Proper care of your yacht

Management

The annual maintenance in all its aspects managed by one person. Supervision of refits, adjustments and/or commissioning of your yacht.

Support

Assistance during your summer season. From itinerary suggestions to local technical support.

Advise

From material and/or supplier choices to advise at purchase, sale or refit. Tell me your wishes and I'll happily share my experience.

Logistics

Your yacht at the location of your choice at the moment you desire. Deliveries across the sea, ocean, on a ship or highway.

Let me introduce myself…

My name is E.J. (Ernst Jan) van Housselt, Yachtmaster and specialised in the unburdening of yacht owners around the Mediterranean.

Let me introduce myself…

My name is E.J. (Ernst Jan) van Housselt, Yachtmaster and specialised in the unburdening of yacht owners around the Mediterranean.

Professional experience

After more then 15 years of experience as a professional yacht service provider I have turned the wheel and redirected my passion into my own company EJSAILS.

I mainly gained my broad experience as a boatcaptain of various yachts in the Mediterranean. For these yachts I was ultimately responsible for the technical condition and logistics.

I was employed for more than 10 years at one of the best Yacht Service Providers in the Netherlands. It is here where I acquired most of my broad technical knowledge of all systems and riggings on yachts.

Professional experience

After more then 15 years of experience as a professional yacht service provider I have turned the wheel and redirected my passion into my own company EJSAILS.

I mainly gained my broad experience as a boatcaptain of various yachts in the Mediterranean. For these yachts I was ultimately responsible for the technical condition and logistics.

I was employed for more than 10 years at one of the best Yacht Service Providers in the Netherlands. It is here where I acquired most of my broad technical knowledge of all systems and riggings on yachts.

More then 10 Ocean crossings

I have succesfully skippered many ocean crossings on yachts varying from 45 foot up to 65 foot Volvo Ocean Racers.

Volvo Ocean Race

I enjoyed the function of Shore Team Engineer at Team Brunel; the Dutch participation in the Volvo Ocean Race. Before and after these campaigns I skippered the VO65. During this decade we trained young Dutch talents into Ocean racing and kept her in adequate shape. We took part in many corporate events in Northern and Southern Europe and around the Caribbean Islands.

Volvo Ocean Race

I enjoyed the function of Shore Team Engineer at Team Brunel; the Dutch participation in the Volvo Ocean Race. Before and after these campaigns I skippered the VO65. During this decade we trained young Dutch talents into Ocean racing and kept her in adequate shape. We took part in many corporate events in Northern and Southern Europe and around the Caribbean Islands.

"Many years already E.J. has been a super confident address for the maintenance and logistics of our “Ostrea” abroad. It is great to share the care for her and with his advise she is a better boat every year!”

Pieter Schueler
Owner XP44 “Ostrea”

"Hyper reliable and competent companion on long sailing trips"

Robertjan Zonneveld
Owner Swan65 “Cuordisole

"Thrust: a magic word in our sport. With a person like E.J. providing the maintenance, I can step on board with confidence when I race across the World. Everything is in perfect order."

Bouwe Bekking
Professional sailor, 8x Volvo Ocean Race

"A great new ambitious step! Hopefully we will continue the collaboration for a long time to come. In a different form with the same dose of confidence, quality and enthusiasm. Thank you for your loyal efforts over the past 12 years and good luck with building EJSAILS forward!"

Gideon Messink
Messink Yachting / Seaport Sailing Yachts

"We miss our enthusiastic, cheerful, professional skipper aboard the VO65 Team Brunel / Childhood! Day and night, in all kinds of weather, commitment and attention to the boat and the crew. A new step with many opportunities and possibilities. Good luck!"

Anita van Oeveren
Sailing Holland / PR Sailing
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