Category: Rowing
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Links and resources for Frankfurt am Main water sports
Pegel caution level: 200cmPegel limit: 260cmFlow caution: 300m3/sFlow limit: 400m3/s FRG Germania Ruderampel Water level, flow and temperature (mobile link) Water level Windy forecast City webcam Sunrise and sunset time FRGS
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Boat selection at LIRC
Possible combinations of boats at LIRC depending on the number of rowers. For challenging conditions (only Gig 3+):IN WINTER OK: 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 rowers NOT OK: 2, 6, 10, 13, 14 rowers–IN SUMMER OK: from 3 to 16; 18, 19 NOT OK: 2, 17, 20 or more Number of rowers…
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Moselle water temperature during the year (Perl)
What is the temperature of the Moselle water in each season around Perl / Schengen ? As there is no website that makes easily accessible historic data, I have decided to keep track manually and publish it here. The source of information is the German measuring service. Chart – Temperature from 1.1.24 to 8.12.24 (chart…
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Formation of ice in the Schwebsange marina
While the water on the Luxembourgish Moselle does not freeze frequently, thanks to the constant movement due to the current, the water inside of the Schwebsange marina is subject to freezing in particularly cold periods of the year. The formation of an ice layer on the surface in the marina is not only enabled by…
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A possible malfunction of the flow measuring station in Perl
I have noticed that the chart and text related to the flow in m3/s of current on the Moselle River in Perl shows consistently a peak / spike in the last measurement. That spike smooths then at the following refresh. Also, by hovering the mouse over the previous values as well as on the immediate…
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Interesting water level patterns in the luxembourgish Moselle
Probably caused by changes in settings of the waterlock (écluse, Schleuse)
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My rowing experience
I started rowing in 2015 in Frankfurt, at the FRGS rowing club. When I moved to Luxembourg in 2021, I became member of the LIRC. Associations and qualifications Member of FRGS (Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft Sachsenhausen v. 1879 e.V.) since 2015 Member of LIRC (Luxembourg International Rowing Club) since 2021 Member of Club Aviron Balaruc since 2024…
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Suggested criteria for safe rowing
Leisure rowing is not an extreme sport and can be reasonably safe, but in general water sports require constant awareness of the conditions and risks. To my knowledge through a few years of practicing this sport, discussing with friends and fellow rowers and consuming some literature, the main risk factors are (listed from the most…
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Prediction of water level in Perl based on levels in Custines
This is an initial analysis of the evolution of the water level in Custines, F (km 343,6) and in Perl, D (km 242,0) to determine if there is a pattern that can be used to predict the level of water in Perl based on the level in Custines (about 100 km downstream). The current analysis…
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Water levels and current in Schwebsange – observations
Every time we have an increase of water level, we ask ourselves “will we get flooded ? at what level should we move our items in a safer place” ?Of course we know that 2,3m in Perl is a very safe level and we also know that 8m in Perl is a disaster. But what…