Description of competition venue:
The Račice Regatta Course is equipped with six floor finish tower, a boathouse, changing rooms and sanitary facilities, indoor rest area, outdoor rest area with large space for individual shelters, hotels, large parking lots, administrative buildings, modern conference room, restaurant and a grandstand for up to 1500 sitting spectators.
Technical parameters:
- Total length of the artificial water channel is 2350 m
- Total width is 130 m
- Depth of the channel is about 2.5 m
- The return channel - is connected with the main channel at the 600 m and 1100 m marks
- 9 lanes of 9 m width marked with Albano system
- Total area of sport centre is 73 hectares
- There is an asphalt road 5 km around the channel, suitable for cycling
- Protected against wind alongside the course from start to finish and side waves by construction design and shores trimming
- Direction of prevailing winds - western
- Automatic starting systems
- Time keeping – on the highest technical level
Regatta course map: