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Insuring Mach 2 Boats: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Mach 2 Boats: builder of foiling Moth dinghies. NAMMERT insures a Mach 2 Boats 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
Mach 2 Boats; cover, cost and conditions
Mach 2 Boats is the work of Australian Andrew McDougall, who built his first Moth in 1970 at the age of 15. He took the Australian national title in 1983 and again in 1984, then spent some sixteen years away from the class running KA Sail, his own windsurfing sail brand. Hydrofoils brought him back. His Bladerider design took to the water in 2006, and the Mach2 followed as a faster successor, built in partnership with the Zhuhai branch of the Australian builder McConaghy in China. The name has a history of its own: John McConaghy had built Moths in the early sixties, and his second one was called the Mach II. On the water a Mach2 looks like any modern foiling Moth, with a slender hull, wide wings for the helm to sit out on and lifting foils under daggerboard and rudder.
Our model records hold a single design, the Moth, filed as a sailing dinghy and 3.35 metres long. It starts with build year 2006 and runs right through to the most recent build years. One line is enough, because the International Moth is a development class: length and beam are limited, while almost everything else may change from one year to the next. A boat from the first seasons and a current one carry the same name yet differ in foils, wings and fittings, so the build year tells more about an individual boat than the label does.
A foiling Moth is light and fast, and its weak points are the parts that make it fly. When looking at a used Mach2, check the foils for chips and delamination along the front and rear edges, look at the daggerboard and rudder where they meet the hull, and test the ride height linkage for play. Wings and tramps take a beating in capsizes and should be inspected for cracks at the mounting points. Carbon rarely shows damage on the surface, so a careful tap test is worth the time. Most owners take the boat to the venue by car, so the road trailer or roof rack deserves the same attention as the boat itself.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who is behind Mach 2 Boats?
For Mach 2 Boats: Australian Andrew McDougall,
who built his first Moth in 1970 and designed the Bladerider in 2006.
The Mach2 came next, built together with the McConaghy yard in Zhuhai, China.
How long is the Mach 2 Moth?
For Mach 2 Boats: Our model records give 3.35 metres.
It is listed from build year 2006 through to the most recent build years,
as the only line of the brand.
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 Mach 2 Boats: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Mach 2 Boats, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Mach 2 Boats: 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, Mach 2 Boats 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 Mach 2 Boats.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Mach 2 Boats, build years and cover
Moth is a sailing boat from Mach 2 Boats, built since 2006.
As the Moth by Mach 2 Boats series is still in production,
parts are available and repair costs are predictable.
Even so, value it at replacement cost including retrofitted electronics, not at list price.
For the Moth by Mach 2 Boats series: On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
Mach 2 Boats insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Mach 2 Boats are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
