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No Previous Sailing experience needed. You get sail training included free from day one. Small crew groups with a maximum of 8 guest sailors. Big enough to give you the experience of handling a three masted schooner, small enough to reach intimate havens. Experienced sailors can rest assured that we don't turn on the engine unnecessarily. Fully inclusive Prices include all meals, fuel, mooring fees, use of lifejackets, waterproofs and special warm suits for arctic circle sailing. There are no hidden extras with SchoonerSail. Contact us for a friendly informal advice about sailing holidays suitable for you.

Traditional boats in the Netherlands, Hoorn with our schooner Trionovante in the centre.

Sailing Holiday Netherlands and UK
Amsterdam to St Osyth, Essex

Mon 24rd Sept to Sun 30th Sept, 6 nights,
£625 discounted price - what is this?
£645 non discounted price

Getting to and from your sailing holiday

Read articles written by people who have been on a SchoonerSail sailing holiday in our newsletter archive or see our sailing holidays blog to read lots of posts by people who have sailed onboard Trinovante during last summer, 2011.

Amsterdam
You will be joining the boat in the center of Amsterdam for this voyage. When we did this voyage a last year back, because of the weather, we ended us sailing around the Dutch Inland waters and exploring the beautiful old Dutch red brick towns for a couple of days before crossing over to the UK. This might happen again but, if the weather is with us, we would plan to leave straight away for home. Whichever way we do it it's an interesting voyage.

Crossing the North Sea
Once we have traveled down the North Sea canal it's straight out of the lock at Ijmiuden, into the sea. The overnight passage of about 120 miles keeps us on our toes with plenty of shipping and buoyage for the different watches to keep an eye out for en route. As crew you will immediately be into steering a compass course and settling into life at sea.


Landfall in the UK
Could be anywhere from Yarmouth to Harwich, depending on the weather. We plan to spend a couple of days 'day sailing' and showing you some of the Thames Estuary Rivers such as the Orwell, Stour and Blackwater . These are our home waters where Trinovante is well known and there is plenty of scope for quite anchorages and, hopefully, a beer in our favorite pub in Harwich before we head on to Trinovante's home river, the Colne.

St Osyth
This voyage will be ending at St Osyth Boatyard, a home for traditional wooden boat building and a historic Essex village (see articles about this traditional boatyard on SchoonerSail's sailing holiday blog). Crew will then be able to take a short taxi or bus ride into Clacton Station where there are good connections to London and the South East.

Everyone can get a discount on their sailing holiday.

In an effort to keep prices as low for you as we can we give you a discount if you pay us by bank transfer (or, for your balance payment due when you arrive onboard by bank transfer or cash) this saves us administrative costs which we pass on to you.
You can of course pay us by credit or debit card or cheque but then you need to pay the non discounted price in brackets.

So it's that simple - pay by bank transfer - get a discount!

Nets drying on a fishing boat in Hoorn.

Hauling on a tall shiop halyard.

Looking through a tall ship porthole.

A light wind dawn start for the Colne barge match.

Seals ralaxing on the mud in the Thames Estuary.

Getting to your sailing holiday
We expect Trinovante to be moored close to Central Station in Amsterdam. You can either fly to Schipol or catch a ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland and then get a train to Central Station, SailRail do an inclusive deal with train fares either end included. Transport direct Is an easy to use A to B journey planner that can work out UK buses, trains and car journeys or a mix of all three.

Getting back from your sailing holiday
St osyth is a short taxi or bus ride from Clacton Station which has good rail connections to London and the South East.

What time do I join and leave the boat?
For everything other than our 'learn to sail weekends' arrival time is 6pm on the first day of the voyage and we provide an evening meal. Leaving time is 10 am on the last day of the voyage. However we know flight time can be tricky and vary hugely in price. Early morning flights on the day of arrival can usually be accommodated and for leaving it is often possible to catch a late flight on the day before you are due to leave or an early morning flight on the official day of departure. Please do check things with us before booking flights though.

Prices and availability are subject to change so travel information on this page is not guaranteed to be correct or up to date. These are not the only options available and do not necessarily represent the best, cheapest, most convenient, reliable, secure, safest or quickest options for you. You are solely responsible for arranging your own travel to the boat. Schoonersail accepts no responsibility for the use of this information. If you find any errors in this travel information please do let us know.
Last update 11th Oct 2010.