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Weisenauer Ruderverein (WRV 1913) · 📍 Germany
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Weisenauer Ruderverein 1913 e.V., Mainz — boathouse location at Rhine-km 493.6
⚠️ Important note upfront: The WRV 1913 is a pure rowing and canoe club — not a windsurf, kite, wing, or SUP provider. This entry places the location in context for MyWaterSessions because it's relevant as a landmark and safety factor for the nearby stretch of the Rhine (see the Laubenheim spot description). As a standalone "spot" in the app's sense, it should be understood only in a limited way.
Address: Dammweg 18, 55130 Mainz (Weisenau district)
Location: Boathouse right on the Rhine bank, immediately next to the Weisenauer Brücke (A60 motorway bridge), on the left bank at Rhine-km 493.6 — making it the southernmost water sports club in Mainz. The location sits a few kilometers downstream (north) of the Laubenheim spot area.
What the club is
The WRV was founded in 1913, today has around 163 members, and runs rowing, canoeing, and a women's gymnastics group. Its offering ranges from touring rowing to competitive and ergometer rowing, youth and adult training, and performance sport. Training runs year-round; from October to April, part of the afternoon sessions are replaced by indoor, running, or strength training instead of time on the water.
For beginners, the club offers an introductory course covering, among other things, safe rowing in a gig boat, steering, rowing commands, and knowledge of general safety rules and inland waterway regulations. Fees for non-members total €150, including the rowing camp.
Relevance to MyWaterSessions disciplines
Rowing itself isn't one of the sports covered by MyWaterSessions. Still, the location is worth noting:
Windsurf 🚫 — No launch-area character; the boathouse grounds are club property with no public water access for this purpose
Kitesurf 🚫 — Same limitation, plus close proximity to the Weisenauer Brücke (A60) with corresponding shipping traffic in the surrounding area
Wingsurf 🚫 — Not provided for
Surf 🚫 — Not a wave spot; inland river
Wakeboard 🚫 — No cable or boat operation known for this purpose
SUP ⚠️ — Theoretically possible on the Rhine, but no public entry point via the club grounds; a separate access point elsewhere would be needed
Why the location still matters: a safety factor for the surrounding area
Additional boat traffic. The WRV runs active, year-round rowing and canoeing on the stretch of the Rhine around the Weisenauer Brücke. Rowing boats are quiet, hard to maneuver, and often spotted late by windsurfers or kiters — anyone active in the Laubenheim/Weisenau area should factor in this additional traffic, especially during the club's regular training times (afternoons, year-round).
Proximity to the motorway bridge. The Weisenauer Brücke is a busy, 900-meter-long A60 bridge between Mainz-Weisenau and Ginsheim-Gustavsburg. The bridge area itself isn't a launch spot, but it's a useful landmark for orientation on the water.
Club contact for questions about the area. Since the WRV has been active on this stretch of the Rhine for over 100 years, the club knows the local waters well (currents, traffic, contacts with inland shipping authorities) — potentially a useful contact for location-specific questions, even though it doesn't serve a wind/water sports community in the MyWaterSessions sense itself.
Honest assessment
This location isn't a classic MyWaterSessions spot with its own launch area, wind direction table, or sport-specific community — it's primarily relevant as context and safety information for the surrounding stretch of the Rhine. Anyone looking for a spot description for actual windsurfing/kiting/SUP in this area should refer to the Laubenheim spot description, which already accounts for this location as a safety note (rowing/canoe traffic).
Country: Germany
Region: Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz (Weisenau district)
Address: Dammweg 18, 55130 Mainz
River location: Rhine-km 493.6, left bank, directly at the Weisenauer Brücke
Club type: Rowing and canoe club (no wind/kite/SUP offering)
Training times: Year-round, October–April primarily indoor training
Contact: info@wrv-1913.de, Tel. +49 6131 881595
Who is this spot for (in the MyWaterSessions sense)? Level: — (not a wind/water sports spot in our sense)
Good to learn: 🚫 Not applicable
Windsurf 🚫 · Kite 🚫 · Wing 🚫 · Surf 🚫 · Wakeboard 🚫 · SUP ⚠️ (no public access via the club grounds)
⚠️ This entry primarily serves orientation and safety assessment for the surrounding stretch of the Rhine, not as a standalone discipline-specific spot recommendation.
Best session per rider, by 2-second top speed. Recorded with MyWaterSessions – updates automatically as new sessions come in.
| # | Rider | Top 2s | km/h | Best 30s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 11.4 kn | 21.2 km/h | 10.6 kn |
The fastest recorded 2-second top speed is 21.2 km/h (11.4 kn), set by Jacob. 1 riders are ranked across 1 logged sessions.
The most recent logged session was on 2026-08-17, and the first community session dates back to 2026-08-17.
Riders have logged wing foiling at Laubenheim with MyWaterSessions.
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