SB20 NETHERLANDS

SB20 CLASS ASSOCIATION IN THE NETHERLANDS HAS WON THE BID TO HOST THE SB20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2023 AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE FANTASTIC CONDITIONS THAT THE NORTH SEA HAS TO OFFER. THE SCHEVENINGEN CLUB LOCATED IN THE HAGUE, THE HOSTING VENUE FOR THE EVENT, IS FAMOUS FOR MANY OFFSHORE REGATTAS AS WELL AS FOR WELCOMING THE FINAL LEG OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE IN 2018. THE HAGUE, LIKE NO OTHER CITY IN THE NETHERLANDS, OFFERS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CITY AND BEACH EXPERIENCE. CAFES AND RESTAURANTS, GALLERIES, SHOPS, MUSEUMS AND BEAUTIFUL COASTAL PROMENADE PROMISE SOMETHING TO EVERYONE WHO LOVES CULTURE, SIGHTSEEING AND NATURE. THE 2022 DUTCH SB20 EVENT CIRCUIT WILL WELCOME FOREIGN TEAMS TO TEST THE WATERS OF THE NORTH SEA IN A NUMBER OF REGATTAS, THAT YOU CAN FIND IN OUR EVENTS BELOW.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SAIL SB20 IN THE NETHERLANDS?

SB20 NETHERLANDS HAS A BUSY CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STARTING IN MAY UNTIL OCTOBER, WHEN THE WEATHER STILL ALLOWS US TO SAIL IN THE INTERNAL WATERS AS WELL AS ON THE NORTH SEA. OUR TRADITIONAL EVENTS ON THE CIRCUIT INCLUDE THE REGATTAS VAN UDEN RECO, WITH TWO EDITIONS PER YEAR IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS (STELLENDAM AND MEDEMBLIK), THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN MEDEMBLIK THAT RUN ALONGSIDE THE DUTCH SAILING WEEK AT OUR OLYMPIC VENUE AND A NUMBER OF SMALLER REGATTAS AND TRAININGS ON WINDY DUTCH WATERS. WE ALSO JOIN EFFORTS WITH THE BELGIAN SB20 ASSOCIATION AND PARTICIPATE WITH OUR DUTCH FLEET IN THE OPEN BELGIAN NATIONALS THAT USUALLY HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER IN BEAUTIFUL COASTAL TOWN OF OSTEND.

NEW SB20 DUTCH NATIONAL CHAMPION: TEAM KESBEKE TRIUMPHS IN SCHEVENINGEN

June 11, 2024 July 20, 2024 2024, JUNE, SB20 NATIONALS, SB20 NETHERLANDS

Last weekend at our 2023 Worlds venue in Scheveningen the SB20 Open Dutch Championship saw a remarkable triumph by Team Kesbeke of owner Eelco Blok, Ronald Veraar and Gonçalo Vieira Lopes. Competing against 15 local and international boats, including four Belgian and one Portuguese team, Kesbeke demonstrated exceptional resilience to secure victory after two days… Continue reading→

TEAM ARES – FIRST EVER AUSTRALIANS TO WIN THE SB20 WORLDS

June 26, 2023 December 2, 2024 2023, JUNE, SB20 NETHERLANDS

The final day of the championship took a long time to start. Called for an earlier skippers briefing Friday morning the competitors discovered a deep fog covering the harbour. Wind was unstable and patchy, not giving much hope for racing. After some waiting ashore a two-hour postponed flag was hoisted, until finally at 13:00 the… Continue reading→

COUNTDOWN TO THE #SB20WORLDS2023

May 3, 2023 July 20, 2024 2023, MAY, SB20 NETHERLANDS, SB20 WORLDS

With less than 50 days left until the 2023 SB20 World Championships we count nearly 55 teams that are ready to compete for the beautiful … Continue reading→