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SOTAR PROUDLY SPONSORS
WHITEWATER ATHLETES
Our whitewater athletes help test SOTAR boats where performance matters most — in fast, technical, demanding water. By pushing SOTAR rafts to their limits in real world conditions, their feedback helps us refine the speed, control, durability, and confidence that serious paddlers expect from every SOTAR raft.
SOTAR proudly supports rafting teams who push our boats to their limits in races, expeditions, and whitewater competitions around the world.
With a long history of attending, sponsoring, and standing behind river events, we are honored to support the athletes and teams who help keep the sport of rafting moving forward.
The Oregon Rafting Team is a nonprofit whitewater racing team from the Pacific Northwest, built around elite paddling, river stewardship, and a hard-charging love for Class III–V whitewater. Founded by competitive athletes and river runners, ORT has grown into a 15-time West Coast Champion and 2024 National Champion team that promotes rafting through racing, conservation, youth and veteran river trips, and community service.
The USA Women’s Raft Racing Team – Open, also known as the Red Ladies, is a competitive women’s whitewater raft racing team representing the United States in national and international raft racing. Built around teamwork, river skill, strength, and trust, the team brings together experienced paddlers who train and race across demanding whitewater disciplines while helping grow visibility for women in competitive rafting.
The Redwood Rafters are a Humboldt County youth whitewater rafting team based in Northern California. The team gives young paddlers a place to build river skills, teamwork, confidence, and respect for wild rivers while competing in raft racing events across disciplines like sprint, downriver, head-to-head, and slalom. Built around community support, volunteer coaching, and a love of getting kids on the water, the Redwood Rafters help grow youth and amateur raft racing on the North Coast.
Riff Raft Racing is a Western Colorado raft racing team made up of elite men’s and women’s paddlers who compete nationally and internationally while promoting the sport of raft racing. Their mission also includes protecting the rivers they train, race, and play on for future generations of paddlers.