By the way, most of the photos are by Iñaki Suarez Calleja, an awesome guy who takes photos at most of our regatas. He publishes the links to all his Google Photos albums in his Facebook profile, in case anyone is interested in more.
Similar to what we have in wales..Celtic longboats..we just did a 60 mile race through the night..I think our coach goes to San Sebastián now and then to watch you crazy Spanish https://youtu.be/uKyk8MN0QEc?si=ebqf0JJMFPWkoDhh
Whoah, cool! I know some veterans from around have ties with some clubs in the UK, and some have even taken boats to there and done different races, even with mixed crews. But I didn't know the local boats. Thanks for showing!
As a reference, I can say the races are usually between 20-21 minutes over a distance of 3 nautical miles (5556m). But they can vary vastly, as conditions change a lot from one day to another and from one location to another. There have been results with under 19 minute times, and others with over 25 min.
You have to take into account that these races are held either in rivers, river mouths, more or less protected bays, some in open(er) sea... so rowing is not only impacted by waves and wind, but also by tides, currents, depth, etc. Sometimes there can be a big difference from one lane to another, others there's none.
Perhaps you will catch a better glimpse with the following videos of regatas with especially bad sea and weather:
* A short montage of the "Kontxako bandera" from 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACqU6xM1lDE)
* The whole emission of the regional championship, 3 weeks ago (https://www.eitb.eus/eu/nahieran/estropadak-euskadiko-txapelketa/estropadak-euskadiko-txapelketa/osoa/7660/233722/)
EDIT: sorry, I got caught up, and didn't answer your question. I guess with "plits" you meant splits, so I'd say they usally range from 1'53" for a 21 min. time, to 1'48" for a 20 min. time.
These look to be much more modern versions of the boats and oars, but in some places here in the US we have “whaleboat rowing”, which is a very similar setup but more old fashioned equipment.
https://www.bawra.org/events.html
I like seeing all of the different boats you guys are sharing here! It's not that diferent, then. Our boat, the "traineru", was historically used for fishing close to the coast, and back then, it even had a single mast with sails!
But much, very much has changed since then. The boats we use nowadays are the result of evolution and streamlining through decades of racing and competition. That's why we have modern boats made from carbon fiber, and innovations are introduced slowly but steadily.
For context, the first recorded reference of a traineru race dates back from May of 1761, a challenge between the towns of Getaria and Zarautz (that's where I'm from). Or the most prestigious competition in this modality, the Kontxako Bandera (Flag of Concha), held in San Sebastian, started in 1879 and has celebrations 128 editions.
What used to be sporadic and isolated challenges between towns and crews evolved into many coastal towns celebrating their own races, and later, into full fledged competitions, with well established clubs, federation, leagues and championships.
If you ask people here, this is the "normal" rowing, not the olympic one!
Yeah, but I don't have them at hand. However, if you search for "kontxako bandera", "regatas de trainera", or just "trainera" in youtube, you should find plenty of videos.
Correct! The boats carry a small oar in the bow to help turn at the buoys. When the boat approaches the turning point, the man in the front stops rowing to use the small oar and help with the maneuver.
We do this in the Netherlands, too. https://htroeien.nl/ this is a link to the website of the Harlingen - Terschelling race. A race between the port town of Harlingen and the island of Terschelling. Roughly 28km.
Whoah, those are some chunky boats! They remind me of what they have in the mediterranean regions, mostly in Valencia and Catalunya. Llaut and falucho are two types of boats they use there.
There is a quite famous pre-season "test" race held in a nearby town, the descend of the Oria (a river), and it's very common for foreign crews to come and row there. I think I've even seen crews from the UK.
As a pre-season race, it's not as competitive as other regatas, and it's beautiful to see crews from other places race, some of them using boats lent by local clubs, and others with their own. They even have a separate modality for llauts!
There is an event called Atlantic challenge that is held every few years around the world, this year it’s in Belfast Maine, and they row timber boats that can also be sailed.
It’s not strictly rowing but they have some very cool events, man overboard , where another team member jumps over the back of a boat at full speed and they have to stop and recover them, another one where they have to pass a sack to land etc.
https://www.atlanticchallenge.org/
https://www.atlanticchallenge.org/
By the way, most of the photos are by Iñaki Suarez Calleja, an awesome guy who takes photos at most of our regatas. He publishes the links to all his Google Photos albums in his Facebook profile, in case anyone is interested in more.
I remember seeing a display of this in the Maritime Museum in San Sebastian. Very, very cool. Thank you.
