your own safety. The organizers and the roundup event are limited to organizing a place for Packrafters to meet up. There will be suggestion on trips and groups to paddle with, but this is not organized by the event or organizers, but by the people joining the event.

Code of conduct
This is an event were sexism, racism and other kind of undesired behavior is not welcome. This is an event where the participants show respect for each other.

Courses

Basic packrafting paddling skills: This is an introduction course suitable for everyone who never took a paddling course. We will cover all the equipment needed, the outfitting of the boat, river features, communication, basic paddle strokes and how to safely navigate a river with friends.

Duration: 2 days

Cost: 1800sek

Intermediate packrafting paddling skills: it’s a course for the more advanced paddlers who already took a course, we’ll work on more advanced paddle strokes, edging, boofing, catching eddies, surfing.

Duration: 2 days

Cost: 1800sek

Instructors for these courses are certified guides and instructors – Fredrik Feyling (IRF, NPF,WRTpro) and Jeremie Lamart (IRF, NPF, WRTpro) – this is a unique opportunity to join these courses at a great price (a 2 day course is usually around 3500sek)

River rescue training: we will provide a river rescue course. It is a course that everyone should take in order to acquire knowledge and skills that are essential for paddling whitewater more safely.

Duration : 2 days

Cost: 2990sek