Touring event IJsseltocht

With a 12footdinghy you can have fun in participating regattas. But also with touring events. Every year three touring events are organised in the Netherlands by the Twaalfvoetsjollenclub. One of them is the IJsseltocht on a river with the name IJssel.
Have a look at the ijsseltocht pictures, taken by the Dutch champion 2012 Bob van der Pol.

Kaag movie Youtube

A beautiful movie about the Kaag event is available on youtube. In 2 minutes you get a live impression. It is made by the watersportjournalist Eric van Staten and his wife the professional photographer Yvonne Ransijn.

Youtube movie 100 jaar 12voetsjol zeilen in Nederland

In 2014 the 12footdinghy exist 100 year in the Netherlands. A committee is organizing a big event june 2014, where 100 classic wooden dinghies are expected. Another committee is working hard writing a book about 100 year dinghies in the Netherlands and in the world.
See the website of the twaalfvoetsjollenclub jubileumboek. The price will be 39,50 euro if you can decide quick: order 12foot dinghy book.

The movie on youtube is for promotion. The final movie on CD will contain much more: the West Kirby event, the history of the dinghy, interviews with famous dinghy sailors and boat builders and of course important events as the dutch championship 2013 on the Loosdrechte plassen. The price of the movie on CD is not known yet. Read it later in 12footnews.

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