Rent a sloop and get out on the water

When the weather is nice, it is nice to be on the water. Not everyone is as fanatical and active to go canoeing, rafting or surfing. But everyone enjoys floating around in a sloop or a whisper boat. Enjoy a day out with the family and a picnic basket full of goodies. We searched for you for the best locations where you can rent a boat and go out on the lake.

Rotterdam – no boat but boating

Board an ultra luxurious electro-sloop at Wijnbar Mendoza. With this easily steerable boat under your ass and a glass of wine in your hand you will visit the most beautiful spots of the Bergse Plassen and the Kralingse Plas: everything for the perfect spring or summer day. But you can also embark at Restaurant De Tuin or Café van Zanten. If you really want optimal enjoyment, you can also opt for a boat with skipper. The collective of Rotterdam boat owners ‘No boat but sail‘ has several spacious boats for rent with very pleasant skippers who can tell you everything about the area.

Woerden – the Shipboy

When you choose Woerden as your operating base and rent a boat from the Scheepsjongens you sail on the Old Rhine (along the Roman Limes!). For example, you sail on the lakes or through the nature in the polder. But of course you can also moor somewhere for a swim or a picnic in the meadow. So bring your basket of goodies and make it a wonderful day out!

Westland – Pavilion de ZwZweth and De Bonte Haas

Westland is not only made up of greenhouses. Via the water you cruise past greenery and the various picturesque village centers that Westland has to offer. Board at Paviljoen de Zweth in Kwintsheul. Because they rent out whisper boats you can sail all the way to the center of Delft! Super fun! They offer different arrangements. For example, you can choose a picnic arrangement, an arrangement with a delicious Dutch apple pie on the boat or even a real drink boat arrangement. Very nice to do with girlfriends.

But De Bonte Haas in Wateringen is also an ideal boarding place. You can rent a sloop here from April through October and get them for the whole day. And if you haven’t enjoyed yourself enough after a wonderful day on the water, slide over to De Bonte Haas to stay for a bite to eat.

National Park De Biesbosch – Healthy Boat

National Park de Biesbosch is a beautiful area to enjoy boating. From Raamsdonksveer, step onto one of the boats from BootjeGezond.com at Fort Lunet. You can rent the sloop for a half day or a whole day and get a short explanation and sailing routes. Want to know what a boating trip on the Biesbosch looks like? Then read Ester’s blog A day out on the water, boating in the Biesbosch.

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