Regatta Course specifications:

• surface area – approx. 70 ha
• length – 2,000 m
• width – 175 m
• course length in a straight line – 2,170 m
• number of racing lanes – 8 (rowing), 9 (canoeing)
• width of racing lanes – 13.5 m (rowing), 9 m (canoeing)
• general width of the regatta course – 108.0 (rowing), 81 m (canoeing)
• general width of the track (+return lanes on both sides 33 and 34 m) – 175 m
• course depth – 3.7 m
• “Albano” marking
• start tower – three levels, starter level 4.7 m above the water table
• paved boat area at the course finish – 6,300 m²

 

Finish tower (tower level above the water table):

• time recording referees – 3.15 to 6.3 m
• speaker and head of the competition – 9.3 m
• jury – 12.3 m
• IT centre – 15.3 m
• photo finish and time recording – 18.3 m
• TV – 21.3 m
• TV antennas – 28.8 m
• maximum tower height – 38.1 m

Equipment:

• time recording and photo finish – Omega Scan’O’Vision
• AGSO starting equipment
• IT system
• CCTV system

Hangar and changing rooms:

• 11 booths: shelves on four levels on both sides of the booth
• 24 changing rooms with showers, each for 21 competitors
• 10 massage rooms
• 2 Finnish saunas
• surgery and medical care unit
• anti-doping laboratory

Main stands:

• Level 1 – 765 seats
• Level 2 – 871 seats
• ground floor:
  • press centre
  • multi-purpose room

Stands at the finish line:

• over 1,200 seats
• press information office
• car par over the stands – 120 parking spaces

Administration and service building:

• regatta course service centre
• accreditation
• information
• competition secretarial office
• room for the president and secretary general
• director’s room and course administration
• main physician of the competition and first aid
• audio-visual room for 120 seats
• referee briefing room
• VIP lounge

Accreditation building + score board:

• 261 m² room
• score board 18.34 x 10.6 m – 12 lines of text