Dear MRCler,
Dear rowing friends
Today we report on the great successes of the juniors, ask for your help with the SEPA mandates and report on the successful mileage day. Please also check the details of Rüdiger's funeral.
And please be careful when the following events take place on the lake:
- On Friday, July 3rd, the MRSV-Vereinsmeisterschaft will take place from about 4 pm. The race track from the Roth-Villa to the MRSV-Seglersteg is against our travel regulations – Please be very careful!
- Also on July 12, caution should be exercised when a major swimming event takes place on the lake. The swimmers start at 11:00 am at the Seehotel Leoni and cross the lake to La Villa in Niederpöcking/Possenhofen.
Many greetings
Your board of directors
sport
German Youth Championships in Krefeld:
Congratulations to eight German champions 2026 from MRC and MRSV!
The German Youth Championships ended successfully on the Elfrather See in Krefeld on Sunday. The joint training team of MRC and MRSV returned to Lake Starnberg with 17 medals and many sporting top performances.
It was probably the hottest youth championships ever held in Germany. At temperatures around 40 degrees, the 15 athletes from MRC and MRSV showed real brilliance. A huge compliment to our 15 participating rowers and 6 coaches and supervisors for this great track record.
Specifically, they won:
Gold:
JMA 2- LG
Jakob Kretzschmar (MRC)
JFBL 4x+
Marilena Keßel, Lara Bölzig, Sara Hauenstein, taxwoman Vroni Schreiner (MRSV)
JMA 4+
Albert Heinrich (MRC)
JFA 8+
Pia Hagel and Emma Bartelmeß (MRC)
Silver:
JFB 2x LG
Lara Bölzig
SFB 4x LG
Thea Dimitrieva
JFA 4
Pia Hagel and Emma Bartelmeß (MRC)
SMBL8+
Jakob Kretzschmar and Niko Weihs (MRC)
JMA 8+
Wilhelm Arlt (MRC)
Bronze:
JMLA 8+
Jakob Kretzschmar (MRC)
JFB8+
Mathilda Auras (MRSV)
It was a regatta of extremes. Due to the predicted heat, the races were reduced to the international regulations: In the end, the B-finals were cancelled and the race distances were shortened to 4 minutes in order to finish the competitions before the afternoon heat.
In addition, the regatta, which was organized by the Essen Rowing Regatta Club, could not take place on Lake Baldeney due to an algae spreading in the lake. A few weeks earlier, an alternative had to be found. The Krefelds helped out in the short term. For our coaching team an additional orga challenge, because new accommodations had to be found nearby. At start times from 8.00 o'clock in the morning an important building block to success!
Our MRC/MRSV training group also participated with their first start at the DJM:
- Felix Schröder (MRC)
- Friedrich Arlt (MRC)
- Felicia Schubert (MRSV)
- Freia Kirrmeier (MRSV)
Here, too, our young rowers brought special achievements, even if they did not make it to the podium this time.
Our youth were supervised by the coaching team with Andi Fischbach, David Martirosyan, Lukas Schübel, Moritz Weighart, Valery Hauck and Elias Krauthause.
We congratulate all participants on their great successes and the courage to show top performance even under extreme conditions. A big thank you to the coaching team and all the helping hands.
From the MRC1880, Emma Bartelmess, Pia Hagel and Wilhelm Arlt were nominated for the team formation for the Junior World Championship and Coupe de la Jeunesse. Congratulations!
Course "Safe in the One and at the Bridge"
Registration for the popular course on July 25th is now open, via mail from 01.07.2026 to konstanze.steinheimer@mrc1880.de AND communication of a telephone number.
More details here
Clubhouse and infrastructure
SEPA direct debit mandates and surcharge vs. donation for our clubhouse renovation
Please remember to fill out the new SEPA form and return it to Birgit (birgit.hassler@mrc1880.de). On 06.06.2026, you should ask us to renew the SEPA direct debit mandates and send them back to us, has raised some questions that we would like to answer here:
Questions:
- Can I donate a contribution instead of paying the surcharge?
- When will the levy be collected?
- Why are we now asking for the SEPA Direct Debit mandates to be updated?
Replies:
- It is not possible to pay a donation instead of a surcharge. The general characteristic of a surcharge is that it is decided by the general meeting and applies to all members. A donation, on the other hand, is always completely voluntary. In our case, in October 2025, the General Assembly decided on a surcharge (for full members up to 3 x 500 €) to cover the expenses for the clubhouse renovation. The levy is distributed over 3 years.
