Category: HRC news

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]