Trash Bootje

 

Moved to facebook

We’rrrrrrre back in Amsterdam and we’ve decided to move Gezonken Bootje to facebook. Go like our page

 

Abroad for a year

It’s been awhile since the last post… and it’s gonna take awhile before I’ll start blogging again. The reason being I left Amsterdam for a year (or so) to spend some time abroad. I definitely miss my gezonken bootjes. If you come across some good ones, feel free to e-mail me any pictures and I’ll post them here.

 

Floating Couch

You see a lot of these kinds of rafts in Amsterdam, but usually they’re attached to a houseboat of sorts. To find one in the wild is exceptional. You have to wonder: who, with all the rainy weather, is going to lounge on this one?

where: Haarlemmervaart @ Westergasfabriek

 

Sailing no more

Now, with all the low bridges on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal I am wondering: how did this sailing boat get here in the first place?

where: Oudezijds Voorburgwal @ De Oude Kerk

 

Cry for help: my bootje is sinking!

Hi,

as you can see I’m in need of urgent help.

I’m an Italian girl that bought a small polyester boat that is now sinking near Stadionkade in Amsterdam.

I’ve been trying to contact the guys at Hoosjebootje but didn’t get any help so far… do you have by chance their phone no?

Thanks very much for the attention!

Ciao!

 

Floating Shack

The best part is: this floating shack has an actual ‘tax paid’ sticker, so somebody is serious about this thing.

Where: Jacob van Lennepkade

 

Little Spider

Het Spinnetje (little spider) is about to go down forever. This one is on the Leidsegracht and with all the tourist canal boats constantly going by and making lots of waves, a lot of bootjes are suffering. Don’t put your bootje in the Leidsegracht is what I say.

 

Weird dip

I really like the colors on this one: the bright red and yellow against the grey canal water. This bootje is going down in a somewhat weird manner, it’s going nose down, while usually a bootje fills up slowly and evenly.

where: Admiralengracht

 

Seabike

Now what is a Sea Bike doing in the Admiralengracht. And who is this guy kidding? Don’t think this baby is very seaworthy.

 

An actual contribution by an actual visitor of this site

Hugo writes:

Leuke website, dat gezonken bootje. Het is inderdaad opmerkelijk hoeveel gezonken spul er hier soms ligt, vooral in het vroege voorjaar. Ik heb er ook veel foto’s van.

Zoals bijgaande. Onder het motto: ‘ondergegaan, plaats vergaan’ bijgaand een zoekplaatje gemaakt aan de Schollenbrugstraat. Hier is de ligplaats van een gezonken bootje ingenomen door een andere schuit. Als je goed kijkt kun je op deze foto het andere bootje onderwater zien liggen. Lijkt me de categorie Beyond Hope. Wel een efficiënte manier om de schaarse kaderuimte hier in de stad optimaal te benutten.

 

Bootje auctions

We received this letter from Paul:

Hi there,

I have been in A’dam for a year now and am just about ready to pick up a canal boat. I hear there are auctions put on by the city of Amsterdam to sell off the sunken boats that have been retrieved from the bottom of the canal? I was wondering if this were true, and if so, would you please direct me to where I can get more info about such an auction?

Thanks so much,

Paul

The City of Amsterdam is cracking down on people who don’t pay their bootje-taxes (binnenhavengeld). If they spot your bootje without the compulsory sticker, they will tow your boat away and it will end up right here. Supposedly you can pick up great bargains at these auctions, I am curious to know if that is indeed the case.

You can find out more about towed bootjes here

 

Gezonken Bike

This is what your typical Amsterdam bike looks like after spending some time in our great canals.

where: Herengracht @ Vijzelstraat

 

On the Bloemgracht

I kinda like the stillness of the water in this one, gives a nice mirror effect.

where: Bloemgracht

 

Bootje under Meisjes in hun Blootje

You see the weirdest stuff flying over the canals in Amsterdam

The artwork is by Spencer Tunick. He made this for Dream Amsterdam.

 where:  Leliegracht