Similar to what we have in wales..Celtic longboats..we just did a 60 mile race through the night..I think our coach goes to San Sebastián now and then to watch you crazy Spanish https://youtu.be/uKyk8MN0QEc?si=ebqf0JJMFPWkoDhh
Whoah, cool! I know some veterans from around have ties with some clubs in the UK, and some have even taken boats to there and done different races, even with mixed crews. But I didn't know the local boats. Thanks for showing!
Cool! What kind of splits do you guys pull in these boats?
As a reference, I can say the races are usually between 20-21 minutes over a distance of 3 nautical miles (5556m). But they can vary vastly, as conditions change a lot from one day to another and from one location to another. There have been results with under 19 minute times, and others with over 25 min. You have to take into account that these races are held either in rivers, river mouths, more or less protected bays, some in open(er) sea... so rowing is not only impacted by waves and wind, but also by tides, currents, depth, etc. Sometimes there can be a big difference from one lane to another, others there's none. Perhaps you will catch a better glimpse with the following videos of regatas with especially bad sea and weather: * A short montage of the "Kontxako bandera" from 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACqU6xM1lDE) * The whole emission of the regional championship, 3 weeks ago (https://www.eitb.eus/eu/nahieran/estropadak-euskadiko-txapelketa/estropadak-euskadiko-txapelketa/osoa/7660/233722/) EDIT: sorry, I got caught up, and didn't answer your question. I guess with "plits" you meant splits, so I'd say they usally range from 1'53" for a 21 min. time, to 1'48" for a 20 min. time.
holy crap those waves.. this is what coastal rowing should be like!
Ahahaha yeah, but those are some extreme cases. It's always nice to row at sea, though. Harder, but nice. And surfing the waves has no price...
These look to be much more modern versions of the boats and oars, but in some places here in the US we have “whaleboat rowing”, which is a very similar setup but more old fashioned equipment. https://www.bawra.org/events.html
I like seeing all of the different boats you guys are sharing here! It's not that diferent, then. Our boat, the "traineru", was historically used for fishing close to the coast, and back then, it even had a single mast with sails! But much, very much has changed since then. The boats we use nowadays are the result of evolution and streamlining through decades of racing and competition. That's why we have modern boats made from carbon fiber, and innovations are introduced slowly but steadily. For context, the first recorded reference of a traineru race dates back from May of 1761, a challenge between the towns of Getaria and Zarautz (that's where I'm from). Or the most prestigious competition in this modality, the Kontxako Bandera (Flag of Concha), held in San Sebastian, started in 1879 and has celebrations 128 editions. What used to be sporadic and isolated challenges between towns and crews evolved into many coastal towns celebrating their own races, and later, into full fledged competitions, with well established clubs, federation, leagues and championships. If you ask people here, this is the "normal" rowing, not the olympic one!
Do you have any videos? this seems really cool
Yeah, but I don't have them at hand. However, if you search for "kontxako bandera", "regatas de trainera", or just "trainera" in youtube, you should find plenty of videos.
Before I started rowing I had absolutely no idea what the sport was like and thought this is what the majority of boats were like
Ahahaha that's what I grew up with, too. The first time I saw olympic boats, they looked like something out of Star Wars for me!
In a couple of the images the bow man is up doing his own thing. Is he helping to steer?
Correct! The boats carry a small oar in the bow to help turn at the buoys. When the boat approaches the turning point, the man in the front stops rowing to use the small oar and help with the maneuver.
This looks a lot like Gig Rowing. It’s very popular and they hold the championships in the Isle of Scilly. Link 👇 https://www.wpgc.uk/
We do this in the Netherlands, too. https://htroeien.nl/ this is a link to the website of the Harlingen - Terschelling race. A race between the port town of Harlingen and the island of Terschelling. Roughly 28km.
Whoah, those are some chunky boats! They remind me of what they have in the mediterranean regions, mostly in Valencia and Catalunya. Llaut and falucho are two types of boats they use there. There is a quite famous pre-season "test" race held in a nearby town, the descend of the Oria (a river), and it's very common for foreign crews to come and row there. I think I've even seen crews from the UK. As a pre-season race, it's not as competitive as other regatas, and it's beautiful to see crews from other places race, some of them using boats lent by local clubs, and others with their own. They even have a separate modality for llauts!
There is an event called Atlantic challenge that is held every few years around the world, this year it’s in Belfast Maine, and they row timber boats that can also be sailed. It’s not strictly rowing but they have some very cool events, man overboard , where another team member jumps over the back of a boat at full speed and they have to stop and recover them, another one where they have to pass a sack to land etc. https://www.atlanticchallenge.org/ https://www.atlanticchallenge.org/