Insuring JS Yachts: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
JS Yachts: australian sportsboat by John Swarbrick. NAMMERT insures a JS 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
9,1 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
JS Yachts; cover, cost and conditions
JS stands for John Swarbrick, a designer from a boatbuilding family in Western Australia. His earlier work includes the Kookaburra twelve metres and the Whitbread 60 Tokio. With the JS 9000 he drew a sportsboat of about 30 feet, shipped out from Australia. It can be sailed singlehanded or raced with three or four crew. The rig gives it away: a self-tacking, non-overlapping jib, an asymmetric spinnaker tacked to the bow and no backstay. Underneath sits a light, narrow hull with deep appendages and a large bulb on the keel, which lifts so that the boat can travel on a trailer.
Our model records list one design: the JS 9000, entered as a sailing yacht of 9.12 metres. The recorded build years run from 1999 to 2008, and no entry reaches the most recent build years. JS Yachts is therefore represented by this single boat, a sportsboat just over nine metres that moves between race course and afternoon sail. The boats were built in Australia and shipped from there to their owners, Europe included. At just over nine metres the JS 9000 is a large sportsboat, yet thanks to its lifting keel it can still travel by road.
A light sportsboat with a deep bulb keel is sensitive to its appendages. On a used JS 9000 the lifting keel mechanism, the keel case and the bulb attachment deserve the first look, followed by the rudder bearings. A mast without a backstay depends on correct shroud tension, so check the chainplates and the mast step for any sign of movement. Sails age quickly on a boat that has been raced hard. The trailer matters too: a keel that is lowered and raised at every regatta wears its fittings, and the road trailer needs to carry the bulb safely.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What does JS stand for in JS 9000?
For JS Yachts: John Swarbrick, the designer from a Western Australian boatbuilding family.
He drew the JS 9000 as a sportsboat of about 30 feet with a lifting keel.
Can a JS 9000 be trailed?
Yes, for JS Yachts too: the keel lifts for exactly that purpose,
so the boat can travel by road to regattas.
Check the keel lifting gear and the trailer supports before every trip.
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 JS Yachts: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a JS Yachts, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For JS 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, JS 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 JS Yachts.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by JS Yachts, build years and cover
JS 9000 is a sailing yacht from JS Yachts, built from 1999 to 2008.
For the JS 9000 by JS Yachts 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 JS 9000 by JS 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.
JS Yachts insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your JS Yachts are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
