Netherlands

Tales of Sail relating to the Inland Waterways, Rivers and Coasts of the Netherlands. Also includes posts from OGA events in the Netherlands and England.

Through Holland in the ‘Widgeon’, 1874

12 August 201426 November 2023

The generous hospitality of the Dutch OGA to the Gaffers during the summer celebrations, 2014, reminds us of how much The Netherlands has always had… Read More »Through Holland in the ‘Widgeon’, 1874

Sailing on the Frisian Lakes, 1959

2 August 201420 April 2023

View this evocative British Pathé newsreel of sailing contests on the Frisian Lakes in 1959. The commentary is in Dutch and shows competitors hoist their… Read More »Sailing on the Frisian Lakes, 1959

Seagrass of Den Oever

23 July 201426 November 2023

In 2014, a fleet of boats from the Netherlands and UK undertook a ‘Cross Country Tour’ to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Dutch OGA.… Read More »Seagrass of Den Oever

OGA50 boat: ‘Snoopy’

31 August 20131 July 2023

Kees Kooman, skipper of 18 foot ‘Snoopy’, brings a lively account with fascinating statistics of his counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Britain in 2013, taking just under… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘Snoopy’

Chatham and the Dutch: 1667 – 1967

30 August 201323 July 2024

We hear from the skipper of ‘Vlieter’, a Dutch vessel taking part in the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge, 2013. Arriving in Chatham, as she completes… Read More »Chatham and the Dutch: 1667 – 1967

OGA50 boat: ‘Vlieter’

28 August 201320 November 2023

Kees Brooshooft, skipper of ‘Vlieter’, undertook the OGA Round Britain Challenge in 2013 and shares with us his longing for a classic boat with a… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘Vlieter’