Shoutout to our incredible sponsors for powering our whitewater adventures!
Interested in sponsoring ORT?
The Oregon Rafting Team (ORT), a group of ambitious whitewater
atheletes,
was established in 2005 by a few paddlers from the Pacific Northwest.
We are dedicated to generating interest in the sport of whitewater rafting, protecting our
ecosystems, and
generally building healthy and safe paddling communities while having fun and paddling
hard!
The Oregon Rafting Team is very professional and we take our sponsorships serious. We promote
our
sponsors at rafting events and in everyday life.
If your business or non-profit is interested in teaming up with ORT, contact us at
info@oregonraftingteam.com for a sponsorship/media kit.
ORT is made up of a very diverse set of unique men.
The backgrounds of our team include a former Olympic medalist, NCAA all-around gymnast, college linebacker, endurance runners, climbers, skiers, snowboarders, mixed martial artists, kayakers, catarafters, drift boaters, skateboarders, ruggers, wrestlers, swimmers, kickboxers, and of course a few river guides.
Selflessness and grit required.
WHO WE ARE
ORT is a collection of whitewater paddlers competing across the West Coast. We are a
non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to racing, conservation, and community service.
Race head-to-head in Class III–V rapids.
Serve our community with river trips for veterans and youth.
Participate in river cleanups nationwide.
Promote rafting at national & international levels.
Promote the sport of whitewater raft racing at a national and international level.
Educate and train athletes to compete at an elite level.
Help with coordinating and promoting the Pagosa Paddle! and other river events around the country.
Communicate hazardous river conditions to our local boating community.
HOW WE EVOLVED
ORT began it’s evolution in 2002 when 20 year river running veteran and football coach Tim Brink
gathered a crew of his past and current teammates from rugby and college football for a local race.
After dominating the regional whitewater raft racing scene for a number of years, an unfortunate career
ending rugby injury forced Tim to focus his competitive fervor exclusively to raft racing
hence ORT began.
After training one summer with world class guides from Colorado, Tim returned home to the Portland area
with some new found racing knowledge and began recruiting paddlers. During the initial season,
ORT raced with a co-ed team as recruiting enough committed paddlers to form two teams proved to be
difficult.
The athletic backgrounds of our athletes include former college linebackers, Olympic wrestler, NCAA
all-around gymnast, dragon
boat racers, endurance runners, skiers, snowboarders, mixed martial arts, kayakers, catarafters, drift
boaters,
skateboarders, rugby, and of course a few river guides. Off the water once the gear is put away all the
seriousness
stops and the fun begins.
We are proud to say that ORT is the first of it’s kind. Not a team of guides or even river veterans, but
rather an athletic, charismatic body of energy that successfully engages in a variety of
adventures throughout the year while reinforcing the bonds we have created through the medium of
whitewater raft racing. ORT, we are more than just a racing team.
