Rowing was the favorite sport practiced by ancient Egyptians. They competed between both of Luxor to Karnak temples in Luxor.
Four thousands years ago, during the reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaton, a group of young oarsmen gathered on the Nile embankment in front of Luxor temple in Luxor (then known as Thebes, Capital of the ancient world) to compete in a royal regatta.
The Competition started in front of Luxor temple and ended in front of Karnak temple (A 2000 meters race). The winner crew lift up its boat from water and cross the Kipashe road till the holy lake in the temple where the crew put down the boat in the lake and celebrate the victory. This festival took place annually for centuries until gradually fading from the scene. It was a colorful Egyptian tradition, known as "Rowing Festival"

Monuments testify:
If you visit the tomb of prince Khety at Bani Hassan, who belongs to the eleventh dynasty which ruled Egypt from 2040 1991 BC, You will find a tablet representing a Pharaonic Rowing Boat.
In the Egyptian Museum, piece No. 4040 is another model of rowing boat from pure silver with its crew. Also under No. 4039 you will find a golden rowing boat. Three sailors of the crew are made of gold and the rest are made of silver. Moreover there are models of wooden oars painted with shining black coating. These oars belong to king Tot Ankh Amoun (A King from eighth Dynasty governed Egypt from 1554 to 1306 BC).
In the year 1907 start the activity of Rowing sport, After that In the year 1971 the tradition was revived on the same race course with some difference. It became a modern National and International rowing regatta.
Rowing Sport is considered one of the little sports who had been inserted in the Olympic program from the beginning; it was inserted in the second Olympic Games in Paris.

Types of Rowing boats and its development:
Rowing Boat is a beautiful model of artistic wood working . From the fine boat work which was made especially for rowing, the Zowbaa boat made by George Syberz in America 1838, who won the American race 1851 After that, He manufactures the quadruple boat out Riggers. The boat length was 30 foot and weighted 140 pound. He made also the Oyenda boat on 1845 for Boston race, Harford University bought this boat, it was made from wood named Lepstreak, and the boat length was 37 foot and 3.5 foot width. The oarlock was manufacture from wood as for the boat; it was manufacture from wood pieces till the middle and the rest from one ornamentation wood piece, the shoes were made from wood bar, the chairs covered by red fabric. The 8 white oars were manufacture from oak, the length of the front and middle oars is 12 foot as for the back oars is 13 foot & 6 inches. , this boat was used in Harford University.
The Out Riggers boats were used in England Universities 1845, America Universities 1855, and the oars were manufacture from Argent Tanoub wood.

A variety of boats are used in modern rowing, it could be divided into two main groups:
1. Boats with only one oar for each rower (sweep oar). And there are types for eight, four or two rowers and for boats of 2or 3 rowers it could be prepared for Cox nut for the eight boat, it is always with Cox.
2. Boats with 2 oars for each rower (scull) And there are types for one, two or four rowers and always without Cox Over years, rowing boat makers worked on the attempts to develop and improve the boat. The latest development in the field of boats industry came from Germany and it was on 1972, where the company named Empacher had created a way in manufacturing rowing boats in fiberglass and carbon, which proved a clear outdo so that all manufacturers continue in the same direction.
The racing boat lengths and weights were stabilized at almost the same values which do not change significantly between companies. And these values are illustrated in the following table, with a simplified schematic design for each type of boat: