fastcruising.yachts
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Crossings, coastals or daysailing
Fastcruising.yachts is unique, for the following reasons
A small chartering company
We are a small sailing charter company with a new, exceptionally fast, extremely comfortable and hybrid sailing yacht.
Awarded yacht
Our boat is a JPK39FC (Fast Cruiser). This 39 footer received the “Best Performance Cruiser” Award in the European Yacht of the Year election in 2022.
Electric motor , hydrogenerator
Unique feat, we have an Oceanvolt Servoprop electric motor annex hydrogenerator. The Oceanvolt hydrogenerator has the best performance on the market.
Experience electric
Experience electric motoring, and charging batteries when sailing. No solar panel or wind generator competes with this.
Experience a planing yacht
Experience sailing on a planing sailing yacht. It is in fact a large Laser. We have a spacious sail wardrobe.
Easy helming
Even guests without sailing experience learn how easy it is to steer a JPK. Yes, also when planing.
Carbon footprint
We intend to ‘sail around’ with the smallest possible carbon footprint.
Flag state Netherlands
We have received our Special Tonnage certificate and our yacht is now registered under the Dutch flag. We comply with the Dutch commercial safety requirements. Our flag stands high in the registration (trust) ranking.
Safety first
We have made extra investments to meet the strict Dutch saftey requirements. After the first survey we realised this is not just a formality. Good attention points were adressed and all points are executed now. It certainly increased our safety standard.
Take part in our circumnavigation
Do you like adventure and sailing but don’t have time for a world tour? Then sail a leg of your choice with us.
fastcruising.yachts, our ingrediënts
Sail
Enjoy the unique sailing capabilities of a light displacement yacht. Get the thrills of a planing yacht.
Relax
At the end of the day, anchoring, on a mooring, or in historic harbours.
Explore
Hike along breathtaking coastlines.
Explore historical navigational routes.
Visit remote islands.
Our circumnavigation has started
Our first leg was from Den Helder to Loriënt. The JPK shipyard is close to Loriënt and JPK had to do some work on our boat. This was finished 1st of August, shortly before the holidays.
The crossing of Biscay took three days. we had 0 to max 8 Bf, from all directions but generally (little) downwind.
The coastal trip along Spain Galicië was stunning. Gladly no orca’s were seen.
We are now in Portugal, at the marina of Póvoa de Varzim.
Our traveling plan
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Journey and current position
Check out our current location with Polarsteps.
1 NM (Nautical Mile) = 1,85 km.
Sailing average distance per day 100 NM.
Next departure:
From:
Póvoa de Varcim (Portugal)
To:
Madeira (Portugal)
Take part
If you are interesetd in joining a leg mail to: info@oudewebsite.fastcruising.yachts
Or contact,
Piet Bouma 0031 6 1056 3711
Ester Boverhoff 0031 6 2951 5141
Or enter the contact form.
On our route we offer:
Day sailing
Coastal sailing
Ocean passages
Come aboard.
Video first 1.000 miles.
Chartering and daysailing, impressions 2024 – 2025
July & August 2024
IJmuiden & Oudeschild 2024
Return trip Den Helder Pin Mill (Woolverstone) 2024
Return trip Lowestoft 2024
From the start
2024
The launch
Three years after ordering our new JPK 39 FC is being launched on the 11th of July in Loriënt. She has been tested and sailed to homeport Den Helder.
Equiped for circumnavigation
During the design and further after the delivery the yacht is being equiped for a world circumnavigation.
Start of our enterprise
In April we started the smallest chartering company in the Netherlands fastcruising.yachts VOF. The idea is to share the unique experience of a fastcruising yacht with other sailors.
Day and weekend sailing
August 23 we started day- and weekend cruises from Willemsoord Den Helder. Several visits to UK were inhibited.
2025
Compliance for chartering
This Year we have done a lot of work on the boat to comply with all the safety regulations, involved in commercial chartering under Dutch flag.
Daysailing
And ofcourse we had as well day sailing fun with our guests on the sheltered waters of Texelstroom.
