The World Rowing Coastal Championships are an official coastal rowing championship competition organised by World Rowing. The competition was first held in 2006 as the Rowing Coastal World Challenge and took official World Championships status in 2007, being held annually since the beginning (except 2012 and 2020). In these championships, the endurance format is raced, with 4-6km races, in contrast with the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in which the head-to-head elimination style is raced, with a short sprint along the beach. [1]
The Heats and B-Finals are raced on 4km courses, whereas the A-Finals are raced on 6km courses.
The starts and finishes can be either on land or at sea, depending on the venue and conditions.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Nova Group (GUE) | Thames River Capital (GUE) | Royal Bank of Scotland (GUE) |
| 2007 |  SN Baie de Saint-Malo (FRA) |  Crefelder RC (GER) | SN Bergerac (FRA) |
| 2008 | SN Baie de Saint-Malo (FRA) |  Ravenna SC (ITA) |  Bydgostia (POL) |
| 2009 | SN Baie de Saint-Malo (FRA) |  Barcelona (ESP) | Marseille (FRA) |
| 2010 |  NSA Sofia (BUL) | Canottieri Saturnia (ITA) | ST Nazaire Aviron SNOS (FRA) |
| 2011 | Fiamme Gialle (ITA) | Canottieri Saturnia (ITA) | Ravenna SC (ITA) |
| 2013 | Circolo Canottieri Saturnia (ITA) |  Cska Vmf Lokomotiv Byrevestnik (RUS) | Chablais Aviron Thonon (FRA) |
| 2014 | Circolo Canottieri Saturnia (ITA) |  Budapest Rowing Club (HUN) | Elpis Genova (ITA) |
| 2015 |  Société Nautique de Monaco (MON) | Circolo Canottieri (ITA) |  Club de Regatas Lima (PER) |
| 2016 |  Dukla Praha (CZE) | Circolo Cannotieri Saturnia I (ITA) | Elpis Genova (ITA) |
| 2017 | Circolo Cannotieri Saturnia (ITA) | Ita Uni (ITA) |  S.C. Portugal/Fluvial Portuense (POR) |
| 2018 | Circolo Cannotieri Saturnia (ITA) | Société Nautique de Monaco (MON) | Société Nautique de la Baie de Saint-Malo (FRA) |
| 2019 | Rowing Club Genovese (ITA) | Circolo Cannotieri Saturnia (ITA) | Real Club de Regatas de Alicante (ESP) |
| 2021 |  SO RC "Dnipro" ZCU (UKR) | Czech Rowing Association (CZE) |  UL Tyrian Club (GBR) |
| 2022 | UL Tyrian Club (GBR) | Circolo Canottieri Saturnia (ITA) | Gravelines Aviron France (FRA) |
| 2023 | Rowing Club Genovese (ITA) | Stuttgarter Rudergesellschaft (GER) | Società Sportiva Murcarolo (ITA) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Killorglin Ladies 4's (IRL) |  Moore Stephens (JER) | Geomarine (GUE) |
| 2007 | Crefelder RC (GER) | RWT Bydgostia (POL) | Killorglin RC (IRL) |
| 2008 |  Lausanne Sport Aviron (SUI) | SN Baie de Saint-Malo (FRA) | Danubius Nemzeti Hajós Egylet (HUN) |
| 2009 | Thames RC (GBR) | Lausanne Sport Aviron (SUI) | RTW Bydgostia (POL) |
| 2010 | Cercle de l’aviron de Nantes (FRA) | Lausanne Sport Aviron (SUI) | RTW Bydgostia (POL) |
| 2011 | Chablais Aviron Thonon (FRA) | Upper Thames RC (GBR) | Lausanne Sport Aviron (SUI) |
| 2013 |  Danish Students Rowing Club (DEN) | Lausanne Sports (SUI) | Marseille RC (FRA) |
| 2014 | Aviron Club Cassis (FRA) |  Nautical Club Of Thessaloniki (GRE) | Lausanne Sport Aviron (SUI) |
| 2015 | Cofradía (ESP) | SN Basse Seine (FRA) | Danske Studenters (DEN) |
| 2016 | Club Nautique de Nice (FRA) | GC Kaspiy (RUS) | Real Club de Regatas de Alicante (ESP) |
| 2017 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki (GRE) | Circolo Canottieri Saturnia (ITA) | Erster Kieler RC v. 1862 e. V (GER) |
| 2018 | SHVSM VVS (RUS) | Real Club de Regatas de Alicante (ESP) | Société Nautique de Monaco (MON) |
| 2019 |  Hong Kong Team (HKG) | SHVSM VVS (RUS) | Danske Studenters Roklub (DEN) |
| 2021 | ZCU, National Guard (UKR) | Club Nautique Libourne Aviron (FRA) | Real Club Mediterráneo de Málaga (ESP) |
| 2022 | Real Club Mediterráneo de Málaga (ESP) |  Hawkes Bay Rowing Club (NZL) | Castletownshend Rowing Club (IRL) |
| 2023 |  Hollandia Roeiclub (NED) | Real Club Mediterráneo de Málaga (ESP) | Composite Irish Rowing Clubs (IRL) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Janneke van der Meulen (NED) Mitchel Steenman (NED) | Edwige Alfred (FRA) Pierrick Ledard (FRA) | Kimberly Odette (ESP) Ander Martín (ESP) |
| 2019 | Diana Dymchenko (UKR) Yurly Ivanov (UKR) | Janneke van der Meulen (NED) Mitchel Steenman (NED) | Nadia Felipe (ESP) Adrián Miramón (ESP) |
| 2021 | Ander Martín (ESP) Esther Briz (ESP) | Jaime Canalejo (ESP) Natalia Miguel (ESP) | Adrián Miramón (ESP) Nadia Felipe (ESP) |
| 2022 | Ander Martín (ESP) Esther Briz (ESP) | Adolfo Ferrer (ESP) Teresa Díaz (ESP) | Patrick Boomer (IRL) Monika Dukarska (IRL) |
| 2023 | Monika Dukarska (IRL) Ronan Byrne (IRL) | Vincent Noirot (FRA) Edwige Alfred (FRA) | Clare Jamison (GBR) Charles Cousins (GBR) |
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