ABOUT THE VENUE

The regatta course is situated at Dove-Elbe water park. It is a calm stretch of water in a conservation area in the south-east of Hamburg. In the 1980s, the natural setting of the Dove-Elbe was converted into a modern regatta course, meeting all requirements for national and international contests. Due to its location in a listed nature conservation area, the spectator stands, pedestrian bridges, floating start tower, pontoon start bridges and additional landing stages requires for international regattas have to be installed temporarily. The course is 2150m long and 200m wide. The direction of the course is west-east.