Sailing in Dutch and Belgian Limburg

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Sunny side up… Sailing in Dutch and Belgian Limburg. A feast for all the senses.

Text: Peter Linssen. Photos: Zebra Fotostudio's. Map: Transmanche Publications

It started promisingly right away and the water was quickly up to temperature. We even had tropical moments, but there were also refreshing periods of cooling weather. In short, this was another fantastic summer. You know that feeling: when the weather is nice, you only want one thing and that is to go travelling! To pack your things and go. To experience the charm of the strange and the distant, of anonymity and tran- quillity. Unfortunately, it isn’t always possible to just jump on a plane. It’s just as well that such experiences are perfectly possible here too, yes, here, in our own back yard! Just get aboard your boat. Every weekend if you want. And the stress seems very far away as soon as you take the first turn out of the harbour. It’s like you’ve left on a long voyage...

Beautiful Limburg beauty of the Meuse and its lakes, you are recom Limburg’s beautiful Meuse Valley is a unique lifeline mended to take an introductory tour on one of the in a remarkably sunny, warm and dry microclimate. beautiful tour vessels of the Limburg shipping compa The Meuse and the Meuse Lakes form and connect nies. a vast, continuous network of large and small lakes, created by thousands of years of Meuse water flow This water sports area with its excellent water qual ing through and by decades of gravel extraction, after ity is diverse and therefore a Mecca for anyone who which the landscape and the remaining gravel pits wants to stay on or near the water. You can go boat have been beautifully redesigned. It’s still not well ing, sailing, surfing, rowing, canoeing, swimming or enough known – or is it just a well-kept secret? – that diving. But there is also room for young, dynamic the Meuse Lakes, with a surface area of over 3,000 water sports such as water-skiing, flyboarding and hectares, form the largest continuous water sports wakeboarding. As well as cycling, hiking, playing sports area in Benelux. To get an impression of the size and and horse-riding on well-maintained roads alongside

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the water. In the summer months, the lovely, clean and the Limburgers. This gives them their work ethic, beaches and trendy beach clubs are the places to be. their pleasant manner and their natural sense of In other words, everyone is covered. Young and old savoir-vivre. alike. Beautiful historic towns and lovely villages on the lake The Meuse and its lakes are a particularly pleas shores await you. You can soak up the rich history, the ant and varied sailing area for larger motor or sailing unique cultural mix and great variety wherever you go boats. You can comfortably sail to and from a lake or or stay. Figuratively, but also literally. to a harbour, village or city, navigating green, mean In the heart of the Meuse Valley, for example, you dering waterways. Boat owners and charterers can will find Europe’s northernmost pinot vineyards, on a moor and spend the night in the many atmospheric sunny south-eastern slope in the picturesque village marinas, which are equipped with all the latest facili of Aldeneik – just a stone’s throw from the town of ties and where the friendliest of harbour masters Maaseik with its many outdoor cafés and cultural ven give you a warm welcome. Or maybe you’d prefer to ues. It’s another well-kept secret that we’re only too be in the middle of the city, in the passer-by harbour, happy to reveal. surrounded by nice boutiques, shops, pubs and res taurants? Or would you rather be in the middle of Karel and Tine Henckens-Linssen grow excellent wines the countryside enjoying a BBQ? Then look for a nice with passion on their 10 hectare Aldeneyck Wine spot on one of the well-constructed landing stages. Estate, including: Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir Limburg has it all. and a sparkling Pinot Brut. Blessed with the warm and dry microclimate in the If you don’t own a open sloop, motorboat or sailboat stony Meuse Valley and the unique mineral-rich (yet) but are passionate about sailing, then chartering Meuse gravel terroir, they grow wines with an incom is definitely an option, possibly in combination with a parably elegant, fruity and mineral taste. The pinot short training or sailing course. wines produced by the Aldeneyck Wine Estate have been voted Best Belgian Wine several times. Living like God in France? Better yet. You are in the Limburgs! When cruising through Limburg, a visit to the tasting Over the centuries, Flemish, French, Dutch and also room on the beautiful domain is a must! German cultural aspects have influenced the develop (www.wijndomein-aldeneyck.be) ment of the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg

Enjoying the Meuse Valley... Dream away and imagine ... you moor up with your brand new Linssen at the Aldeneyck vineyard and enjoy a delicious meal and a prize-winning Pinot Gris Barrique there with family and friends, sitting among the vines...

Slow down… and start living!

LINSSEN MAGAZINE #55 The Zuid-Willemsvaart. The Canal du Midi of the two past wonderful natural (and hiking and cycling) areas, Limburgs? through one of the greenest regions of Flanders, with In 1821, the visionary ‘Canal King’, King William I, the Hoge Kempen National Park, Meuse Valley River approved the plans for a new canal to be constructed, Park and the Kempen-Broek Border Park as its top the Zuid-Willemsvaart. In doing so, he was continuing attractions. It is definitely worth mooring there and Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambitious plan for the con exploring by bike, on foot or with the dog. You are sure struction of the ‘Grand Canal du Nord’, some sections to be surprised by the hospitality, the local products of which were actually completed (1803-1810) and put and the varied landscape you find there. You can also into use. The Neuss-Neersen section was used until visit many cities or villages, often steeped in history. 1840, as well as the Nederweert-Beringen section Striking examples include ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Helmond, (Noordervaart) and the Nederweert-Lozen-Maastricht Weert, Bocholt, Bree, Maaseik, Neeroeteren, Dilsen- section, which later became part of the Zuid- Stokkem, Maasmechelen, Lanaken and Maastricht. Willemsvaart. Most of the section built in Belgium became the Kempen Canal. The canal still has enormous economic potential in 2019. It offers great opportunities for tourism. The On 11 November 1822, Governor De Brouckère of rich history (the mines, the wars, even a newspa Limburg laid the first cornerstone at lock 1 in ‘s-Her per ‘De Zuidwillemsvaart’’ was published in 1881), togenbosch for the Zuid-Willemsvaart, as we know it the beer museum in Bocholt, attractive locations today.* such as Rekem (‘Most beautiful village in Flanders’), Neeroeteren, the restaurants ‘t Eilandje and Oud The Zuid-Willemsvaart initially became an economi Oteren, the Maasmechelen Village outlet centre, excel cally and strategically important north-south water lent gastronomy and much more besides, are still way connection between Maastricht and ‘s-Hertogen waiting to be discovered. bosch, and later took on a more historically important role. The canal passes through the provinces of Dutch The fact that it crosses the border twice makes the Limburg, Belgian Limburg and Noord-Brabant. On the canal even more exciting and unique. 123 km long route, the Zuid-Willemsvaart takes you Around the Limburgs. The Willems Route...

