4th until 8th of July 2026

Nieuwpoortweek 2026

Nieuwpoortweek is Belgium’s biggest Sailing Regatta for Optimist, Europe, Cadet, and ILCA Class.

2026 Edition

This year’s Nieuwpoortweek Regatta will take place from 4th until 8th of July and is open for all sailors of Optimist, Europe, Cadet and ILCA Class.

NOR (Notice of Race) and Sailing Instructions are available on Manage2Sail. The results of the races will also be published on their website.

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Nieuwpoortweek is an organisation of the 3 yachtclubs in Nieuwpoort:

VYN

www.vynieuwpoort.be

WSKLuM

www.wsklum.be

KYCN

www.kycn.be

Schedule

Date	Time	Activity	Location
Friday 03/07	09:00 -18:00	Registration for all classes	WSKLuM
Saturday 04/07	08:00 - 10:00	Registration for all classes	WSKLuM
	09:30	Free walking brunch for all sailors	WSKLuM
	10:00	Team Leader, Coaches & Meteo meeting	Pyramid building VYN
		Meeting PRO and Class representatives	Pyramid building VYN
	11:30	Opening Ceremony	WSKLuM
		Boats from boat park to slipway	WSKLuM
	12:15	Launch
	13:45	1st start Green - 2 races as scheduled 1st start Yellow - 2 races as scheduled
	19:00	Regatta Diner	VYN
Sunday 05/07	09:00	Team Leader, Coaches & Meteo meeting	Pyramid building VYN
		Meeting PRO and Class representatives
	10:00	Launch
	11:30	First start Yellow and Green - 3 races as scheduled
	asap after last race	Price giving and farewell drink ILCA 4/6 and Cadet	VYN

Monday 06/07	09:30	Team Leader, Coaches & Meteo meeting	WSKLuM
		Meeting PRO and Class representatives OPTI
	10:45	Launch
	12:15	Start first race of the day
		3 races as scheduled
Tuesday 07/07	10:15	Team Leader, Coaches & Meteo meeting	WSKLuM
		Meeting PRO and Class representatives
	11:30	Launch
	13:00	Start first race of the day
		2 races as scheduled
Wednesday 08/07	09:30	Team Leader, Coaches & Meteo meeting	WSKLuM
		Meeting PRO and Class representatives
	10:30	Launch
	11:45	Start first race of the day
		2 races as scheduled
	asap after the last race	Price Giving & Farewell Drink	WSKLuM