On Saturday 21.3.2009 the international rowing federation (FISA)
paid a visit to the Račice Sports Centre before the world under 23
rowing championships, which is to take place this year at Račice
from the 23rd to the 26th of July. At the
supervisory meeting FISA was represented by Svetla Otzetova, Collen
Orsmond and Bernd Schumacher together with Ralph Hoffman from Swiss
Timing. Our organisational committee consisted of its chairman Jiří
Kejval, Zdeněk Pecka, Vladimír Borovička, Josef Johánek, Arnošt
Poisl, Zdeněk Janků, Simona Hanousková and Dušan Macháček
jnr.
The main aim of the visit was to check on the organisational
committee’s preparations for the world championships in accordance
with the detailed descriptions in the manual. The visit began with
a careful examination of the entire sports grounds followed by
checks and discussions for each point on the agenda. For the
competitors it is important to change the direction of the race
without using the return canal.
At the start the outside lane will go under the stands, as it did
at the World Cup in Munich. During last year a new building was
constructed in the grounds next to the weighing tower, as was a
path around the tower, further the anchoring of the makefast ropes
was reconstructed as well as the suspension on the boarding
piers.
Two new two-seat catamarans with Honda 20 HP engines were bought.
At the end of the meeting the FISA representatives expressed their
satisfaction with the preparations for this year’s world rowing
event.
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