This illustrates the great historical significance of Canal King William I. A bronze statue of King William I was unveiled on 20 October 2018 on the Bisdomkaai in Ghent. Remarkable. King William I was the founder of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815, which then also included Ghent. William I took important decisions that still define Ghent today. He is regarded as the founder of Ghent University in 1817, the man who commissioned the Ghent- Terneuzen canal, an important artery of Ghent’s economy, and the man who made Ghent the textile capital of the continent.

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Sailing without borders in Dutch and Belgian Limburg: Meuse Lakes – Border Meuse – Zuid-Willemsvaart In 2010, the Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (RWS) launched the campaign ‘The Willems Route: an attractive alternative for recreational shipping’, with the aim of reliev- ing the pressure on the Juliana Canal to allow the extensive renovation work for the four-layer container shipping industry. The Willems Route was promoted as an alternative route for getting from Roermond to ‘s-Hertogenbosch or to Maastricht and vice versa. The recommended route (from Maasbracht-Roermond) runs via the Wessem-Nederweert Canal to the Zuid- Willemsvaart. There are several convenient mooring facilities.

It is a beautiful route for recreational sailing, easy to navigate and quiet. The maximum clearance height on the Willems Route is five metres. The only excep- tion to this is the historic route through Maastricht via lock 19, directly to the Bassin, with a clearance height of approximately 3.30 metres. There is an alternative route via Bosscherveld lock to get to the beautiful Bassin via a short stretch of Meuse and lock 20.

Shall we reveal another well-kept secret? A special recommendation is the ‘detour’ through a beautiful part of Flanders: the Bocholt-Herentals Canal and the Canal to Beverlo heading towards Lommel and Leopoldsburg.

The RWS campaign was remarkably successful and to this day this is borne out by the many enthusiastic sounds of crews who have actually sailed the Zuid- Willemsvaart.

Experience the Limburgs with Aqua Libra Yachtcharter Aqua Libra, run by Arlette and Luc Vanthoor, is one of the few professional yacht charter compa nies in Limburg. Their base and home port is the De Spaanjerd Marina in Kinrooi (B). Aqua Libra is a proud member of the international Linssen Boating Holidays® (LBH) network, which was created in 2006 to support the Linssen charter companies in Europe by providing an umbrella marketing label. Now, season 2019/20, fifteen LBH partners in ten countries are offering around 85 Linssen motor yachts. 29

LINSSEN MAGAZINE #55 Special holidays are ‘in’. Sailing with your ‘own’ motor every day that the experienced water-borne tourist yacht is still, increasingly, a tempting option. Aqua has a great interest in and appreciation of Limburg as Libra aims to offer its customers an impeccable and a sailing area. unforgettable ‘boating experience’ and to let them enjoy all that the Limburgs have to offer. In addition, Epilogue they provide bespoke packages for companies and Limburg as a water sports destination is actually still groups, focusing on the region’s highlights in a special ‘a well-kept secret’. It’s almost impossible to list all the way. facilities, providers and destinations in full. This article The positive word of mouth advertising is a natural has only mentioned a few specific examples and we consequence of the experience their customers have don’t want to leave anything or anyone out. All the had. For Arlette and Luc, the concept of hospitality stakeholders in the region’s hospitality and tourism is embedded in all their actions. Their number one industry stand shoulder to shoulder to make guests priority is to keep their customers satisfied. They feel at home. With a fantastic product: Limburg. Come invite them to become ‘members of the family’ and sailing here, and experience... sincerely embrace ‘Mother’ Linssen’s slogan ‘We take your pleasure seriously!®’. That is why many regu lar customers are convinced: ‘Once Limburg. Always Limburg!’ In view of the expansion of their fleet to feature ten of the latest yachts from the Linssen range and the number of customers from distant continents and Sources: almost all European countries, Aqua Libra proves *De geschiedenis van de Zuid-Willemsvaart, Cees Verhagen, ISBN 90-9014-027-1 Waterway maps (ANWB, ‘De Willemsroute’, Waterway map of Dutch and Belgian Limburg). The Maasplassen Magazine of VVV Midden-Limburg and information about activities on and around the Meuse Lakes can be obtained from the Tourist offices in Central Limburg vvvmiddenlim- burg.nl

Book your boating holiday now!

Receive a free wine package from the Aldeneyck wine estate on board when you book a boat from the Aqua Libra fleet for the 2020 season.

Valid for bookings of at least 1 week made before 15 January 2020. To take advantage of this offer, please mention “Pinot Gris” in your booking request.

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