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Insuring CIM Shipyard: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
CIM Shipyard: french builder of large sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a CIM Shipyard 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
24,3 to 29,7 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
CIM Shipyard; cover, cost and conditions
CIM Shipyard was a French yard on the Atlantic coast, linked in brokerage papers with Rochefort sur Mer and La Rochelle. It built sailing yachts of a size more often seen as one-off projects. Its most familiar design is the Maxi 88, an ocean cruiser drawn by the American design office Sparkman & Stephens. In a marina the Maxi 88 stands out through its long, classic sheer and the hydraulic platform at the stern, which lifts the tender and turns into a swimming platform at anchor. These are cruising yachts for long passages, laid out with several cabins and a diesel engine of their own.
Our model records list three designs, all of them sailing yachts. The Maxi 88 has the longest production span, with build years from 1976 to 2005, and measures 29.7 metres. The Scorpio 100 Classic shares that length; like the Maxi 78 it starts in 1996 and ends in 2005. At 24.3 metres the Maxi 78 is the smallest design of the yard. None of the three lines reaches into recent build years, so every boat on the market today is at least two decades old. Two of the three sit just below 30 metres, and even the smallest is well over 20.
A yacht of this size lives with a professional maintenance plan. Standing rigging and the mast step want regular inspection, and on a boat close to 30 metres the hydraulic systems, from the stern platform to winches and steering, need a skilled engineer. Anyone looking at a used Maxi should ask for the rig history, the survey of the hull and keel bolts and the service records of the diesel. Many of these yachts have spent years in charter or on long cruises, so the state of the interior joinery tells a lot about how they were kept.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Which is the smallest CIM Shipyard design?
For CIM Shipyard: The Maxi 78 at 24.3 metres.
In our model records the Maxi 88 and the Scorpio 100 Classic both measure 29.7 metres.
Who designed the Maxi 88?
For CIM Shipyard: The Maxi 88 is a Sparkman & Stephens design.
Our records list build years from 1976 to 2005, the longest span of the three designs.
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 CIM Shipyard: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a CIM Shipyard, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For CIM Shipyard: 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, CIM Shipyard 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
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 CIM Shipyard.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by CIM Shipyard, build years and cover
Maxi 78 is a sailing yacht from CIM Shipyard, built from 1996 to 2005.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1976 to 2005.
Scorpio 100 Classic is a sailing yacht from CIM Shipyard, built from 1996 to 2005.
For the Maxi 78, Maxi 88 and Scorpio 100 Classic by CIM Shipyard 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 Maxi 78, Maxi 88, Scorpio 100 Classic by CIM Shipyard 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.
The CIM Shipyard range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for CIM Shipyard: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- sailing yacht
- 3 models, 1976 to 2005, 24.3 to 29.7 m
Which model was built when?
CIM Shipyard insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your CIM Shipyard are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
