The youngest pilots on the Belgian team - Lucas DEMUYSERE and Aleksey VANPUTTE
The youngest Belgian participants in the championships are Lucas Demuysere (20 years old) and Aleksey Vanputte (19 years old), both members of the youth club "De Krab." Both of them compete in a land yachting class for which they don't yet have much competition experience. The challenge is significant... Read more
Potjesregatta and Inauguration R. Demuyserepad
On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2023, the Royal Sand Yacht Club will organise the annual international landyacht race Potjesregatta.
This race for classes 2, 3, 5, P and Standart is the last race in De Panne before the EURO23 DE PANNE European Championship (30/9 - 6/10/2023).
Among... Read more
Sandyachting, a sport
The experience of driving a sand yacht along the beach is fantastic enough for many. It is a separate outing. That you have to go to the coast for it is part of it.
Once with several sailors on the beach, it becomes extra fun to catch up with the others. It's in many of us... .
So it... Read more
Faster than the wind. impossible?
Faster than the wind.
Impossible ?
Like most modern sailing craft, a sand yacht is not pushed forward by the wind.
It is the gliding of the wind along the sail that makes the force that makes a sand yacht move forward. It is like an aircraft that stays... Read more
Tom Slambrouck, designer of the logo and poster
Tom grew up in Koksijde and was a member of youth-landsailingclub De Krab. He was a Standart pilot and participated in the World Championship in 2018 in Sankt Peter-Ording (Germany).
A love of images is what drives and motivates Tom, so he pursued the visual arts. If he cannot... Read more
15% Discount granted by sponsor Era Servimo
Dear participant and visitor,
It’s great that you’ll be present for the EC Landyachting in De Panne! The championship is the highlight of the year for the Royal Sand Yacht Club (RSYC), that is imbedded in De Panne, and the oldest Landyachting club in the world. To organize... Read more
Ford Explorer EV
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Adventurous. Iconic design. Fast charging. With superior comfort and connectivity of the future. The Explorer. Redefine... Read more
Together with Sport Vlaanderen
Sports make us better. Practicing sports makes us healthier, mentally as well as physically. But also enjoying sports from the sidelines does us a lot of good. Whether it be a youth swimming competition, a well-placed smash or a flawless horizontal bar exercise, these moments inspire us and bring... Read more
The EURO23 Logo on the beach and on television
On March 22th and 23th, the cycling race CLASSIC Brugge-De Panne took place. Our logo for the European Championship – EURO23 DE PANNE – was shown live on national TV, accompanied by an explanation about landyachting and the announcement of the championships.
The sea was not our... Read more
Speed record
Lake Gairdner (dried-up salt lake) in South Australia, Sunday December 11th 2022, 17 local time.
Emirates Team New Zealand and pilot Glenn Ashby sailed faster than all previously set records in ‘Horonuku’, their wind-driven world-record vessel. Glenn Ashby achieved a speed... Read more