Insuring Liteboat: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Liteboat: french builder of sail and oar expedition dinghies. NAMMERT insures a Liteboat 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
6 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Liteboat; cover, cost and conditions
Liteboat is a French yard built around one idea: a boat that sails and rows equally well. It goes back to Mathieu Bonnet, who took part in the Race to Alaska in 2016, a long distance race without engines. Out of that experience came the Lite XP, designed by Sam Manuard and built by Liteboat since 2018. The boat is easy to recognise: an unstayed two-piece carbon mast, a boomless mainsail, a gennaker for downwind work and a sliding rowing seat with carbon sculls for windless days. The hull is vacuum infused foam sandwich with carbon reinforcement, and a small cuddy sleeps two, with a cockpit tent adding room. In 2019 the Lite XP was named European Yacht of the Year in the Special Yacht category.
Our model records hold a single design for the brand: the XP 20, listed as a sailing dinghy, six metres long and built from 2020 to 2024. It matches the Lite XP, which the published specifications put at 5.99 metres. No second line or larger boat appears under the Liteboat name, and no series in our records runs into the most recent build years. That makes every XP 20 a young boat, and any used example on offer comes from the same short build window and has the same length. The differences lie in equipment and in how each boat has been looked after.
Looking after an XP 20 largely means looking after its carbon. The mast, the sculls and the rowing rig deserve a careful check for chafe and impact marks, especially where the oars rest in their gates. A light dinghy lives on its road trailer, so wheel bearings, rollers and tie-down points matter as much as the hull. Expedition sailors often beach the boat on shingle or sand, which wears the bottom of the hull and the foot of the daggerboard. When buying second hand, ask how the boat spent its winters, whether the sails and gennaker are original, and look at the sliding seat track for corrosion or play.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Which boat is the XP 20?
It is the Lite XP, Liteboat's expedition dinghy for sailing and rowing.
Our model records list it as a sailing dinghy, six metres long, built from 2020 to 2024.
Who designed the XP 20?
The French designer Sam Manuard.
The idea came from Mathieu Bonnet after he sailed the Race to Alaska in 2016,
and Liteboat has built the boat since 2018.
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 Liteboat: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Liteboat, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Liteboat: 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, Liteboat included.
Insuring sailing boats and sailing yachts, every brand and every condition
Other builders in this class
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 Liteboat.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Liteboat, build years and cover
XP 20 is a sailing boat from Liteboat, built from 2020 to 2024.
For the XP 20 by Liteboat 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 XP 20 by Liteboat 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 Liteboat cost?
We hold today’s price ranges by year for 1 models by Liteboat.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| XP 20 | 2023 | €26,500 to €33,700 |
Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.
Not a survey.
Liteboat insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Liteboat are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
