Why the Dutch Keep RUNNING AGROUND for FUN.

[@pjotrh]

I just love how u r always looking to enjoy all the local aspects of sailing/boating wherever u are. From the Mediterranean, to canal life in France, to the rivers in Germany, boatbuilding and here the Waddenzee. Not many channels have that diversity.

[@DutchAussieProductions]

Thanks for the video. Nice to see the Dutch boats after living in Australia for 62 years. Have a nice day.

[@frijler]

Wow, as a Dutchman I could say this is THE life. I sailed in those traditional barges as a deckhand. The boat I sailed on you could briefly see at 6.26 min. Beautiful video!!

[@roelantverhoeven371]

Belgian here, my neighbour had a schouw, it was fun :D

[@h.rutten2187]

Nike wouldn’t say, just do it, but those cold winters on the water.

[@englishmaninfrance661]

I've known lots of Dutch people over the years , they come down here to France a lot . I love them to bits , but they are all nuts :) No disrepect of any form intended .

[@gfimadcat]

I plead the 5th.

[@tinacatharinaeden2711]

LOL Thanks for the compliment! (Dutch girl now living in the US).

[@joslauwers7960]

The Dutch even used this in sea-battles during 17th century. Admiraal Michiel De Ruyter tricked French and English ships in attacking his ships over a shallow and several run aground. Shallows were used by De Ruyter as a way of defense and forcing the enemy to tack while Dutch ships were able to sail over the shallows the French and English could not follow. Dutch ships were largely 2-deckers as opposed to 3-deckers from the English and French this also made for shallower ships.

[@IvoTichelaar]

@U.S Grant we all die, so breakfast today was also ultimately futile.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

@U.S Grant And how would it be futlie as the brits got their arses handed to them ones again .

[@jeroenjansen2709]

Wat een prachtige boot!

[@fmh357]

I loved it. Shallow seas and estuaries are filled with life and one is fortunate if they can live and play in such a paradise.

[@tinacatharinaeden2711]

This video was a wonderful surprise for me! I am Dutch and moved to the USA years ago. In summer my family visited my grandparents in a small shrimp fishing town near Delfzijl and go wadden lopen. We'd wait till low tide and walk on the sea bottom and collected shells and worms for my uncle's fishing. I have so many great memories of those days. Your friend has a beautiful boat. Thank you for this video and the lovely narration as always. ❤️

[@donzie13]

Thank you all for a fine voyage!

[@markzieg3593]

Huub, Aladino and Maya-thanks for taking us along. It’s good to see you out on the water again!

[@keithgabriel8455]

I am currently reading a book which you might enjoy: 'Friesland Meres and through the Netherlands' by HM Doughty about spending the summer of 1887 (yes, 1887) sailing his 53ft Norfolk Wherry all around the extensive canals meres and polders of Friesland, with his four daughters, one paid crew, a local pilot and, of course, his butler. No engine, just quant poles for when the wind was unfavourable. He was a serious sailer and enjoyed out-running the tjalks because of their very blunt bows (like Maud) and much smaller sails. It has lots of descriptions of the Frieslanders and their tjalks and smaller boeier craft (and the architecture of the buildings), and is illustrated with pen and ink drawings by his daughters. Recommended!

[@allofus6133]

Met ruime wind zeilt een goeie lemsteraak net zo snel of sneller als een modern jacht.

[@sietuuba]

There are modern scow bow designs for racing so I guess it's more down to other aspects of the design and intended purpose.

[@alwaysright2420]

My home waters... I could sail them forever. Great video.

[@ronaldvairfields4348]

Great little video and welcome back to the Netherlands! Thank you Maya, for not laughing, but instead kindly explaining the true meaning of "sea dog" and "sea smoke". I believe the Dutch Tourist board should hire you and Aladino as ambassadors, the only thing I missed was some footage of you doing some "wadlopen". Oh well, maybe some other episode?

[@nick.caffrey]

They are true ambassadors of the sea. Whether that be the Netherlands or elswhere. The respect is evident!

[@wtcnl]

Yes, I thought that it was the ultimate intention of sailing out to aground ... being alone in the middle of nowhere for a while

[@lavejim11]

When I was a working man, I was fortunate enough to make several trips to the Netherlands. Our facility was way down in Vlissingen, right at the Belgian border. I fell in love with the Dutch culture, and hope to go back someday. Thanks for bringing back fond memories.

