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Archambault Bateaux: french builder of performance sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Archambault Bateaux 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

6 to 12 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Archambault Bateaux; cover, cost and conditions

Archambault was a French sailboat yard in the Vienne department, between Tours and Poitiers. It built quick, sporty boats, many of them drawn by Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt. The best known is Joubert's Surprise, a fast and simple day boat that became a popular one design class in France. Production at Archambault ended in 2015, and BG Race took over the brand and the moulds and has kept the Surprise going. The later yachts are simply called A plus a number that is close to the length in feet.

Our model records hold 15 Archambault designs, twelve sailing yachts and three sailing boats. Build years start in 1965 with the Atlante, followed by the Bagheera from 1967, and six lines are recorded up to 2018. Five models make up the A range (A 27, A 31, A 35, A 40 and A 40 RC) and four belong to the Sprint family (95, 98 CR, 98 Open and 108), alongside the Surprise, Grand Surprise, Sprinto and M 34. Lengths run from the 6.0 metre Bagheera to the 11.98 metre A 40.

Plenty of Archambaults spend their weekends on a race course. The Surprise and the Sprinto are light enough to tow to regattas, while the A yachts stay in a marina berth and mix club racing with coastal cruising. Racing sails wear quickly, so owners often keep a separate cruising wardrobe. On the boats from the sixties and seventies, keel bolts and deck hardware deserve a careful look.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which models make up the Archambault A range?

For Archambault Bateaux: Our records list five: A 27, A 31, A 35, A 40 and A 40 RC.

They measure between 8.35 and 11.98 metres, and the A 27, A 35 and A 40 RC are recorded up to 2018.

What is the oldest Archambault model in the records?

For Archambault Bateaux: The Atlante, with build years from 1965,

followed by the Bagheera from 1967.

The Surprise appears from 1974 to 2018.

The cover that fits

For the whole class of boat

For Archambault Bateaux: 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, Archambault Bateaux 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 Archambault Bateaux.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Archambault Bateaux, build years and cover

A 27

A 27 is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 2010 to 2018.

A 35

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2003 to 2018.

A 40 RC

A 40 RC is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 2004 to 2018.

M 34

M 34 is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 2007 to 2018.

Sprinto

Sprinto is a sailing boat from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1993 to 2018.

Surprise

Surprise is a sailing boat from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1974 to 2018.

A 31

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2006 to 2017.

Grand Surprise

Grand Surprise is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1996 to 2017.

A 40

Also a sailing yacht, built from 2001 to 2012.

Sprint 98 CR

Sprint 98 CR is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1988 to 2003.

Sprint 98 Open

Sprint 98 Open is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1994 to 2003.

Sprint 108

Sprint 108 is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1990 to 2003.

Sprint 95

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1986 to 2002.

Bagheera

Bagheera is a sailing boat from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1967 to 1982.

Atlante

Atlante is a sailing yacht from Archambault Bateaux, built from 1965 to 1979.

What this means for the cover

For the A 27, A 35, A 40 RC by Archambault Bateaux and 10 more series the market value and the

replacement cost often differ widely.

An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.

For the Bagheera and Atlante by Archambault Bateaux 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 A 27, A 35, A 40 RC by Archambault Bateaux 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 Sprinto, Surprise, Bagheera by Archambault Bateaux series:

On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.

All series at a glance

The Archambault Bateaux range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Archambault Bateaux: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 12 models, 1965 to 2018, mostly 8.5 to 12 m
sailing boat: 3 models, 1967 to 2018, 6 to 7.7 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Archambault Bateaux model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Archambault Bateaux cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 13 models by Archambault Bateaux.

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
A 27	2013 to 2014	€36,300 to €47,500
A 31	2009 to 2014	€40,100 to €59,800
A 35	2006 to 2015	€52,600 to €88,100
A 40	2004 to 2009	€65,300 to €92,900
A 40 RC	2007 to 2014	€68,600 to €111,400
Atlante	1968 to 1976	€9,400 to €12,200
Bagheera	1970 to 1979	€3,800 to €4,900
Grand Surprise	1999 to 2014	€29,000 to €65,300
M 34	2010 to 2014	€73,500 to €114,800
Sprint 108	1993 to 2000	€33,500 to €52,300
Sprint 95	1989 to 1999	€19,000 to €35,900
Sprint 98 CR	1991 to 2000	€21,900 to €39,700
Surprise	1977 to 2001	€7,700 to €19,600