- If we have all the funding notices, the start of construction has been determined and so that the specific temporal financial requirements are clearer, we will inform you by newsletter at the latest 14 days before the collection about the amount, due date and collection date. From this point of view, we are planning to start construction in September and will move in the first tranche in October of this year.
- We now ask you to return the direct debit mandates, because we want to be prepared and need security that we can cover the cash requirements after construction begins.
If you have not yet sent the direct debit mandate, please do so immediately!
You will find the SEPA mandate here, and about this link You can send it back.
Thank you very much for your cooperation and support in this important project.
Many greetings
Your board of directors
Club life
Funeral and funeral of Rüdiger Patzer
Now details on Rüdiger's funeral are known:
- Friday, 3 July 2026 10 a.m.
- Starnberg, forest cemetery, blessing hall
- Josef Sigl street 10
Heat and samba and much more on the kilometre day
This year's kilometre day on June 20 took place in the best weather. The band Drumadama even drummed with XL set and heated up neatly.
Claudia and Bernd conjured up a delicious paella, Theda started with the yoga class, in the boathouse the preview of a documentary by Bayerischer Rundfunk about our club was shown, and on the lake a course with caper exercises took place.
Last year's winners were presented with the 2025 Kilometre Day Cup. This year, a total of 1,246 rowing kilometers came together on 29 trips. Winners of the Kilometre Day Cup were once again Stefan Heuer and Thomas Volckmann with 32 km each.
The winner of the best estimate was Sebastian Freitag, followed by Stefan Heuer, Thomas Volckmann and Uta Clausen in 2-4 places.
Open water competitions of the Olympic Games
As you probably know, we brought ourselves into the game as the venue for the open water competitions of the Munich Olympic bid. Now we have landed in the application video.
Oden on rowing and coaching luck in RUDERSPORT
Three MRC members report to the rowing July issue to speak. Dr. Jörg Roth, psychotherapist, formulates four happiness factors in a poignant ode. With this he frames an article by Wolfgang Goede, how rowing promotes mental health, the comprehensive physical-mental-mental health.
Luisa Gärtner highlights the profession of rowing coaches: Often underestimated, they play on a complex keyboard of communication, analysis, leadership. This makes them much more than a technology broker: They shape athletes and are among the central designers of rowing.
Helpers for Euromasters
In a few weeks it will start Euro Masters Regatta 2026, one of the biggest rowing regattas for Masters. From the 23rd – On 26 July we are expecting rowers from all over the world at the Munich regatta track in Oberschleißheim. An event of this size stands and falls with its volunteers – and for this we (Regatta Munich) still need many helping hands. If you have already registered: Thank you very much for this! If not: Sign up directly under veitl.m-start.de to!
If there are any questions or problems with the registration, just tell us about Personal@regatta.de Notice.
Regatta München e.V., the regatta association of the metropolitan region of Munich
Dates in 2026
| July | September | October |
|---|---|---|
| 25.7. Course "Safe in the One and at the Bridge" | 26.9. Rose island yacht | 24.10. Autumn plaster 25.10. Rowing |
Donations
Clear the way – our common course towards the future
Your donation – small or large – brings us closer to the goal of renovating our beautiful, venerable boathouse. Every contribution counts. Each euro shows: We are pulling together – as if in a boat. For our planning, we assume that each member contributes an average of €1,000 – also in partial amounts or staggered over the entire construction period. This is how we manage to get our century project on track together.
Donations will, of course, Donation receipts issued. You're there right now? Then let's go!
So that you know exactly where your money is going, we offer you two possibilities to bring your donation directly to the water:
Our recommendation: Donation to the German Foundation for the Protection of Monuments (DSD)
Why? Donations to the DSD benefit our MRC boathouse: and the best: Every euro donated is doubled by a generous sponsor! Therefore, this is our preferred path.
- Beneficiary: Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
- IBAN: DE71 500 400 500 400 500 400
- BIC: COBADEFFXXX
- Intended use: ‘PR07848-01 MRC boathouse’
Or simply donate Online via the DSD.
Alternative: Direct donation to the MRC
If you prefer to donate directly to our association without detours, you are of course welcome to do so:
- Beneficiary: MRC 1880 e.V.
- Bank: VR Bank Starnberg
- IBAN: DE02 7009 3200 0002 9880 03
- Intended use: Donate boathouse
Greetings - Your Board