[@sail4life]

Hey, I live in Vlissingen. We are NOT right at the Belgian border ;-) Hope you do make it back someday. A beer says I'm right about the border though!

[@lavejim11]

@@sail4life well maybe not right at the border, but fairly close. Cheers!

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

The concept of "right at" and "near" is pretty personal, obviously. 😁

[@lavejim11]

@@manfredschmalbach9023 🤧

[@wtcnl]

@@sail4life To be more precise: Vlissingen is 14,75 km from the Belgian border, south of IJzendijke in Zeeuws Vlaanderen (NL)

[@callumduncan6728]

my goodness the travelling has the creativity going to new levels, the shot of the cloud reflected around the boat is outstanding and the night shots of the fishing boat passing is just beautiful i was sad to see the boat work put on hold , but with videos of this quality who cares bravo, a gentle relaxing escape from the horrid western Canadian weather thank you fairwinds young lady

[@PAFlach-fq3sv]

Beautiful episode.. The evening shots of the fisherman passing by were special, creating an almost poetic atmosphere.

[@michaelganshirt8795]

Got to love the Dutch and the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

[@bobjones8864]

Sailors are adaptable when challenged by the conditions they must sail in. I look around the world and see the different types of boat the sailing conditions demanded and sailors found a design that works. Amazing. Thanks for showing us this adaptation.

[@robertquigley2509]

The riddle of the sands! Inspiring and informative, thanks

[@DavidPaulNewtonScott]

I am obsessed with these boats even posted a video a model one a whole fleet of skutjies sailed across the Atlantic to New York. Anyway my view of the Dutch is that they are geniuses who have created the most beautiful boat ever made. The Royal yacht is a Lemsteraak Groene Draeck (Green Dragon) made for Queen Beatrice its staggeringly beautiful. I don't know why designers won't use leeboards they place their force higher up avoiding a tipping force on the boat.

[@garykuiken6191]

Real fun video. Very close to were I was born but left more than 70 years ago to make my home just east of the Rockies. Keep sailing you two you make Fridays great.

[@jailbreak852]

I've known some Kuikens on this side. Best wishes

[@greghilton7797]

That is a totally different experience to anything I have ever had or seen in the waters of eastern Australia. I thank all three of you for sharing this with us.

[@martinlittlewood2188]

Fascinating to see the traditional Dutch boats. I come from just across the North Sea on the East Coast of England, and there are similar mud flats, in the river estuaries. There, boats are designed with two bilge keels. My parents owned a 30ft bilge keeled yacht, and their permanent anchorage dried out every tide. Thanks so much for the wonderful videos.

[@madrafboy]

Ah, the lengths that Nederlanders go to avoid harbour fees. Only joking folks I love the Cloggies. Great video and very relaxing.😉

[@billspear7702]

16:23 A true Captain's pose!

[@salzbuckeltv9890]

Extraordinary shots of the STAVEREN fishing vessel. So beautiful. Missing the summer trips. Thank you for the impressions!

[@sanderleeman6279]

Staveren is not the name of the fishing vessel, Stavoren is the homeport of the veseel.

[@martiendewit5457]

Maya and Aladino, what a wonderful video you have made of your trip on the Wadden Sea. As a Dutchman who does not live by the sea, I love the wide views of the Wadden Sea and I visit one of the Wadden Islands every year. But the way you portray this magnificent nature area is very special and moving. You also showed that in some places the Netherlands is very crowded and that gallantry is not an innate quality, even among boat owners. Fortunately, however, the beauty of our landscape prevails. Thank you for showing that to the world. I wish you lots of success with the renovation of Magic Carpet II. That too will be a great success and I am already looking forward to the beautiful trips you will be making.

[@tullochgorum6323]

My experience of running aground in Holland was when my girlfriend and wannabe navigator held the chart upside down as were were crossing a shallow meer. Fortunately all that was required was a vault overboard and a hard push off the sandbank...

[@GaryKirkpatrickart]

We've been there on our motor yacht and on the ferry. Neat video!

