Motorboat

René Kock and Antoinette van Lier have sailed from the Netherlands with their motor yacht Pastel (a 60-ft. Dutch steel motor yacht, a Vincere 186) over the Donau/Danube on their way to the Med via the Black Sea. The couple previously sailed on a Grand Soleil 50 from Europe to Brazil and then onwards to the Caribbean. They wanted to continue their mobile life discovering the beauty of the world, but felt a strong wish to be closer to their family in the Netherlands.

Discover the vital role of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) in safeguarding lives at sea. Since its establishment in 1994, the NCI has relied on charitable support to maintain a visual and radio watch along the UK coastline. In this talk, Tom Scrimgeour, Head of Logistics and National PRO, will share insights into the essential role of the NCI in maritime search and rescue efforts.

Lennart Dobele, Regional Sales Manager at Humphree, will explain how trim and stabilisation systems enhance motorboat performance. Learn how these systems maximise efficiency, improve handling, and ensure a safer, smoother cruising experience.

This event is open to all CA members as well as non-members.

Visitors from abroad to the Netherlands often seem to miss the Dutch Frisian Islands (Waddeneilanden) on their travels through the country. For motorboaters, it really is a destination worth the trip. The island atmosphere, the wide mudflats at low tide (an UNESCO World Heritage Site), bird species, seals and the walking/biking trails make this is a special destination. Motorboaters can visit three of the islands at any tide, two require tidal planning.

If you have a boat, then the likelihood is that you bought it, and you may even have used a Broker... But what does a Broker actually do, (and should you use one for buying and selling a boat), and are they really all Ken Masters soundalikes? (a brief Howard's Way reference for those of a certain age...) We will run through the process, the pitfalls, the good (and the bad) and definitely the ugly.