” Since I was a kid I loved the water, on my ninth I discovered sailing, from my 15th I worked on sailing-schools in the summer holidays”.
Wijk aan Zee 1971 Bussloo 1977
Bussloo 1979 Loosdrecht 1981
“Through the sailing-schools I came on board of traditional sailing-vessels”.
Guest on the Liberté (1981), the Antje Adelheid (1982) and the Nijverheid (1983)
“After my education as a social worker, at 21, I started working in the traditional sailcharter.”
1985-1988: Deckhand on the Albatros, Stânfries, Hollandia, Dankbaarheid, Annechiena Willemiena, Lytse Hylke and Vriendschap
1989: Certificate “Skipper All Interior Waters” (“Groot Vaarbewijs”)
1989-1990 Waddenzee/IJsselmeer: Skipper on the Onderneming
1991: Certificate “Stuurman Kleine Zeilvaart” (First Mate limited area)
1991-1993: IJsselmeer and Waddenzee: Skipper on the Tijdgeest
1994: Baltic Sea: Skipper/captain on the Verandering
1995: Freelancer on interior and exterior waters
From 1995: skipper or captain on lots of different ships for longer or shorter terms
1996: Certificate “Stuurman Grote Zeilvaart” (First Mate Worldwide)
1996 Northsea/Norwegian Sea/Baltics: Apprentice Officer on the Europa
1997 Northsea/Norwegian Sea/Baltics: First mate on the Europa
1996 up to now: Captain/Youthworker on the Tukker
The Tukker is an “experience-based”-project for youth with problems (www.zeilschipdetukker.nl)
1998: Atlantic Ocean: First mate on the Swan fan Makkum
2000 South-England and 2001 South-Norway: Captain on the Lotos
2000 Spitsbergen: First mate on the Noorderlicht
2001 Northsea: Captain on the Astrid
2001: Waddenzee and IJsselmeer: Skipper on a.o. the Nova Cura , the Amore Vici
2001 Pacific : First mate on the Sean Paquito ll
2002 Atlantic Ocean: Captain on the Sir Robert Baden Powell
2005 Ireland: Captain on the Gallant
2006 Caribbean Sea: First mate on the Stad Amsterdam
2009: Baltics: Captain on the Zuiderzee
2011 Sweden: Captain on the Oban
2012 Greenland: First mate on the Tooluka
2013 Norwegian Sea/Baltics: Captain on the Safier
2014 Kiel-Oslo: captain on the Zuiderzee, IJsselmeer: skipper on the Vrijheid
2015 Scotland: captain on the Flying Dutchman Waddensea: skipper on the Stânfries
2016:Captain on the Hendrika Bartelds in the Baltics and captain of the Steady in Scotland
IJsselmeer/Waddensea: skipper on the Verwisseling, the Stânfries, the Nieuwe Maen, the Antonius, the Lena Adriana, the Vriendentrouw, the Tromp, the Balder
2017 Northsea-Baltics: captain on Neerlandia, Norwegian Sea: Captain on Safier, Scotland: captain on Steady
IJsselmeer and Waddensea: skipper on Res Nova, Verwisseling, Stânfries, Lena Adriana and Tromp
2018: Captain on the Safier along the coast of north Norway
Skipper on the Dutch waters on the Stânfries, the Lena Adriana, the Gouwzee and the Vriendentrouw
2019: Captain on the Meander at the North Sea and at the Safier in north Norway and Scotland
Skipper on the Stânfries, the Balder, Dy Abt Fan Starum,the Lutgerdina
2020 (Corona-year): Skipper on the Stânfries and the Balder
2021: Skipper on the
Stânfries, the Lena Adriana and the Jeppe van Schier
