Brandaris Race

Brandaris Race - Traditionele zeilwedstrijd op de Waddenzee
Departure
16 October 2026 20:00
Return
18 October 2026 16:00
Days
2
Sailing area
Wadden Sea
Port of departure
Harlingen (NL)
Port of arrival
Harlingen (NL)

Traditionele zeilwedstrijd op de Waddenzee

This race goes from Harlingen to Terschelling – where the oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands stands: the Brandaris. About 50 traditional sailing ships in a small sailing area make for a fascinating experience. There is plenty to see and plenty to do; people sail with ambition, but not to the extreme. Even without any experience, you are very welcome to join the voyage.

An impressive fleet of traditional sailing ships

About 50 traditional sailing ships set off. A distinction is made between 5 different classes: large and small clippers, large tjalks, aken/skûtsjes, and seagoing ships. The timed start of the ships is especially an impressive spectacle every year.

Experience Terschelling after a day on the water

Once on Terschelling, you have the opportunity to take a walk through the beautiful beach and dune landscape, or to visit the picturesque village of West-Terschelling.

Later in the evening, you can go out to the “notorious” Braskoer dance bar. This is where the award ceremony and the sailors’ party take place. On Sunday, after breakfast, we sail back to Harlingen and are expected to arrive in Harlingen before 4:00 PM on Sunday afternoon.

We would like to make it clear once again that sailing experience is absolutely not required! So just come along and don’t miss out on this adventure!

The trip is accompanied by an experienced and qualified crew, and there will be approximately 10–19 guests on board. Minimum age: 14 years.

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Highlights

✔️ Actively take part in the regatta even without sailing experience
✔️ Spectacular start among dozens of other historic ships
✔️ Festive atmosphere on Terschelling

Frequently asked questions

We still handle your bookings personally and therefore do not have an automatic booking system. This way, we can enable you to reserve individual places for a few days without any obligation. This allows you, for example, to arrange your holiday without someone stealing your place from under your nose. For this reason, we cannot keep track of the exact number of free places on a daily basis. However, we regularly check the availability of our sailing holidays. Therefore, you can generally assume that plenty of free places are still available on all trips that are not marked as ‘fully booked’ or ‘Last Minute’. Call us or use our booking form if you want to know the exact number of places available.

If you are travelling alone and have not booked a private cabin, you will be accommodated in a shared cabin. The shared cabins are usually assigned based on gender.

Exceptions:

  • On the Belle Amie and the Seatrips yachts, there are sometimes mixed-gender cabins as well.
  • There are no shared cabins on the Sir Robert. Are you travelling alone? Then you should book a single cabin.

Yes, vegetarians and allergies/intolerances can be catered for on most ships. On some ships, the menu can also be adapted for vegans. However, there is only one menu per day on the programme. Therefore, please let us know during your booking if you have any special dietary requirements.

In principle, all our trips are suitable for both experienced and novice sailors. The professional crew on board will teach you everything you need to know. In some cases (e.g. on Atlantic crossings) initial sailing experience may be an advantage/requirement. In this case, this will be clearly indicated in the cruise description.

Prices

DescriptionPrice
Shared cabin (2-4 persons)
Adult€ 275
Child€ 200

Included in price

Accommodation in a shared cabin
Full board
Port charges and engine hours
Non-alcoholic drinks

Not included in price

Alcoholic drinks
Duvet and towels
Travel to/from the port
Travel/cancellations insurance

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Please use the following form if you have any questions about this trip or wish to book. You will receive a confirmation email that your booking request has been successfully received by us. We will then contact you as soon as possible with all the information. We usually respond within a few hours.

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