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Sea by oar
Start date: June 3rd 2013
We are attempting to row from the highest navigable point on the Danube (Ulm, in the Black Forest in
Germany) down to the Black Sea Delta, then continuing south through the Black Sea to finish in Istanbul.
This is a distance of over 3200km, beginning in the heart of Europe and passing through (or past)
ten countries on the way to finishing on the western fringes of Asia. We’ll be rowing in shifts of 1-hr each,
needing to cover at least 100km per day to remain on target. As well as dodging the massive shipping
that passes down the Danube and navigating through locks and hydroelectric facilities, we will then need
to cope with ocean rowing conditions in the Black Sea.
The Route
Mainland Europe
Row the Danube 2013 Route: Ulm in Germany to Istanbul in Turkey
The (navigable) Danube and our route flows through the following countries and cities (ordered from the
source to mouth):
Germany
Ulm in Baden-Württemberg
Neuburg an der Donau in Bavaria
Regensburg in Bavaria
Austria
Linz, capital of Upper Austria
Tulln in Lower Austria
Vienna
Slovakia
Bratislava
Komárno
Štúrovo
Hungary
Győr
Budapest
Mohács
Croatia
Vukovar
Ilok
Serbia
Novi Sad
Belgrade
Kladovo
Bulgaria
Vidin
Nikopol
Silistra
Moldova
Giurgiuleşti
Ukraine
Reni
Vylkove
Romania
Moldova Nouă
Galaţi – largest port on Danube
Sulina – last city through which it flows
Black Sea
After arriving at the Danube Delta we’ll head out into the Black Sea. Separating eastern Europe from
western Asia, the Black Sea has an area of 436,400 km² and is affected by a constant large swell. Here,
we’ll adopt an ocean rowing strategy and aim to reach our target finish point on the Bosphorus in Istanbul
after 35 days.