Račice rowing channel
Račice rowing channel | ||
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Regatta course | ||
Geographical location | Račice u Štětí , North Bohemia , Czech Republic | |
Islands | a | |
Location close to the shore | Ústí nad Labem (German Aussig) | |
Data | ||
Coordinates | 50 ° 27 '13 " N , 14 ° 20' 7" E | |
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length | 2.35 km | |
width | approx 0.165 | |
volume | 73 ha | |
scope | 5 km | |
Middle deep | approx. 3 m | |
particularities |
Venue of the 1993 World Rowing Championships |
The rowing channel Račice ( Czech Veslařský kanál Račice ) is an artificial lake near the Czech municipality Račice (German Ratschitz ), which has been used as a regatta course for canoeing and rowing since 1986 .
history
For the junior rowing world championships in 1986, a rowing channel was built at the site of a sand pit in a loop of the Elbe near the village of Račice.
The most important event in Račice was the 1993 World Rowing Championships .
properties
The Račice rowing channel has two lanes: a competition lane with a length of 2350 m and a width of 130 m, and a training lane with a width of 30 m.
Eight to nine lanes can be divided into competitions with an Albano system .
The main grandstand in the finish area of the rowing channel has a capacity of 5000 seats.
Events
- World Junior Championships in rowing 1986
- World Rowing Championships 1993
- FISA World Masters Regatta 2002
- U23 World Rowing Championships 2009
- Junior World Rowing Championships 2010
- EDBF European Dragon Boat Racing Championships 2014
- ICF Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships 2015
- European Rowing Championships 2017
- 2018 Junior World Rowing Championships