It’s our pleasure to announce the 2025 edition of the Koninklijke- Holland Beker regatta, which will take place on Saturday 28st and Sunday 29th June 2025 at the Bosbaan regatta Course in Amsterdam.

The following events are offered at the Koninklijke- Holland Beker in 2025:

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 (“Eerstejaars”, “Development”, and “Junioren Instroom” (JIK)). The “Eerstejaars” klassement will admit the top 6 crews. The “Development” klassement and JIK will be race as normal and all crew registered at the beginning of the season will be admitted.

The corporate events are open to teams consisting of rowers who all have the same employer, belong to the same professional group or belong to the same concern.

These events are indicated below.

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

International crews

All crews need to fill in the international entry form.

International entry form

Entries for 3 crews or more will afterwards receive a login to the Dutch national registration system.

Dutch crews

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

Entry deadline

The entry deadline is on Sunday 22 Juni at 23:59. It is possible to register crews for additional races after the entry deadline. Late entries will only be accepted if they do not lead to additional races.

Rules of Racing

FISA’s Rules of Racing apply to the Koninklijke- Holland Beker.

Departures from World rowing rules

The Koninklijke– Holland Beker regatta has the following departures from FISA Rules of Racing or Bye-Laws:

• Visible boat names are allowed and are not to be considered as ‘Advertising Space’
• Maximum boat length shall not apply, which eliminates the need for an eight to comprise of two sections.

Under 17 events

A rower may compete in an under 17 rowing event until 31 December of the year in which they reach the age of 16.

Para events

All Para Events will be raced over 2000m.

Mixed Events

For the mixed 8+ event the proportion of rowers who are eligible to complete in a women’s event shall be 50 per cent of the rowers of that crew the proportion of rowers who are not eligible to complete in a women’s event shall be 50 per cent of the rowers of that crew (excluding the coxswain).

Event PR1 Mixed 1x is open for rowers who are eligible to compete in a women’s event and for rowers who are not eligible to compete in a women’s event.

Qualification system

Events W1x ‘Ladies trophy’ and M1x ‘Holland Beker’ qualify according to the World Rowing progression system. There shall be heats on Saturday Morning and Quarter Finals on Saturday afternoon, Semifinals on Sunday Morning and Finals (A, B,..) on Sunday afternoon.
All other events have finals in the afternoon and if required heats in the morning, see pages 48-49 of this file for the progression system – no B-finals except for event JM1x and JW1x. This is the default progression system used at Dutch regattas.

The medal ceremony will take place after each final of an event on the victory pontoon.

Traffic Rules

Please take notice of the traffic rules during racing as well as during training as specified in the next section. It is of great importance to follow these traffic rules.

Clothing and oars

In accordance with the rules of racing of WORLD ROWING (Rule 39 and its Bye-Laws):

Rowers of a composite crew shall wear either;

• Each member of the crew shall wear the uniform and identification of his own club: 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).
• Or all crew member shall wear identical uniforms and identifications: 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.

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.

Disclaimer

The organization accepts no responsibility for any damage caused to boats or to the persons or property of either visitors or participants.

Regatta Traffic Rules during racing

The Bosbaan is the oldest artificial 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.

Lane use and Fairness

The lanes are marked with red buoys (Albano system). During normal weather conditions crews will be started in the lanes according to the following schema:

In case of special circumstances, for instance during adverse weather conditions, it may be decided to use a different scheme for lane assignment.
The Regatta Management will continuously monitor weather conditions. Consequential impact on fairness is monitored by the fairness commission. On the occasion of predicted adverse weather condition, the president of the jury can decide to act in accordance with the possibilities of the Rules of Racing of WORLD ROWING (Rule 63 and its Bye-Law) to ensure safe and fair rowing conditions for all contestants. The fairness committee will advise the president of the jury prior to this decision.

Training

Training is possible on the following times:

• Friday: from sunrise till sunset
• Saturday: from sunrise till 8:45 and from 18:05 till sunset.
• Sunday: from sunrise till 8:45 and from 18:05 till sunset.

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

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.

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 in the VIP-tent.

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).