Havnar Róðrarfelag is a Faroese rowing club in Tórshavn. Havnar Róðrarfelag was founded on 25 June 1932. The club is the most winning Faroese rowing club since 1973, and has won 61 Faroese championships, Argja Róðrarfelag comes second with 22 championships. The boats participate in the rowing competitions which are held around the islands in June and July, starting with Norðoyastevna in Klaksvík and ending with the final boat race at Ólavsøka in Tórshavn.
Faroese Rowboats for Rowing Competitions Havnar Róðrarfelag owns 8 wooden rowing boats, which are of all the sizes, which are used in Faroese rowing competitions; the boats are called 5-mannafar, 6-mannafar (both 5-mannafar and 6-mannafar are manned by 6 rowers and one steerman), 8-mannafar (manned by 8 rowers and one steerman) and 10-mannafar (manned by 10 rowers and one steerman). Havnar Róðrarfelag owns a large boat house, where the boats are stored, when they are not in use. Havnar Róðrarfelag owns these rowboats: Drekin, 5 mannafar Sílið, 5 mannafar Títlingur, 5 mannafar Gongurólvur, 6 mannafar Víkingur, 6 mannafar Ørvur, 8 mannafar Bláskelin, 10 mannafar Havnarbáturin, 10 mannafar
Faroese Champions Several of the boats of Havnar Róðrarfelag have won the Faroese championship. The champion is determined by seven races; it may take fewer, if the difference between the first two is more than seven points, which cannot be overcome. The winner of each race gets seven points, second place gets six points, etc. The boat which has most points after the final race on Ólavsøka wins the Faroese championship.
Boat name Boat type Type of race Faroese Champion Year Drekin5-mannafar Boys under 181993, 1996, 1997, 2012Drekin5-mannafar Boys under 182008Drekin5-mannafar Women2003Sílið5-mannafarBoys under 181973, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2008Sílið5-mannafarWomen1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008Gongurólvur6-mannafarWomen1984, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2011Gongurólvur6-mannafarMen1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1996, 2005Ørvur8-mannafarMen1974, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2003Havnarbáturin10-mannafarMen1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008
The Board of Havnar Róðrarfelag
The board of Havnar Róðrarfelag is manned by five persons.
Skarpheðin Njálson, chairman, elected in 2008 Róar W. Dalsgaard, Secretary, elected in 2010 Sigfríður á Plógv Hansen, Vice Chairman, elected in 2010 Jóan Pauli Lamhauge, Chief financial officer, elected in 2008 Eirikur á Kletti, board member, elected in 2010
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References
External links Drekin.fo, The official website of Havnar Róðrarfelag