Albano-System

An Albano system is a buoy chain system used in rowing and canoeing regattas.

The entire length of the regatta course is marked by an Albano system and enables the individual lanes to be separated. The buoys are about ten metres apart.

The Albano system is named after Lake Albano (Italian: Lago Albano), on which the Olympic rowing and canoeing competitions were held at the 1960 Olympic Games. The system was first used internationally at the Olympic regattas after the World Rowing Federation FISA approved this proposal at its congress in Mâcon in 1959. Since 1960, there have been six marked lanes in rowing and nine marked lanes in canoe racing at all major regattas.

(Source: Wikipedia)

The storage facility for the Albano system is located in material hall 1 in the rowing centre.