Head of the River

Spectacle on the water

With crews of four and eight (plus a helmsman), more than 4,000 men and women, from 15 to 70 years old, will take to the Amstel in Amsterdam. The course is 8 km long and runs from the center of the city, where the Amstel is wide and straight, south through some narrower, challenging bends, eventually reaching the picturesque town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.

Whether you join in, watch from the banks in the city, or follow the action from start to finish by cycling along with the rowers, it is a remarkable river spectacle.