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The Erasmus Bridge over the Maas in Rotterdam
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Across the North Sea: planning our Rotterdam trip

14 September 2026  ·  by GCCAV

Photo: Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam — Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Early October, a group of us are flying Southend to Rotterdam The Hague for a night away. It is a short hop on paper, but it is the club's first proper sea crossing, so it takes some planning.

The paperwork: General Aviation Reports for everyone on board, handling and PPR booked with the local flying club, and passports checked well ahead of time. The kit: life jackets for everyone, a PLB, and a good long look at the weather before we commit.

We will write up the real trip — route, photos and the odd lesson learned — once we are back.

Sample post — placeholder content showing how a real write-up will look.

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