Róðrarfelagið Knørrur
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Róðrarfelagið Knørrur is a Faroese
rowing club in Tórshavn
, which was founded on 28 February 1985. The club has its boat house on Skálatrøð in Tórshavn
. The boats compete in the rowing competitions which are held every summer around the islands. The row boats are blue with a white line around the top of the boat. All of the boats have names from the Faroese ballad Ormurin Langi
. The boats of the row club has won several Faroese Championships. One of the former rowers of the club is Olympic rower Katrin Olsen
, who became Faroese Champion with Róðrarfelagið Knørrur in 1997 and 1999, before she moved to Denmark. Later she became Danish champion in a different kind of rowing; in Denmark
she was rowing in a lightweight double sculler. In 2008 she participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics
together with Juliane Rasmussen
, they ended up as number seven in the Women's lightweight double sculls
. The Faroese word for boat race or rowing competition is Kappróður.
at the Ólavsøka
boat race, win the Faroese championship (FM).
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
rowing club in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
, which was founded on 28 February 1985. The club has its boat house on Skálatrøð in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
. The boats compete in the rowing competitions which are held every summer around the islands. The row boats are blue with a white line around the top of the boat. All of the boats have names from the Faroese ballad Ormurin Langi
Ormurin Langi
Ormurin Langi is a ballad type song in the Faroe Islands. It was written ca. 1830 by Jens Christian Djurhuus.The song has 86 verses and is in Faeroese, and deals with the Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason...
. The boats of the row club has won several Faroese Championships. One of the former rowers of the club is Olympic rower Katrin Olsen
Katrin Olsen
Katrin Olsen is a Danish–Faroese rower, and representens Denmark. She weights 61 kilos, and is therefore in the lightweight class...
, who became Faroese Champion with Róðrarfelagið Knørrur in 1997 and 1999, before she moved to Denmark. Later she became Danish champion in a different kind of rowing; in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
she was rowing in a lightweight double sculler. In 2008 she participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
together with Juliane Rasmussen
Juliane Rasmussen
Juliane Elander Rasmussen is a Danish rower. She weights 61 kilos, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in Copenhagen.- 2008 Summer Olympics :...
, they ended up as number seven in the Women's lightweight double sculls
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls
Women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....
. The Faroese word for boat race or rowing competition is Kappróður.
Winner of the Faroese Championships in Rowing
The row club Knørrur has won several Faroese Championships since the club was founded in 1985. The boat Jarnbardur has won 11 Faroese Championships in the category for women in 6-mannafar boats, they won in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Jarnbardur (women 6-mannafar) is the most winning boat in the category "Women 6-mannafør" in the Faroese rowing competitions. Knørrur won already the first year in 1985. Knørrur has won the Faroese Championship in the category 8-mannafør men four times. There are rowing competitions held around the islands every summer in village festivals. The boats who win most points after the final boat race, which is held on 28 July in TórshavnTórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
at the Ólavsøka
Ólavsøka
Ólavsøka is a national holiday of the Faroe Islands, celebrated on July 29. It is the day when Løgting, the Faroese Parliament, opens its session....
boat race, win the Faroese championship (FM).
The Row Boats of Knørrur
Knørrur Row Club owns seven boats:- Jallurin, 5-mannafar, built in 2011 by Sámal Hansen, boat builder. The former boat was built in 2006, also by Hansen, and is now called Pílur.
- Tambar, 5-mannafar, built in 2008 by Kaj Hammer, boat builder.
- Pílur, 5-mannafar, previous Jallurin, built in 2006 by Sámal Hansen, boat builder.
- Jarnbardur, 6-mannafar. The club had two other boats with the name Jarnbardur prior to the present one. The first Jarnbardur was built by Hanus Jensen, the club bought it in 1990. The second Jarnbardur was built by Sámal Hansen in 2002 and the third one was built by Sámal Hansen in 2009. Jarnbardur has won the Faroese Championship (FM) eleven times in the category 6-mannafør kvinnur (rowing competition for women in boats of the size which in Faroese is called 6-mannafar, six persons row these boats, and one is steering).
- Herningur, 6-mannafar, the boat was built in 2002 by Sámal Hansen, it used to be called Jarnbardur, but now it is called Herningur, in 2010 it was used by old girls and men for the rowing competitions.
- Knørrur, 8-mannafar, built in 2000 by Sámal Hansen, boat builder. The former boat was built in 1974 by Niclas í Koltri, boat builder.
- Ormurin Langi, 10-mannafar, built in 2008 by Sámal Hansen, boat builder.
The Board of Róðrarfelagið Knørrur
- Gunnvá F. Ellingsgaard, Chairman
- Rúni Joensen, Vice chairman
- Ninna R. Ørvarodd, Chief financial officer
- Valborg Hammer, Secretary
- Petur í Gong, Board member
- Anita Poulsen, extra board member