A new star has risen among Europe’s international regatta venues with Germany’s Krefeld successfully hosting their first international regatta, the 2017 European Rowing Junior Championships. Racing was held over two days (20-21 May 2017) on Elfrather Lake, which regatta commentators dubbed the new “lake of gods” in reference to Lucerne’s Rotsee in Switzerland.
The annual Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta, HOSG, in the Australian state of Victoria is an inspirational sight, buzzing with over 2100 schoolgirls racing and with many more supporters cheering from the sidelines.
The best of under 19-year-old rowers in the world competed in the 2016 finals of the World Rowing Junior Championships.
These got going after a delay in racing due to a passing thunderstorm at the last day of the combined 2016 World Rowing Senior, Under 23 & Junior World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Conditions on the water of the Willem-Alexander Baan Rowing Regatta course was a rather brisk tail-cross wind on bumpy water. Fast times were expected.
The combined 2016 World Rowing Senior, Under 23 & Junior World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands moved on to semifinals for the juniors. These junior athletes had to race in head wind conditions as they fought to be in tomorrow’s finals.
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World Rowing Coastal Championship entry deadline extended to 12 October 2017
Single day tickets now on sale for 2017 World Rowing Championships
