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Basel’s Rhine: different from what the rowers remembered
At the 9th Basel Head the participating rowers found a slightly different Rhine than previously. The turn just below the hydro-electric power stations make Basel Head so special By Martin Pütter A rarity, that is what the rowers encountered at this year’s Basel Head. Part of the 6.4 km long course is currently a construction site. The last time a sport event took place on a construction site was probably in 1976, the Summer Olympics in Montreal. Since early September, the building authority of Basel had both massive rocks as breakwaters and tons of gravel placed on the right bank