Standing Mast Route

This route is intended for vessels taller than 6.90 metres. We refer to this as the minimum clearance height. This is the distance from the water to the highest point of your boat.

Please note: the Standing Mast Route is temporarily closed. It is not yet known how long this will last.

The Schinkel bridges on the A10 motorway cannot be opened due to a service interruption. Please note that the minimum clearance height is 6.35 metres above the normal Amsterdam level (NAP). There is currently no detour route available for tall ships. It is not yet known when the problem will be resolved. More information can be found on the Rijkswaterstaat website (You are leaving this website) (in Dutch).

Always check the latest information

Are you sailing in the near future? First check fairway information (You are leaving this website). Here you will find everything you need to know about your route through Amsterdam.

Map of the route (in Dutch)

The route from Nieuwemeer to the IJ

• You can register at the Nieuwemeersluis from Monday to Sunday until 11 PM. To do so, please call the Waternet lock keeper on channel 22 (VHF). Don't have a marine radio? Register by calling 06 21 69 04 72.
• Please wait at the designated mooring places before the Schinkel bridges. We operate the Schinkel bridges from 11:30 PM.
• Once you have passed under the Schinkel bridges, you will immediately enter the Nieuwemeersluis. Continue to the end of the lock and moor securely. After leaving the lock, you will encounter 9 bridges. These are located across the Kostverlorenvaart. We will open the bridges for you in sequence. The Singelgracht railway bridge will be open between 1:30 AM and 2:30 AM. Next, you will pass one more bridge, and then you will find yourself on the IJ. 
   

The route from the IJ to the Nieuwemeer 

• You can register at the Westerkeersluis bridge from Monday to Sunday until 11 PM. To do so, please call the Waternet lock keeper on channel 22 (VHF). Don't have a marine radio? Register by calling 06 21 69 04 72.
• Please wait before the Singelgracht railway bridge. 
  You can pass under the bridge between midnight and 2:30 AM. Please use the mooring places we have designated for this purpose. 
  Listen to channel 69 (VHF) on the marine radio.
• You will sail southwards along the Kostverlorenvaart and the Schinkel. You will encounter 9 bridges. We will open the bridges for you in sequence. 
  At the Nieuwe Meersluis, please call the lock keeper on channel 69 (VHF). 
  You will now enter the lock. Proceed to the end of the lock and moor securely.
• The Schinkel bridges will open, and you will find yourself on the Nieuwemeer. 

 
Tips

• The bridges may sometimes open slightly earlier or later than stated above. 
  Please note that you will always be on time if you arrive at the bridges before 11 PM.
• Sometimes there may be obstructions on the route. 
  This means you cannot immediately continue sailing. Please keep a close eye on the messages on fairway information (You are leaving this website).
• Unable to make contact with your marine radio or via the telephone number above? Please call 0900 93 94 (standard charges apply) and select option 2 from the menu.
• If you wish to sail your boat on and through Amsterdam's inland waterways, a vignette is required. You can purchase a vignette online in advance via the website of the municipality of Amsterdam (You are leaving this website) (in Dutch).