The East Flemish Rowing League
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The East-Flemish Rowing League is a member of the Flemish Rowing League, the first federalised sports league of Belgium and member of the Belgian Royal Rowing Federation, which in turn is also a founding member of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA), the oldest Olympic international sports federation.
clubs in the Belgian city of Ghent
and a collaborative alliance between five rowing clubs in the province of East Flanders
. Once there were rowing clubs in the cities and Geraardsbergen
and Lokeren, but today all the clubs are active around the Watersportbaan
of Ghent
, including the adjacent Canal Ghent-Bruges.
, Lokeren and Oudenaarde
. In Oudenaarde
the rival towns of Ename and Eine
organise an annual rowing meet featuring a race with eight men crews and also a ladies coxed fours race on the river Scheldt
, near the bridge over the river between the two villages. The teams practice and prepare themselves in the spring at the Royal Club Nautique de Gand
and rowing Royal Sport Gent on the Watersportbaan
of Ghent
. It is an initiative of twin brothers Benedicte and Frederic Dullaert, who were famous coxwains back in the 1990s of large Belgian national junior teams including on the World Juniors Championships Rowing in Poznan
and also won a series of 8 consecutive national titles.
( Koninkliojke Roeivereniging Club Gent 1871 K.R.C.G.), the Royal Sport Gent 1883, Ghent Rowing and Sportsclub (G.R.S.) , Veterans Association Club (V.V.R.) and Ghent Students Rowing
. The latter is the first and only official student
rowing club in Flanders
, founded back in 2004. Meetings alternate among the respective club premises and the chairmanship of the East-Flemish Rowing League is shared according to a fixed rotation.
on the urban Watersportbaan
. There is also a Charles V
Cup, (named for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
) with races for various boat types and categories of young to old, which takes place on the Canal Ghent-Bruges. There are also two recreational boating trips including the Passage true Gent (Doortocht van Gent) via Graslei and Portus Ganda
and the old Port of Ghent
; the Golden River Rowing Trip through the picturesque art painters village of Sint-Martens-Latem
; and the Deinze
- Ghent
cruise.
Function
The League is a non-profit association of local rowingRowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
clubs in the Belgian city of Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
and a collaborative alliance between five rowing clubs in the province of East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
. Once there were rowing clubs in the cities and Geraardsbergen
Geraardsbergen
Geraardsbergen is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the following towns:...
and Lokeren, but today all the clubs are active around the Watersportbaan
Watersportbaan
The Watersportbaan is a five lane rowing race course in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is 2300 metres long and 76m wide and was first used in 1954...
of Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, including the adjacent Canal Ghent-Bruges.
Extending
The League makes efforts to expand activities to other locations with the help of the Province, including the cities of Sint-NiklaasSint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and Sinaai....
, Lokeren and Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Welden, Volkegem and a part of Ooike.From the 15th to the 18th...
. In Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Welden, Volkegem and a part of Ooike.From the 15th to the 18th...
the rival towns of Ename and Eine
Eine
Eine can refer to:* Eine , a river in the Harz mountains in Germany* EINE, - an early Emacs text editor for lisp machines* Ben Eine, a street artist from London...
organise an annual rowing meet featuring a race with eight men crews and also a ladies coxed fours race on the river Scheldt
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...
, near the bridge over the river between the two villages. The teams practice and prepare themselves in the spring at the Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
and rowing Royal Sport Gent on the Watersportbaan
Watersportbaan
The Watersportbaan is a five lane rowing race course in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is 2300 metres long and 76m wide and was first used in 1954...
of Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
. It is an initiative of twin brothers Benedicte and Frederic Dullaert, who were famous coxwains back in the 1990s of large Belgian national junior teams including on the World Juniors Championships Rowing in Poznan
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
and also won a series of 8 consecutive national titles.
Clubs
The affiliated clubs are the Royal Club Nautique de GandRoyal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
( Koninkliojke Roeivereniging Club Gent 1871 K.R.C.G.), the Royal Sport Gent 1883, Ghent Rowing and Sportsclub (G.R.S.) , Veterans Association Club (V.V.R.) and Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing is a rowing club for students in the Belgian city of Ghent.This association is the first official student rowing club of Flanders...
. The latter is the first and only official student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
rowing club in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, founded back in 2004. Meetings alternate among the respective club premises and the chairmanship of the East-Flemish Rowing League is shared according to a fixed rotation.
Regatta, Head of the river and River Cruises
This collaboration is co-responsible for three international rowing regatta. The two largest are the Spring Regatta and the May – Regatta, conducted in cooperation with the Flemish Rowing League and the Belgian Royal Rowing Federation. Both are held in the City of GhentGhent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
on the urban Watersportbaan
Watersportbaan
The Watersportbaan is a five lane rowing race course in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is 2300 metres long and 76m wide and was first used in 1954...
. There is also a Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
Cup, (named for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
) with races for various boat types and categories of young to old, which takes place on the Canal Ghent-Bruges. There are also two recreational boating trips including the Passage true Gent (Doortocht van Gent) via Graslei and Portus Ganda
Portus Ganda
Portus Ganda is the yachting port of the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the former confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Leie, it opened in 2005....
and the old Port of Ghent
Port of Ghent
The port of Ghent is the third biggest port in Belgium. The first port of Ghent was situated at the Scheldt river and later on at the Lys river. Since the Middle Ages Ghent has sought for a connection to the sea. In the 13th century via the Lieve canal to the Zwin near Damme, in the 16th century...
; the Golden River Rowing Trip through the picturesque art painters village of Sint-Martens-Latem
Sint-Martens-Latem
Sint-Martens-Latem is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Deurle and Sint-Martens-Latem proper. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Martens-Latem had a total population of 8,280...
; and the Deinze
Deinze
Deinze is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Deinze proper and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Meigem, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Wontergem and Zeveren. On January 1,...
- Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
cruise.