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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Dolphins on a daily basis
During our home voyage from Lorient to Den Helder, we were graced with the presence of dolphins on a daily basis as we navigated the picturesque coastal waters of France and the south coast of England. It was truly awe-inspiring to witness these majestic creatures, in their natural habitat, an experience that enriched our journey…
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Off the grid battery test, back to work, tree climbing and gathering for the home voyage.
Off the grid battery test, back to work, tree climbing and gathering for the home voyage.
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Commissioning and testing
We expect to find items to be improved on our new boat, and some items not done yet. For the commissioning and testing we have reserved two weeks of time
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Finally, we are going for launching day.
Launching day. After many years of preparation this is quite a special moment for us. It is really going to happen now.
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JPK 39 FC Performance cruiser expected to be launched soon.
After 8 years of preparation our brand new JPK 39 FC Performance Cruiser is now expected to be launched soon at la Base in Loriënt.
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Close to the finish
Time to go to JPK. We are very curious how far the construction and installation is right now, because we are close to the finish. And ………………..Excursion to Loriënt-La Base: The International Offshore Racing Centre.
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RYA Coastal skipper coarse
RYA Coastal skipper training at Zeezeilers van Marken End of May I followed the RYA Coastal Skipper training at the Zeezeilers van Marken. It was an intensive five day’s practical coarse. If you are looking for a good practical coarses in tidal streams, Zeezeilers van Marken in Harlingen is a good place to be. They…
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JPK Composites
Factory visit at the JPK Composites shipyard From our home at Oosterzee, it is a 1.081 km drive to the JPK Composites shipyard in Larmor Plage (Lorient). We took a Thursday and Friday off, for the first visit during the manufacturing of our JPK. Friday afternoon is the best time for a visit, because most…
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Electric propulsion
Why we want to go for electric propulsion? In 2022 we sailed from Scheveningen to Brest. There was little wind and we motored quite some miles. Fuel was expensive, and when we paid in Brest the costs for diesel € 500,-, electric propulsion was on our mind again. If we had more time we would…
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A good electrical yacht design is really important.
A good electrical yacht design is really important. You might ask why? Well for many reasons, and safety is the most important one. Good electrical yacht design, what is it about? Even though we are not physically building our boat, there is a lot of work we have done to come this far. This is…
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JPK 39FC, She’s out of the mold
JPK Composites keeps their yachts at least one month in the mold to cure. After that, an exiting moment in the building poces, is to split the mold. Our new born beauty, a JPK 39FC, is there. Now she shows her cheeks. The wide open stern shows a lot of space, quite different from other…
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JPK 39 FC, beginning of construction
Our new JPK 39 FC, is now under construction. It is happening in Larmor Plage at JPK Composites. Jean Pierre Kelbert posts us some pictures every now and then. We haven’t been able to visit the construction yet, but this will come soon. Building a JPK 39 FC, how does it go? It has been…
