Het laatste nieuws vanuit Hallberg-Rassy Connectie.
In 2020, I had the honour of receiving the Poerstamper trophy from the Mariste. A total surprise and super sweet that I got to receive the trophy. But yes, what next? Goodness, now I have to hand over the trophy in 2021! However, due to COVID, this will only be possible again in May 2022 […]
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In the weekend of 17 and 18 September 2022 the HRC organises a sail & social event at the IJsselmeer in the Buyshaven of Enkhuizen. After a very successful Zeeland event in June and hopefully a nice sailing holiday close to home or far away, it is now time to meet again and catch up […]
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Nigel Southern and a crew of three have set sail with HR 48 Moon & Stars on 22nd August en route for the Canaries and the 2022 ARC Rally. We wish them fair winds and following seas on their sailing adventure. For those who want to follow this journey the planned itinerary is as follows […]
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Saturday 17 September is the day. The second HRC Sail & BBQ event will take place again at Ossehoek! Time to see each other again and share our holiday stories. Sail and jetty drinks and BBQ on the recreational island Ossehoek Friday night we have reserved the passersby’s bowl in Bruinisse. But you are also […]
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In my report on the event at Terschelling I wrote boldly that I wanted to visit three events: Terschelling, Zeebrugge and Bruinisse. But that was too ambitious. To make it to Zeebrugge the weather and wind would have to be favourable and that wasn’t the case. So we let Zeebrugge pass. A great pity, because […]
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The following members have already signed up for the Lustrum Captains Dinner 12 November 2022!
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This year the lustrum Captains Dinner will take place in Rotterdam on board the SS Rotterdam. The allocation of the available places takes place in order of the registrations via the website from 23 June 2022, 20.00 hrs. Please note: a possible earlier registration as interested party for the Captains Dinner on the SS Rotterdam, […]
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When the events calendar for 2022 was filled up and I saw three consecutive events there, I thought: “YES we are going to experience that.” Ambitious but not impossible. Our holiday starts on 29 May and lasts until mid-July. Quite long this year! We leave on Monday morning, 30 May, with lovely weather, but no […]
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After two corona years we could finally prepare our first HR Solotoer. Initially, there were nine potential participants, but in the end three HRCers remained who were present at the start in Bruinisse. The Participants Paul Vermeijlen Enigma HR 40C Hilco ten Hoeven Pietertje 2 HR 40 Pierre […]
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My last report already, after 7 weeks of a beautiful trip via Norway over the North Sea and around Scotland and England. Week 6 started with the homeward journey in mind. We wanted to sail the boat through the Caledonian Canal in week 6 and then back to Holland in week 7 over the North […]
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There are holidays and holiday trips. Of the latter we may occasionally enjoy the company of members who undertake a special trip with their beautiful HR. The one of HR62 Caroline for instance or the crossing of HR352 Amea. Now HR40 Mariste is added to the list. Tom and Lidia make a journey of 3 […]
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Week 5 just finished in Oban. The coming week 6 we will tour around the North of West Scotland. We are going to look at the possibility to go around the North, through the Pentland Firth back to the Netherlands. Important when deciding on routes is of course the weather and the routing. I followed […]
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As announced earlier, our English sister association, the “Hallberg-Rassy Owners Association”, will come to Zeebrugge and Zeeland in June to attend our first lustrum activities. This is part of the celebration of five years of the “Hallberg-Rassy Connection”. On Friday 10 June, the British participants will arrive in Zeebrugge, where they will stay for three […]
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This year, on Saturday 18 June 2022, the Nova Yachting Hallberg-Rassy Tour will again be sailing on the Grevelingen. Prior to this, the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie organises the traditional Pré-party Friday 17 June 2022 in the clubhouse at Bruinisse. Participants in the Pré-Party and Hallberg-Rassy Tour 2022 can moor for free in the Kommetje van Bruinisse […]
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Made quite some miles last week. From Bergen, Norway with a new crew to Ullapool in Scotland. The weather forecast indicated calm weather for the whole week and we had to put the “cart” in regularly. As a Hallberg-Rassy expert once told me: “These Rassy’s are also good motorsailers”. Two things to share Firstly, the […]
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The third week in Norway is over. We really wanted to visit the longest fjord, the Sognefjord, and we did. Not only that, we were also very lucky with the weather, which made the beauty of the area overwhelming in every way. Apart from photos and descriptions of places, I would also like to share […]
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We had a quiet crew change in Stavanger. In the lee of a large English troop transport ship, the HMS Albion, we moored well sheltered in the Børevika marina in the centre. Sunday we had an extensive safety briefing with the new crew of six, including my Caroline. We are becoming more and more careful […]
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Dear HRC members, Our club is celebrating its 5th anniversary. This year we will toast to this. To do this in appropriate style we offer the official HRC Cup. This handy, light and unbreakable 40 cc glass should not be missing on any Hallberg-Rassy. Suitable for wine, beer and soft drinks. To be ordered per […]
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I started early this season for a 7 weeks trip to Norway and Scotland. Last week, my “week 1”, brought me to Stavanger. Caroline and I started with the great HR54/40 6 years ago, but could not resist the HR62 that came onto our path. The HR62/25 had one owner for 10 years. He had […]
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Friday afternoon / evening 3 June Gather at the Marina Makkum. The harbour master will assign you a place and has a special Vereninging tariff. Electricity and water are readily available. +/- 19.00u Start of the illustrious jetty drink. As usual within our Hallberg-Rassy Connectie, everyone brings something tasty to eat and drink and we […]
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