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Insuring Fibreglass Yachts: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Fibreglass Yachts: australian builder of GRP cruising yachts. NAMMERT insures a Fibreglass Yachts 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
11,3 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Fibreglass Yachts; cover, cost and conditions
Fibreglass Yachts is the name under which the Cape Barren Goose, a 37 foot cutter, was built at Mona Vale near Sydney. The sales records credit master shipwright Geoff Baker as the builder, one of the people who pioneered glassfibre boatbuilding in Australia during the seventies and eighties. The design is by Professor Peter Joubert, whose drawing board also produced the Currawong 31, the Brolga 33 and the Magpie 34. The plans of the Cape Barren Goose are held in the collection of the Australian National Maritime Museum. On the water she shows a cutter rig with two headsails, a deep centre cockpit and a generous aft cabin.
Our model records list one design, the Cape Barren Goose as a sailing yacht of 11.27 metres, rounded to 11.3. The build years run from 1972 to 1988, a production span of some sixteen years. Nothing reaches the most recent build years, and the youngest hulls are now close to forty years old. According to the sales listings the yacht has a beam of 3.65 metres and draws 2.01 metres on a lead keel. She was drawn as a fast and comfortable offshore cruiser with a safe cockpit amidships and a private cabin aft, a boat meant for passages rather than afternoon sails.
A boat of this age and purpose rewards a careful survey. Look at the keel bolts and the joint between lead and hull, and at the chainplates of the cutter rig, which carry both forestays. Standing rigging that is more than about ten years old is usually due for renewal. On a centre-cockpit yacht the engine sits under the cockpit floor, so check access, mounts and the stern gland. Deck fittings on older GRP hulls can leak into the core or the cabin lining. Many Cape Barren Geese have made long passages, so a log of past voyages and refits tells a buyer a great deal.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Cape Barren Goose?
Professor Peter Joubert, who also drew the Currawong 31, the Brolga 33 and the Magpie 34.
The yacht was built by Fibreglass Yachts at Mona Vale near Sydney,
with Geoff Baker named as the builder.
What are the main dimensions of the Cape Barren Goose?
For Fibreglass Yachts: Our model records give a length of 11.27 metres.
Sales listings show a beam of 3.65 metres and a draft of 2.01 metres on a lead keel.
She is rigged as a cutter with a centre cockpit.
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 Fibreglass Yachts: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Fibreglass Yachts,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Fibreglass Yachts: 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, Fibreglass Yachts 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 Fibreglass Yachts.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Fibreglass Yachts, build years and cover
Cape Barren Goose is a sailing yacht from Fibreglass Yachts, built from 1972 to 1988.
For the Cape Barren Goose by Fibreglass Yachts 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 Cape Barren Goose by Fibreglass Yachts 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.
Fibreglass Yachts insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Fibreglass Yachts are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
