The Tour du Lac regatta (also known as the Tour du Léman or the Tour du Lac Léman à l’Aviron) is a rowing

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. Since 1972 the regatta has been organized at the end of September every year by the yacht club Société Nautique de Genève. The tour, which starts in

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and runs around lake Geneva. With a distance of 160 km (99 mi), it is the longest non-stop rowing regatta in the world.

Route

Regatta rund um den Genfer See - Strecke

The starting point of the regatta is the mole of the club ''Société Nautique de Genève''. Traditionally the route runs on the Swiss lakeside past Nyon,

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, Vevey and

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to the end of the lake in

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. Afterwards the boats row along the French lake side past the cities of

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back to Geneva. Because of the adverse external conditions in some years the route was changed in the short-run. In addition, for reasons of safety, every boat is escorted by a motorboat.

Records

* The course record for the complete distance is held by the team of RC Hamm / Karlsruher Rheinklub Alemania / Mainzer RV / Stuttgart-Cannstatter RC. In 2011, the team in a time of 11 hours 43 minutes and 30 seconds. * As of 2014, Matthias Decker from the Ludwigshafener RV has participated in the regatta more than any other rower, having taken part 33 times. * In 2012 Christian Klandt from the Bonner Ruder-Verein completed the regatta alone in a skiff, arriving at Geneva after 14 hours and 27 minutes.

Results

External links

Tour du Léman à l'Aviron (französisch)
by the rowing department of the Societe Nautique de Geneve

References

{{reflist Annual sporting events in Switzerland 1972 establishments in Switzerland Recurring sporting events established in 1972 Rowing competitions in Switzerland Autumn events in Switzerland Lake Geneva