It’s our pleasure to announce the 2024 edition of the Koninklijke- Holland Beker regatta, which will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June 2024 at the Bosbaan regatta Course in Amsterdam.

Regatta Traffic Rules during racing

The Bosbaan is the oldest artifical rowing lake in the world and is therefore constrained in its size. Warming up, racing and cooling down take place on the same stretch of water. To avoid collisions resulting in personal and material damage, it is of the greatest importance to adhere to the traffic regulations. Violation of these rules can lead to a yellow card according to FISA’s Rules of Racing.

In case of fairness decisions, the traffic rules might be changed during the regatta. Further announcements on this will be made via our website and the umpires at the boathouse area.

Training

Training is possible on the following times:

• Friday all day (from sunrise till sunset).
• Saturday: from sunrise till 8:45 and from 17:45 till sunset.
• Sunday: from sunrise till 8:45 and from 18:00 till sunset.

Traffic rules for training are below. No rescue services are present during training.

International crews

The entry procedure depends on the number of crews.

• For 1 or 2 crews, complete this international entry form form and as attachment via e-mail to regatta@hollandbeker.nl.
• For 3 crews or more, reach out to us via regatta@hollandbeker.nl and we will equip you with a login for the dutch national registration system.

Dutch crews

The enrollment for the Koninklijke- Holland Beker can be done via the KNRB Inschrijfprogramma.

Events

The following events are offered at the Koninklijke- Holland Beker

The U23 events (“B”) will be merged with the open events if less than 4 crews enter.
The U17 events will be merged with the Junior (‘J’) events if less than 4 crews enter.

There are special events for Dutch crews participating in the KNRB Klassementen (both “Eerstejaars” and “Development”). The “Eerstejaars” klassement will admit the top 6 crews, the “Development” klassement will be race as normal and all crew registered at the beginning of the season will be admitted. The events are indicated below.

Rules of Racing

FISA’s Rules of Racing apply to the Koninklijke- Holland Beker. The additional provisions specific to the 2023 edition of the Koninklijke-Holland Beker can be found here.

Clothing and oars

In accordance with the rules of racing of WORLD ROWING:

• Composite crew: every rower wears their club uniform (identical per club). Undershirt, legging, socks and hats must be either identical (identical for the whole crew) or identical for each club (for crew members of the same club); this means same colours and length. This means that composite crews can wear their own club uniform, but needs to be the same per club (eg. if there are 2 or more of the same club in one boat, they need to have the same club uniform and under clothing / hats the same, people from other clubs in that boat can wear their own uniform).

Deviation from the Rules of Racing:

• Composite crews are also allowed to wear the same uniform – not necessarily club uniform – as long as the implementation is fully identical.

The oars must be completely identical for the entire crew. It is not obliged to use blades in the registered colours of your club.

Advertising space on boats

FISA rules on advertising spaces apply. Boat names are excluded from the advertising spaces.

Boat Weighing

For all events, boats will be selected for boat weighing. Each team is responsible that his boat at least meets the minimum weight. The boat weighing is located in the athletes zone opposite of the pontoons and will be indicated there.

Coxswains

The minimum weight for all coxwains is 55 kg (according to FISA rules), with a maximum dead weight of 15 kg.

Regatta Office

The regatta office is at the ground floor of the finish tower. The office will be manned:

• Friday: 15:00 till 20:00
• Saturday: 8:00 till 18:00
• Sunday: 8:00 till 16:30

Please come and see us with any query.

All entries, time table, draw and results can be found via the website of Time-Team.

Team Managers Drinks

Team Managers from international crews are invited to join us on Friday evening for some drinks and the opportunity to ask questions to the regatta management team. Drinks will start at 18:00 until 19:00.

Online

Outside office hours, you can reach the regatta office via e-mail or phone (+31 6 25476461). Dutch crews are advised to make all changes via the KNRB Inschrijfprogramma (change deadline is extended).

New entries

It is possible to register crews for additional races. New entries will only be accepted if they do not lead to additional races.

Time Table

The time table and draw can be found on the website of time-team when available.