Happy Easter!
Vrolijk Pasen en blijf gezond!
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The new world – reflection on the Corona crisis
Dear Connecting Members, I hope you are all doing well, but the world has suddenly changed. At the end of January some of you were still chatting with Germán Frers on Boat Düsseldorf and making plans for a new sailing season. Which underwater paint are we putting under the boat this year and where are […]
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Photo contest!
Finally an event that can take place in unchanged form: the HRC Photo Competition! At a time when many of our members are not able to enjoy their Hallberg-Rassy as they might have imagined, photos of our beautiful ships and sailing trips can bring fun, so enter the photo contest and send in your most […]
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Hallberg-Rassy Connectie Wadden event cancelled due to tightening COVID-19 measures
Dear members of the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie, Yesterday (23 March 2020) the Dutch government further tightened up some of the measures previously announced to combat the spread of the coronavirus. What is new is that the ban on events has been extended until 1 June, even when less than 100 people are involved. This means, among […]
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Hallberg-Rassy Connectie at Whitsun to Terschelling
Behind the scenes, we are working hard on our Hallberg-Rassy Connectie spring event in the North region. As previously announced during our members’ meeting prior to the Captains dinner in Antwerp and the New Year’s reception, this year we are going to Terschelling during the Whitsun weekend. It will be a multi-day sailing event. The […]
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Report HRC workshop engine maintenance 8 February 2020
On Saturday February 8th the second session of the engine maintenance workshop took place in Schoonhoven. In the company building of Matthijs Block (HR 352 Rianne) eight Hallberg-Rassy Connectie members will be taught and will experience for themselves how to carry out the most elementary maintenance of the ship’s diesel in the future. Led by […]
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Radar course because of storm Ciara moved to March 1st!
Due to a cancellation due to passage of Ciara, the radar course has been rescheduled to March 1st! Unfortunately, this date does not fit for every member who signed up. The course is now fully booked again. If you are still interested, let us put you on the waiting list. Info: Bernard Stockman, commissariszuid@hallbergrassyconnectie.com […]
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Boat Düsseldorf: the symbiosis between design and construction
Connectie speaking with Germán Frers: Quality in modesty! You can design a beautiful ship, but if the builder makes a pot of it, your design won’t last long. It will be different if you can find a builder who knows how to bring that design to life as the designer intended. And the other way […]
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Meet & Greet met Germán Frers
Come to Boot Düsseldorf 2020 on January 20th and take part in an exclusive Meet & Greet Connection with Germán Frers It’s the 50th time Hallberg-Rassy has had a stand on boat Dusseldorf. A striking moment. With great thanks to Germany coordinator Thom van Megen (HR 40 Tosue) we managed to give this fact a […]
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Report HRC Captains Dinner Antwerp 2019
For this event, all means of transport are used by our connection members, except for the airplane, to get to Antwerp. Twan and Marleen (HR 36 “Kendu”) came by sailboat, André and Annet (HR 53 “Obsession”) by motorboat, Rutger and Madeleine (HR 46 “Esperanza”) by bicycle and the undersigned by train. We (Nicolette and Edwin […]
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Engine maintenance training for HRC members 1 or 8 February 2020
On Saturday 1 and 8 February we are organising a motor maintenance training in cooperation with Matthijs Blonk of HR352 Rianne. 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 a foreign port or country, the V-belt is stretched […]
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Radar course Sunday 9 February 2020
Increase your safety at sea A radar is one of the most valuable devices for safe navigation. It is a very good tool to navigate and prevent a collision when visibility is poor. We can determine the distance and direction to coastlines, buoys and ships. With a RADAR we can get a picture of the […]
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Invitation and Programme Captains dinner RYCB 16th November 2019 Antwerpen and signup!
We are pleased to send you the programme for our annual captains dinner on Saturday the third of November, which was put together for us by our Belgium HRC coordinator Rutger Steenmeijer (HR Esperanza). This year our Captains dinner will be hosted by the Royal Yacht Club Belgium (RYCB). Since June 2017, the Royal Yacht Club […]
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Visit traffic centre Wemeldinge (VHF 68)
“Traffic centre Wemeldinge, this is the Grobbebol yacht: are there any other details? Grobbebol: no details; stay standby”. On Saturday September 28th Nicolette and I don’t get in the boat to go to an HRC-event, but in the car. A strange feeling when you are used to being present at an event with the Grobbebol. […]
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Hallberg-Rassy Connectie on Instagram
Hallberg-Rassy Connectie now also present on instagram and has more than 240 followers You may have seen it by now. Since this week, the Hallberg-Rassy Connectie is also present at Instagram. Marloes Andreas (HR 43 Windfinder) is willing to take on the role of HRC social media editor and has now created two […]
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“Those who stay at home are always wrong!
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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Notice on HROA website where our member and our Coordinator is called Belgium
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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Final programme and Registration for a visit to the traffic centre Wemeldinge on 28 September 2019!
“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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On November 16, 2019, Captains dinner at the beautifully situated RYCB in Antwerp!
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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Hiswa Event Lelystad 6-8 september
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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