Wassersportgemeinschaft Rumeln-Kaldenhausen 1961 e.V.
Wassersportgemeinschaft Rumeln-Kaldenhausen 1961 e.V. (WRK) is a sailing and watersports club on Lake Toeppersee in western Duisburg. The club offers a clubhouse, boat hall, jetties and a club kitchen, with summer berths and winter storage on the grounds. The programme focuses on racing, youth development and Sportbootführerschein inland and sea courses; club evenings are held on Wednesdays in the clubhouse. Since its founding in 1961, WRK has become an active hub for sailors on the Lower Rhine, with Schwertzugvogel regattas and an international exchange with Calais.
History
Wassersportgemeinschaft Rumeln-Kaldenhausen 1961 e.V. (WRK) was founded in 1961 in western Duisburg. Under the motto of leisure and promoting watersports, the club at Toeppersee Rumeln grew over more than six decades into a fixture of the regional watersports scene. Earlier accounts mentioned around 400 members; according to the annual general meeting the current membership is 286, the club is debt-free and projects have been supported with grants. Volker Treder chaired the club for 15 years as 1st chair and handed over to Lukas Dunkel; Benjamin Auerbach became 2nd chair – a generational change from the club youth. Sporting life is shaped by Schwertzugvogel events such as the May regatta and Lower Rhine championship as well as traditional season opening and closing races. The youth section maintains the sports exchange with Calais and uses stand-up paddle boards from Sportjugend Duisburg. Sportbootführerschein inland and sea training, Wednesday club evenings and the club kitchen run by Ilona and Uwe Mauermann are part of club life. Wolfgang Nawroth was made an honorary member; long-standing members were honoured for 25 to 60 years of loyalty.
Information
Facilities
Clubhouse, boat hall, jetties, berths, winter storage, club kitchen, club boat booking
Activities
Racing, youth sailing, pleasure craft license training, club evenings, season opening and closing, sports exchange with Calais
Youth section
Active youth section with training, regattas, sports exchange with Calais and SUP boards from Sportjugend Duisburg
Guest berths
Yes, summer berths available
Boating license training
Available: 1
Hansjörg Majer
Theory 15 evenings (inland) or 16 evenings (sea), practical April–June