Active since 2006<\/h1>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542663841927{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]I was hooked directly after my first sailing lesson. As a ten-year-old I attended my first sailing lessons at Krekt oer\u2019t wetter sailing school in Uitwellingerga. Ever since I have been sailing a lot with my parents and friends. Aged fifteen I bought my first surfing board, a Ten Cate Windsurfer also known as \u201cthe door\u201d. I found the more direct contact with the water and the higher speeds appealing. After a semi-sinker by Tiga (even more speed and more manoeuvrability) I returned to sailing boats by my mid-twenties. After meeting my wive and having here “on board” we also introduced the sport to our kids. In 2000 I bought our first 27-foot cabin sailing boat at Wehmeyer yacht broker in Naarden.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542659709862{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Yacht broker as a profession<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542664123923{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Meeting Piet Hein I discovered that being a yacht broker is a profession. The combination of helping people and finding the boat that is right for them was very appealing to me. With the Antares, a Varne 27 built on the English East coast, we, my wife Marjolein and our two sons Thijs and Floris cruised the Dutch lakes and waterways for a number of summers. When I sold the Antares after a few years I was convinced: helping people find a boat that suits them was what I was going to do! After qualifying as Dutch yacht broker I started my own yacht brokerage, Barnautica Yachting, in April 2006.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542659930560{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Building my own company<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542665086595{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]This decision had an adverse effect on the time I got to spend on the water with my family. I got to spend plenty of time on boats with clients and their (prospective) boats, sometimes even entire weekends. My family and I only sailed during summer vacations. The boys learned to sail in an Optimist and a Polyvalk. We often hired motor \u00a0boats and sailing yachts abroad. Three years ago I bought a 4.70 metre RIB by Ribcraft. It was ideal for waterskiing and wake boarding with my sons and sporty trips on the IJsselmeer as well as the Dutch coastal-waters. The advantage of the RIB on a trailer is that it is easy to launch and there for quickly to use.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542660181318{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

New Heading<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1542665667976{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Driven by the desire to spend more time sailing together with my wive Marjolein I bought a H-boat in the spring of 2018. This boat can also be transported by trailer and can thus accompany us to the Baltic or lake districts in North and South Germany. I am, moreover, convinced that a so-called day-sailer like the H-boat perfectly fulfils the needs of today\u2019s water sportsman with only little free time to spend: if you make it onto the water at all, then you want to do some real sailing. I hope to collect lots of good memories with my family and friends on our \u201cHAPPY H\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1532681718591{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2527″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1537429200948{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2532″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1537429575200{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2537″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1537429780368{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” row_negative_margin=”disable_negative_margin” css_animation=”” el_class=”main-holder-bg-line” css=”.vc_custom_1532684597549{margin-top: -21px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1533135314148{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1539763449621{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]<\/p>\n