[@Nick-lq6ce]

Goedemorgen, cool to see you guys explore our country :)

[@doverivermedia3937]

Straight out of 'riddle of the sands' love it ! ... 🇬🇧

[@jpdj2715]

"A land where the sea is as shallow as the land is flat" - well said. A stretch, between islands and mainland, of the North Sea that is a branch of the Atlantic, that is part of the single ocean that embraces the earth. We call that first stretch "Waddenzee". In Dutch, to wade is "waden" and that's where it got its name - "wadden" are a biotope where you can wade (zee=sea). As wadden is plural, the singular is "wad", there's this "sport" called "wadlopen" - walking this biotope at low water: part walking where the sandy soil is high enough to be firm at low tide, then there are the soggy sections where you sink into the soil with every step and next parts where you really wade. When your feet/legs sink into the soil, pulling one out for the next step may seriously stretch your knee's connecting tissue so don't do this when it's cold and try to avoid it if possible, or if you need to, try to have trained for those knees to build strength in these tissues. Or else it will turn out to be your Wounded Knee.

[@RickMentore]

Maybe in time, this part of the sea will be converted to living land space.

[@jeroensmaal]

@@RickMentore Unlikely. This is a protected and unique ecosystem and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

[@RickMentore]

@@jeroensmaal Thank God for UNESCO! How big an area is it?

[@martijnheil8825]

@@RickMentore The entire Wadden Sea (including German and Danish parts) is about 10 000 km² The UNESCO protected area is about 12 000 km² because this includes the transition area into the North Sea. It's about 500 km long and on average 20 km wide.

[@dancarroll6349]

Beaching your friends specially designed flat bottom boat was a fascinating video. I loved watching it and want you to know that I live vicariously through you and Aladino’s adventures!

[@robodelux]

We have a 18' trailer sailor (micro challenger) the 3', 300lbs keel can be winched into the hull and we can sail with a 9" draft We like to beach her on an outgoing tide and let the incoming lift us. It is a racing yacht and we seem to move at a pace although my only training was at school

[@nickviner1225]

What a beautiful peaceful way to spend a few days on a boat. I owned a Norfolk wherry once and was used to Thames barges. The barges used to dry out the same way. Just the Essex way the same as in Holland.

[@jimduffy9773]

Famous art is full of sea smoke. A wonderful light to behold.

[@Ethaara]

Me: preparing to move to work in the Netherlands to afford to buy my sailboat and fix it up in the next years, exploring the Netherlands and Norway for start, before moving full-time Sailing Magic Carpet: here is some motivation for you.

[@shelaghegar6083]

Loved seeing how the Dutch sail in their home land. The footage of the fishing boat passing by was absolutely beautiful!

[@johngoeddeke2882]

Congratulations on your marriage I guess I didn’t realize that sooner! So happy for a wonderful sailing adventure for you after all the hard work on Magic Carpet II. The camera work and the fun music blend is great as always!!⛵️

[@maasbekooy901]

It's really nice to spend your summer like this. I had done this a few times. But the real struggle is keeping your feet clean

[@6656656656joe]

Just returning to your channel after a long absence (all life’s experiences are wonderful), and have fallen in love with this episode. How fortunate were you to meet up with Huub and fall into the circumstance which provided that million dollar clip of the nighttime fishing boat! Amazing/Chapeau/Gefeliciteerd!

[@marcoartini7480]

Aladino Italian pronunciation is perfect!😊 Pasta fresca!🍝

[@SailingMagicCarpet]

That’s because aladino is half Italian, and speaks the language fluently!

[@marcoartini7480]

@@SailingMagicCarpet Oh cool! I’m Italian too but I live in Canada at the moment. I recently fell in love with sailing and I hope to get my own boat at some point. Your channel is very inspiring, thank you for sharing your life experience! Great work, keep it up!

[@lipadier]

08:20 "Port or Starboard?" - "Ohh, eh, Forward" 🤣 - Btw, seriously awesome footage with the fishing boats.

[@MrOdinForever]

Glad to finally see another real and actual sailing video. Good to see you did more in the NL than you showed till now! Would have been such a waste of your time otherwise!

[@emilybh6255]

Wow! The cockpit on that boat looks like it is GIANT sized with PLENTY of room to lie down and sleep comfortably in the cockpit or take a nap in the sun with room to spare!.I love it! All sailboats should have cockpits like that.

