Vrouwe Cornelia is a unique double berth Dutch Tjalk built in Groningen in 1908, recently renovated and adapted for low impact off-grid living. The lateral curves of her original riveted hull have been preserved and the majority of the steel below the water line has been replaced. A beautiful hybrid encompassing early twentieth century ship design and contemporary structural, ecological and aesthetic integrity. Cornelia has been my home for nearly ten years and since 2014 has undergone a complete renovation of the hull and superstructure, starting in 2015 with a new 6mm steel baseplate runn... read more

FOR SALE – Drie Gebroeders 50ft Dutch Barge Tjalk with MOORING at Springfield Marina, East London Follow this link to a video tour of Drie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umXzGoqK0og Drie Gebroders is a 50ft Dutch tjalk built in 1914 at the shipyard of Minne Moles van der Werf in Sneek, Holland. She was originally used as a sailing cargo ship on the Frisian canals, until 1961/62 when she was rebuilt/converted to a traditional Dutch barge sailing yacht at the famous shipyard of  I.Blom in Hindeloopen (still well known for outstanding yacht design). At that time Drie was short... read more

Vrouw Aaltje was built in 1904 and was formally a cargo boat between The Netherlands and Belgium. She was then a very well-kept leisure boat spending time in Zealand NL and Paris. She was brought to the UK in 2014 and has lived the last nine years in London on the Thames where she was adapted for liveaboard use but she has retained all her sailing capabilities. She is a charming boat in very good condition and has been well-looked after. We have had a wonderful time with her but due to our expanding family now need to pass her on to a new custodian who will love her as much as we hav... read more

We are now selling our much loved Dutch Tjalk which has been a restoration project for the past 7 years. Vrouwe Classina Jacoba (Nick named - Rosie). We have spent over £10K on hull welding renewing sections of the Hull under 5mm as deemed necessary by the 2021/2 survey. The master bedroom is 95% complete and the Heads/ bathroom has a basin and electric toilet and a shower which only needs a surround to finish it as then can be used. The living area has been foam insulated but at this time the panelling has not been undertaken. The Galley has is usable. The exterior paint work which ... read more