{"id":2353,"date":"2020-01-29T13:53:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T13:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rederijprinsengracht.com\/salonboot-delphine\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:31:58","slug":"boat-delphine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rederijprinsengracht.com\/en\/boats\/boat-delphine\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Delphine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boat Delphine<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#27c1a2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1599808463395{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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Boat Delphine has been finished with teak paneling and is provided with nice cosy cushions. A luxury boat built in the style of the beginning of last century: 1915. It’s a true “Gentleman’s Launch”. This boat can be sailed in summer and winter, as the red-white roof can be opened up completely. Furthermore, there are heaters in the boat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585846977231{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]From \u20ac 220,- per hour<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_button dimension=”flat” size=”large” url=”https:\/\/fareharbor.com\/embeds\/book\/rockthatboat\/items\/107307\/calendar\/2023\/02\/?flow=96174&full-items=yes” target=”_blank” nofollow=”true” bg_color=”#27c1a2″ btn_hover_bg=”#27c1a2″ btn_hover_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Book now and check availability[\/mk_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_gallery type=”flexslider_slide” interval=”0″ images=”3052,2152,1463,3030,2154,3064,3003″ img_size=”800×533″ onclick=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1580138497539{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”80″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1599807645891{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Information Boat Delphine<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”2″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#27c1a2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1674391621321{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
This beautiful private<\/a> classic boat is perfect for any occasion with up to 12 persons. A canal cruise with drinks<\/a>, a wedding, a business meeting, family day; you name it, Delphine does it. What makes this boat unique is that the roof can be taken off completely when the weather allows it. Furthermore, in winter, the boat will be heated.<\/div>\n
You can sail through the smallest canals of Amsterdam with this boat, where tour boats can not cruise due to the low bridges.<\/div>\n
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Unique history of the\u00a0 Gentleman’s Launch Delphine<\/h3>\n

The Delphine was built in 1915 at the Stofberg shipyard in Mijdrecht. When she was launched was given the name Caramba. Now renamed Delphine. The first owner was Mr. Teupken from The Hague. He was also chairman of the Dutch Motorboot Club. He had deployed the Caramba to serve the Red Cross during the First World War. After a number of wanderings, the Caramba ended up in Amsterdam and was renamed Delphine.<\/span><\/p>\n

So why do they call it a lauch?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Originally a launch or a long-boat<\/a> was the biggest boat carried by a warship or merchant vessel. The word comes from the Spanish word “lancha”(“barge”) and was derived from “lancar” (velocity without effort)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=”Occasions” tab_id=”1579770877-1-13″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1674391567276{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n