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Q: Who designed the Esslinger & Abt Alpha?

For Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau: The Dutch designer E. G. van de Stadt. The Alpha 32 measures 9.65 metres, and our model records list it three times, as Alpha, Alpha 32 and e+a Alpha 32.

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Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau: german sailing yacht builder from Upper Swabia. NAMMERT insures a Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

6,7 to 12,2 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau; cover, cost and conditions

Esslinger & Abt was a yacht yard in Laupheim, Upper Swabia, about as far from the sea as a German boatbuilder can be. It is remembered above all for the Alpha, a sailing yacht drawn by the Dutch designer E. G. van de Stadt. The Alpha 32 measures 9.65 metres, and its lines trace back to the Pionier 10, a van de Stadt design that made its name in offshore racing during the seventies. Hulls were laid up in solid glassfibre with longitudinal stringers and bonded bulkheads. A collection hosted on the University of Ulm website documents the yard's boats, among them the Alpha 32, the e+a 1030 ketch, the e+a 40, the Klipper and the Sprinter. The e+a in a model name usually gives the origin away.

Our model records list twelve designs: eleven sailing yachts and one open sailing boat, the Classic 30 at 6.65 metres from 1967 to 1975. Build years run from 1962 to 2000, and no line reaches recent years. The oldest entry is the Clipper at 8.4 metres from 1962. The Alpha appears three times, as Alpha, Alpha 32 and e+a Alpha 32, all at 9.65 metres, and the e+a 1/2-Tonner from 1967 to 1975 shares that length. The Klipper at 8.85 metres and the Sprinter at 9.7 metres date from the sixties. The E + A 1030 measures 10.15 metres, the Warrior 38 11.58 metres and the Voyager 40 twelve metres. The longest boat is the e+a 40 at 12.2 metres, built from 1977.

These yachts are now decades old, so a used one is judged by how it has been looked after. A solid glassfibre hull with stringers is straightforward to survey: check for osmosis, for cracks where the stringers meet the hull and for movement around the keel bolts. Original standing rigging should have been replaced long ago; if not, it is the first job. Many boats from this yard sailed on lakes in southern Germany and Switzerland and may never have seen salt water, which helps the engine and fittings. Ask for sail age and engine hours, and on the ketch rigged 1030 check both masts and their steps.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Who designed the Esslinger & Abt Alpha?

For Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau: The Dutch designer E.

van de Stadt.

The Alpha 32 measures 9.65 metres,

and our model records list it three times, as Alpha, Alpha 32 and e+a Alpha 32.

What is the e+a 1/2-Tonner?

For Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau: A half tonner is a racing yacht built to the half ton class of

offshore sailing.

Our model records list the e+a 1/2-Tonner from 1967 to 1975 at 9.65 metres.

The cover that fits

For the whole class of boat

For Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau: 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, Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau included.

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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 Esslinger & Abt

Yachtbau.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, build years and cover

Alpha 32

Alpha 32 is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1968 to 2000.

E + A 1030

E + A 1030 is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1971 to 1996.

Alpha

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1964 to 1995.

e+a 40

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1977 to 1995.

e+a Alpha 32

e+a Alpha 32 is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1985 to 1993.

Voyager 40

Voyager 40 is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1985 to 1992.

Warrior 38

Warrior 38 is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1986 to 1992.

Clipper

Clipper is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1962 to 1984.

Sprinter

Sprinter is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1965 to 1984.

Klipper

Klipper is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1967 to 1979.

Classic 30

Classic 30 is a sailing boat from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1967 to 1975.

e+a 1/2-Tonner

e+a 1/2-Tonner is a sailing yacht from Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau, built from 1967 to 1975.

What this means for the cover

For the Alpha 32, E + A 1030, Alpha by Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau and 9 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 Alpha 32, E + A 1030, Alpha by Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau 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.

For the Classic 30 by Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau series:

On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.

All series at a glance

The Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 11 models, 1962 to 2000, mostly 8.9 to 12 m
sailing boat: 1 model, 1967 to 1975, 6.7 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 7 models by Esslinger & Abt Yachtbau.

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
Alpha 32	1971 to 1997	€17,200 to €40,700
Clipper	1965 to 1981	€8,300 to €11,400
E + A 1030	1974 to 1993	€21,600 to €42,800
e+a 1/2-Tonner	1970 to 1972	€15,700 to €20,000
e+a 40	1980 to 1991	€64,000 to €97,100
Klipper	1970 to 1976	€12,000 to €15,500
Sprinter	1968 to 1981	€18,200 to €24,600