Start of circumnavigation
On July 22th we started our round the world tour. Check out our current location with Polarsteps.
Take part
You can join us if you like. Our next upcoming crossing is from Póvoa de Varzim to Madeira.
Simply send us a note in the contact form.
Testimonials
Flashback to the launch of our new JPK 39 FC July 2024
How will she sail?
After many years of preparing and waiting we came to the final moment of launching, doing the test tryals and sailing to homeport Den Helder.
Yes, indeed exciting, as we were questioning if the results would meet our expectations.
Such as,
This JPK is equiped with a lot of new technolgy? Is this going to function well all together?
Didn’t we overload a light displacement yacht with hardware? Will she still be a performance cruiser?
Was it a wise decision to go for electric propulsion and hydrogeneration? How reliable is electric in practice?
Is our battery pack capable of handling the daily consumption? In other words, is the diesel generator necessary or redundant?
Well now, after our first test sails and daily usage, we know some more. And all the questions and answers will be following in our upcoming blogs.
From our blog
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Gastenvlaggen-atelier Boverhoff
Gastenvlaggen-atelier Boverhoff: Make your own courtesy flags Noforeignland Op zeilersforum NoForeignland zag ik een interessant linkje over gastenvlaggen. Een gastenvlag is een kleine nationaliteitsvlag die aan stuurboord wordt gehesen als je te gast bent in een buitenland. Als je van plan bent lang te reizen en veel landen aan te doen heb je er veel…
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fastcruising.yachts bedrijfsuitje voor Halton BV
Het is 4 mei, we hebben vandaag een leuke dagtocht op de agenda. Een fastcruising.yachts bedrijfsuitje voor mijn oud collega’s van Halton.
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Eerste JPK39-NL bijeenkomst in Nederland
JPK39FC’s op Texelstroom
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Vertrekkersdag 2025
Vertrekkersdag Zeilen 2025. We hebben leuke contacten gelegd.
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Nog steeds hard werken
Gestopt bij ‘de baas’, maar nog steeds hard werken.
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Oversteek naar Lowestoft
De tocht naar Lowestoft is ongeveer 120 mijl en zal naar verwachting 15 tot 16 uren duren. Het lijkt een comfortabele tocht te worden.
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Safety at sea
Safety at sea, a good example to look at is the Vendee Globe, it has started last weekend.
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Retour Pin Mill, testimonial van Remko
Het is altijd leuk als de gasten tevreden zijn. Daar doen we het voor.
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De eerste 1.000 mijl
De eerste 1.000 mijl liggen achter ons. Op 11 juli was de tewaterlating. Het is snel gegaan en er hebben al aardig wat gasten met ons meegezeild. Omdat we in de herfst en winter doorzeilen is het nog steeds mogelijk om met ons mee te gaan. Om een indruk te geven hoe dat zeilt op…
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The Sailing season never ends.
Het vaarseizoen is afgelopen. Wat nou afgelopen? De sluizen draaien nog en er is toch ook wind? Dus er kan gezeild worden. ‘Come on, the sailing season never ends’.
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We zeilden gewoon weg van voormalige Withbread racer Tielsa.
Zeer verassend, we zeilden gewoon weg van voormalige Withbread racer Tielsa. De Tielsa… ?, zult u misschien denken. De Tielsa deed in 1977/’78 mee aan de Withbread-Race. Schipper was Nederlands zeilicoon Dirk Nauta uit Uitwellingerga. Ik heb het boek ‘Zeezeilen’, door Nauta en Salverda, zo lang als ik weet in mijn boekenkast staan. Hierin staan…
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Het weerbericht is een suggestie
Het weerbericht is onvoorspelbaar. Dat zegt ook donderdagavond zeilweer-goeroe Henk Huizinga. Het waait deze week hard. De wind gaat liggen maar de vraag is wanneer. Het weerbericht is een suggestie, zou je kunnen stellen. Wat wordt het? Plan A of Plan B? Dat is de rode draad.
