The rowing challenge between Cambridge and Oxford returns to the Royal Palace of Caserta in the splendid setting of the Fountain of the Dolphins with the Reggia Challenge Cup 2018
From Friday to Sunday 8 10 June 2018 will be held at Palace of Caserta the fourth edition of the famous Reggia Challenge Cup, the rowing competition that sees the English crews from Oxford and Cambridge compete against each other. The race will take place in the splendid Fountain of the Dolphins.
The races will take place over two days with a first one elimination phase Saturday 9 June from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 15.00 to 18.00. The series of final scheduled instead will be held for the morning of the next day and will start at 10.00 and will end at 13.00. For the 8th one is instead planned gala evening which will take place inside the salt pans of the Royal Palace.
The seven-day program is added to the race with British crews from 4 to 8 June, dedicated to young students from schools in Campania and Lazio who will compete on promotional boats and on the same race course as the Fontana dei Delfini.
Program
From Monday 4 to Friday morning 8 June 2018
- Morning session with schools in the Dragon Boats from 9: 30 to 13: 00
- Educational workshops for the students of the schools of Lazio and Campania who adhere to the project: "In water without barriers", sports activities reserved for the disabled, in particular the facilitated integration for the conduct of nautical disciplines
Friday June 8 2018
- Dragon boat final schools up to 12.30, awarding Ministry of Education Trophy
- From 14.00 hours inauguration village athletes
- From 15.00 to 18: 00 welcome athletes with free practice in the water, training sessions
- 19 Hours: 30 with presentation of the event protagonists and crews Oxford and Cambridge Royal Palace of Caserta - Salone D'Onore
Saturday June 9 2018
- Ospitality village inauguration (Tribune for the public, parterre for the sponsors, stage of honor for the authorities)
- Start of 10.00 elimination races
- End of 18.00 hours regattas
Sunday June 10 2018
- From 9.00 to 12.30 Semi-finals and Finals
- 13: 00 Awarding Trophies
