Support Sail4Recovery – wind in the sails, peace of mind
Sail4Recovery is deliberately small-scale, but the costs are not.
Financial support is needed to make the ship safe, warm, and seaworthy for future participants. Every euro goes directly to materials, maintenance, and safety equipment.
What do we use donations for?
A selection of the costs:
replacement of window seals and shutters
repair/upgrade of the heater
safety equipment (life rafts, life jackets, inspections, fire extinguishers, first aid)
sailing clothing and basic equipment for participants
general maintenance and painting
Installation of bow thruster
Would you like to help me prepare this ship for repairs at sea?
Donate via GoFundMe:
Would you like to help me prepare this ship for recovery at sea?
Donate via GoFundMe: Friends of Sail4Recovery Sail4Recovery grows not only through donations, but also through people who have a warm heart for the project — professionals, experts by experience, and makers who see the importance of recovery in connection, nature, and practice. With thanks to, among others,
Rokus Loopik - without community no recovery
Ambassador for Housing First Netherlands. Initiator of the Living Museum movement.
One of the most influential voices in recovery-oriented work.
His motto “Without friendship and community no recovery” resonates directly with the core of Sail4Recovery.
Sandra Esmeijer
Expert by experience and sharp thinker
Connects vulnerability, insight, and humanity, and brings clarity to complex recovery issues
Leo van der Wal
My father — inseparable on board for two years.
Craftsmanship, perseverance, and love in every propeller, cable, and repair.
Without him, the 4Recovery would never have reached this state.
He is the silent driving force behind the project.
Myrrhe van Spronsen - We zijn God niet
Co-author of We zijn God niet (with Jim van Os).
Physician, PhD neuroscientist, postdoc at Yale and UCL, and expert by experience.
Brings a unique combination of scientific acumen and lived experience.
Her vision on equality and contextual care aligns seamlessly with Sail4Recovery
Edwin Kwakkelstein
Became indispensable when the ship was out of the water.
Moved mountains of work in a short time and made decisive progress possible.
Someone who doesn't ask what needs to be done, but just does it.
Hans Gorissen https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansgorissen/
Initiator of Kijk op de Wijk, a social innovation that is now operating in large parts of the Netherlands.
With a simple punch card, he expands residents' social networks, lowers barriers to organizations, and opens doors to daytime activities and work.
His work embodies exactly what Sail4Recovery does on the water: getting people moving, creating new connections, and opening up possibilities that previously seemed invisible.