Insuring Bringsvaerd: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Bringsvaerd: norwegian yard building sailing boats to Jan Herman Linge designs. NAMMERT insures a Bringsvaerd 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
7,3 to 8,7 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Bringsvaerd; cover, cost and conditions
Bringsværd is a Norwegian boatyard associated with Børge Bringsværd. In Norway's sailing history it is remembered above all for its work with the designer Jan Herman Linge, whose boats can be recognised by the ending -ling in their names. In the winter of 1967/68 the plug and moulds for Linge's Yngling were made at Bringsværd's yard, the first seven boats sailed in the 1968 season, and orders soon followed. The Yngling became an international class in 1979 and an Olympic class in 2004. The same partnership produced the Smiling, a cruising boat offered in 28 and 29 foot versions and described in Norwegian listings as safe, seaworthy and easy to handle alone.
Our model records list two designs from the yard, both of them sailing boats. The BB 17 appears at 7.3 metres with build years from 1965 to 1973. The Smiling, a sailing yacht of 8.7 metres, is recorded from 1972 to 1981, so the two lines briefly overlap. Only 1.4 metres separate the smaller boat from the larger. Neither design continues into recent build years, and the last entries date from 1981. Both therefore belong to the years around the Yngling, and any boat offered for sale today has spent more than four decades afloat, very often in Scandinavian waters.
A Scandinavian cruiser of this age repays a patient inspection. Start with the rig: standing rigging, chainplates and the mast step carry the loads of every season the boat has sailed. Keel bolts and the area where keel meets hull deserve a close look, as do deck fittings that may have been rebedded more than once. On a Smiling the auxiliary engine, its mountings and the cooling system tell a lot about how the boat has been looked after. Many of these boats spent their lives in Norwegian and Swedish waters with short summers and long lay-ups ashore, which is why a full record of past work is worth asking for.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What is the link between Bringsværd and the Yngling?
For Bringsvaerd: The plug and moulds for Jan Herman Linge's Yngling were made at Bringsværd's yard
in the winter of 1967/68,
and the first seven boats sailed in 1968.
Our model records list the BB 17 and the Smiling from the yard.
Which of the two designs is larger?
For Bringsvaerd: The Smiling sailing yacht at 8.7 metres, built from 1972 to 1981.
The BB 17 sailing boat is listed at 7.3 metres with build years from 1965 to 1973.
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 Bringsvaerd: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Bringsvaerd, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Bringsvaerd: 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, Bringsvaerd included.
Insuring sailing boats and sailing yachts, every brand and every condition
Other builders in this class
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 Bringsvaerd.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Bringsvaerd, build years and cover
Smiling is a sailing yacht from Bringsvaerd, built from 1972 to 1981.
BB 17 is a sailing boat from Bringsvaerd, built from 1965 to 1973.
For the Smiling and BB 17 by Bringsvaerd 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 Smiling by Bringsvaerd 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 BB 17 by Bringsvaerd series: On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
The Bringsvaerd range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for Bringsvaerd: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- sailing boat
- 1 model, 1965 to 1973, 7.3 m
- sailing yacht
- 1 model, 1972 to 1981, 8.7 m
What does a used Bringsvaerd cost?
We hold today’s price ranges by year for 1 models by Bringsvaerd.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smiling | 1975 to 1978 | €10,100 to €12,800 |
Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.
Not a survey.
Bringsvaerd insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Bringsvaerd are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
