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Sulkavan Suursoudut is Finland's biggest rowing race, held every July in Sulkava, Southern Savonia, Eastern Finland. It is organised by a Sulkava Association. In 2013 the 46th race was held. ==History== The first competition was held in 1968 with 38 competitors. The winner was 67-year-old Einari Luukkonen in a time of 8 hours, 29 minutes, and 40 seconds. The boats used in competitions are Finnish traditional style wooden rowing boats, normally now made of plywood. Since 1984 there have been competitions in 40 foot 'church-boats', 14 seat craft plus a cox that were traditionally used in church trips. Today the four-day competition involves approximately 8000 rowers with roughly 20,000 people visiting to watch the race. In 2007 the 40th anniversary of the race was held and the four-day competition extended to six days. The race route is approximately . In most years the start is Hakovirta, circling Partala island and finishing at the Sulkava stadium. Current records of the competition are 5.05.50 for men singles, 6.05.53 for women singles; the church boats travel the distance in about 4 hours. One of the records was set by the Handle Boys church boat in 2004 in 3.51.20. Between 7- and 8,000 competitors and 20,000 spectators take part in Sulkavan Suursoudut every July. The World Masters Rowing Event for church-boats was introduced in 2010, attracting 13 crews from abroad. The competition was held over distances of and . The fastest foreign crew over the latter distance was the squad Eco from Russia, finishing in 4 hours and 48 minutes, 45 minutes behind the winning squad, Joutele from Helsinki, Finland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sulkavan Suursoudut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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