Program of the TVK Autumn meeting Saturday 22 november 2025 in Harderwijk

21 november 2025, friday evening:

Arrival of participants who will be staying overnight at hotel Baars http://hotelbaars.nl of elswhere) and take part on the common dinner.

19.00 u: Thet hotel serves dinner with a set menu.

22 november 2025 saturday

9.30u: Reception of the participants at  hotel Baars ( http://hotelbaars.nl ) with coffee and cake followed by a speech of ourchairman.

10.30u: Start of the program:

We offer city walks in groups of up to 15 people. Each group focuses on the following themes  We can determine at the start what will come along:

o Fisheries and Zuiderzee 

o University city Harderwijk

o Fortifications

If desired there is an opportunity to take a coffeebreak halfway through at your own expense.

11.45 - 12.45u: Guided tour 0f the botter museum and visit of the botter wharf with guided tour and explanation by the staff.

13.00h: Departure of the tour boat. (http://veluwemeercruises.nl)  An extensive coffe table is served during the cruise.

15.00h: Arrival of the boat in Harderwijk, after which the afternoon is free at your leisure. For example, with a visit to museum Marius van Dokkum ( http://mariusvandokkummuseum.nl ), or the Harder City museum ( http://stadsmuseum-harderwijk.nl ) or simply enjoy shopping in Harderwijk.

17 - 18.00h: General Meeting at Hotel Baars

Please note !! we start punctually.

18.00 - 19.00h Possibility for a fresh up or a drink at Hotel Baars.

19.00 Dinner in the restaurant of Hotel Baars

23 november 2025 , sunday

Forovernight guests, departure after breakfast.

Registration for the TVK-Autumn meeting 2025 in Harderwijk

Contribution participants

The contribution for the entire program on Saturday November 22nd  is € 85,- per person.

Hotel overnight stay

For November 21 and 22 we have reserved  15 rooms at Best Western Hotel Baars, Smeepoortstraat 52, 3841 EJ Harderwijk. The costs are €146 per night for a double room  including breakfast and € 130 for a single room also including breakfast, excluding toeristtax.

Use TVK or Trintella Vriendenkring as reference to indicate that you are booking as TVK member. Book your hotel before  November 1, 2025 to ensure availability and price. Make your reservation by mail or telefone 0341-412007 , online you pay a higher price.

Perticipants arriving on Friday, is the possibility to have dinner together at Hotel Baars. We start at 19.00h.

Good to know

Drinks during during lunch, drinks and dinner are at your own expense. There is ample parking. The hotel recommends the parking garage on the Houtwal, close to the hotel.

To register

You can register by completing the enrollmentform below.  Make your registration before November 1 2025 to allow the organisation to make good agreements Pay your contribution before 15 november, then your registration is defenitiv.

If you can't figure it out send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , he will help you further.

We hope for a large turnout. See you on November 22  in Harderwijk!

On arrival day, Thursday May, 29th we met at 4 pm with the other TVK members at the WSV harbour for a first meet up and exchange, with some nicely prepared drinks and snacks at the side. It was very easy to get in contact, to start the conversations and quickly getting into the flow of the standard questions of first-time-meeting: “Who are you? Which Trintella do you have? Since when? In which sailing area or harbour? What are your biggest problems or solved issues?”. Everyone quickly got into chatting, exchanging and catching up with each other. Alexandra as TVK chairman and the weekend orga Team of Anne, Mirelle, Dinan, Gerard and Bert welcomed everyone warmly and opened the TVK meeting.

At 6 pm we walked through the beautiful old downtown of Hoorn towards the restaurant Ridderikhof. Through small streets with narrow, crooked houses we arrived at the restaurant, directly at the market place. In the beautiful glassed back-yard winter garden we had a delicious Mediterranean buffet dinner and with exchange and conversations the evening went on.

