Every year naval architecture students from all over Europe are competing in the International Waterbike Regatta (IWR). The IWR was found 35 years ago. The aim was to enable students to put theoretical knowledge into practice and to advance exchange among students. In various disciplines waterbikes, designed and built by students, should race against each other. Since then the IWR took place in various European countries as Germany, Poland, Turkey and Croatia, and became an annual highlight for students from seven European countries. The event brings together over 300 students each year and is a great platform for students to combine creative work, exchange with colleagues from other countries and having a lot of fun racing the boats. The competition between the different universities lead to high-tech waterbikes, lightweight constructions, reaching easily speeds of more than ten knots.
IWR — host towns:
| 1980. – Hannover 1981. – Berlin 1982. – Kiel 1983. – Aachen 1984. – Hamburg 1985. – Bremen 1986. – Duisburg 1987. – Berlin 1988. – Delft 1989. – Hamburg 1990. – Goeteborg 1991. – Gdansk 1992. – Flensburg 1993. – Trondheim 1994. – Nantes 1995. – Trieste 1996. – Bremen 1997. – Gdansk |
1998. – Delft 1999. – Zagreb 2000. – Flensburg 2001. – Hamburg 2002. – Genua 2003. – Duisburg 2004. – Berlin 2005. – Bremen 2006. – Istanbul 2007. – Gdansk 2008. – Zagreb 2009. – Rostock 2010. – Szczecin 2011. – Hamburg 2012. – Duisburg 2013. – Rijeka 2014. – Istanbul 2015. – Berlin 2016. – Wien |