wind assisted ship propulsion - modern developments in sailing ships

Our one-day WASP course is an integral part of the 2nd-year subjects "Square-Rigged Sailing  & Unconventional Rigs" and "Shipbuilding Sailing Vessels".
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External students can join the course.
Before the actual course starts, digital material is shared:
- Theory of Wind Propulsion (Sail Theory) Study time circa 3 hours
- Basic meteorology. Study time circa 3 hours
- WASP systems and handling. Study time circa 4 hours

The course will be held in our class rooms on February 20,  2026  at the schoolbuilding in Enkhuizen.
Contents: 
- Economics: why WASP-technologies matter
- WASP- ship building and refitting
- WASP in practice; safe WASP- operations

The course can also be followed online.

The course will conclude with an online test which can be taken at a convenient moment.  After completion a  "Certificate of Completion in WASP Technologies" will be issued.

Costs: €350,- including material

For more info, please e-mail Cosmo

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partners:

The WASP course is co-financed by the 'Vaderlandsch Fonds ter Aanmoediging van ‘s-Lands Zeedienst'  and  'Stichting  Helden der Zee-fonds " Dorus Rijkers"'