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the 2nd International
Wayfarer Rally
...Koudum, Friesland, the Netherlands |
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Original
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From:
Wayfarer (Ton Jaspers W10445)
To:
'Ralph Roberts' ; 'Al Schonborn'
Sent:
Monday, May 03, 2010 4:40 AM
Subject:
1996 Rally
2nd rally was held near Koudum, not Koudam.
Actually "de Kuilart" (name of the camp site) is closer to "de
Galamadammen" the name of the place where the bridge is. Though
Galamadammen is only two farms and a pub, it is a well known
name with sailors because of the bridge. "Koudum" is the name of
the nearby town and the name of the municipality "de Kuilart" belongs
to.
Galamadammen Translates to: Galama - dams,
Galama is a common family name in Friesland. Most Frisian family names
end in "ma" wich means "son of" as in the English "Johnson" (Son of
John). So the funny word (even in Dutch) "Galamadammen" probably
means Dams build by Gala-son. Today the
bridge has been replaced by an Aquaduct, as have four
other bridges in the area, making it an even better sailing area
for small boats. The camp site (de Kuilart) is still an expensive
luxurious place and requires reservations a year in advance. That
is the reason the annual Dutch rally is held in Heeg a few
kilometers to the north-east.
Cheers,
Ton
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Original Message -----
From:
Poul Ammentorp W239
Cc:
'Allan W7556 Parry' ; 'KEN-Krist. H. Jensen' W1348 ; Ton Jaspers
W10445; 'Irene Ammentorp' W239
Sent:
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:18 PM
Subject:
1996 International Rally
pics
Hi Al,
Irene and I have lots of pictures from the 2nd International Rally in Holland, where we stayed at the campsite De Kuliart in Galamaddammen just at Lake Fluessen. Irene had found the Wayfarer News Autumn 1996 Issue 71 with the rally report of Ralph, as well as W-nyt January 1997 containing her report.  It was fun to have the right explanation from the mail of Ton on the name of the “very tiny” town Galamaddammen. (See below) Freely translated to Danish: Gala = Gal (in UK: Mad or angry) and maddammen = madammen (in UK: the “heavy” lady or madam). In other words: “The mad madam”. Wayfarerhilsen Poul |
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