Venue

Situated at the beach in front of Noordwijk’s most prominent hotel, Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin, ZVN Noordwijk offers one of the best possible venues. The newly (2020) built clubhouse of ZVN Noordwijk is separated by a small stretch of sand dunes from the village at walking distance. It is located close to public transport stops, shops, accommodation, restaurants and cafés. The clubhouse has excellent toilets, showers, dressing rooms and storage facilities.
Next to the clubhouse, facilities will be added for Race Management and Jury, as well as extra toilets and showers. A large tent will be set up that will function as a registration (measurement) facility during the first weekend and as a social space for sailors and other guests during the entire event. Altogether a small ‘village’ is created with everything that is needed for a successful event.

Two separate race courses will be situated just in front of the beach and clubhouse of ZVN Noordwijk. The waters of the North Sea are deep just after leaving the beach and without obstructions. The current runs at max. 1.3 knots.

Every day ‘after-sail snacks and drinks’ will be served in or outside the tent while footage of the racing will be shown on big screens, creating a great ‘sailors’ atmosphere. Every evening sailors can enjoy a buffet (self paid) and we can all watch the beautiful sunsets together.
On Wednesday evening the sailors will be invited to an official dinner at the prestigious Grand Hotel ‘Huis ter Duin’ which is located at a less than 5 minutes walking (150 metres) distance. In this hotel also the jury and officials will be staying. On Friday night the event will be closed by a party on the beach with a live band and fireworks.

Event layout Being situated on a wide beach, there is plenty of space to store and rig boats and for trailers to be parked next to the boats. Participants can drive their boats and trailers over the dunes to the clubhouse, from where they will be transported to their allocated spot on the beach by tractors and pickup trucks. Cars can be parked for free at a parking lot a few minutes drive away from which shuttle buses will run to the beach. A large tent will be set up right next to the club house and office space and temporary amenities for officials and protest committees will be arranged. The tent will be used for registration and measurements during the first weekend and after that will function as the central location for food, drinks and social get-togethers.

Noordwijk is a small beach town at the centre of the long Dutch North Sea Coast, at 35 kilometres from both Amsterdam and The Haque. With more than 13 km of fantastic sandy beaches, Noordwijk is a watersport paradise where catamaran sailing, kitesurfing, surfing, StandUp Paddling and wing foiling thrive. Noordwijk is a popular holiday destination with more than 1 million overnight stays per year, partly due to its easy access by both road, air and public transport.

HOW TO GET THERE
By car
Noordwijk is easily accessible, as it is centrally situated in the Randstad area. After leaving the motorway it is just 10 minutes to the venue. Noordwijk is 5½ hours driving from Paris, 5 hours from Hamburg and 12 hours from Milan.

By air
For those flying in, Noordwijk is just a 25 minute drive away from Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport. Schiphol Airport has several car rental outlets at the arrival terminal. Car rental Schiphol Airport

Public Transport
From Schiphol airport, Amsterdam or The Hague, trains leave every half hour to the stations of Sassenheim or Leiden (20-30 minutes). From there a bus will take you to Noordwijk (Parallel Boulevard) in 25 minutes.

Host Clubs

ZVN Noordwijk, originally founded as a beach sailing club in 1957, continues to thrive as an active and vibrant club, preserving its legacy and passion for sailing. As of today, the club has expanded its offerings to include a diverse range of water sports, embracing activities such as kitesurfing, surfing, StandUp Paddle and wingfoiling, ensuring it remains at the forefront of aquatic adventure and enjoyment.
In 2017, ZVN Noordwijk hosted the Hobie Multiworlds & Europeans for which 260 sailors from all over the world came to Noordwijk. This international sailing event was a great success, thanks partly to the efforts of more than 300 enthusiastic volunteers, most of them members of ZV Noordwijk.

In its long history since 1882, Royal Yacht Club Hollandia has been hosting many major regattas and is frequently credited as the leading race management team in the Netherlands. Their vast experience in their ‘home waters’ of Medemblik includes large national and major international regattas such as the annual World Cup event for Olympic Classes (formerly SPA Regatta), numerous European and World Championships for dinghy, skiff, catamaran and keelboats classes.

The Principal Race Officer for this event has 25+ years of experience in international race management at principal events as PRO/ CRO/ CR covering Olympic classes, dinghies, boards, keelboats and multihulls with multiple course configurations, and with vast experience in tidal waters. In addition, the PRO was a member of the organising committee of the World Sailing Championships in 2022 and 2023, responsible for race management and training and coaching of the race management teams. The appointed course race officers for this event have adequate skills, are very experienced and have extensive North Sea knowledge.

The Royal Yacht Club Hollandia managed the ILCA race course at the 2022 Youth World Sailing event in The Hague. It also provided race management teams for the Sailing Worlds in 2023 with a team at the ILCA race course and another team for the 49’er and 49-er FX at the same venue.