Infoguide Early Fall '24 Men + Women

INFOGUIDE early fall collection 2024

About the brand

Famous for making high quality yacht sails, Douwe Gaastra set up his sail making company 125 years ago in 1897.

His sail-making company in Sneek, a wealthy trading city in Friesland in the Northern part of Holland, was a sail loft in an era when yachts from all over the world came mooring in the port of Sneek to trade all kinds of goods.

Transport was mainly done by sailboats back in the days. Next to the history of Sneek, the Northern part of Holland is well known for building flatboats and yachts which dominated the sea landscape in Friesland already for ages. The sail plan and manufacturing of sailcloth was mainly done by hand. Douwe Gaastra’s signature was making top-notch sails executed with great craftsmanship, preciseness of each detail, and focusing on improving the strength and flexibility of the sails.

His spirit lives on in every Gaastra product today. Gaastra Sportswear focuses on creating nautical lifestyle apparel with a unique mixture of functionality and contemporary fashion. With remarkable eye for detail, each garment reflects the love for the nautical world and its iconic lifestyle. Gaastra uses cutting-edge technology in water protection and exclusive materials to provide the best possible comfort and protection under all heavy weather conditions.

The Gaastra collection is designed for use on both land and sea, consisting of contemporary and innovative outerwear and completed with cutting-edge apparel, covering all garment categories on both men and women, that underline the clear nautical signature.

Looking back through the ages of sailing generates the inspiration for each season to create beautiful products and reinvent iconic classics, sometimes with a distinct, vintage, richly weathered personality translated in seawashed looking garments. The love for history and the respect for pure craftsmanship is a key story for the Gaastra brand.

The Gaastra brand stands for straightforward nautical heritage, functionality and quality with an intense passion for sailing and the sea.

EF24 collection

“Once captured by the sailing spirit, your heart belongs to the sea forever”

Douwe Gaastra, 1897

Sailing to the great waves

Our last stop of our summer journey was at the sunshine coast of California, where we successfully attended the Pacific Cup of San Francisco. We enjoyed the tranquil mindset and way of living. Now it is time to continue our sailing journey to the great waves of Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest. Are you ready to explore the next journey with us?