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Today one of the largest mar­itime man­i­fes­ta­tions in the world begins. Till August 23rd 2010 the 8th edi­tion of SAIL Ams­ter­dam will take place. In 1975 the first edi­tion of SAIL was held to cel­e­brate the 700^th anniver­sary of Ams­ter­dam. The event was a great suc­cess, result­ing in the sec­ond SAIL event in 1980. Over the years SAIL Ams­ter­dam has become the largest, freely acces­si­ble pub­lic event in the Nether­lands. Dur­ing the SAIL event impres­sive fleets will be present in the IJ (the river which runs through Ams­ter­dam), such as tall ships, mar­itime her­itage, mod­ern ships and repli­cas. Dur­ing these five days there is plenty to do with a chang­ing pro­gram of cul­ture and sport­ing activ­i­ties. The theme of SAIL 2010 will be: a nau­ti­cal encounter between past, present and future.
We are proud to present the spe­cial SAIL Ams­ter­dam Col­lec­tion 2010 in our Gaas­tra E-Store.