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Insuring Burmester (classics)
sailing boats and sailing yachts · Germany
Burmester (classics) builds sailing boats and sailing yachts in Germany. NAMMERT insures boats of this make regardless of year built or where you bought them, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
Germany
Class
sailing boats and sailing yachts
Typical sizes
9 bis 16 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Burmester (classics); cover, cost and conditions
Burmester in Bremen built wooden yachts in the first half of the twentieth century that today rank among the sought-after German classics. A preserved Burmester yacht is a cultural asset: its value comes from originality, provenance and state of preservation, and with well documented boats it is considerable.
For the insurance this means: an agreed value on the basis of a current valuation report, a wood surcharge from a sum insured of 20,000 euros, and a fresh valuation after every stage of restoration. What cannot be insured is ageing; movement in the seams, cracks in the varnish and drying damage from winter storage are wear and tear. Insurable are storm, hail, fire, theft, collision and transport, and with a wooden yacht craning is the riskiest moment of the year.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
How often should the valuation report be renewed?
After every major stage of restoration and otherwise every few years. With classics the value changes with the condition, not with the age.
The cover that fits
For the whole class of boat
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.
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 your boat’s manual. Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Burmester (Klassiker), with value and cover
Burmester Motoryacht wood (classic) is a motor yacht from Burmester (classic) (Germany), built from 1930 to 1965, and today changes hands at between €60,000 and €320,000.
Burmester 8er / 10er R-Yacht is a sailing yacht from Burmester (classic) (Germany), built from 1925 to 1960, and today changes hands at between €45,000 and €220,000.
Burmester yawl and ketch classic is a sailing yacht from Burmester (classic) (Germany), built from 1930 to 1970, and today changes hands at between €120,000 and €650,000.
Holzyacht vor 1965 is a sailing yacht from Burmester (classic) (Germany), built from 1920 to 1965, and today changes hands at between €90,000 and €1,400,000.
For a series of this age 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.
On motor yachts the drive and the electronics together make up about half the value. Both belong in the valuation, otherwise the sum insured is too low.
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.
Burmester (classics) insured in five minutes.
Calculate the premium online, policy the same day, or call us: +49 3375 / 29 12 77.
