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DE IJVER · IJ1

The Wadden Sea

Tidal flats, open space and the rhythm of the tide.

Walking beside De IJver at low tide, the yacht resting in the vast tidal landscape.Source: Olivier van Meer Design
Seals on a sandbank in the Wadden Sea.Source: Txllxt TxllxT · CC BY-SA 4.0
De IJver in profile at low tide, her red underwater hull above the exposed seabed.Source: Olivier van Meer Design
Walking on the tidal flats near Pieterburen.Source: Michielvd · CC BY-SA 3.0
A spoonbill in the water on Texel.Source: Andreas Trepte, www.avi-fauna.info · CC BY-SA 2.5
De IJver at low tide, her hull resting upright on the exposed seabed.Source: VMG Yachtbuilders
A shellfish bed with cockles, mussels and Pacific oysters near Schiermonnikoog.Source: Sonty567 · Public domain
The yacht on the tidal flats, clearly showing her black hull and red underwater sections.Source: VMG Yachtbuilders
The exposed tidal flats near De Cocksdorp on Texel.Source: Ecomare/Salko de Wolf · CC BY-SA 4.0

When the water retreats.

At low tide the cruising grounds become a landscape of channels, sandbanks and exposed seabed. Here the IJVER rests upright on the tidal flats, surrounded by birds and open space.