ILCA European Region

Europa Cup Belguim

Fri 18th May 2018 - Sun 20th May 2018

Belgium, Ostend

Regatta Informations

This regatta will be organized by the Royal North Sea Yacht Club Ostend.

Sailors wishing to enter must first complete an application form.

Entry Fee	90.00€ (EUR)	Late Entry Fee	110.00€ (EUR)	Entry Closing Date	Fri 11th of May
Entry Address
Race office opening	Thu 17th of May , 18:00		Race office closing	Sun 20th of May , 0:00
First Race	Fri 18th of May , 12:00	Last Race	Sun 20th of May , 15:30	N° of Races	8
Social events	Immediately after the races on the first two days there will be a hot meal served. The last day there will at the pricegiving some snacks.
Insurance Requirements	Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of €1,500,000 (1.5 million Euros) per event or equivalent there of in any other currency.

Club Details

Royal North Sea Yacht Club Ostend, Montgomerykaai 1, Oostende Belgium

Email: regatta@rnsyc.be
Tel: +32 (0) 59 430694

About Ostend, Belgium

Average Wind & Weather Conditions: Month of May, average temperature 18°, 7 hours of sun, seawaters 13-14° C, winds most W to SW, average 14 knots.

Boat Landing Area and facilities: Easy reachable by train, plane and car; clubhouse at less than 10 minutes from motorway, club will provide parking area for cars, trailers and campers. All details in Notice of Race and above mentionned brochure

Local Facilities: Average temperature in August in Ostend is 20° C, during daytime usually between 20 and 27°, cooling down overnight 13 to 18°. Average wind speed 14 knots, championship sailed on the open sea, wind direction 65 % SW to NW, 25% N to NE. Water temperature around 20° C. Average rain 60 mm.

Local Tourist Information

Tourism office Ostend:

Monaco Plein 2, 8400 Oostende,

+32 (0)59 701 199

http://www.visitoostende.be/en /tourist-office-oostende

Accommodation

Campers on site € 25 for the duration of the event, Youth hostel within walking distance € 28/day breakfast included, many hotels within walking distance, many apartments and studio’s within walking distance available for renting during regatta period, no tents.

Transport

Local Driving Directions :

By Car: Leave the motorway A10 in Ostend, after 220 m exit the roundabout onto Verenigde-Natieslaan /N340, after 1,5 km at the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Leopold II-laan, after 260 m turn right onto Vindictivelaan/N334, after 1,1 km turn right onto Montgomerykaai, you have reached the Royal North Sea Yacht Club.

By train: Coming out of the railway station, cross the channel at lock connecting the Mercator inland Marina with the sea,take to the right and follow the Visserskaai for 1,1 km, at your right you see the Royal North Sea Yacht Club.