The Beachblast project had a truly exceptional weekend at the Challenge Prince Albert II Coastal Rowing, lining up on the start line among real legends of world rowing. Our crew, born from the Erasmus+ Beachblast partnership, proved that a project can become a team – and a team can stand proudly in an international, top-level field.
The Beachblast boat was crewed by:
Marko Bolha – Samantha Premerl – Samuel De Boussac – Senay Ylmaz – cox: Raphaël De Boussac.
Stroke after stroke, they held their line, fought the waves and the traffic, and brought home a 16th place in a race packed with world-class names and experience.
It was a full coastal rowing weekend for the Beachblast team:
- Saturday morning: mixed 1x and 2x races over 4 km, to get to know the course and conditions;
- Saturday afternoon: mixed 4x race over 6 km, with demanding waves and heavy traffic;
- Sunday: mixed 4x sprint race, pure adrenaline from start to finish.
Beyond the results, this race programme was a powerful confirmation of what Beachblast is all about:
- international cooperation turning into real teamwork on the water;
- athletes from different countries sharing the same boat and the same goal;
- coastal rowing as a platform for inclusion, learning and personal challenge.
For our Beachblast crew, Monaco was not just a competition, but a living classroom: reading the sea, trusting the cox, making fast decisions in demanding conditions, and discovering that they belonged exactly there – on that start line, at that level.
We go back to our local clubs with new skills, stronger connections and a huge motivation to keep developing coastal rowing in our communities. 🛟🚣♀️
Beachblast crew racing at the Challenge Prince Albert II Coastal Rowing, proudly carrying the spirit of the Erasmus+ Beachblast project.
