The entry of St. Nicolaas in IJmuiden, Holland on 14th November, 2009, a very old tradition in the Netherlands.
'Willem Beukelsz' is a trainingship of a scoutinggroup in IJmuiden.
Used as a investigation vessel for the Dutch Ministry of Fishery it was sold to the Zeekadetkorps (Netherlands Sea Cadets) IJmuiden in 1976.
Year of build: 1956, lenght: 35 m, width: 7,2 m, draught: 2,5 m,
2 x Diesel engines 180 hp each.