FAQ

The Water Sports Card. It includes basic membership, so you don't need any other card.

• Monthly Pass: €16.50 per month for university members and Friends of the University members, €24 for guests. Minimum term: 1 month; thereafter, it renews monthly.
• Annual pass: €12.50 per month for university members and Friends of the University members, €20 for guests. Minimum term: 12 months; thereafter, it renews monthly.

Yes. The introductory sessions for rowing, kayaking, and stand-up paddleboarding are free and can be booked without a water sports pass. Be sure to log in to the booking system beforehand, where you can also select your date and time.

Depending on the season, rowing for beginners and advanced rowers, kayaking, and stand-up paddleboarding are available at the boathouse. In winter, there’s also indoor rowing, ErgoFit, winter kayaking, and kayaking at the Auebad. You can find out what’s currently available in the course schedule under “In and on the Water.”

There may be restrictions due to the weather. In that case, we’ll offer other water sports-related classes, such as indoor rowing. The Fit & Healthy Card is valid for the ErgoFit class.

At the university's boathouse at Auedamm 27a in Kassel, right on the Fulda River near Karlsaue.

Yes, if you have a water sports pass and basic knowledge of the sport in question. Then you can use rowboats and kayaks freely during opening hours: on weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the summer, and in the winter by arrangement with the course instructors.

• Always follow the instructions of the instructors.
• You must be able to swim safely in open water.
• On the water, you must keep to the right.

Yes, if you are a university student, a partner, a sponsor, or a member of the Friends of the University Association. Requests must be submitted via the request form on the Boathouse page and are non-binding. You can find the rental rate and usage guidelines in the flyer on the same page.

After more than ten years, much of the equipment is showing its age. You can make a donation or become a corporate sponsor. You can find all the details on the “Gemeinsam auf Kurs” page.

wassersport[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, 0561 804-5394. Water Sports and Boathouse Manager: Lukas Toby, 0561 804-5017.