Sailing Cars - Historic Race (De Panne, Belgium)
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General information about the Royal Sand Yacht Club
Anyone who thinks of De Panne almost immediately thinks of the wide sea beach. Difference between low tide and high tide provides as much as 500 meters of extra beach. De Panne has the widest (deepest) beach on the entire Belgian coast. And that gives the opportunity to land sailing with specially equipped carts, called sail carts for short. In total, some 17 kilometers can be land sailed (what a word 😉 ) on the Belgian coast in one piece.
The first recreational sailing cart was created by the architect Albert Dumont (in 1898). This architect gained quite a bit of fame through the Dumont neighborhood of De Panne named after him. But it was also he who made the first sailing cart, then still with a square sail, in our region. The first international races were held in Hardelot (1911) and Berck (1913) in France.
The Royal Sand Yacht Club (RSYC) is the largest yacht club in Belgium. Worldwide, with its 100 years, it is also the oldest sailing car club. They also organize occasional races with historic sailing cars. They have to be at least 25 years old to participate. Below you will find pictures of such a race that took place in 2024.
Another Historic Race would take place in 2025 and would be held on September 5 and 7, 2025. See website.
Geographical information
Address: Robert Demuyserepad 1, 8660 De Panne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 51.0977292 – Longitude = 2.5756503
– OpenStreetMap: Latitude = 51.097756 – Longitude = 2.575706
– Altitude h = 11 m
Location of Royal Sand Yacht Club on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to Royal Sand Yacht Club: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
17°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
9:00 p.m.
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 light rain
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16° | 17°°C | 0.42 mm | 42% | 18 Km/h | 88 % | 1022 mb |
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Tomorrow
9:00 p.m.
|
 cloudy
|
15° | 19°°C | 0.16 mm | 16% | 22 Km/h | 85 % | 1016 mb |
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Sun, May 26
9:00 PM
|
partly cloudy
|
13° | 18°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 19 Km/h | 91 % | 1017 mb |
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ma jun 26
21:00
|
 moderate rain
|
14° | 19°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 31 Km/h | 95 % | 1011 mb |
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di jun 26
21:00
|
light rain
|
13° | 17°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 39 Km/h | 95 % | 1010 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
3:00 a.m.
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 partly cloudy
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15° | 16°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 9 Km/h | 88 % | 1022 mb |
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Today
6:00 a.m.
|
 slightly cloudy
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16° | 16°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 9 Km/h | 86 % | 1022 mb |
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Today
9:00 a.m.
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slightly cloudy
|
23° | 23°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 8 Km/h | 72 % | 1021 mb |
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Today
12:00
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partly cloudy
|
22° | 22°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 17 Km/h | 69 % | 1020 mb |
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Today
3:00 p.m.
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cloudy
|
19° | 19°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 18 Km/h | 68 % | 1019 mb |
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Today
6:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
17° | 17°°C | 0.24 mm | 24% | 15 Km/h | 75 % | 1017 mb |
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Today
9:00 p.m.
|
light rain
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15° | 15°°C | 0.42 mm | 42% | 11 Km/h | 78 % | 1017 mb |
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Tomorrow
12:00 AM
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partly cloudy
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15° | 15°°C | 0.16 mm | 16% | 2 Km/h | 85 % | 1016 mb |
Tide predictions
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Online information about the Royal Sand Yacht Club
Official social media of the Royal Sand Yacht Club:
Website - Facebook - Instagram
Designation of the location on Google Maps: Royal Sand Yacht Club.
Wikipedia page on sail car driving ( Dutch - French - English )
Tourism Department "Visit De Panne"
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YouTube
Tourism "The Coast (Westtoer)
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Our photos about Royal Sand Yacht Club
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Photos from the Sept. 8, 2024 Historic Race:
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