Stocking Many people ask me, “So, are you busy preparing now?” And then my answer is often that it’s not that bad. And it is because most things don’t feel like ‘preparation’ but more like part of the usual maintenance and ‘being nice to the boat’. Except for the provisioning issue. When it comes to […]
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During BOOT Düsseldorf, Jaap van der Grint (HR At Random) bumped into Sander de Kok of Nova Yachting at Sargo’s stand. During a chat about HRC, among other things, Sander showed a number of videos on his phone of the HR Tour in June 2022. The videos were made from Nova’s RIB, including with a […]
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“….what better year to go on that trip than 2023?” That was Marleen’s conclusion when we had a brief but intense conversation about my plans for the future in late 2021. It was at a time when I was in doubt about possibly rejoining an organisation after being self-employed. My reasons: a nice team, nice […]
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In the wake of Michiel de Ruyter: voyage to Chatham (1667) Rally to Chatham and London The Hallberg-Rassy Connectie is planning a 10-day sailing from the Belgian coast to Chatham and London in spring 2024. When: As a period, 9 May to 20 May (Ascension – Pentecost) have been put forward. We will sail in […]
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After an event on the Wadden last year, this year’s annual Whitsun event will again be organised by the HRC on the IJsselmeer and at Medemblik. Behind the scenes, the HRC Noord team is working hard to make it another memorable Connectie weekend. The rough contours are now known We will gather in the Oosterhaven […]
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That the location for the New Year’s reception was moved to Lelystad was nice for me personally. Closer to home, free and ample parking, cosy no nonsense restaurant and a view of the marina. What more could you want? Yes warmer and dry weather, because it was cold, wet and very windy in Lelystad. We […]
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Dear Connectie friends, Many great submissions have already been received for the HRC Lustrum Photo Book. The stories and photos already on the Newlywords collection site give a wonderful picture of the enthusiasm with which Hallberg-Rassy sailors enjoy their beautiful ship and much more. But by no means everyone has contributed yet. You still have […]
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Dear Hallberg-Rassy friends, It almost feels like a pilgrimage: a trip to beautiful Sweden where our ships saw the light of day…. The very exclusive “VARVSBESÖK 2023” is now under construction. On 27 February, it is really going to happen and it is not to be missed! All crews are cordially invited to join this […]
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Mi Dushi is HR 312 no 257 from 1983. This year she turns 40 years old! We (Jan and Bien) have had her since 2016. We have been members of the association since 2020. I (Jan) have been sailing all my life, but after moving from the Netherlands to Belgium, I sailed little or not […]
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Our second solo tour is coming up again, HR SOLOTOER COWES 3 June 2023. The preliminary programme is as follows: All participants will start from their home port, collectively or individually at a time of their choice. Saturday 3 June 2023 Cowes 13.00 drinks for solo sailors on board FLAIR 16.00 meeting HR SOLOTOER ZEILERS […]
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On 15 January, we will organise our New Year’s reception. A great time to catch up and learn about beautiful holiday sailing destinations that other members have already visited or the ones you want to pass on to new members. In short, a nice and cosy moment for networking and getting to know each other […]
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The ‘Ngahue IV Trophy’ is a prize of the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie that is awarded annually by the HRC Board to the member who has undertaken a remarkable or extraordinary sailing performance or sailing trip with his or her Hallberg-Rassy yacht. The motto for the trophy was chosen by its donors, Marco and Laura Thyssen-Braive: “Sailing […]
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Saturday 12 November, around 170 members participated in the first coastal rum Hallberg-Rassy Connectie Captains Dinner aboard the SS Rotterdam. Prior to the dinner, there was the opportunity to take a tour of the ship. There were 2 tours to choose from, “blowing out & waving” and “the SS Rotterdam complete”. These started at 15:30. […]
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Saturday 12 November 2022, the first lustrum of the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie was lavishly celebrated aboard the SS Rotterdam with an enjoyable Captains Dinner accompanied by live music, more on that later. During one of the interludes, Reinier Pijnenburg, member of the HRC Lustrum committee, presented a limerick that was enthusiastically sung along by the entire […]
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We, Bruno and Ilse, would like to introduce ourselves as new HR members. Actually, we should have done this before, as this is already our 2nd HR. We met by chance this summer in Turkey, Goçek, a couple, owner of a HR 55 who pointed us to the existence of this forum. We ourselves were […]
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One of the users of the HRC Social app group spotted two enthusiastic stories on the Zeilwereld site from people who make exciting sea voyages with their Hallberg-Rassy. It’s always fun to read what ‘adventures’ you can have with a Hallberg-Rassy and we didn’t want to withhold that from non-users of the app group either. […]
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November 12 is fast approaching. Time for an update! You will participate in the Captains Dinner aboard the SS Rotterdam and, as we promised, there is another flanking activity planned. Besides being a fine hotel-restaurant, the SS Rotterdam is a floating maritime museum. We therefore invite you to visit this fine 1959 cruise ship on […]
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In July, HRC member Paul van de Heuvel, with his HR 46 ‘Op Stok 3’, competed in the Tall Ships Races 2022. In the D class, he captured 2nd place. In Aalborg (Denmark), he was greeted by our Belgium Coordinator, Rutger Steenmeijer, who was there for the occasion with his Esperanza III. Click here for: […]
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As I write this report (Sunday 25 September), we are now a week on and the Grobbebol is already on the shore awaiting major underwater hull maintenance. The event in Enkhuizen was, due to the weather conditions (wind NW 6-7, rain and only 15 degrees), little sail but a lot of social. When organising an […]
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On Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November, in collaboration with Matthijs Blonk of HR352 Rianne and Savio Davids, we are organising a one-day motorbike maintenance course for the second time. For many of us, engine maintenance is something we like to leave to a specialist. But what if something happens to the cooling water in […]
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