16.08.25. Check-in at 10-00 at Leeuwarden, shopping. Leeuwarden is the main city of Friesland. Oldehove Tower is a leaning tower in the city center. Weighing House (De Waag). The Town Hall (Stadhuis).The Chancellery (Kanselarij). Passage by the canals across Sneek to Lemmer (20 nm). Sneek is the only town in Friesland surrounded by a 16th-century fortified wall with a 17th-century water gate, the Waterpoort. A church with a 15th-century bell tower. Old wooden bridges.

17.08.25. Crossing to Hoorn (30 nm) – a historic town with many old buildings from the 15th-17th centuries. This town is considered the most beautiful in North Holland. The famous explorer Willem Cornelius Schouten was born here. He discovered the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and named it after his hometown – Cape Horn. The 17th century Oosterkerk church was built specifically for sailors. The Renaissance Oosterpoort gate.

18.08.25. Passage to Muiden (18 nm). Mooring near Muiderslot Castle, which is one of the few castles that have survived to this day almost in its original form. It looks exactly like a picture from a knight’s book: compact and graceful, with turrets and loopholes, surrounded by a traditional moat with water, access – only by a bridge on one side. Muiderslot Castle (Muiderslot Kasteel) is open from 10:00 to 17:00. Price: €17.50,

19.08.25. Passage to one of the marinas of the Amsterdam canal for overnight .

20.08.25. Opening parade of the Sails of Amsterdam 2025 festival along the IJ canal to Amsterdam. Impressive sailing ships sail to Amsterdam with sailors high on the masts.

21.08.25. Festival Sail Amsterdam

22.08.25. Festival Sail Amsterdam. Check-out at 14-00.

23.08.25. Check-in at 10-00 in Amsterdam. Festival Sail Amsterdam.

24.08.25. Closing parade of the Sail Amsterdam. The crews climb the yards and along with the colorful flags and pennants make for a fantastic picture.

25.08.25. Passage to Volendam. Volendam is one of the most colorful villages, where Holland of the 17th century appears. Old houses and mills, a labyrinth of fishermen’s houses built on piles, and a tasting of cheeses and herring.

26.08.25. Passage to Endhuizen. (15 miles) Endhuizen is a historical city with a well-preserved old center. The 17th century Town Hall, the Chamber of Weights and Measures, a defensive wall with bastions. The famous Dromedaris building from the 17th century with 25 domes that still ring out. The city was one of the Chambers of the East India Company. An open-air museum on the banks of the Zuiderzee – an old village with fishing boats, mills and smokehouses.

27.08.25 Passage to Hindeloppen (15 miles). Hindeloppen is a town that carefully preserves traditions. A lock and a perfectly preserved lock house from the 17th century, decorated with a bell tower. And next to it is the “liar’s bench”, where retired skippers always sit and spin each other various tall tales about their maritime past. Еhe Skate Museum

28.08.25 Crossing the outer dyke into the tidal zone in Harlingen. (15 miles). A beautiful town. The Dutch East India Company naval base was located here.

29.08.25. Passage by the canals across Franeker to Leeuwarden (15 miles).Franeker is considered the most beautiful town in Friesland. Check – out at 14-00.