last modified: 10-02-2009

Our interests are:

• Hillman Sunbeam and Singer cars and motorbikes and bicycles
• Genealogy
• Electronic engineering (Bert) (dutch)
• Building engineering (Ernie) (dutch)
• Ice skating
• Classic Sailing Ships

This is Groesbeek our hometown:

• My Groesbeek page
• Groesbeek toerisme tip: intro
• Gemeente Groesbeek
• VVV Groesbeek
• Groesbeek (Wiki)
• Groesbeek net
• Gemeente Groesbeek
• Carnaval in het Keulen van Gelderland 2009
• Carnaval in het Keulen van Gelderland 2008
• Carnaval in het Keulen van Gelderland 2007

When it is freezing and the ice is thick enough, I'm a keen
ice-skater, my favourite places being "de Weerribben"
and "de Wieden" that is both in the province of "Overijssel"
in The Netherlands.

A great link page on dutch classic sailing ships can be found here:
De bruine vloot: links page

Here are some great links:
The Batavia is a replica of an Indiaman from the 17th century:
the dutch "Golden Age":
The Batavia

The "Zeven-Provincien", currently being build in Lelystad:
The Zeven-Provincien

De Delft:
De Delft

Utrechts statenjacht:
Utrechts statenjacht

De Duyfken built in Freemantle (Australia):
De Duyfken(1)
De Duyfken(2)
De Duyfken(3)

The Mary-Rose:
The Mary-Rose

The Jean Bart being built in Grande Synthe (France):
Le Jean Bart (French version)
Jan Bart

Of course "The Victory" can not be omitted:
The Victory(1)
The Victory(2)
The Victory (brief spec & history)
The Victory (pictures)

The : Shtandart
The Shtandart

The Cutty-Sark tea clipper:
The Cutty-Sark

My favourite writers on this subject are:
Douglas Reeman (Alexander Kent),
(From the well known Richard Bolitho series and WOI and WOII sea stories)
Alexander Kent books
Richard Bolitho books

Patrick O'Brian,
(From the well known Jack Aubrey series)
Patrick O'Brian books
more O'Brian info

C.S.Forester,
(From the well known Horatio Hornblower series)
C.S.Forester books

tallship books:
tallship books info

Bert's email adres

Ernie's email adres