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Is it possible to hire a boat in Friesland without a sailing licence?
Would you like to sail around the province of Friesland, but do not have a sailing licence?
In most cases, you can still hire a boat yourself, as long as it meets certain requirements. We will explain to you everything that you have to take into account. After you have read this article, you will know exactly what you need to consider when you decide to hire a boat.
Which boats are you allowed to sail without a sailing licence?
In the Netherlands, you can pilot a boat without a sailing licence as long as it is less than 15 metres long or cannot reach speeds higher than 20 kilometres per hour. This leads to a very wide range of sailing and motorboats that can be sailed without a sailing licence.
For example, you can sail the motor yacht in the picture here without a licence, but you are not allowed to sail a small dinghy that can go faster than 20 kilometres per hour without a sailing licence.
6-person boat hire in Friesland without a sailing licence
There are a huge number of different kinds of 6-person motorboats for hire in Friesland.
They often differ from each other in terms of:
- The sizes
- The type of ship, such as: cruisers, punts, cutters and houseboats
- The equipment: does the ship have a bow and/or stern thruster?
- The position of the helm, will you sail on the inside or the outside? Or can it do both?
It makes sense that the size of the ship will affect the amount of people who can stay on board. If you are thinking of sailing for the first time, it is important to compare boats by size. Because as a rule, the smaller the ship, the easier it is to pilot.
In the block below, you will find ships that can sleep up to 6 people. You can easily add the ships to the comparison tool. Then you can quickly and easily compare the sizes and see if a boat is fitted with a stern thruster
Compare 6-person boats
La Diege
La Diege has really lovely indoor and outdoor spaces for her size, and a luxurious look.
Alopia
The Alopia is a spacious Vri-Jon motor yacht with sleeping accommodation for 6 people. The boat has a cosy dinette and a spacious saloon. It is good to relax on the spacious aft deck.
Andreas
The Andreas is equipped with 6 berths and you can enjoy the sun on her spacious aft deck.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a unique 6-man boat with 3 bedrooms, all of which have a private bathroom with toilet.
La Palma
Exploring different waters for once? You can hire this luxury 6-person Aquanaut from Streefkerk in Zuid-Holland
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