Regulations Dorestad Raid 2024

REGULATIONS – DORESTAD RAID 2024

The Dorestad Raid could potentially endanger the safety or hinder the navigation of ships on the rivers IJssel and Zwarte Water. As such, on the basis of Art. 1.23 paragraph 2 Inland Waterways Police Regulations (Binnenvaartpolitiereglement – “BPR”), permission is required from the waterway manager and competent authority for this navigation area, Rijkswaterstaat Oost-Nederland (“RWS”). This permission has been granted by RWS under certain conditions.

The Safety Points and Terms and Conditions as drawn up by the Stichting Natuurlijk Varen remain fully applicable to the Dorestad Raid 2024:

In case of a conflict between these Regulations and the Safety Points and/or Terms and Conditions, these Regulations will take precedence.

Furthermore, the following applies to the Dorestad Raid 2024:

  • The leaders of the event are Tineke Bos and Joost Engelen.
  • Participants will follow the BPR and any other applicable sailing rules and laws/regulations.
  • Participants will follow instructions from the competent authorities, bridge personnel, lockkeepers, etc.
  • Participants will follow directions from the leaders of the Dorestad Raid.
  • Participating boats will sail as close as possible to starboard.
  • Participating boats will not hinder or endanger shipping.
  • Participating boats will not sail next to each other for longer than strictly necessary when passing or exchanging information.
  • The event is accompanied by the vessel Strûner of skipper Dirk Branbergen. In the event of an emergency, Strûner and/or the event leaders must be contacted immediately by marine radiotelephone (channel 16) or mobile telephone (the event leaders via mobile telephone only).
  • Participants will familiarize themselves with the document Safely navigating the rivers “IJssel” and “Zwarte Water: https://www.natuurlijkvaren.nl/sailing-on-the-river-ijssel/
  • Skippers of the participating boats will attend the briefing organized every morning by the event leaders. During the briefing, the route will be discussed in detail, possible bottlenecks, the weather forecast, matters that may require extra attention in terms of safety, etc.
  • We only sail with the Dorestad Raid if the local meteorological visibility is over 1000 m and the wind force does not exceed 7 Bft. The event will be (temporarily) ended in case of less visibility or more wind, at least for as long as these conditions persist. The leaders of the Dorestad Raid will immediately inform the skippers of the participating boats about a (temporary) ending of the event.

In case you have any questions, please contact the event leaders.

Yours sincerely,

Stichting Natuurlijk Varen