Madeleine Hagesteijn-van Hattem (HR Indian Summer) will receive the Poerstamper goblet of Tom and Lidia van Disseldorp (HR Mariste) on board of the Indian Summer in Willemstad during the digital ALV in a creative way. Madeleine was praised by Tom van Disseldorp via a video for her great commitment to and involvement in the Hallberg-Rassy […]
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Three more nights on board, after which Laura and I take an Air Tahiti Nui Boeing Dreamliner to fly from Papeete via Vancouver to Paris. There, our flight changes in Cinderella-like fashion into a TGV to cover the last leg of the journey from Charles De Gaulle airport to Brussels South station. The Ngahue IV […]
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Online SQUID meteo routing course for members of the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie. Tom Robeyn, who some of us know from the RADAR course, will, if there is sufficient interest in us, provide an online electronic route planning course in two evenings. SQUID is the metro provider of the Volvo Ocean Race and the Vendée Globe. SQUID […]
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We are Harpert, Emily, Fay, Jorg, Raúl and our dog Pip. We live in Burgh-Haamstede and we have been moored in the marina of Bruinisse for a couple of years now. We have already made several sailing holidays to Denmark, England and France and now we want to sail even more south along the French […]
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On 12 October, our secretary Frederik van der Dussen and the undersigned, in my role as HRC reporter, had an online interview with Anke Haadsma van Zeilwereld. This interview was based on a request at the ALV earlier this year, with the aim to promote the connectie . Through our member Herco Tibboel (HR 46 […]
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Traditionally, the annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Saturday the 14th of November at 20.00 hrs., this time due to Covid-19 in a digital way and unfortunately without a Captains dinner afterwards. What we do organize is an original and atmospheric Hallberg-Rassy Connectie Pub Quiz. If you aspire to the role of fellow […]
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After a nightly summer storm at anchor in Schelphoek we had a lot of trouble lifting the anchor. During the storm there was 50 meters of chain out, with a snubber line of 10 meters. During gusts of wind up to 58 knots our anchor was stuck. Through the VHF we heard emergency calls from […]
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We have great news! Because the Coronavirus has put a thick line on our events this year, we started looking for alternatives. This way we will stay connected, however (for the time being) via the digital route. After all, the safety and health of all of us is the top priority of our Hallberg-Rassy Connectie. […]
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When I was a little child, my mother ended every bedtime story, “and then a pig with a long snout came and blew the story out.” Oink, Oink; piggy just came by … Last weekend Laura and I decided to return to the Netherlands. And ever since we have been working like crazy to arrange […]
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Hi, I’m Anne Peters and I’m 10 years old. I went to Dover this summer holiday with my mum and my sisters on our boat HR 412 called Barnes. It was a great experience for me to sail there because me and my sisters were born in England. Last year the farthest we went was […]
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subsituted for On the Hallberg-Rassy models 31 to 43 HR on deck and cabin supplies two different fans: The round stainless steel ones, usually on the foredeck and/or the aft cabin and the dorade boxes. The latter are available in 2 sizes. A small format with a tube diameter of […]
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We would like to introduce ourselves as new members. I started sailing in the mid-eighties. In 1995, together with my wife Martina, we obtained the usual sailing licenses in Germany. In the following years we chartered boats, mostly in the Mediterranean. In 2009 we made our dream come true and bought our HR 37. I […]
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It’s raining today. Tahiti in the rain: drizzly, and grey. Papeete cold and wet: that is also unusual. But lately we have had this more often. After all, it’s winter in the southern hemisphere! It has been 3 weeks since we departed with the Aranui 5 on its maiden voyage to the Marquesas and Tuamotus […]
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We are Katja and Jeroen and the proud owner of our “Njord”, a tough HR94 from 1989. The name “Njord” is the Nordic god of the fertile coastal area, seamanship and sailing art. Together we have a composed family with 8 children, most of whom have flown out (unfortunately no sailors). Our harbor is currently […]
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HR 37 MAKANI from 2009 with hull number 187 is a new member of the Connectie. The German owners Johannes and Martina are happy to join the Connectie. MAKANI has her berth in Wemeldinge.
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HR 40 HINA from 2003 with hull number 14 is a new member of the connection. The proud German owners Michael and Isabelle plan to make a world tour over a couple of years with HINA. HINA has her berth in Wemeldinge.
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Dear Connecting Members, On YouTube I’ve been following the experiences of the refit of the Ellös (HR 312) by an Italian named Gabriele for some time now. This man values quality and turns a heavily neglected boat into a beautiful ship again. Highly recommended to follow. Behold: Sea4see There is also ” a boat called […]
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For the last 10 years my wife (Efrosini, Greek) and myself (Edwin, Dutch) have been big fans of Hallberg-Rassy and buying one has been a regular topic in our conversations. We never got to it and every year we usually end up chartering a French or German-made yacht for our summer holidays, which we usually […]
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