Program

Traditional International Rowing Festival
„IN MEMORY OF THE AMBER WAY„
devoted to popularize active leisure in nature on water and rowing

04-08 of August 2010

04-05/08/2010 Wednesday-Thursday

2 days tour by the river Nemunas „Alytus-Birstonas“. Distance is 80 km. Start - in Alytus at 11.00 a.m. and finish is in Birstonas near the Mound of Vytautas, accommodation in Trakeliai in tents.

Boats: 16 seats oar-boats (14 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer-flagwaver). Team: 16 people (no age or gender restrictions) .

2 days tour by the river Verkne „Vydzionys-Birstonas“. Distance is  45 km. Start - in Vydzionys at 12.00 a.m. and finish is in Birstonas  near the Mound of Vytautas, accommodation in Pikelionys in tents.

Boats: touring 2-seat kayaks, 2-seat, 3-seat and 4-seat canoes. There is no age or gender restrictions for the team members.

06/08/2010 Friday

Trips. Distance is 50 km. Start is in Nemajunai at the water-level measuring station and finish is in Birstonas ear the Mound of Vytautas. Participants can rest every 10 km 15 min max in the designated areas (Trakeliai, Panartiskės, Naravai, Prienai).

12:00 Viking trip by grass-snake boats

Boats: 16 seats oar-boats (14 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer-flagwaver). Team: 16 people (no age or gender restrictions) .

12:15 Viking trip by grass-snake boats

Boats: 10 seats oar-boats (8 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer-flagwaver). Team: 10 people (no age or gender restrictions) .

12:30 Viking trip by dragons

Boats: 22 seats dragonboats (20 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer). Team: 22 people (no age or gender restrictions) .

19:00 Awards ceremony for winners of the trips (at the event-stage in Birstonas).

Karaoke evening.

07/08/2010 Saturday

Race in the Verkne and Nemunas rivers

Verkne Regatta
Distance is 20 km. Start is in Jundeliskes at the intersection of the Verkne river and the road Vilnius-Prienai and finish is near the Mound of Vytautas in Birstonas.

Boats: touring 2-seat kayaks, 3-seat and 4-seat canoes. There is no age or gender restrictions for the team members.

Starts:

11:00 Touring 4-seat canoes
11:10 Touring 3-seat canoes
11:20 Touring 2-seat canoes
11:30 Touring 2-seat kayaks

Race in the Nemunas river (long distances)
Distance is 10 km. Start is in Prienai at the bridge and finish is near the Mound of Vytautas in Birstonas.

11:00 Royal Regatta of Vikings

Boats: 16 seats oar-boats (14 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer-flagwaver). Team: 16 people (no age or gender restrictions) .

Boats: 10 seats oar-boats (8 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer-flagwaver). Team: 10 people (no age or gender restrictions) .

11:30 Sports regatta

Boats: sports 4-seat kayaks and canoes. There is no age or gender restriction for the team members.

12:00 Academic Regatta

Boats: academic pair rowing 8 and 4 seats boats. There is no age or gender restriction for the team members.

12:30 Dragon Regatta

Boats: 22-seat dragons (20 rowers, 1 steerman, 1 drummer). There is no age or gender restrictions for the team members.

Distance is 3 km. Start is in Birstonas near the Zverincius forest and finish is near the Mound of Vytautas in Birstonas.

13:00 Fishermen Regatta

Boats: fisherman boats (no age or gender restrictions).

Boats: 4 seats oar-boats. Team: age is up to 15 years old and there is no gender restrictions.

Race and shows at the event stage in Birstonas

14.00 Swimming race (200 m)

14.30 Race on the timbers

15.00 Command racing, grass-skiing

15.30 Timber pushing event

16.00 Competition of the rope pulling (team: 4 men and 2 women)

17:00 Race on rowing machines „Concept“. Distance is 1000 m.

18:00 Show of material of different world rowing festivals

19:00 Awards ceremony for winners of the day, cantri music
Disco

08/08/2010 Sunday

Sprint race in the Nemunas river in Birstonas

Distance is 500 m. Start is near the ship "Vytenis" and finish is near the event stage. Starts:

11:00 Touring 2-seat kayaks.

11:15 Touring 4-seat canoes.

11:30 Touring 3-seat canoes.

11:45 Touring 2-seat canoes.

12:00 Fisherman boats.

12:15 Dragon boats (20+1+1).

Distance is 1000 m. Start is near the Zverincius forest and finish is  near the event stage.

12:30 Academic rowing 4x- boats.

12:45 Academic rowing 8+ boats.

13:00 Sport 4-seats kayaks.

13:15 Sport 4-seats canoes.

13:30 Viking boats (8+1+1).

13:45 Viking boats (14+1+1).

There is no age or gender restriction for the team members in all sprint races.

15:00 Awards ceremony for the winners of second day, closing of the festival in Birstonas at the event stage.

You can participate with your own boats or you can rent it from organizators.

We are looking forward to meeting your teams!

Please register in advance!

Organizers have left the right to change the program.