Authentic Experience

Skip the tourist boats. See the real Holland from our 1916 sailing barge.

Original 1916 hasselter aak

Family-run small-group cruises and private charters to the Zaanse Schans windmills, Volendam and the Alkmaar cheese market.

Skip the tourist boats. See the real Holland from our 1916 sailing barge.

Family-run small-group cruises and private charters to the Zaanse Schans windmills, Volendam and the Alkmaar cheese market.

Original 1916 hasselter aak

Our cruises and excursions

Small-group trips and private charters north of Amsterdam, aboard an original 1916 barge

Zaanse Schans windmills

The working windmills and green wooden houses, seen the way they're meant to be: from the water.

Zaanse Schans windmills

The working windmills and green wooden houses, seen the way they're meant to be: from the water.

Zaanse Schans windmills

The working windmills and green wooden houses, seen the way they're meant to be: from the water.

The windmills, the way they were meant to be seen

A family skipper, real wooden decks, and the green houses you can only reach from the water.

Why sail with Rederij Jacobs?

An original 1916 barge

A real wooden sailing barge, over a century old. Not a plastic tour boat.

Family-run since 2010

You sail with the family that owns her, not a rotating crew.

Small groups or private

Intimate trips, or the whole boat to yourselves. Never a packed deck

The real Holland

Out to the windmills, cheese markets and villages the big boats skip.

The family behind the barge

Rederij Jacobs is one family and one very old boat.

Come aboard and you're not a ticket number, you're a guest of the people who own her.

What our customers are saying...

Frequently asked questions

Where do we leave from?

We depart from [departure address]. It's about [X] minutes from Amsterdam Centraal by [train/route], and [parking / how to arrive]. You'll get exact directions and a map link in your confirmation.

What's included?

Every trip includes [your family skipper / guide, and any drinks or extras]. Just bring [a jacket for the water / whatever applies]. For private charters, catering is [optional / available on request].

Can I book the whole boat privately?

Yes. The 1916 barge is yours for birthdays, company days, weddings, or just a group of friends, up to [X] guests. Tell us your date and roughly what you'd like and we'll build it around you.