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Renting a sloop on the Loosdrechtse Plassen for half a day

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A few hours cruising between reed beds and lakeside villages, with a sloop that requires no boat license and a relaxed route past Oud-Loosdrecht.

4u

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€ 100–180

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The Loosdrechtse Plassen are one of the most well-known boating areas in the Netherlands, less than half an hour's drive from Amsterdam and Utrecht. Almost all rental companies are located along the Oud-Loosdrechtsedijk, where electric and petrol sloops are ready for groups of up to six or eight people. No boat license is required for a sloop going up to fifteen kilometres per hour, and children are welcome as long as they wear a life jacket. A half day usually lasts four hours and costs around one hundred to one hundred and eighty euros including fuel, excluding the deposit.

The short route runs past the Vuntus, with views of the mill at Loosdrecht and the villas along the Wijde Blik. In the early season, booking shortly in advance is fine, but in July and August booking two to three weeks ahead is recommended. A skipper is usually not needed, a brief instruction at the jetty is all it takes. The best months are May, June and September.

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Reserve a sloop for four hours with a rental company on the Oud-Loosdrechtsedijk and choose electric for extra peace and quiet.

Listen to the brief sailing instruction at the jetty and check the life jackets, fenders and the emergency stop button.

Head north onto the Vuntus and keep to the right when passing oncoming boats.

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Moor briefly near a reed bed or a mooring spot, switch off the engine and let the lake fall quiet for a moment.

Turn back towards the harbour an hour before the end and top up with fuel if it is included in the price.

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PaceGround
Duration4u
RouteAny order
Budget€ 100–180

Suggestions

  • Boek elektrisch in juli en augustus, dan is benzine vaak uitverkocht
  • Vertrek voor elf uur om drukte op de hoofdroutes te voorkomen
  • Neem koud water en wat fruit mee, terrasstops kosten tijd
  • Houd een uur reserve aan voor de terugweg en tegenwind
  • Bekijk vooraf de vaarkaart, sommige delen zijn doorgaand verkeer

Variations

  • - Combineer met een lunch in Oud-Loosdrecht voor of na het varen
  • - Kies een fluisterboot zonder schipper voor een rustigere ervaring
  • - Boek in mei of september voor lege plassen en zachte zon
  • - Maak er een zonsondergangstocht van door later op de middag te starten