News
2 September 2019
It was a hard decision to make, but due to expected bad weather we decided to cancel the race on Saturday.
The plan is to have a sailing trip on the Lauwersmeer if the conditions improve a bit. Sailing in convoy on a more protected route may take the edge off the event for some, but for others it may just be what the doctor ordered to get more confident.
The camping offer is still on, but we skipped the catering. We will have party tents next to the catamaran club house.
And foodwise, we will have to improvise. On the other hand, there are restaurants and supermarkets near by, so we should be OK.
Sorry about having to take this step. Nevertheless, we hope to see a good many of you during the weekend.
31 August 2019
Counting down to the Raid Extreme .. only one week to go now.
Last week, Hubert damaged his mast at the Cobnor camp of the Dinghy Cruising Association.
It is now repaired, but will it hold?
24 August 2019
Wim and Joke van der Vliet are doubling their power with their 'wet cat'. It is seen here on a test run on the Linge.
24 August 2019
For some competitors, the Raid Extreme is a family affair.
Sebastiaan van Rossum will bring a Hobie Adventure, whereas
sons Simon and Teun will bring a Whitehall 14 dinghy won in a raffle at the Dutch wooden boat festival.
You can follow their project here. The last news was that they were still waiting for a sail, so let's hope that they can complete the maiden trip in time for the RaidExtreme.
24 August 2019
The Hurricane season has started! In 2016, Marcel de Roo was runner-up with a Sailhorse keelboat.
This year, Marcel is back with a Hurricane catamaran, seen here on the Engelsman plaat.
24 August 2019
This years Raid Extreme is the debut for Florian Lakeman and his home-built 'mini-transat' .
Nice shape, Florian! It will be about the first time that 'Drijfsijssie'will be raced in anger, so fingers crossed!
15 August 2019
A new team: Onno van Sandick and Anneke van der Geest. They will be sailing a Caledonian Yawl, Gjoa. The name refers to
an expedition boat used by arctic explorer Roald Amundsen. Onno is the president of www.natuurlijkvaren.nl.
15 August 2019
Alex Brouwer, The runner-up of the Raid Extreme 2016, will return for the 2019 event. Welcome back!
14 August 2019
The 2019 race pack is ready and can be downloaded here.
There are some minor changes. Be aware that we have tightened up on transportation. The only allowed means of transportation are your vessel or your legs to collect your tokens.
We have also improved the layout of the home page for mobile devices.
2 October 2018
The Raid Extreme 2018 has been sailed and won.
The Bonnier brothers sailing the extremely fast LiteBoat XP were pipped at the finish line by catamaran sailor Gerben Talsma and his son.
Despite the light winds the 2018 edition was a great success.