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In
the seventies, students would buy old wooden fishing ships (these ships
came from the ‘Zuiderzee’) for pleasure sailing. Mostly friends and
student groups would contribute to the ships funds to be able to keep
up the very costly maintenance. HISTORY OF DUTCH PASSENGER SAILINGBecause money was very short the ships
would also be let. Also Klippers and Tjalken (large steel ships which
sail on the waterways) were once again restored for sailing with
passengers. The IJsselmeer became the most popular area for sailing in
the Netherlands. The ships were exploited by real admirers of these
types of sailing vessels. The next step taken was the establishment of
agencies for publicity, marketing and mediation between the ships and
clients. Sailing with these authentic ships became immensely popular,
especially with the German public. The safety regulations for the crew,
passengers and ships became stricter which led to the establishment of
it’s own certified agency which controls safety and regulation rules.
(Register Holland). The skippers also set up their own union (BBZ),
which takes care of negotiations with the government. A commercial
trade branch has developed over the years which has to live up to
standards set by the inspection of shipping and trade. HISTORY OF DUTCH SAILING PASSENGER SHIPS Some
of the owners of the IJsselmeer charter float became interested in
increasing their sailing territory. Most of the restored ships were
sailing vessels suitable for sailing the Baltic. When in 1988 the plans
were made for the restoration of the ‘, it was noted that a lot of the
rules and regulations were not suitable for ships with unlimited
sailing area. The ‘’ played a mayor role in changing this and today
there are more Dutch ships sailing the world seas. |
