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Insuring Fastnet-Marine: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Fastnet-Marine: british builder of 1970s cruising yachts. NAMMERT insures a Fastnet-Marine 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
10,2 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Fastnet-Marine; cover, cost and conditions
Fastnet Marine was a small British yard, set up in 1973 in Hamble on the south coast of England. Its whole output was essentially one boat, the Fastnet 34. The lines came from the French designer Jean-Marie Finot, who drew a quick cruiser of the early IOR era. Typical of those years are the beamy hull with pronounced tumblehome, the topsides curving inwards towards the deck, and the clipper bow. The boats were hand-laid in GRP with balsa-cored decks. Fitting out later passed to Atlanta Marine, and production ended in 1980. Anyone who finds a Fastnet 34 today is looking at a piece of English yachting history.
Our model records list one design from the yard, the Fastnet 34, a sailing yacht of 10.2 metres with build years from 1971 to 1979. The yard's history gives 1974 as the launch year and runs to 1980, so our records place the period a little earlier. Below the waterline she has a fin keel with iron ballast and a rudder hung on a skeg, a fixed fin that supports the blade. She is rigged as a sloop. Below decks there are six berths in the saloon and forecabin, a U-shaped galley and an enclosed heads. Moderate displacement and plenty of room made her a boat for families and short-handed crews.
A Fastnet 34 is now at least in her mid-forties, so a buyer should look closely at the structure. Iron ballast rusts at the keel joint and the keel bolts deserve a proper inspection. Balsa-cored decks can soak up water around stanchion bases and fittings, which shows up as soft spots underfoot. The skeg and its rudder bearings take loads for decades and are worth checking with the boat out of the water. On the upside, the hull is solid hand-laid glassfibre, the layout is practical, and the boats were drawn for Channel crossings and coastal passages, which is still how most owners sail them.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Fastnet 34?
For Fastnet-Marine: The French designer Jean-Marie Finot.
He drew her as a quick cruiser of the early IOR era, with a beamy hull,
tumblehome and a clipper bow.
What is the skeg on a Fastnet 34?
For Fastnet-Marine: The rudder blade hangs behind a fixed fin, the skeg,
which supports and protects it.
Together with the iron-ballasted fin keel it shapes the underwater profile of this 10.2 metre
yacht.
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 Fastnet-Marine: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Fastnet-Marine, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Fastnet-Marine: 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, Fastnet-Marine 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 Fastnet-Marine.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Fastnet-Marine, build years and cover
Fastnet 34 is a sailing yacht from Fastnet-Marine, built from 1971 to 1979.
For the Fastnet 34 by Fastnet-Marine 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 Fastnet 34 by Fastnet-Marine 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.
Fastnet-Marine insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Fastnet-Marine are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
