WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SAIL IN BELGIUM?

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT CALENDAR FOR SB20 BELGIUM IS THE OPEN BELGIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THAT MAKES PART OF OSTENDCUP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER. IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THREE YACHT CLUBS: THE ROYAL NORTH SEA YACHT CLUB, THE TWINSCLUB AND OSTEND SAILING VZW. THE RACING AREA IS SHARED WITH CATAMARAN DINGHIES (AMONG THEM – THE PATINS, WOODEN SINGLE-HANDED BOAT WITH NO RUDDER AND CENTERBOARD), DRAGONS AND IRCS. IT TAKES PLACE IN THE TURBULENT WATERS OF THE NORTH SEA IN FRONT OF THE BEACH, SO SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME TO BRING BINOCULARS. THREE DAYS OF RACING MAY BE FOLLOWED BY DELICIOUS LOBSTER BARBECUE ON THE BEACH WITH SPECTACULAR SUNSET OR A CLUBHOUSE RECEPTION WITH A TASTY PORTION OF “MOULES FRITES”, THE LOCAL GASTRONOMIC SPECIALITY.