Albano buoy system

The Albano lane system is a method of marking kayak, canoe and rowing racecourses using lines of buoys.

It was first used internationally in the 1960 Summer Olympics held on Lake Albano, Italy.

[2] Distances along the course are often marked at intervals, usually every 250 metres, with prominent numbered signs on the shoreline.

Depending on local conditions, cross-links between the longitudinal wires are attached every 500 metres along the course.

In some locations, the entire Albano system can be removed from the racecourse in as little as four hours.