Traditional flat bottomed motor yacht including 1 day sailing instruction
HEEG (NL) – Yacht charter Heeg by de mar in the Frisian Heeg has thought of something smart for people who love to sail with the typical Dutch flat bottomed yacht, but who hate hoisting sails and lowering the swords: you just put all the disadvantages over board.
The brothers Koekebakker, who rent out 29 traditional sailing ships without captain, allowed a Vollehovense ball to be clipped without remaining a crippled vessel. ‘Waterhoen’ is the name of the 8,10 meters long traditional built and lined vessel without a mast, sails and swords. Everyone is able to go out with this license free motor yacht. The elegant and sturdy ship offers the five passengers, despite its compact measures, a sea of space and a lot of comport and safety.
No sailing license is needed for a boat vacation in Holland
Everyone can book such an amazing sailing vacation as you do not need a sailing license. Sailing with a motorboat is not difficult and the traffic regulations on the water are very simple. You will be informed in advance, so no worries. A friendly and highly skilled instructor will help you the first day. You will get the chance to practice a lot on the yacht. While sailing you will learn all necessary traffic rules. This is a good beginning of your unforgettable holiday on the water.
In- and outer dikes
With a clearance of 1.75 and a draft of 70 centimetres, nothing will be in the way of the renter to choose sailing ways which sailing boats and deep drafted yachts need to simply ignore, such as the Eleven Cities route. Even Hindeloopen can be reached in dikes! But also rivers and cannels with low fixed bridges in Overijssel and Holland invite the captain of the ‘Waterhoen’ for a surprising tour. The whole Dutch water world is lying at your feet as the new motor ball also feels itself at home on the Ijsselmeer and the Wadden Sea.
Martin Koekebakker: ‘’The motor ball is partly designed for people who always rented a Lemsteraak or Vollenhovense Ball with sail of us, but are not able to hoist the sail anymore due to their higher age. The ship is less sensitive for wind and easier to steer as there is no more gear on the ship. If the sailing lovers of earlier still want to fall dry on the Wad, but are not willing to do this anymore by a sailing ship, we have an excellent alternative for them.’’ Heech by de Mar has made for safety, especially for children a rustproof steel guard rail on her new asset. ‘’This rail suits the line of the ship and is practical for adjusting fenders.’’
A lot of comfort
The propulsion is assigned to a powerful, but quiet and efficient Yanmar diesel motor. Going against the stream along the Hanze cities and the IJssel is not a problem for the yacht. The motor yacht possesses a compass, GPS, VHF and a depth sounder for navigation purposes.
The outside has been executed very luxury with a lot of wood carvings and a teak wood deck, roof and tub. An outside shower has been installed with a roof and tub for the swimmers with hot and cold flooding water. Steering is due to the stiller steer very direct, which makes mooring easier, also at less favorable weather.
The cabin has the comfort of a vacation house: a cooker, heating, refrigerator, sideboard with hot and cold flooding water, radio-CD player and a DVD-player. There is space for five persons on board to sleep. There are three 1-person beds and one 2-persons bed below deck. There is also a toilet room which can be locked with a flushing toilet and an extendable sink with hot- and cold water.
Starting place
Heeg
Route
Heeg-Sloten-Stavoren-Hindeloopen-Workum-Bolsward-Harlingen-Franeker-Leeuwarden-Dokkum-Sneek-IJlst-Heeg
Price information
The price depends on the season.
Including
• Reservation fees
• 7 days license free motor yacht rental (maximum 1.75 metres height)
• Parking place on charter basis
• 1 day guidance of a guide/sailing instructor (Flying Captain®) maximum 8 hours.
• Complete kitchen equipment: cutlery, crockery, clean- and detergents
• Legally required boat documentation
• Knot sheet with the most used knots
• Very extensive tour information map with water- and route maps, among a Water card Friesland Holland
• Friesland Holland Assistance (help during breakdown and questions along the way)
NEW:
• Free Friesland Holiday Passport (unique five-language information book of Friesland worth € 4.95)
• Free Fries Voordeelpas worth € 25, - for hundreds of euro's discount on attractions and products.
Excluding
• Fuel (Diesel and gas)
• Lying, bridge- and lock fees
• Bed package
• Cleaning of the ship after the journey
• Optional extras
Deposit: €500,-