West Brabant and the Mark marinas

In West Brabant you sail the Mark and the Dintel, from Breda to the Volkerak, and the Steenbergse Vliet to Steenbergen and De Heen: quiet inland water on the edge of the Delta.

The Mark comes out of Breda, becomes the Dintel beyond Zevenbergen and reaches the Volkerak at Dinteloord; the Steenbergse Vliet enters the same water through the lock at De Heen. They are narrow, slow rivers with bridges and the odd lock, without waves and without hurry. By the Mark Canal and the Wilhelmina Canal you reach Oosterhout and Tilburg, canals where commercial traffic has priority. From the Volkerak the whole Delta lies open: the Hollands Diep, the Grevelingen through the Krammer locks, and the Oosterschelde.

The harbours are small and mostly run by clubs: in Breda, Etten-Leur, Oudenbosch and Hoeven on the Mark and Dintel, in Steenbergen and De Heen on the Vliet, in Oosterhout and Waspik on the canal. This is the area for a home port close to home in Brabant, from which the salt water of the Delta is a day's trip away, and for a quiet passage between the Delta and the Brabant canals.

All 8 marinas in the West Brabant and the Mark sailing area, grouped by water, with facilities, number of berths and maximum boat sizes. Blue Flag: 3 · visitor berths: 2.