Dear Connectie members, I take up the pen again because I see that fortunately there is a lot of sailing again and that we will soon be able to greet our Belgian friends on the water again. They had to wait the longest of us all before we could get back on board. Luckily we […]
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After a few “short messages” written during our turbulent four weeks at sea between the Galapagos and Tahiti, it’s time again for an ordinary, long article. I look at the calendar and am shocked to see that we’ve been in Tahiti for 24 days. The days go by quickly, especially when you’re not allowed to […]
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Vrolijk Pasen en blijf gezond!
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Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 we were not allowed to go ashore in the Marquesas Islands and were de facto ordered to sail along the Tuomotu archipelago to Papeete on Tahiti to land there. To prevent the coronavirus from spreading, Tahiti lives under a strict curfew. Also, no alcohol is sold anymore – a unique […]
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With the Corona virus we live in eventful times. Every day we receive a new update via the World Cruising Club that supports the World ARC trip. And every day the news gets a bit more gloomy than the day before. We have received “Update N° 11” and it’s really not a cheerful literature. Not […]
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Dear Connecting Members, I hope you are all doing well, but the world has suddenly changed. At the end of January some of you were still chatting with Germán Frers on Boat Düsseldorf and making plans for a new sailing season. Which underwater paint are we putting under the boat this year and where are […]
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We are looking forward to the different HR owners of the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie. We bought our HR 49 Stella Maris in Marmaris Turky and sailed the yacht to Götheborg in 2017. Made a big refit there at Adams Boat Care. Adams Boat Care specializes in HR refit. He had worked at Hallberg Rassy for 14 […]
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Finally an event that can take place in unchanged form: the HRC Photo Competition! At a time when many of our members are not able to enjoy their Hallberg-Rassy as they might have imagined, photos of our beautiful ships and sailing trips can bring fun, so enter the photo contest and send in your most […]
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Dear members of the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie, Yesterday (23 March 2020) the Dutch government further tightened up some of the measures previously announced to combat the spread of the coronavirus. What is new is that the ban on events has been extended until 1 June, even when less than 100 people are involved. This means, among […]
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For almost two weeks now we have been sailing in grey and rainy weather from the Galapagos to the Marquesas Islands. Is this tropical sailing? It might as well have been the English Channel, so gloomy day and night during this leg of our world trip! However, it started off very nicely when we left […]
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We all know the Galapagos Islands from the documentaries by Jacques Cousteau or the National Geographic. There’s nothing new that we could add to those impressive images! It is a fantastic travel destination the HRC house flag is now proudly flying in our mast. The first HRC house flag in the southern hemisphere ??? Between […]
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We are new joiners in the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie. Robbert-Jan gave us a warm welcome and asked us to introduce ourselves a bit to the HRC family. So here a little more about us, and our HR 43 Mk I Rangatira, our second Hallberg-Rassy. We are both Chilean, live and work in Santiago. Francisca is 50 […]
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Behind the scenes, we are working hard on our Hallberg-Rassy Connectie spring event in the North region. As previously announced during our members’ meeting prior to the Captains dinner in Antwerp and the New Year’s reception, this year we are going to Terschelling during the Whitsun weekend. It will be a multi-day sailing event. The […]
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On the Atlantic side, Shelter Bay marina, once an American base, is hidden behind a long breakwater that protects the Panama Canal against wind and currents. It is where the World ARC (WARC) fleet is prepared for the “Transit” of the Canal. On both sides, you need to pass through 3 locks: three chambers up […]
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On Saturday February 8th the second session of the engine maintenance workshop took place in Schoonhoven. In the company building of Matthijs Block (HR 352 Rianne) eight Hallberg-Rassy Connectie members will be taught and will experience for themselves how to carry out the most elementary maintenance of the ship’s diesel in the future. Led by […]
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Due to a cancellation due to passage of Ciara, the radar course has been rescheduled to March 1st! Unfortunately, this date does not fit for every member who signed up. The course is now fully booked again. If you are still interested, let us put you on the waiting list. Info: Bernard Stockman, commissariszuid@hallbergrassyconnectie.com […]
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Make a circumnavigation with your yacht and you will always encounter new and unexpected surprises and discoveries. After Santa Marta in Columbia, I didn’t think there’d be much to write about our trip until going through the Panama Canal. But no; we saw lots of new things. So here’s a short piece about the leg […]
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Connectie speaking with Germán Frers: Quality in modesty! You can design a beautiful ship, but if the builder makes a pot of it, your design won’t last long. It will be different if you can find a builder who knows how to bring that design to life as the designer intended. And the other way […]
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Saturday 11th January 2020 saw the departure from Rodney Bay marina in Saint Lucia of the 2020-21 World ARC. 34 boats crossed the line to set off on a trip just over 820 miles to Santa Marta in Columbia. During the entire preparatory period in St. Lucia the weather had been excellent, punctuated by the […]
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