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The following company was the Maxi distrubutor in Holland from 1996 to 2003.
They still have staff experienced in working on Maxis and have some spare parts in stock.
If you need assistance in Holland please contact them.
Contact :Kim Verweij
Office : Marina Stavoren/inside
Middelweg 15 – Stavoren
Corresp. : Postbus 4
NL- 8715 ZH STAVOREN
Tel. 0031(0)514 684694
Fax. 0031(0)514 681975
info@skipshandel.nl
www.skipshandel.nl
Maxi Rally 18th/19th September 2010
After a washout of a rally in October 2009 with only Blue Lightening on the quay but 4 others coming by car, the rally was moved back to September to hope for better weather – and what a result!
We were greeted with an almost cloudless sky. Reports of the wind for the day were mixed from boats arriving with some needing to motor part of the time to reports of a brisk westerly 4 to 5 off Cowes, OK for the Solent boats to get to Lymington but good for Chris and Helen on Vouvray out of Poole. By the time that Lookin Foor Kloos completed her trip to the rally (all the way from Lymington Yacht Haven!), Leda of Hamble, Maxima and Good Time Girl were already moored along the Dan Bran pontoon. Maxis then started arriving thick and fast and then Blue Lightening and Asante arriving just before the pontoon party; Asante having been competing in a race out by the Nab before coming to Lymington.
With 9 Maxis on the pontoon 
soaking up the evening sun, the pontoon party was boosted by the Lymington based boats with Ken and Jackie (Morvan), Jim and Eileen (Second Rebellion) and Simon and Catherine (Juliette) joining and Rod and Carole (Neroli) from the East coast down for the boat show and to meet friends making a total of 26. Carolyn managed the catering in her usual style, you can tell she enjoys it.
Supper was at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club, a mere stagger from the end of the Dan Bran pontoon. They did us proud with a private dining room to avoid us disrupting the youth regatta they were hosting at the same time. Nigel and Christian on Misty sailed back after dinner but the rest of us settled in to a calm evening.
Sunday brought more good sunshine but a fresh westerly wind. Vouvray was one of the first to leave to take advantage of the tide with the rest of the fleet leaving around lunchtime to catch the tide eastwards.
With Lymington continuing to be a popular destination not only for Maxis but also other clubs, booking early is key. A date for your 2011 diary is September 17th for next year’s Maxi rally, see you there.
Boats Represented:
|
Boat name |
Type |
Crew |
|
Leda of Hamble |
1000 |
David and Frances Brown |
|
Blue Lighning |
1100 |
Peter and Sarah Sands |
|
Morfan |
1000 |
Ken and Jackie Hay |
|
Lookin Foor Kloos |
1000 |
Julian and Carolyn Trimming |
|
Maxima |
1100 |
David and Sandy Hodges |
|
Asante |
1100 |
Andy and Sara Horwood |
|
Vouvray |
1100 |
Chris and Helen Wildey |
|
Blue Rider |
1000 |
Peter and Sue Stonestreet |
|
Good time Girl |
1000 |
Kevin and Annie Brown |
|
Misty |
34 |
Nigel and Christian Chilcott |
|
Second Rebellion |
1100 |
Jim and Eileen Sey |
|
Neroli |
1000 |
Rod and Carole Minkey |
|
Juliette |
1100 |
Simon and Catherine Pollock |
Sailing Today have published a used boat test of Misty a Maxi 34 in their October 2010 issue
To read the article please download
and the views of a surveyor and Broker on the Maxi 34 Here
Thanks to Sailing Today for allowing us to publish the article; see their website at www.sailingtoday.co.uk
The MaxiOwners Association will be holding their annual Lymington rally over the weekend of 18 September during the SBS Boat Show. Any Maxi owner is welcome to come on foot to meet some of the M-O-A committee and members on their boats. There will be convivial company, a few drinks on the Dan Bran pontoon and the latest news from the Boat Show. The pontoon is close by the Royal Lymington Yacht Club and harbourmaster offices with parking. However as access is restricted, please request an invitation before the 16th Sept.
Magnus Ridderstad, Najad/Maxi Marketing manager, has invited all Maxi Owners to meet the new executives at the Southampton Boatshow. They will be pleased to outline their plans for the future of these famous brands and will be on the Maxi-Najads stand M490 on the afternoons of Friday 10 & Saturday 11 September 2010. Magnus will also be at the Boatshow on Sunday 12 Sept.
On show at Southampton will be the latest Maxi 1300. Other boats in the current Maxi range include Maxi 1060 and SM40, the formidable 40 foot Match Racer.