[@jfv65]

It is! These type of flat bottom hulls were also used as cargo ships. Longer then this one offcourse. They are ideal for converting into a houseboat. My grand-grandfather used to have such a flatbottom cargo sailboat. It eventually ended up as a houseboat in the canals of Amsterdam. If you like, have a look at the 'Cannice Bannon' channel to see the inside of such a cargo flatbottom (named 'Vrouwe Linda' ) and the proces of converting it into a houseboat. BIG interior space!

[@emilybh6255]

@@jfv65 Yes. Thanks. I saw some of the tour of the boat as it was when he bought it. It isn't my cup of tea. There were no seats in the cockpit area for starters. To me the cockpit is more important than the cabin because that is where you are going to be spending the most time during the day anyway while undersail. So it is important that it be comfortable and that the seats have back support. If you are going to be taking friends out for day sails, it is nicer if they have room to stretch out and don't have to be squeezed in like sardines into a tiny uncomfortable unprotected cockpit. Big cabins are of little use when you want to be up on deck enjoying the sail in comfort with friends.

[@RoaldKoger]

We sure do it for fun. Almost every weekend, if possible.

[@HWPcville]

This boat is how I imagine the "Dulcibella" looks in the sailing adventure book "The Riddle of the Sands" by Erskine Childers. This book was written around 1903 and concerns 2 mates sailing in the North Sea among the sand banks talked about in this video. It is recognized as the first modern detective/adventure/espionage book. It's available on Amazon and is an excellent read.

[@demonhunter8533]

Wow .... Running aground would be a good idea to check the undersides of the boat. I never know that. Enjor your trip. 👍👍👍

[@basilreardon5783]

Looked like a large double ender wooden life raft with side center boards for sailing . What a great sturdy wooden sail boat 👍

[@mrhpijl]

I have been sailing in this area since I was a little kid. We keep our 37ft yacht in Makkum and even recognized some of the board that came by in the video. Can't wait for the sailing season to start again

[@mermaidNpink]

Thank you for this glimpse into local life

[@southerntexashomestead5028]

A wonderful treat to see a beautiful sailboat that has a different design from our own. Thank you.

[@Geomol55]

Being Dutch and having visited the Wadden ilands often I really enjoyed this episode. Beautifull pictures. Wish you much success with your project. Greetings from the Netherlands, Joop

[@billedgar297]

Happy to see you back, you have been missed. Bill in Nova Scotia, Canada

[@quepasa2781]

Huub great guy and Maud is a beauty, reminds me of Hans Brinkers wooden shoe.

[@urlkrueger]

Not only a lesson in making the best of what you are given but also to enjoy it. Tell Huub that I love the artwork in the salon at 16:51. I am growing quite fond of minimalism.

[@xFD2x]

If you want minimalism you should try a small catamaran !!! 😂😂

[@pisom4314]

it is pretty cool to see how other people do things in other parts of the world!! thanks for sharing with us!!

[@robheirbaut8525]

Being Dutch, of course we have a perfect system in place to queue for locks. The first boat to arrive docks at the beginning of the waiting dock. The second and third boats tie up to the first boat. The fourth boat takes its place behind the first one, at the waiting dock. Etc. Of course, being Dutch, 90% of boaters completely ignore this system. It always leads up to heated discussion. People who arrive first but tie up in the middle of the waiting dock are surpassed, they then complain about other people not queueing fairly... good fun in summer. We have so much boats on the water on a limited space.

[@lukrezialaval2406]

You are on a boat, on the ocean, on land. I love it :D Beautyful video. thank you so much for taking us with you on that journey.

[@Taugtaug]

Oh man, the beginning was really Hollywood-like. Great work!

[@saenole66]

How interesting to run aground on purpose. You share such amazing adventures. The Dutch seem to be such warm and friendly folks.

[@noelplouffe6245]

Great to see you back on the water.

[@z4zuse]

There are places in the Netherlands where you can rent these kind of boats. For example Varskip in Heeg.

[@hansrutten3310]

If I had know you were less than an hour drive from my home.... I would have invited you to a fantastic fish restaurant. It love the way you describe your experience which for me is the environment I am raised. THANK YOU!!

[@wtcnl]

Your restaurant?

