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Insuring Columbia Yacht: cover and premium
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Columbia Yacht: uS builder of cruising sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Columbia Yacht 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
7,8 to 17,2 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Columbia Yacht; cover, cost and conditions
Columbia Yachts came out of Costa Mesa, California. The company started life as Glas Laminates, set up by Dick Valdes and Morey Threinen to mould fibreglass parts, and only later turned to sailboats. It took the Columbia name with the Columbia 29, drawn by Sparkman & Stephens. Columbia was among the early American yards building fibreglass sailboats in series, with plants in California and Virginia and licensed production in Canada, Australia and at Yamaha in Japan. The number after the name is roughly the length in feet, so the 26 is a 7.8 metre boat and the 57 just over 17 metres.
Our model records list nine Columbia designs, all of them sailing yachts: the 26, 28, 30, 34, 39, 43, 45, 52 and 57. The Columbia 43 opens the list with build year 1967. Almost every line ends in 1976 or 1977; the Columbia 34 alone runs on to 1988. Five boats measure between 7.8 and 12 metres, from the 26 through the 28, 30 and 34 to the 39. Four are larger: the 43 at 13.2, the 45 at 13.8, the 52 at 15.85 and the 57 at 17.22 metres.
A Columbia today is a boat of around fifty years, and its condition says more than its badge. Owners look at chainplates, deck core and rudder bearings, and many boats carry a replacement engine. The smaller models are easy to handle on a home mooring, while the 43 and up were built as cruising yachts with room for long passages. A winter ashore with the mast down gives the old laminate and fittings time to dry out.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Which Columbia models are in your records?
For Columbia Yacht: Nine sailing yachts,
from the 7.8 metre Columbia 26 to the 17.22 metre Columbia 57.
The earliest build year is 1967, and the Columbia 34 is the only line recorded up to 1988.
What does the number in a Columbia name mean?
For Columbia Yacht: It is roughly the length in feet.
The Columbia 30 is 9.15 metres long, the Columbia 45 13.8 metres.
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 Columbia Yacht: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Columbia Yacht, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Columbia Yacht: 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, Columbia Yacht 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 Columbia Yacht.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Columbia Yacht, build years and cover
Columbia 34 is a sailing yacht from Columbia Yacht, built from 1968 to 1988.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1970 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1968 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1968 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1967 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1968 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1970 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1970 to 1977.
Also a sailing yacht, built from 1968 to 1976.
For the Columbia 34, Columbia 26,
Columbia 28 by Columbia Yacht and 6 more 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 Columbia 34, Columbia 26, Columbia 28 by Columbia Yacht 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.
The Columbia Yacht range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for Columbia Yacht: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- sailing yacht
- 9 models, 1967 to 1988, 7.8 to 17.2 m
Which model was built when?
Columbia Yacht insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Columbia Yacht are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
