Vienna Nightrow is an annual international sprint rowing regatta in

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(

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

) of the Erster Wiener Ruderclubs LIA for

coxed eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit i ...

s at night.

Concept

A team of former rowers, trainers, functionaries of rowing clubs, referees and functionaries of the Austrian rowing federation have set the aim to promote the rowing sport in several media, so they tried to create a new attractive form of this sport. Vienna Nightrow is a rowing regatta, which is held on a 350 meters race course on the Old Danube in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. The heats of the regatta start in the early afternoon and proceed to the finals, which are held in the dark and floodlight. Next to the

s there are also rookie corporate teams which start in the

quad scull A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. Rac ...

Vienna Nightrow 2011

Vienna Nightrow had been held on Saturday, 2 July 2011 for the first time. 19 coxed eights from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

started. Next to the coxed eights there competed four corporate teams. Participating clubs: * Erster Wiener Ruderclub LIA * Ruderverein Friesen * Ruderverein Austria * Ruderverein Normannen * Ruderverein Staw * Ruderverein Wiking Bregenz * Ruderverein Wiking Linz * Wassersportverein Ottensheim * Wiener Ruder Club Donaubund * Wiener Ruderclub Pirat * Mannheimer Ruderverein Amicitia von 1876 * Grasshoppers Club Zürich Participating companies: * Krammer&Friends * m.schneider * Österreichischer Automobil-Club * Wien Energie

Vienna Nightrow 2012

Vienna Nightrow 2012 was held on Saturday, 30 June 2012 for the second time. 32 coxed eights from

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Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

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and

started. Next to the coxed eights there competed fourteen corporate teams. Participating clubs: * Erster Wiener Ruderclub LIA * Gmundner Ruderverein * Ruderverein Friesen * Ruderverein Austria * Ruderverein Normannen * Ruderverein Wiking Linz * Ruderverein Staw * Ruderverein Villach * Wassersportverein Ottensheim * Wiener Ruder Club Donaubund * Wiener Ruderclub Pirat * Wiener Ruderklub Argonauten * Wiener Ruderklub Donau * Crabtree Boat Club * Tisza Evezős Egylet * Canottieri Lecco * Primorska Univerza * Studentsko Veslasko Drustvo * Rowing Club Slávia STU Bratislava * Slnava Piestany Participating companies: * Arealis Immobilien * BDO Austria * Donau-Universität Krems * Hotel Flemings International * IFUB * Krammer&Friends * Lomography la sardina * m.schneider * Profil-Reiseverlag * Technische Universität Wien * TU Wien IBMP * Vienna-LED * Wien Energie

Vienna Nightrow 2013

Vienna Nightrow was held on Saturday, 29 June 2013 for the third time. 37 coxed eights from

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

and

started. Next to the coxed eights there competed twelve corporate teams. In 2013 there had been a cooperation with the University of Vienna at the Vienna Nightrow, so next to the club eights there competed five teams of universities of Europe. Participating clubs: * Erster Wiener Ruderclub LIA * Gmundner Ruderverein * Ruderclub Mondsee * Ruderteam Universität Wien * Ruderverein Austria * Ruderverein Ellida * Ruderverein Friesen * Ruderverein Normannen * Ruderverein Seewalchen * Ruderverein Wiking Linz * Ruderverein Staw * Ruderverein Villach * Salzburger Ruderklub Möve * Union Ruderverein Pöchlarn * Wassersportverein Ottensheim * Wiener Ruder Club Donaubund * Wiener Ruderclub Pirat * Wiener Ruderklub Argonauten * Wiener Ruderklub Donau * Studentsport Limburg * Ruderteam Universität Zagreb * Vk Tresnjevka * Crefelder Ruderclub * Frankfurter RG Germania 1869 * Neusser Ruderverein * Ruderclub Germania Düsseldorf * Ruderteam Universität Passau * Györi Vizügy * Ruderteam Universität Venedig * Ruderteam Universität Warschau * Rowing Club Ljubljanica * Slnava Piestany * Rowing Club Slávia STU Bratislava Participating companies: * Arealis Immobilien * Caldersys Austria * ETI - Express Travel International * Gebäudeverwaltung Karner KG * m.schneider * Maillog * The Red Bulletin *

SAE Institute The SAE Institute (SAE, formerly the School of Audio Engineering and the SAE Technology College) is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit college with campuses and facilities, including license ...

* SMN Investment Services * TU Wien IBMP * Vienna-LED * Wien Energie

References

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External links

Website of Vienna Nightrow
Annual sporting events in Austria Rowing competitions in Austria Annual events in Vienna Summer events in Austria