Flanders

Tideway IV

Départ(ure) à 11h / am 11:00

29km de / from Moerzeke (Hamme) - Wichelen - à / to Wetteren en Belgique

Printemps - Spring edition / 2026 Avril - April 25th.

2026 Autumn edition V September 26th 11:00

Greater River Race, Flemish Vogalonga,

Passage à travers / trough the River Scheldt Delta.

National Park River Scheldt Valley is close to Brussels.

XL '27 Edition will be very near to the Antwerp Metropolitan area.

Hannah Moneagle lifts up the Flanders Tideway III Participants Challenge Cup for the United Scottish Highlands St Ayles Skiff Crews

Competition Trajectory

Stopover and Award Ceremony at Wichelen

by Danny PRAET

.... the cradle of the event....

29km from

Killestraat 1 Hamme to Zuiderdijk 1 Wetteren.

Inspiration

1962 : A child was impressed by Traineras 13+1 vessels

Euskadi (ESP)

Networking

1975 - 2001 Experiencing the closest comparable at home: Olympic rowing : in coxed crews . Gent, Thames, Holland Beker, Amstel, Henley RR

Innovation

2016 - 2023 Overwhelmed by this marvellous River Scheldt and making this new event for 'all steered vessels propulsed by muscular power'.

About us

This great event started in 2023, with some friends

This bucolic river valley is the remaining tidal stream in the lower reaches of the continent, near the North Sea.

An informal, intimate and convivial version takes place twice a year from Moerzeke (Hamme), Dendermonde, Wichelen to Wetteren, with a limited number of participants, but frequently indeed.

And where choosing for competition is not tabou at all.

XL 2027

Starting in 2027, a Biennial XL - version will run from Temse, towards Hemiksem, heading to the Antwerp metropolitan area. World records will have to be broken there :-)

Flanders Tideway Challenge

Performance Challenge Cup (New 2025)

Spring 2025 RV Honte Middelburg (NL) 8W Masters

Autumn 2026 Dragons on Fire Gorcum (NL) 18

Participants Challenge Cup

Spring 2024 TRT Hazewinkel (Willebroek, Belgium)

Spring 2025 The Oar (Emblem, Antwerp Region Belgium)

Autumn 2025 Scottish St-Ayles Skiff - Delegation GB & DARA Dutch St Ayles Federation (NL)

Betting Tips:

Participants Challenge Cup Spring 2026:
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Performance Challenge Cup Spring 2026: ..............................................................

1

DAY

-30

safe steered (coxed) boats are

allowed

500+

visitors & cyclists by 29km uninterrupted following the rowing course, by bike or step

Our extra projects and 4 of all many 29 allowed boat types

Eights

Absolute Top Spring Project next Spring April 25th

Two (or ten) crews

Traineras 13+1

XL Project 2027

from Bayonne, San Sebastian, Galicia..

Pilot Gig & St Ayles

Spring Project 2026

After 12 St Ayles in October, we also want to give them company from the Gigs

Dragon Boats

Autumn Project 2026

We also want them again in april!

Eights is the absolute Spring 2026 Extra project

U17/19/23 Schoolteams, Student Boat teams, Masters Crews

The River Scheldt course is close to many airports (Charleroi Brussels South (B), Brussels National - Zaventem(B), Eindhoven (NL), Weeze Dusseldorf (D) and has 20 train stations around. . link to CRL airport (en)

Food & drinks at brewery of beers and Gin tasting at 'Brasserie' Rubbens' Wichelen leaning above Scheldt!(Dutch/Flemish site, are speaking english)

if you choose to stay at sporthostel De Valk and use the public transport bus to the arrival area, there is a very Castel along the road

Clean showers at Sportpark De Cirkel offered by the Town of Wichelen and Sports Municipal Representative Mr. Danny Praet with Noortje Rogiers
link Dutch/Flemish

Usefull links - places of residence

Train & Buses

Hotel Winterhof

website English version for you

De Stuifduinen Bed&B

english version

De Valk Laarne Youthhostel, Sporthostel all ages

Dutch / Flemish website, people speak english. Direct bus to the Scheldt arrival zone.

Belgian Railways

english Wetteren and Dendermonde railway stations are involved. The trains come from Brussel Zuid ( Bruxelles Midi ) or Antwerp - Mechelen

Flemish Public buses english (delete train in settings) direct bus (37) brings you from Wetteren Koningin Astrid - laan (close to arrivals) to Hamme Tweebruggenplein.(Moerzeke is a very tiny village, part of Hamme.) A short bus line 912 goes to Bloemenstraat, but the connection is not advantageous)

Bristol FLF

Wetteren - Moerzeke

Starting from 40 participants we order a Bristol FLF to bring the athletes from Wetteren arrivals to the Moerzeke (Hamme) departure. Great experience. If the coach has his maximal of 64 occupants we offer budget pricing. And we can order two or more.

Vaarunie Scheldevallei

en Roeiteam Scheldeland organiseren.

Organisateurs.

L'objectif principal de cette regate d'aviron / rando est de promouvoir le superbe sport nautique auprès des écoles, des associations de jeunes et des services sportifs de la région. Nous initions ces enfants, ces jeunes et ces étudiants à l'aviron dans le domaine sécurisé de Nieuwdonk à Berlare. Nos regates et randos sur le fleuve a marées sont encadrées par des rameurs expérimentés.

Organizers. 'The main goal of this rowing trip is to promote boating to schools, youth groups, and sports services. We introduce these children, young people, and students to boating within the safe Nieuwdonk Domain in Berlare. Our trips on the tidal river are led by experienced rowers.'

'Deze roeitocht heeft als belangrijkste doelstelling de vaarsporten op de kaart te zetten bij scholen, jeugdbewegingen en sportdiensten uit de regio. We leren deze kinderen, jongeren en studenten kennismaken met vaarsporten binnen het veilige Domein Nieuwdonk te Berlare. Onze tochten op de getijdenstroom worden met ervaren roei(st)ers uitgevoerd.'

Roeiteam Scheldeland vzw Hulst 45 9260 Wichelen
+32477326647 vaaruniescheldevallei@gmail.com

Souvenir

The Autumn 2025 colour was blue

Sustainable evolution and former editions

2026

Autumn september 26th 11:00

Spring April 2027 XL ??

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Contact

Flanders Tideway

p/a Roeiteam Scheldeland vzw & Vaarunie Scheldevallei administratie: Hulst 45 9260 Wichelen