Practical stuff to know before you plan your trip
We recommend you to check out this page for the practical side of your arrival and stay. If you didn’t find what you’re looking for, reach out to us and we are happy to help you out!
How to get there
Ostend is easily reachable by car and trailer and is centrally located for most European teams having their homebase in areas like:
►Scheveningen (NED): 260 KM / 3H travelling time
►Hyères (FRA): 1.200 KM / 11H travelling time
►Cascais (POR): 2.000 KM / 19H travelling time
►Dublin (IRL): 860 KM / 11H travelling time
►Lago Di Garda (IT): 1.150 KM / 13H travelling time
►Southhampton (GBR): 235 Miles / 5H travelling time
►Malta: 2.600 KM / 30H travelling time
►Other regions: UKR 2.500 KM / 27H travelling time
Airports: Brussels-Zaventem (all carriers), Brussels Charleroi South (Ryanair, Easyjet…)
Ferry lines to and from : Calais (FR), Zeebrugge (BEL), Rotterdam (NED)
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Upon arrival
When arriving in Ostend please follow our recommendations closely.
There are 2 locations where it all happens:
Location Churchillkaai is where you drop off your trailer, the boat weighing and measurement procedure takes place and where the boats will be launched with one permanent crane and one mobile crane.
A steward will then designate your parking place (1 car per team) and indicate your reserved parking for your trailer. Your boat will then be towed to the mooring area at location Montgomerykaai. This is the spot where you’ll find the RNSYC Clubouse and the Race Village (registration, team weighing, briefings, after sail events etc)
In between both spots we are planning a regular RIB taxi service.
For more information about the harbour visit RNSYC website
Parking options for your boat and trailer during the event
When arriving, and before lauching, your trailer will be parked at walking distance of the boat crane area by one of our parking guards. Please note that this parking is unattended so do not leave valuable stuff there. Do you have a dock bag ? You can store it in the Race Village, located just aside the mooring area at the Montgomerykaai.
For leaving your car(s), we provide different options. Please consider that the city of Ostend will be crowdy during the Championship period and parking spots are hard to find or… expensive. Per boat team, we will provide one free parking space at the Churchillkaai. Preferrably choose the car in which you keep spares, tooling etc… If you have multiple cars , we will direct them to free parking lots outside Ostend.
Extending your stay ? Mast up and mast down options
Mast up and unlimited craning in between events (location Churchillkaai)
- April 2025 –> Europeans: 600 euro
- Belgian Championship –> Europeans: 400 euro
- Pre Europeans – Europeans: no extra cost
Mast down and secured parking on 5km from the RNSYC : no costs involved, but you have to drive the boat to the parking and back.
Please note that the parking spots at the Churchillkaai with mast up are limited but still available.
Contact info@rnsyc.be for any enquiry.
In need of spares? How to get them
During the event we will have full support from Dinghy Racing Centre, our official SB20 distributor for the Benelux supported by the Devoti team, our brand new boat builder. Do not hesitate to drop them an email to info@dinghyracingcentre.nl if you require specific parts. Also some local shops can help you out with more common stuff. Do you need a sail repair ? Contact Lefebvre Sails or Wittewrongel sails who are in the close neighbourhood of the RNSYC
For anything else, drop us an email and we will be glad to help.
Training facilities
The North Sea with its tidal pattern can be quite tricky and will certainly play a role in the outcome of results. Get to know the location before anyone else and train with us! We have some interesting Performance training weekends ahead where the local fleet welcomes all participants in a series of intensive training weekends with experienced coaches, including video debriefings and sprint races. A good preparation is half the win! Get in touch with us for he practical part. The dates are currently: 3-4 May, 31 May-1 June, 21-22 June, 28-29 June, 19-20 July and 2-3 August.
Do you want to join and are you looking for a parking spot for trailer and boat? Please read the section about parking facilities.
Should you have any further questions or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
See you in Ostend 2025!