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Next year is already the 3rd HR Solo Tour! We are going to Pin Mill in 2024. All participants will start from their home port, collectively or individually at a time of their choice. Saturday 1 June 2024 at 16.00 moment suprême where the logbook will be signed at Butt & Oyster Participation at your […]

When we arrive in Bruinisse on Saturday around noon, there is no wind, but the sun is shining and the temperature is like the middle of summer. So again we are lucky that an HRC event can take place in good weather. When I want to start this report a week later on Saturday, it […]

Captains Dinner 2023 and General Members Meeting On Saturday 18 November 2023, we will be guests at the fully renovated and atmospheric Sociëteit of the Royal Watersports Association ‘De Kaag’ near Leiden for the traditional Captains Dinner and our General Members’ Meeting! Programme Captains Dinner The reception at the Society starts from 17:00, immediately after […]

The Tall Ships Races 2023 will be sailed by 40 ships: cross rigged- , gaff rigged- and demolition rigged ships can participate. On Stok3 is demolition rigged and sails under the flag of Sail Training Association Belgium. 25/072023 Lerwick, is capital of the Shetland Islands and despite a small population of 7500 souls, it seems […]

We are all experiencing that the climate is changing and certainly we sailors. Many extreme weather situations; forest fires and floods in Greece, extreme rainfall in the Alpine countries. If you are then going to prepare a Sail and Barbecue event, fixing a date is quite easy but what the weather will look like is […]

From 7 June to 19 August, DATCHA (HR 39 Mk II) was used for an amazing Norway voyage. In total, the boat covered some 2,000 nautical miles and a total of 12 people enjoyed the boat, as skippers and/or boarders. Countless ports, jetties, and (anchor) bowls were reached. Yes, Norway is a long way away […]

Barnes crew, Liesbeth with three daughters Anne, Sophie and Lara from Stavanger in Norway via Denmark and Sweden to Cuxhaven. A wonderful journey with breathtakingly beautiful nature, space and peace in a beautiful country. Scheveningen -Stavanger 470nm. Two weeks before the start of the holiday, I sail our HR412 with crew to Stavanger. The tension […]

PLEASE NOTE!!! The training course will be in Dutch. On Friday 10 and Saturday 11 November, in collaboration with Matthijs Blonk of HR352 Rianne and Savio Davids, we are organising a one-day motorbike maintenance course for the third time. For many of us, engine maintenance is something we like to leave to a specialist. But […]

SAVE THE DATE!!! On Friday 10 and Saturday 11 November, in collaboration with Matthijs Blonk of HR 352 Rianne, we are again organising a one-day engine maintenance course! More information will follow soon. Tom van Disseldorp Commissaris -Noord

Saturday 16 September is the day again. The HRC Sail & BBQ event will once again take place on Lake Grevelingen. Unfortunately, last year’s get-together was cancelled due to bad weather. And, this year we are counting on beautiful Indian summer weather. Time to see each other again and share our holiday stories. Sail and […]

In the weekend of 2 and 3 September 2023, the HRC is organising a sail & BBQ event on the IJsselmeer in Enkhuizen’s Buyshaven. After a hopefully beautiful sailing holiday close to home or far away, it is again time to exchange each other’s holiday experiences. We will do so again in Enkhuizen’s Buyshaven. And […]

After a fine HR Solo Tour 2022 to Pin Mill, the bar is now considerably higher: the goal is Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The Participants: Paul Vermeijlen, Enigma HR 40 C Pierre Nysten, Flair HR 43 Steef Van Braband, Palarran HR 43 The Tour: Thursday 25 May Bruinisse – Wemeldinge Trip 17 NM […]

Last weekend 17/18 June 2023, the Oosterschelde ‘Toer’ / Zierikzee Event was held. As the ships came from various directions, it was agreed to gather on the western side of the Zeeland Bridge, just like the Nova Tour in 2019, to then sail a round of the Oosterschelde after the bridge opening at noon: via […]

In the first publication of the Lustrum book, the file was so large that the website crashed for some while downloading. This was later remedied but the file was still quite large. Moreover, after the first publication, there appeared to be a need among a number of members as yet not to miss out on […]

Region South is organising the Oosterschelde Toer Event on the Oosterschelde and in Zierikzee on Saturday 17 June. Zeelandbrug rendezvous point and then round the Oosterschelde Around 12.00pm, the participating boats will gather on the western side of the Zeelandbrug. The Zeelandbrug (VHF 18) will be operated at 5 minutes before half past and 5 […]