Summer vacation! Finally...

Finally, nice warm weather and for many: vacation! For a while we don't have to do anything and we just want to enjoy ourselves. For water sports enthusiasts this is often the best time of the year, because we often take our boats out. We wish you a lot of boating pleasure! In this newsletter we share tips to increase your boating pleasure, and we take you on a trip with the Ruiters Family. And don't worry: we will remain open during the construction period, so you can always come to us for a question or repair.  

Departures under Sail: Riders family

For many years he has been working in the water sports industry. In recent years he has provided many departure boats with new rigging. The dream of his own keeps growing and at some point Merijn Ruiters, his wife Mirjam and daughter Sophie (15 years old) decide: we're going now! There is never a perfect moment: Corona, not being able to retire yet, part of the family staying at home... but still, the decision is made!

Smart app for bridges in Friesland

It is always a bit exciting: passing a bridge or a lock. How did it work again, who do we need to contact, how do we avoid standing in front of a closed bridge? In Friesland they have introduced a nice solution: opening bridges via an app.

Enjoying the summer to the fullest and being well prepared for the winter

To enjoy the sailing season even more, it's nice to be prepared for the winter. Will the boat stay outside or inside? Due to the increased popularity of boating there can be a shortage of winter storage space, something to take into account. This also applies to ordering a winter tent, and any other materials such as our new carrying bags for tents or sails. Nice and tidy, that gives a nice feeling! Our production schedule fills up quickly, please contact us if you would like to order or discuss something.

Tips & tricks for more sailing pleasure

Inspect your rigging while sailing in the near future. How is the performance of the sails? Is there wear on sails or canvas, or is the stitching getting bad? Take some pictures and share this with us.

The windows of canopy tents suffer greatly from the various weather conditions. And new windows are quite expensive, so you want to protect them as good as possible. We have very good experiences with Vuplex for the maintenance of windows. Vuplex cleans, repairs and protects clear plastics. For sale at our office in Lemmer. 

Are you active on social media? Then join the Facebook group Each other's Sailboat Shooting where members share photos of each other's ships as they encounter them along the way. That could make for great vacation memories (and fun new contacts) this summer! And just in case you're on Facebook: Are you following us?? 

Looking for vacation destinations with your boat? Check this nice overview of Sailing.