On the next morning, we met at the WSV harbour and were getting ready this year’s sailing competition! Bert gave at 10 am the instructions for the regatta, with a nice “L”-shaped regatta course. Everyone would have to sail against and with the wind, plus we would have the chance to see each other quite often and taking photos of each other. Thank you to the orga team and the skippers that also people who came without their Trintella’s were able to join the crews and participating in the regatta! At 11 am the boats were leaving the harbour, at 12 am the race started with 8 boats participating. Hoorn held very good conditions with SW 4, some clouds and sunny weather. It was a tight race between the first positions and a beautiful day to be on the water. The winners were to be announced on the next evening, after comparing calculations and evaluation of the racing times. After returning to the harbour, everyone relaxed and had some time on their own.

On Saturday morning we again met at the WSV harbour for another highlight of this weekend: “Gluren bij de buren”. Starting at 10.30 am, the TVK members that came with their Trintella boats, opened their doors for an “open ship”. Admiring each others boats, cheering at each other’s ideas, discussing problems and possible solutions and adoring beautiful details. We were discovering original details as similarities between the boats and lovingly adapted pieces. We learned a lot on this morning and would like to thank all the boat owners for warmly opening their decks and doors!

After some individual lunch time, we gathered for the afternoon activity at 2 pm. We had the choice between two promising options: One group had a guided walk through the historical downtown of Hoorn, learning about the twists and highlights of this beautiful harbour city. The second group visited the museum workshop on Oostereiland, learning about the history and repair of flatboats. In both tours we learned about the maritime history of the city and how trade by ships has influenced the people’s life.

As the perfect ending of this great weekend, on Saturday evening we had a jointly dinner at the restaurant at the WSV docks, beautifully overlooking the harbour. One important program point was of course the award ceremony of the Friday’s regatta. The skippers of the Anne, Anemone, Cathelijne and Liv were announced and honoured. Finally, Bert and Rikkie were handing the challenge cup to Hans from Trintella yacht Anne. Congratulations! Once again, we enjoyed the delicious food, great conversation and the exchange between new and old Trintella-friends.

While saying goodbye for this Spring, we are already looking forward to the next gathering of TVK in autumn! We would like to say thank you to the great orga team of the TVK spring gathering. Anne, Mirelle, Dinan, Gerard, Bert and Alexandra – you all did an outstanding job for making this magic happen! Thank you to everyone participating in the gathering – it was a pleasure meeting you and getting to know you! Everyone was so open and sharing their (boat) story. Thank you to open your boats – for participating as regatta crew and for “Gluren bij de buren”. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge – in Dutch, English and German. It feels very special to being part of this TVK group and is a great way of learning and exchanging about Trintella sailing. Thank you to everyone who is keeping the TVK group alive. And that’s everyone of you!

Op 13 juni bereikte ons het bericht van overljden van Wim van Steijn. Wim en Ruth zijn jarenlang zeer trouw lid geweest van de TVK, daarnaast was Wim vele jaren lid van het team Behid en Techniek.   Wel bekend in de “Classics” community. Tijdens de reünies in het Noorden waren ze meestal van de partij en trok hun Trintella la, de Silence altijd ruime aandacht vanwege de prachtige staat waarin hun boot verkeerde, maar ook vanwege de vele slimme aanpassingen die Wim had gedaan aan zijn boot zonder de onmiskenbare authenticiteit te verliezen.  We wensen Ruth veel sterkte met dit verlies.

Visit to Van Veen Jachtbouw in Stellendam
With thanks to Marieke Zandijk and Patricia van Dieren for the report and photos.

At 10:30 AM, we were welcomed at Van Veen Jachtbouw with coffee and pastries. A lovely group of about 15 Trintella enthusiasts were eager to hear the experiences of the Poot family.

Our former chairman and honorary member Herman van Hemeldonck passed away on February 8 at the age of 93. Herman (1931 - 2025) was chairman of the TVK in the eighties and early nineties. 

After a few years with a shortage of people in magement positions, all problems were solved at the mermbers' meeting in Antwerp.

Mark Newman from the UK asks us for help in finding his fathers old boat.

The new callender with beautifull pictures of the Spring meeting on the Grevelingen is available.  Download him here.

  On 8 and Ascencionday  May 9 14 ships and two campers (due to the closed standing mast route) gatherd in Herkingen harbour to enjoy thejetty drinks offerd by Siem and Riet Poot in the afternoon in a lovely spring sunshine.