Schifferstechen

A few weeks ago an event called Schifferstechen took place on the Limmat River in Zurich. Schifferstechen is a contest between guild members that occurs once every three years. A team of rowers is on each boat, and one person stands on a platform at the back of the boat with a long pole. The teams row as quickly as they can at each other and the persons on the platform aim these long poles at the shoulder of their opponent, trying to knock him off the platform and into the water. Once a contestant falls, he is out of the contest. Since a picture is worth a thousand words ....