Coastal Sailors 24 Hour Sail Race and Municipality of Medemblik together on course for sixtieth edition

The Coastal Sailors 24 Hour Sail Race and the Municipality of Medemblik are together on course for the sixtieth edition. The two parties have been partners for many years and this year they are once again pulling together. There have been fruitful discussions that have led to great ideas for the anniversary edition. This will take place in Medemblik on August 29 and 30, 2025.

“We have indeed had a very positive meeting with Alderman Gringhuis and an official,” responded Klaas Jan Kroon, chairman of the organizing committee of the 24 Hour Sail Race. “That resulted in a few agreements. For example, the Municipality of Medemblik will cover the costs of the mooring fees for the participating boats. And because it is the sixtieth edition, they also pay for the coffee and cake during the awards ceremony on Sunday morning at Radboud Castle. Furthermore, they are thinking along to really make the sixtieth 24 Hours a festive edition. More on that later.”

Alderman Gringhuis is pleased with the continuation of the long-term cooperation: “The 24 Uurs Zeilrace really belongs to Medemblik, with its beautiful harbors and rich sailing history. In economic, social and sporting terms, the event has a positive impact on Medemblik and the city of Medemblik in particular. We have supported the 24 Hour Sail Race for 59 years and are looking forward to this year’s anniversary edition.” That is exactly what Kroon experienced personally recently, about which he says, “I spoke to some entrepreneurs from Medemblik. All of them were happy that the 24 Hours is staying. I was actually impressed with how the event lives in Medemblik.”

Asked about how important it is to the Coast Sailors 24 Hour Sail Race that the event traditionally takes place in Medemblik again, Kroon replied, “Medemblik is an incredibly nice location anyway with good entry possibilities, after which the participants can party close to the boats in the evening and with Radboud Castle for the awards ceremony. For us, it is also not unimportant that Medemblik can accommodate the participating boats after the finish. And of course there is a mega history of the event. The first 24 Hours was already organized in Medemblik, so that’s where the origin lies. It’s great that after 59 times we can also organize the anniversary edition in Medemblik. I myself will not experience the following editions, which hopefully will also take place in Medemblik, as chairman, because after this year I will hand over my role as chairman to Jeroen Paardekooper. But first we are going to make it a festive anniversary.”