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Insuring Biscay Yachts: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Biscay Yachts: english long-keeled cruising yacht. NAMMERT insures a Biscay Yachts 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
10,9 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Biscay Yachts; cover, cost and conditions
The Biscay 36 is an English glassfibre cruising yacht drawn by Alan F. Hill. Building was shared between two firms: Robert Ives Ltd produced the hull and deck mouldings, while Falmouth Boat Construction in Cornwall fitted the boats out and finished them. Hill saw the design as a glassfibre reading of a traditional wooden yacht and aimed it at the qualities many cruising sailors rank above speed: an easy motion at sea, a boat that holds her course, and a rig that is simple to handle yet powerful. You know one by the long keel with a transom-hung rudder, the heavy displacement for her length and, in most cases, the ketch rig with two masts, though some were rigged as sloops.
Our model records list exactly one design under Biscay Yachts, the Biscay 36, entered as a sailing yacht. The recorded build years run from 1972 to 1993 and the length is 10.94 metres, just over 36 feet. No line reaches into recent build years, so every boat of the brand is now more than three decades old. Anyone looking for a Biscay 36 is buying a boat with a past, often from British waters and often after several owners. The differences between individual boats lie less in the design than in the fit-out, the rig and how carefully each one has been looked after over the years.
A heavy long-keeler like this rewards a careful inspection before purchase. Check the keel bolts or encapsulated ballast, the rudder hangings on the transom and the chainplates for both masts, since a ketch carries more standing rigging than a sloop of the same size. Teak decks on older boats can hide soft patches in the core beneath, and original engines may be close to the end of their working life. Many of these yachts have been fitted out for ocean passages with self-steering gear, extra tankage and heavy ground tackle, so look closely at how that kit was installed and maintained. A survey out of the water is time well spent with any yacht of this age.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Is the Biscay 36 rigged as a ketch or a sloop?
For Biscay Yachts: Most boats carry a ketch rig with main and mizzen mast,
while some were built as sloops.
In our model records the Biscay 36 appears as a sailing yacht of 10.94 metres.
From which build years do Biscay 36 yachts come?
For Biscay Yachts: Our model records give build years from 1972 to 1993.
No new boats are being built, so every Biscay 36 on the market today has had at least one previous
owner.
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 Biscay Yachts: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Biscay Yachts, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Biscay Yachts: 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, Biscay Yachts 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 Biscay Yachts.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Biscay Yachts, build years and cover
Biscay 36 is a sailing yacht from Biscay Yachts, built from 1972 to 1993.
For the Biscay 36 by Biscay Yachts 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 Biscay 36 by Biscay Yachts 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.
Biscay Yachts insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Biscay Yachts are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
