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All You Need To Know About IRB Racing - Inflatable Rescue Boats

IRB Racing is a surf sport where Surf Life Saving Club teams race Inflatable Rescue Boats. Race events include Surf Rescue, Team Rescue, Mass Rescue, Tube Rescue and IRB Relay. These simulated rescues aim to improve lifesaving skills through competition.

Teams usually consist of a driver, a crew person and a patient.
IRB Race Driver Crew Patient
IRB Race: The crewman reaches for the patient in the water, while the driver controls the vessel

How To Participate In IRB Racing Events

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IRB Construction, Care and Maintenance

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  • Home
  • SurfCraft Sports
    • Bodyboard
    • Fish / Hybrid Surfboard
    • Foilboard
    • IRB Racing
    • Kitesurfing
    • Kneeboard
    • Longboard / Mal / Mini-mal
    • Nipper Board
    • Prone Paddleboard
    • Racing Mal Paddleboard
    • SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard)
    • Sailboard (Windsurf)
    • Shortboard
    • Skimboard
    • Softboard
    • Surfboat
    • Surf Kayak
    • Surf Ski
    • Waveski
  • Ocean/Beach Sports
    • Beach Flags
    • Beach Volleyball
    • Bodysurfing
    • Ocean Swimming
    • Sandboarding
    • Soft Sand Running
    • Surf Race (Run-Swim-Run)
  • Surf Life Saving
    • Black Sunday on Bondi
    • Bondi Rescue
    • Bronze Medallion
    • Carnivals
    • Competition
    • First Aid
    • Hand Signals
    • History
    • Surf Ironman
    • Nippers
    • Patrolling
    • Rescue Methods
    • Resuscitation (DRSABCD)
    • SLSA Branches and Clubs >
      • NSW Clubs
      • VIC Clubs
      • QLD Clubs
      • WA Clubs
      • SA Clubs
      • TAS Clubs
      • NT Clubs
    • Summer of Surf
    • Surf Board Rescue Race
    • Surf Rescue Certificate
    • Taplin Relay
    • The Aussies
    • Wave Warriors
  • More
    • About Us
    • Blog
    • Contact
    • FAQ
    • Forum
    • Glossary of Surfing Terms
    • Health and Fitness >
      • The Ocean
      • The Sun
    • Marine Life
    • News
    • Ocean Conservation
    • Photo Gallery
    • Privacy
    • Surf Forecast
    • Surf Safety >
      • Drowning
      • Rips
      • Sharks
      • Stingers
      • Surf Etiquette
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