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Insuring American Sail Inc: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
American Sail Inc: american builder of daysailers and dinghies. NAMMERT insures a American Sail Inc 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
3,1 to 5,4 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
American Sail Inc; cover, cost and conditions
American Sail has been building sailboats in the United States since 1988. Its original model is the American 14.6, a fibreglass dinghy with closed cell flotation and anodised aluminium spars. It was conceived as a stable, dry daysailer for beginners and for anyone after relaxed sailing: room for four, a kick-up rudder with tiller, a centreboard for shallow water and a bracket for a small outboard. It leaves the factory on its own trailer. The larger American 18 follows the same idea with a self bailing cockpit, storage lockers, kick-up rudder and centreboard, adjustable jib tracks and Harken hardware. Broad open cockpits and a simple sloop rig make the boats easy to recognise.
Our model records list three designs: two open sailing boats and one listed as a sailing catamaran. The American 14.6 measures 4.42 metres, the American 18 reaches 5.41 metres, and the American Pennant Daysailer is the smallest at 3.05 metres. All three start in our records with build year 2018 and continue into the most recent build years. The 14.6, however, has been in production since 1988, so older examples were on the water well before the start year shown in the records suggests. No design is longer than 5.5 metres, and all of them fit on a road trailer.
A fibreglass daysailer with aluminium spars is easy to keep. Rinse the spars and fittings after salt water, check the shrouds and the forestay for broken strands and watch the mast step for corrosion where aluminium meets stainless. The kick-up rudder and the centreboard take knocks in shallow water, so pivots and edges deserve a look each spring. Closed cell flotation should be dry and intact. Many of these boats spend their lives on a trailer, so tyres, bearings and lights matter as much as the hull. On a used 14.6 or 18, check the hull identification number to date the boat, since early boats go back to the late eighties.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
When did the American 14.6 first appear?
For American Sail Inc: The American 14.6 has been built since 1988,
the year American Sail started building boats.
Our model records list it from build year 2018 to the present day; older boats carry the same name.
Which is the largest American Sail design?
For American Sail Inc: The American 18 at 5.41 metres,
followed by the American 14.6 at 4.42 metres and the American Pennant Daysailer at 3.05 metres.
The cover that fits
sailing boat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing boat insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from American Sail Inc: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a American Sail Inc,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For American Sail Inc: 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, American Sail Inc 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
Under sail no licence is needed; with an auxiliary engine from 15 hp one is.
Registration
Official number or boat certificate; a flag document for trips abroad.
Waters
Inland lakes, the Baltic and the North Sea; tide, current and shoals belong in the passage plan.
Equipment
Lifejackets, harness and jackstays, lifebuoy, distress signals, reefing system.
Cruising range
Certificate of insurance for foreign harbours; check that racing is covered.
Weather
Reef in time: first reef from Beaufort 5, second from 6, watch the gust forecast.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your American Sail Inc.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by American Sail Inc, build years and cover
American 14.6 is a sailing boat from American Sail Inc, built since 2018.
Also a sailing boat, built since 2018.
American Pennant Daysailer is a cabin catamaran from American Sail Inc, built since 2018.
As the American 14.6, American 18 and American Pennant Daysailer by American Sail Inc series are
still in production, parts are available and repair costs are predictable.
Even so, value it at replacement cost including retrofitted electronics, not at list price.
For the American 14.6, American 18 by American Sail Inc series:
On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
For the American Pennant Daysailer by American Sail Inc series:
On catamarans the bridgedeck between the hulls is the sensitive part,
and the berth belongs in the application: double width often means a mooring rather than a marina.
The American Sail Inc range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for American Sail Inc: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- sailing boat
- 2 models, since 2018, 4.4 to 5.4 m
- cabin catamaran
- 1 model, since 2018, 3.1 m
Which model was built when?
American Sail Inc insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your American Sail Inc are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
