8mR Information

Regatta Contacts

  • Head of organising committee: Jan Willem Ypma
  • Head of race management: Marc van Bemmel
  • Principal Race Officer: Elmar Pigeaud
  • Head of Hospitality: to be announced

Useful Contacts

  • Rescue service (KNRM): (VHF 16) +31 228 314 199
  • Nearest Hospital: Westfries Gasthuis, Molenweg 9b +31 228 312 345
  • Harbour services and location:
  • Havenweg 3
  • 1601 GA Enkhuizen
  • Tel.: (0228) 31 24 44
  • Fax. (0228) 32 02 06
  • Mobile: 06 237 003 90
  • E-mail: havendienst@enkhuizen.nl
  • VHF 12

EFR and Calamities

  • General emergency telephone number: 112
  • Regional police: (0900) 88 44
  • Doctors post: (0229) 29 78 00
  • Dentist: (075) 63 19 340
  • Veterinarian: (0228) 31 70 00

Getting About

Taxi

  • Rates from the airport are around 90 euro
  • Taxi’s can be found at the train station, located on a 5min walk from the regatta village
  • Uber works in The Netherlands

Car rental

  • Schiphol airport offers cars from all major rental companies with pickup and drop off at the airport. Car-Rent or Rentalcars offers the possibility to compare rental companies and possibilities online.

Train

  • Public transport information can be found here
  • The transport from “Schiphol”(Airport) to “Enkhuizen” takes just over 1 hour (with a changeover at station “Amsterdam Sloterdijk”
  • Transport between Amsterdam Central Station and Enkhuizen is less then 1 hour
  • information about the trainstation of enkhuizen can be found here

Airport

  • the most convenient airport is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. (74 KM )
  • Commercial https://www.schiphol.nl/en/
  • Private https://www.firstclassaviation.nl/en/
  • other nearby airports are
  • Lelystad (42 KM) https://www.lelystadairport.nl/en
  • Private https://www.lelystadairport.nl/en/flights/busine
  • Eindhoven (180 KM) https://www.eindhovenairport.nl/en
  • Rotterdam ( 123 KM ) https://www.rotterdamthehagueairport.nl/en/

Marinas and Moorings

Ports

  •  Buyshaven harbourmasters  tel. 06 30136854. Location of the Regatta village.
  • Contest Yachts Our partner for launching and hailing the boats and safely parking the trailers. We will have a transport van driving between the yard and the regatta village if transport of extra equipment is needed.
      • MYS (Medemblijk Yacht Service +31 227 543622 
      • Municipal harbour: tel. +31 228 312444

      Chandlers

      Rigging, rope & sail repairs

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      Diving Companies

      scuba equipment

      • Totally scuba: www.totallyscuba.nl
      ropes

      Boat Builders and Repairs

      Fuel

      A fuel station for the boats is located in the Compagnies haven (compagnies Harbour) in front of Joosten Watersport Chandlery

      General Stores & Services

      Groceries

      • Harbour market: supermarket at Compagnies haven
      • HEMA: general supplies at Westerstraat 123
      • Deen Supermarket: budget supermarket at Clarissenplaats 2
      • Albert Heijn: premium supermarket at Westerstraat 188
      • ALDI: supermarket at Rode Paard 1

      Health & Beauty

      Barbers

      • Sharp Barbershop: Vijzelstraat 60
      • A&R Herenkapsalon: Westerstraat 13

      hairdressers

      • P.C. Haarmode: Westerstraat 198
      • Hairstyling Marize: Westerstraat 142
      • 't Haarhuys Enkhuizen: Westerstraat 20

      Spa Facilities & massages

      • Chyse: Kruislaan 40
      • Thermen Sauna Suomi: Holenweg 6, 1624 PB Hoorn