Kaag 2013

45 classic wooden dinghies at the start line. Participants from Japan, England, Germany and of course a lot of Dutchman. Overall winner Wim Bleeker was without any doubt the best sailor with a 1, 2, 1 and 1. The German 12footdinghy sailor Reinhard Schröder is sailing every time better and finished as number 2. The former Laser sailor Roger Harrison from England has sailed for the first time in his dutch dinghy 706 and was very satisfied about his results and the atmosphere. As usual there was also a delegation from Japan, helmsman Takefumi Tani (see the picture above). For more pictures, see Kaag 2013, taken by Geja van Ommen.

The official results are published on the website of the twaalfvoetsjollenclub. See results Kaag 2013

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Bert en Willy Bos at their boat during the "openings wedstrijden Sneekermeer". The temperature could be better. That's way "Brrr Koud he"

dinghy pictures Sneekermeer taken by Reinhard Schröder.

Hans Nieuwland

Dinghy sailor of the month: Hans Nieuwland on his way to the starting line at the Sneekermeer in his dinghy NED468, named Piraat and built in 1943 by the boatyard van de Stadt. Hans don't like any modernization of the Dutch dinghy and was glad that the meeting in January has given clearness about the classic course of the Twaalfvoetsjollenclub. He is one of the best sailors in the region West and also in the Netherlands. Every month from now on, a blog item with the dinghy sailor of the month with a brief story about the sailor and his dinghy. Send me your nominations.

Drawings Dutch 12foot dinghy

You want to build a 12foot dinghy by yourself and need the drawings. The Dutch watersportverbond is selling them. You can order the drawings of the 12foot dinghy (in dutch 12voetsjol) by sending an email to Mrs. Denise Willaarts secretary watersportverbond. The price is 60 euro for members of a Dutch sailing club. Other people have to pay 90 euro. After paying, the watersportverbond will sent the drawings to your home address. Besides the drawings you need the Dutch national class rules 2012 bouwvoorschriften2012. It is written in Dutch. In the past we have translated this document in the English lanquage. It is not up to date anymore, but it gives you probably enough information class rules 2007. see also the pictures of a 12foot dinghy

Kaag 18 20 May

The Kaag is the dinghy event in the Netherlands, where 50 dinghies start together. More then 40 years a famous event. You will see at the Kaag cows and windmills. All dinghies in the Netherlands have the same speed, expensive materials are not allowed. Foreign dinghy sailors with a Dutch measurement certificate are welcome. If you have a measurement certificate of your own country and your dinghy is according to the Dutch classic policy, sent an email to Anjo Klinkenberg or Karel de Boer. This event is one of the four friendship regatta's. An event where you met your friends and can talk about the mutual hobby. The dinner on Saturday evening in the Kaag Societeit is famous.

Kiel Laboe 23 25 august

The German dinghy sailor Carl Obst. In 1931 he was one of the 23 German dinghy sailors at Kiel and defeated three excellent Dutch dinghy sailors: Bohre, Jan Maas and Hin. The newspapers in Germany were very proud: "Deutschland schlagt Holland im Busley - erinnerungspreis".

82 years later 12foot dinghies are sailing again at Kiel with three new famous prices

„Duva Preis“ for the oldest dinghy
„Oskar Preis“ for the youngest helmsman or woman.
„Antonia Preis“ for the oldest helmsman or woman.

Pictures of all the prices

Friday evening a fun regatta will be organised for the crew of the Big Boats, so they can get a feeling how a real classic dinghy has to be sailed. The 12 footdinghy is an important part of the German classics program

Reinhard Schroeder is the new Carl Obst and was succesful in creating a lot of publicity for the 12foot dinghy in Germany

An earlier article in 12footnews about the German Classics

Book here your accommodation . Don't wait to long, a lot of dinghy sailors from France, Germany, Holland, England, Lithuania and Turkey has plans to visit Kiel Laboe and have fun with other lovers of wooden classic boats.

An invitation in the Dutch language, including pictures of the German classics event 2012.

Een uitnodiging in de Nederlandse taal. Information and subscribing, mail Reinhard or Pieter,

Region north meeting

A lot of people have visited the social meeting of the twaalfvoetsjollenclub region North at 23 March 2013. Region chairman Sjouke Dijkstra has explained the regatta schedule 2013: the national and the international one.