Overseas tours
Touring rowing is far more developed in many European countries than in England. In Germany, for example, only about half of all rowers take part in competitions, while the remainder are recreational / touring rowers.
Portugal
Ginásio Clube Figueirense organises various rowing tours - see their blog and website.
The club is pleased to present the program for PORTUGAL ROWING TOUR for 2017:
DOURO RIVER – 7 to 9 August
Here is the provisional programme and application form
MONDEGO RIVER – 10 to 13 August
Here is the provisional programme and application form
We will include further details and photographs when we receive them.
Applications close on 9th June
France
The French Rowing Federation (Aviron France) publishes a list of tours which are open to all. The following site includes a map, and descriptions of all the tours in English as well as French. The 2016 calendar is not yet available, but should be published soon.
Germany
The Rowing Federation of Baden Wurttemberg has just published its list of touring events for 2016.
http://www.rudern-bw.de/wanderrudern.html
Commercial tours
The following companies arrange tours in Europe and further afiield. They tend to be more expensive than tours organised by national federations, but offer a wider choice and more flexibility:
http://www.rowing-in-europe.com/
http://www.rowingtheworld.com/