[@christeague7596]

Absolutely love this video...drying out on the bank....the boat is amazing.....I want one....looking right now...👍

[@MountainPirate]

Oh, I can remember grounding our boat in the watten sea in 1991. We only had been farther away from the shore and some 10 cm of water remained, causing a friend to dive into deeper water while chasing our boat dog around and missing the edge of the sandbank ... :-D We had a lot of fun ...

[@dutchglobetrotter6464]

Great to see the red-white-blue on the boat!

[@mickeykeymoaw]

Excellent Episode.. Beautifully Filmed...

[@kbenham7683]

Beautiful slow travel and sailing: nothing better than just messing around in boats.

[@maiaontour9070]

Gorgeous beautiful pictures!

[@jannekepetersen6591]

Beautiful episode Maya and Alladino😀

[@janvaneck4088]

What a fabulous boat! Gotta love it. Looks perfect for sailing with dogs.

[@maureentweedly]

Beautiful video again with wonderful narration and music.....something I never knew existed.

[@robertnixon3816]

Thank you all so much for taking me along on this adventure! That was fun, interesting and all new!

[@kathleenstraube5356]

Sooo happy you are both out of the barn. All work and no play makes for a very dull day. Beautiful cinematography

[@chrysichatzaki8054]

I admire and love the story telling. Your writing is so poetic. And your voice is sooo calming. Bravo!👏👏👏

[@erikwiechers8785]

Good to see a sailing video again 👍

[@38below39]

OMG you are across the pond again .. Have fun

[@BCS2023]

learn something new every day.

[@GI-AUS]

Beautiful boat, beautiful country, beautiful video, well done!

[@carolgale2590]

Love the concept and the boat. You are so blessed

[@adrianvalbuena8158]

Mauld seems to be built as a tank! Nice experience!!! Thx for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The traffic at the locks reminds me the Mar Menor bridge traffic in summer

[@Willy007Duke]

Thanks for sharing your lovely cinematography experience, and especially like the music that accompanied the journey.a🙏

[@Kitsambler]

So very nice to see you, underway and traveling again.

[@unstoppablezone4980]

Really nice video. I've been to Holland at least 50 times and find new adventures every time. This is one I hope to experience...next time...but it's a long ways from Taipei to Amsterdam!

[@ayellowbeard]

Been the the Netherlands a couple of times, makes me want to go back and actually spend real time there!

[@TheBarretNL]

Men i love this, you hit the spot on the Dutch culture with this, a well made video and its content is well thought out. As a Dutchie i thank you for appreciating our culture. Ur making us smiley, i can only applaud that. keep on! (also i subbed!)

[@gregedwards1954]

simply wonderful

[@wilderramonvelasquezherrer7153]

Hermoso velero clásico, saludos desde Arequipa, Perú

[@gutsanglory1]

A very nice comfortable boat, looked like a nice relaxing time. Except for the traffic at the locks...that was insane! Cheerz!!

[@hesseldijkstra5327]

To be able to relax you have to go through a stressful time.

[@GelukophetWater]

This is what I love doing most ❤

[@clodoaldodealmeidaesilva6256]

Congratulations on the videos! beautiful tour! My city was built by the Dutch in the 16th century

[@leonply]

Spring is a great time to sail in this part of the Netherlands. The weather is becoming warm, the sun shines and, when timed correctly, there is daylight enough to dig for mussels, start a fire and have a great good meal while enjoying the company of friends and family.

[@rl53]

Love these Dutch boats, if I could afford one they would be my go to, the shape is just beautiful.

[@jameshamre8778]

Really well told story. Thank you for sharing

[@noah786]

Looks like so much fun, so relaxing,

[@harst56]

Hey, great video again. We love to dry out too. Our multi chine Alubat-Ovni is excellent for this way of sailing with flexibel draft 0,7 to 2,10 m In our area this is possible in The Neteherlands, Germany, Danmark France and the UK. Actually we do it in any estuary and any tidal river We only come in once in 5 days to get food, water, top up batteries etc. We just avoid the camping-like marina's.

[@Chris.from.1950]

Beautiful camera work. Thanks again!

[@TillerQueen]

As the owner of a Dutch sailing barge home I really enjoyed this video! Although I'd have loved also to have a peek down below! 😊

[@redoleary6705]

Lovely. I really like the binnacle (for lack of a better word) on that boat, very interesting.