26 - 27, 30 Jul 2009
venue: Lake Bagsværd (visit) & Københavns Havn (visit)
Københaven
Danmark
General Information
Welcome to rowing at World Outgames 2009. Rowing is one of the most popular sports in Denmark and we look forward to sharing our proud traditions with all rowers who wish to compete for fun and medals in Copenhagen.
A competition rowing regatta will be held 26 - 27 July 2009 at Lake Bagsværd and a fun “Copenhagen Head of the Harbour” event will be held 30 July 2009 in Copenhagen Harbour.
Sprint race Information
The Danish Rowing Federation will sanction the event. FISA rules of racing will be used with the following modifications:
All races are 1000 metres
Allocation of lanes are drawn by umpires
Preliminaries and finals in races with more than 6 entries. No repêchages
Umpires and judges are all from the national Danish Rowing Federation
Uniform clothing of competitors, but not painting of oar-blades.
The sprint race will offer open and master competition. Entries will be offered for men, women, transgender and mixed teams. Lightweight races will only be in single sculls (1x). Master age categories follow FISA rules. Recreational rowers are encouraged to participate in the inrigger four (4+inr) boats. Competition is not open to novices. All participants must be a member of a rowing club or association.
The following boat categories will be offered: 1x, 2x, 4x, 4-, 4+inr, and 8+
Master races will only be conducted individually if there are more than 4 entries. Otherwise races will be collective, and participants will race against each other across age and boat categories based on DFfR handicap rules. Medals will be given separately for each age and boat category even though the races are combined.
Head race information
The Copenhagen Head of the Harbour will offer two races formats:, 6 km and 12 km.
Entries will be offered for open (any mix of men and women), women only, and transgender. There will be no age categories. Competition is not open to novices. All participants must be a member of a rowing club or association.
The event will consist of two boat categories: 2+inr and 4+inr. Learn about the Danish inrigger boat here.
Contact Information
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