About us
From a passion for rivers, and a thirst for adventure and the adrenaline rush of white water, T-rafting was born, a company with more than 20 years’ knowledge of aquatic environments, their ecologies, and the territory, and extensive experience in outdoor life and navigation on torrents, rivers, lakes and the sea.
The rafting company and school for kayaking and SUP is run by Aquaterra A.S.D. (Amateur Sports Association) recognized by CONI and affiliated with FIRAFT (the Italian Federation of Rafting) and UISP Area Nazionale Acquaviva. The scope of the Association is the promotion and practise of outdoor sports, with a particular emphasis on aquatic sport; to become a member it is necessary to make a specific request by filling in the registration form and paying the membership fee of €15 (€10 for children under the age of 16) which will include a UISP Type A membership card with appropriate insurance coverage. The head office is registered in Florence, in via E. Nencioni 14, 50135 – C.F. 94249260483 | P.I. 06630000484. To become a member, simply download the following form, complete it and return it.
Aquaterra A.S.D.is a partner of Tuscany Outdoor, a project to promote the Tuscan territory.
Enrico Pini Prato
Technical Director
Rafting Guide, Level III – FIRAFT license # 397, May 2016
River Kayaking Instructor – technical license UISP # 0000806, January 2006
Rescue technician for fluvial and flood environments – RESCUE PROJECT license # 4295, November 2015
Teacher of freshwater ecology and river restoration at the Department of Agriculture, University of Florence 2005-2008
Degree in Forestry and Environmental Sciences – University of Florence, 18 June 1998
Auxiliary Firefighter 1995-1998
BLS-D license, still valid
Emanuele Mazzucchelli
Vice President of Aquaterra A.S.D.
Works in the (crazy) world of IT consulting. He is passionate about nature, fascinated by challenges, enamoured of his origins and land! After 10 years of stress, he can state emphatically that quality of life is priceless.
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Sebastian Schweizer
President of Aquaterra A.S.D.
Rafting Guide, Level II – FIRAFT license # 236, May 2016
Rescue technician for fluvial and flood environments – RESCUE PROJECT license # 4300, November 2015
Licensed Lifeguard (inland water & sea) obtained from SNS Genova, sez. di Firenze, March 2016
SUP Flatwater Course Instructor ISA-FISURF (to be concluded with work experience) , March 2016
Extensive curriculum of cycling, sea kayaking and aquatrekking activities.
Teacher of Freshwater Ecology and river restoration, teacher of Cartography, GPS and GIS at the Department of Agriculture, University of Florence 2005-2008
Degree in Forestry and Environmental Sciences – University of Florence, 15 March 2000
BLS-D license, still valid.
Fabio Tani
Rafting Guide
Rafting Guide, Level II – FIRAFT license # 236, May 2016
Full-time firefighter, since 2000.
Helicopter rescue expert, River rescuer, cave and alpine rescue expert, licensed lifeguard (open and closed waters), licensed firefighter from the Ministero dell’Interno Corpo Nazionale Vigili del Fuoco
Kong DPI and complex equipment inspector.
TPSS (BLS-D + SVT) license, still valid.