Annual Regatta at Aarhus University

The Regatta at Aarhus University (also known as "the spring regatta" or "the boat race". In Danish "Kapsejlads") is an annual relay race held by members of Aarhus University on one of the lakes at the university park in Aarhus. The first regatta was held in 1991 and has been held annually since.[1] The race is usually held the first Friday[2] in May.

Regatta at AU
Information
Place University Park
Origin 1991
Format Kastenlauf/sailing
Month April/May
Current champion
Department of Medicine

Every year, 12 team participate, each team representing a department of the university, and each team consisting of five members (of which both genders must be represented). The goal of the race is to cross the lake in an inflatable item which the team brings themselves. Upon crossing, the participant drinks one beer, turns around the bottle ten times, and then cross back over the lake. Each of the team's five participants repeat this. The team spending least amount of time wins.

The winning team is rewarded the trophy "Det gyldne bækken" (lit. "the golden bedpan").

In recent years, the event has attracted approximately 25.000 spectators.

The Champions
Year Date Presenters Winner No. of spectators

(estimated)

Sources
2000 5 May Niels Franzen and Thomas Dissing Medicine – [3]
2001 4 May Niels Franzen and Thomas Dissing Medicine –
2002 3 May Casper Christensen Sport Science –
2003 2 May Anders Lund Madsen Medicine 10.000 [4]
2004 7 May – Medicine –
2005 6 May Dolph and Michael Wulff Medicine – [5]
2006 5 May Niels-Peter Henriksen and Anders Bonde Economics –
2007 4 May Monrad & Rislund Medicine – [6]
2008 2 May Anders Lund Madsen and Anders Breinholt Medicine 15.000 [7][8]
2009 7 May Mads Brügger and Mikael Bertelsen Economics
 15.000 [9]
2010 29 April Simon Jul and Rasmus Bjerg Medicine – [10]
2011 29 April Huxi Bach and Karen Thisted Economics
 20.000 [11]
2012 3 May Dennis Ritter and Jørgen Leth Economics 24.000 [12][13]
2013 25 April Esben Bjerre and Peter Falktoft Medicine 25.000 [14]
2014 9 May Esben Bjerre and Peter Falktoft Political Science 25.000–30.000 [15]
2015 24 April Simon Jul and Rasmus Bjerg Medicine 25.000–30.000 [16]
2016 6 May Pelle Peter Jensen and Nicholas Kawamura Psychology 25.000–30.000
2017 28 April David Mandel and Christian Fuhlendorff Psychology 25.000–30.000 [17]
2018 4 May Anders Lund Madsen and Anders Breinholt Medicine 30.000

Referencer
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  2. Eller torsdagen før Store Bededag.
  3. Indgraveret plade med vinderne fra år 2000 til 2009
  4. Kanon kaotisk kapsejlads i universitetssøen på jyllands-posten.dk
  5. Nikolaj Worm (5 May 2005). "Studerende kunne gå på vandet". aarhusportalen.dk. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. "Sjofelheder, Monrad og Rislund i Universitetsparken". Jyllands Posten Aarhus. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. "Kapsejlads 2008". 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "De sorte spejdere til kapsejlads". Jyllands Posten Aarhus. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  9. "Kapsejlads: »Det er som et tatoo af galskab«". politiken.dk. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  10. "Kapsejlads 2010". Aarhus Universitet. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  11. Nielsen, Søren Bjerg (30 April 2011). "Kapsejlads: Økonomi vandt Det Gyldne Bækken". Lokalavisen Aarhus.
  12. "Økonomerne vinder Kapsejladsen". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. "24.000 til gakket kapsejlads". jp.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  14. Rosengren, Jørgen (26 April 2013). "Til kamp om det gyldne bækken". Aarhus Stiftstidende.
  15. Reklamevideo på Facebook. Statskundskab løb med sejren foran folkesundhed og psykologi.
  16. Jørgensen, Grith; Nielsen, Niki Ranch (24 April 2015). "Se billederne fra Aarhus-traditionen: Kapsejlads, nøgenløb og twerk-konkurrence". BT. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  17. Krogh, Flemming (28 April 2017). "Se billederne: Nøgenløb, kapsejlads og uhæmmet druk". Århus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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