EVENT DESCRIPTION

The World Rowing Cup is an annual series of three regattas that act as a lead-up to the World Rowing Championships. It is held over three days with racing a progression system from heats through to finals.

Racing at the World Rowing Cup includes the 14 Olympic boat classes and a selection of International boat classes. Para-rowing is contested at some World Cups. Each Olympic boat class earns points based on the finishing order.

EVENTS OFFERED

The following World Cup and International events are offered at the 2021 World Rowing Cup II:

Men (M): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+

Women (W): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+

Lightweight Men (LM): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x

Lightweight Women (LW): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x

EVENT DOCUMENTS

21/05/2021: WRC2 Lucerne Racing Programme D.8

30/04/2021: 2021 FOQR & WRCupII Team Managers Manual

04/05/2021: FOQR and WRCupII COVID Protection Concept

11/05/2021 World Rowing Cup II Lucerne Teams Briefing Slides

24/04/2021: On-site COVID-19 Testing Information and Booking

26/04/2021: COVID-19 Pre-Event Health Self-Declaration

27/04/2021: Entering-Switzerland-Procedure-Application-exemption from quarantine application

ENTRY AND ACCREDITATION DEADLINE

Friday, 7 May 2021

ACCREDITATION FEE

This year’s Lucerne Regatta/World Rowing Cup is operating in the current challenging COVID-19 environment with significant amounts of additional spending that the OC is required to do for COVID-19 management and infrastructure. To assist the Lucerne Organising Committee in covering these COVID-19 expenses, an ‘accreditation fee’ of €35.00 per accredited team member will be invoiced to the member federation and is payable to the OC at the Regatta Office at the venue. The fee will only be charged once per person per team i.e., if a person is participating in both the FOQR and World Rowing Cup they will only be charged once, and includes all accredited team members including athletes, coaches, team managers, team support staff, etc. If you have any questions please email info@lucerneregatta.com.

TRAINING

The venue is officially open for training daily from Wednesday, 19 May 2020 from 8:15 until 19:00hrs. No training for the World Rowing Cup II will be allowed before this time.

On racing days, training is allowed from 7:15hrs until 15 minutes before the first race. Training will close 19:30hrs on racing days.

ELIGIBILITY

World Rowing Cup regattas shall be open to all competitors who are authorized to compete by their member federation and who are eligible under the relevant rules. To represent a Member Federation in a World Rowing Cup regatta, a rower must be a citizen of that country or a bona fide member of the rowing club for which he competes in that country. In World Rowing Cup events at World Rowing Cup regattas, rowers shall compete under the name of their Member Federation that shall alone be entitled to enter them. Each member federation may enter up to four crews in each event of the 1st World Rowing Cup regatta and a maximum of two crews in each event of the 2nd and 3rd World Rowing Cup regattas.

ABOUT THE VENUE

The waters of the Rotsee are ideal for competitive rowing. The lake’s size and shape enable Olympic-style six-line racing over 2000 meters; its geographical position makes the course arguably the fairest in the world.
At the same time, the Rotsee is also a Nature Reserve with a rich variety of flora and fauna. Its shores are a year-round recreational area for large numbers of local residents.

How can all this best be combined? In 2010, Lucerne Regatta Association, the city and Canton of Lucerne and the lakeside town of Ebikon commissioned a study on “The Rotsee’s Rowing Future“. Its results demonstrate that the majority of interests are mutually compatible. The study, however, underlines the need for clearly defined “activity“ and “tranquility“ zones, as well as for a number of infrastructure investments. The common goal is clear: the Rotsee’s future is for sharing. To maintain its natural beauty and diversity, environmental considerations will play a central role at all times. Canton Lucerne has recently issued new conservation regulations for the lake area. This is based on the compromise successfully reached by rowing representatives and environmental organizations that will extend the lake’s permitted use for training and regattas.

The association called Naturarena Rotsee aims to renew the lake’s rowing facilities while sustainably maintaining the natural surroundings and their public enjoyment. The 2010 study listed 22 measures to achieve this goal. They fall into four main groups: Finishing Tower replacement, Rowing Centre reconstruction, pathway and shoreline landscaping, and the creation of rowing-related infrastructures.
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Directions to the Regatta Venue

By Airplane

Lucerne is easily accessible from the inter- national airports of Zurich, Basel and Geneva by direct train. Departures from the airport are every 30 minutes as of 5:15 hrs.

Upon arriving at Lucerne’s main station (Hauptbahnhof), take bus No. 1 in the direction of “Maihof” and get off at the “Weggismatt” or “Maihofhöhe” bus stop. Follow the signs down to the lake, it is a short walk.

When driving from Zurich airport, take Motorway A4 (Zurich-Zug-Luzern) and follow the direction Luzern. Take the “Emmen Sud” exit and follow the “Rotsee” signs.

By Train

You can reach Lucerne’s main station (Hauptbahnhof) from all directions by train. From there, take bus No. 1 in the direction of “Maihof” and get off at the “Weggismatt” or “Maihofhöhe” bus stop. Follow the signs down to the lake, it is a short walk.

By Car

When arriving from the West, take Motorway A1 (Geneva-Berne-Zurich) and exit at the juntion “Wiggertal” which will lead you to Motorway A2 (Lucerne-Gotthard-Milano). Take the “Emmen Süd” exit and follow the “Rotsee” signs.

When arriving from the East, take Motorway A1 (St. Gallen-Zurich-Berne-Geneva) and then change to Motorway A4/A14 in direction Lucerne. Take the “Buchrain” exit and follow the “Rotsee” signs.

SPECTATORS

Confirmation of whether spectators will be allowed at the venue will be confirmed closer to the event depending on the COVID-19 situation. If spectators are allowed the numbers will be limited.

METEROLOGY

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2021 World Rowing Cup II - Lucerne, Switzerland

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