Amsterdam
The Netherlands
“YPY The Netherlands was founded in 2015 with the aim to connect and inspire the vibrant and dynamic group of young professionals working in one of the leading yacht building nations in the world.”
Folkert Schoots – YPY The Netherlands Founding President
Our Chapter
Young Professionals in Yachting The Netherlands quarterly assemblies provide a consistent platform for its members to interact with one another and create lasting relationships – professionally and personally. Following in the footsteps of well-established chapters, so too did the success of YPY The Netherlands inspire a new wave of young professionals in the international yachting sector to come together with new groups being formed in New Zealand and Germany in its wake.
Board Members
Meet the board of YPY The Netherlands

Year 1986, enthusiastic and good at connecting people Jorrit has extensive experience in the maritime industry and is currently sales manager for Damen Yachting for the brands: Amels, SeaXplorer and Yacht Support.
Jorrit has embraced the YPY mission and vision and is ready to lead this inspiring group of young professionals in yachting in The Netherlands in the coming years.
Jorrit Pilaar
President

Carla Limatola
Communication

Finding the perfect solution for her clients is what excites her the most but besides her sales responsibilities, she is also managing the logistic organization of all yacht shows, as well as the other marketing activities around YachtCloud.
Her goal for YPY is to spread her enthusiasm and energy, and work on new, exciting and surprising events! By doing so, Nikusia would like to attract young, new faces to the yachting industry.
Nikusia Kooijmans
Events Coordinator

Back in the Netherlands, Wampe got the opportunity to work for Studio Delta, specialized in naval architecture for yachts. Here Wampe has been working for 6 years, managing the marketing department.
In 2017 Wampe joined YPY. 'I have always experienced all events very positively. A nice group of young and motivated people. Now in 2021 I really look forward to working together, come up with strong ideas to achieve the YPY goals'.
Wampe Helderman
Board Member

Her goal for her time ‘onboard’ is to make the social media expressions ‘more human’ and to let social media play a key role in the process of getting to know your fellow members on a more personal level.
Suzanne de Haan
Social Media

Working for Oceanco since 2012, he discovered not only his colleagues were amazing but the entire industry is built by awesome people.
Joined the YPY early to meet and connect with the inspirational key players in the business and like-minded driven individuals.
Tim van Gils
Treasurer

Robert van Tol
International liaison
Sponsorship
Become a sponsor of YPY The Netherlands
Bronze
Network benefits
€750
Per Year
Silver
Network benefits
€1000
Per Year
Gold
Network benefits
€1250
Per Year
Platinum
Network benefits
€1750
Per Year
Diamond
Network benefits
€5000
Per Year
Membership
An annual membership to the YPY – The Netherlands is €100,- (excl. VAT). The fee covers all activities, food and beverages during official YPY events from the 1st January to the 31st December.
Contact us
netherlands@ypyinternational.org
Young Professionals in Yachting / The Netherlands
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Regulars‘ tables
Please check our events calendar for more details