13th Concrete Canoe Regatta
On June 25, 2011, the 13th German Canoe Regatta took place on Salbker Lake II in Magdeburg. More than 700 students and trainees launched their self-made canoes and vessels made of concrete on the occasion of the extraordinary competition. The University of Twente located in Enschede (the Netherlands) won the first prize among the ladies as well as the men.
The ladies won the final against the boats of the Weimar University (2nd place) as well as the TU Hamburg-Harburg (3rd place) and TU Dresden (4th place). TU Dresden won the second place just following the Dutch team among the men. The Weimar University gained the fourth place after an additional boat from Twente. The Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences of Nuremberg won the construction competition. Aachen University of Applied Sciences was able to secure the design prize – for the fourth time in succession.
The contestants of the regatta came from universities of applied sciences,...
