Report Hiswa te water event Lelystad 7-9 September 2019 Thursday 5 September On Thursday afternoon the Grobbebol leaves Aalsmeer for an HRC-event. This time the journey for the 2nd time this year goes to the IJsselmeer for the Hiswa-event in Lelystad. Friends sometimes ask me if this is not boring? Always one night in Amsterdam […]
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Members enjoyed a pontoon party, dinner at The Anchor, and a private tour of the tide mill in the historic Suffolk harbour of Woodbridge. Gathering at the Woodbridge marina for the start of the HROA East Coast rally, members enjoyed drinks aboard organiser’s Bram Van Der Have’s HR 34 ‘Athena of Lymington’, but with the […]
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“Verkeerspost Wemeldinge here sailingyacht NoMad”“NoMad – Wemeldinge”“Wemeldinge – NoMad, we will cross the canal entrance from west to east, over”“NoMad – Wemeldinge, understood, there is no outgoing traffic, out “ Two more weeks and then we visit the traffic post in Wemeldinge, the so-called VHF 68. Marinus and his team welcome us at 2 pm. […]
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After 11 months of extensive winter work on the boat, we finally left Bruinisse early on Thursday morning 1stAugust 2019. Our boat-handling was a little rusty despite a number of test sails on the Grevelingen meer and our participation in the successful Nova-HRC trip to Zierikzee. Moreover, we had planned our “escape route” to the […]
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The annual captains dinner is coming up! The announcement of the annual captains dinner (this year with some nice optional activities in the afternoon, before dinner and the ALV), has already led to many positive reactions. Behind the scenes there is still a lot of work going on to create a great programme. Soon more […]
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We meet again at the Hiswa was a frequently asked question the past period during the HRC-events. As Commissioner Noord there is only one answer to that question: BUT of course! Good news: free Hiswa entrance tickets via Nova Yachting We have good news because Nova Yachting makes the tickets available to the participants of […]
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This year we sailed Mariste to Denmark. Spending a few weeks there, finding nice anchorages and enjoying the easy way of living. We ended up in Aabenraa, the city where Elvstrøm Sails is located. This sail maker provides sails to our Hallberg-Rassys and because we had decided to stay an extra day in the Aabenraa […]
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79 sailors of 39 yachts joined the Dutch Hallberg-Rassy Tour
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Routes – week 6 Salcombe. Our last UK port before crossing to the channel islands. Safely moored , in good shelter, on the roads. Water taxi to takes us to shore and back. entering Salcombe harbor What beauty. After Salcombe we made the crossing to Guernsey. Then stopped in Cherbourg and went straight for Dieppe. […]
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At the Captain’s Dinner we, as Hallberg-Rassy Connection, had the pleasure to hear the story of Marco and Laura. The story of the Ngahue IV and the intended world circumnavigation, which for the time being was ‘limited’ to an Atlantic crossing. In August this couple will be guests at the Open Yard of the Hallberg-Rassy […]
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In the same weekend as the tour organized by Nova Yachting in Zeeland, the HR Tour ‘Where everybody wins’ took place in Ellös. At least one HRC member was participant: HR40 MkII ‘Curry’ from Bremen. The Hallberg-Rassy Rally where everybody wins 14-15 June 2019 All Hallberg-Rassy sailors are hereby invited to the traditional and popular […]
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You’ll probably think about what this is about? You can read about it below. It is only 4 weeks ago that the first HRC IJsselmeer (sweet) event took place in Enkhuizen and now the Grobbebol is already heading south for the salty event in Bruinisse for the HRC pre-party and Zierikzee for the Hallberg-Rassy tour […]
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Routes – week 4 Ailsa Craig – a rock in the middle of the sea. Impressive to sail close by, and see how the wind changed direction and force around this island rock. At first we missed this one on the Navionics charts on our Raymarine. So, zoom in and look at paper charts […]
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Below you’ll find the photos taken by members during the Meet & Greet Pré Party and the Nova Yachting Tour 14-16 June, which will be added regularly. Album Meet & Greet Pré Party en Nova Yachting Tour 14-16 juni
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Boat: Morgane or Sark. HR 46 Crew: Herco and Elvira Tibboel and dachshund Evy. Daughters Mila and Merel are also regular members. Travel destination: Eastern Baltic Sea, Stockholm, Helsinki and maybe Tallinn. Part 1. Standing mast route It is Wednesday 3 April 2019 and we are in the Grevelingensluis. The moment we throw it loose, […]
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Routes – week 3 Crinan Canal 4.1 From Oban we sailed to the entrance of the Crinan canal. At anchor on the buoy for the night and then through the canal on a day with 35 knots wind. The canal staff said they had introduced more water to the canal, but we touched bottom several […]
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