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Insuring John Claridge Composites Ltd.: cover and premium
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John Claridge Composites Ltd.: english builder of Lymington dinghies. NAMMERT insures a John Claridge Composites Ltd. 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
3,4 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
John Claridge Composites Ltd.; cover, cost and conditions
John Claridge Composites is a small boatbuilding business in Lymington on the south coast of England. The workshop turns out the Lymington River Scow, the Lymington Pram and the Lightning 368, along with stainless steel launching trolleys, road trailers and tailored tarpaulins. The Scow itself is far older than the firm. Around 1905 Captain H. H. Nicholson was sailing a Plymouth Sound pram on the Lymington River and the Solent and found it unsuited to local waters. In 1912 he had Dan Bran build an improved version, eleven feet long and clinker built in wood. By 1930 the type had spread right across the Solent. From the mid eighties John Claridge developed a slightly altered shape, now moulded in GRP and raced by fleets in several Solent harbours.
Our model records hold a single design from this builder: the Lymington River Scow, an open sailing dinghy of 3.44 metres. The listed build years run from 1993 to 2014, so the entry does not reach into the most recent years. The Lymington Pram and the Lightning 368 from the same shop do not appear as separate entries. At just over three metres the Scow is one of the smallest sailing boats anywhere in our model records. It is usually sailed by one or two people, by youngsters learning in the club as much as by adults in the evening river races.
A GRP dinghy of this size is simple to look after, yet a used one deserves a careful look. Check the hull for soft spots and stress cracks around the mast step and the centreboard case, and look at how the rudder fittings sit on the transom. Spars, rigging and sails show their age at the fittings and seams, and a boat raced hard for many seasons often carries small repairs worth asking about. The launching trolley matters too, since the boat is pulled up a slipway after every outing. Older wooden scows still exist, and they ask for the usual care of clinker planking.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Where does the Lymington River Scow come from?
For John Claridge Composites Ltd.: From Lymington on the south coast of England.
In 1912 Dan Bran built an eleven foot clinker boat in wood for Captain H.
H.
Nicholson, and the type grew from there.
From the mid eighties John Claridge developed a slightly altered shape in GRP.
How big is the John Claridge Scow?
For John Claridge Composites Ltd.:
Our model records give the Lymington River Scow a length of 3.44 metres,
with build years from 1993 to 2014.
The cover that fits
sailing boat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing boat insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from John Claridge Composites Ltd.: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a John Claridge Composites Ltd.,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For John Claridge Composites Ltd.:
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, John Claridge Composites Ltd.
included.
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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
Under sail no licence is needed; with an auxiliary engine from 15 hp one is.
Registration
Official number or boat certificate; a flag document for trips abroad.
Waters
Inland lakes, the Baltic and the North Sea; tide, current and shoals belong in the passage plan.
Equipment
Lifejackets, harness and jackstays, lifebuoy, distress signals, reefing system.
Cruising range
Certificate of insurance for foreign harbours; check that racing is covered.
Weather
Reef in time: first reef from Beaufort 5, second from 6, watch the gust forecast.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your John Claridge
Composites Ltd..
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by John Claridge Composites Ltd., build years and cover
Lymington River Scow is a sailing boat from John Claridge Composites Ltd., built from 1993 to 2014.
For the Lymington River Scow by John Claridge Composites Ltd.
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 Lymington River Scow by John Claridge Composites Ltd.
series: On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
What does a used John Claridge Composites Ltd. cost?
We hold today’s price ranges by year for 1 models by John Claridge Composites Ltd..
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lymington River Scow | 1996 to 2011 | €2,500 to €5,100 |
Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.
Not a survey.
John Claridge Composites Ltd. insured in five minutes.
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