Insuring Alpa: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Alpa: italian builder of glassfibre sailing boats and yachts. NAMMERT insures a Alpa regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
several countries
Class
sailing boats and sailing yachts
Typical sizes
5,5 to 14,7 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Alpa; cover, cost and conditions
The name Alpa is an acronym for Azienda Lavorazioni Plastiche Affini, roughly a plastics processing works. Danilo Cattadori registered it as a sole trader in 1956 at Fiesco-Offanengo in Lombardy, a long way inland. It was among the first Italian yards to use glassfibre for boats, and it worked with well known designers: John Illingworth, Sparkman & Stephens and Van de Stadt all drew for Alpa. The Alpa 11.50, one of the yard's early plastic boats, came from Sparkman & Stephens. Cattadori left in 1971 and the business closed at the end of the seventies. Many model names simply give the length in metres, which makes the boats easy to place.
Our model records list nine designs: five sailing yachts and four smaller sailing boats. The earliest entries start in 1964 and the last ones end in 1985, so there are no current build years. The yachts include the Alpa 11.50 at 11.56 metres, the Alpa 12.70 at 12.75 metres, the A 36, the A 42 at 12.33 metres and an entry listed simply as Alpa at 14.7 metres, the longest boat here. Below them sit the Alpa 7.40 at 7.45 metres and three boats under seven metres: the Alpa 5.50, the Alpa 21 and the A 21. Most lines first appear in the records between 1968 and 1973.
Early glassfibre hulls were often laid up thick, but after fifty years the weak points lie elsewhere. A buyer should look at the deck core around fittings, the keel bolts and the chainplates, and check the hull for osmosis. Original teak and spars may have been replaced several times, so the history of rig and sails is worth asking about. Many Alpas still sail in the Adriatic and on Italian lakes, and owners tend to restore rather than modernise. A boat with paperwork from earlier refits is easier to judge than one without.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What does the name Alpa stand for?
For Alpa: Azienda Lavorazioni Plastiche Affini,
a plastics business that Danilo Cattadori registered at Fiesco-Offanengo in 1956.
The name points to the material the yard took up early on: glassfibre.
Which is the longest Alpa in the records?
An entry listed simply as Alpa at 14.7 metres, recorded from 1964 to 1983.
Among the designs with a type number, the Alpa 12.70 at 12.75 metres is the longest,
just ahead of the A 42 at 12.33 metres.
The cover that fits
sailing yacht insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing yacht insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Alpa: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Alpa, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Alpa: What matters for sailing boats and sailing yachts is the same across every brand;
engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.
The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, Alpa included.
Insuring sailing boats and sailing yachts, every brand and every condition
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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).
Registration
Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.
Waters
Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.
Equipment
Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.
Cruising range
The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.
Weather
Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Alpa.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Alpa, build years and cover
Alpa A 42 is a sailing yacht from Alpa, built from 1971 to 1985.
Alpa is a sailing yacht from Alpa, built from 1964 to 1983.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1968 to 1982.
Alpa 5,50 is a sailing boat from Alpa, built from 1972 to 1981.
Alpa A 21 is a sailing boat from Alpa, built from 1972 to 1981.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1973 to 1980.
Also a sailing boat, built from 1970 to 1979.
Also a sailing boat, built from 1972 to 1979.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1968 to 1977.
For the Alpa A 42, Alpa, Alpa 11,50 by Alpa and 6 more series there is no list price left.
That is why we work with an agreed value: you state the figure, we agree it,
and in a total loss exactly that amount is paid, with no deduction for wear.
For the Alpa A 42, Alpa, Alpa 11,50 by Alpa and further series:
On sailing yachts the rig and the underwater hull are the expensive parts:
a dismasting quickly costs a quarter of the boat,
and osmosis counts as wear and is covered by no hull policy.
For the Alpa 5,50, Alpa A 21, Alpa 7,40 by Alpa and further series:
On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
The Alpa range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for Alpa: boat type, build years and length,
nothing estimated.
- sailing yacht
- 5 models, 1964 to 1985, 11.3 to 14.7 m
- sailing boat
- 4 models, 1970 to 1981, 5.5 to 7.5 m
Which model was built when?
What does a used Alpa cost?
We hold today’s price ranges by year for 6 models by Alpa.
The table shows what boats in average condition are worth,
from the oldest to the youngest year on record.
Choose your exact model, year and condition in the calculator.
| Model | Years built | Range today |
|---|---|---|
| Alpa 11,50 | 1971 to 1979 | €30,000 to €39,200 |
| Alpa 5,50 | 1975 to 1978 | €4,100 to €5,300 |
| Alpa 7,40 | 1973 to 1976 | €6,800 to €8,600 |
| Alpa A 21 | 1976 to 1978 | €6,200 to €7,900 |
| Alpa A 36 | 1976 to 1977 | €42,400 to €54,000 |
| Alpa A 42 | 1974 to 1982 | €68,300 to €96,700 |
Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.
Not a survey.
Alpa insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Alpa are all we need.
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