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Nautic-Saintonge: french sailing yacht yard. NAMMERT insures a Nautic-Saintonge 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

7,8 to 24,4 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Nautic-Saintonge; cover, cost and conditions

Nautic-Saintonge is a French sailing yacht yard which a broker's description places in Les Sables d'Olonne on the Atlantic coast. The NS 44 is the boat most often associated with the yard, often offered second hand as the Rorqual NS 44 Ketch and drawn for offshore sailing; the same source names Auzépy-Brenner as designer. Later yachts carry the letters NS and a number close to the length in feet: the NS 40 is 11.97 metres, just over 39 feet, and the NS 80 reaches 24.38 metres, about 80 feet. Earlier designs went by names such as Shark, Scampi, Rorqual and Bermudes.

Our model records include 16 Nautic-Saintonge designs, all sailing yachts. The Shark family (le Shark, Shark 15 and Super Shark) opens the list in 1965 and runs to 1972, with Bermudes, Rorqual and Scampi following from 1967. The NS line counts ten models from the NS 40 to the NS 80, including the NS 44 CC and the Kriter NS 65, most of them built between 1979 and 1986; the NS 44 lasted longest, from 1973 to 1987. Lengths run from 7.75 metres (Shark 15) to 24.38 metres (NS 80). Four models are under ten metres and seven are longer than 15.

Every Nautic-Saintonge afloat today is several decades old, so a survey of hull, rig and engine tells a buyer far more than the model name. The larger NS yachts are berth boats suited to long passages, and on a ketch both masts, their chainplates and the deck fittings deserve regular inspection. The small Shark and Scampi designs under ten metres are much easier to haul out each winter. A record of refits, new sails and engine work adds real value when the boat changes hands.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

What does the number in the NS names stand for?

For Nautic-Saintonge: It is roughly the length in feet.

Our records give the NS 40 at 11.97 metres,

the NS 57 at 17.67 metres and the NS 80 at 24.38 metres,

so the ten NS models span from just under 12 to over 24 metres.

Which Nautic-Saintonge models are the oldest?

For Nautic-Saintonge: The Shark family, made up of le Shark, Shark 15 and Super Shark,

recorded from 1965 to 1972.

Bermudes, Rorqual and Scampi follow from 1967.

The cover that fits

For Nautic-Saintonge: 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, Nautic-Saintonge 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 Nautic-Saintonge.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Nautic-Saintonge, build years and cover

NS 44

NS 44 is a sailing yacht from Nautic-Saintonge, built from 1973 to 1987.

Kriter NS 65

Kriter NS 65 is a sailing yacht from Nautic-Saintonge, built from 1979 to 1986.

NS 44 CC

NS 44 CC is a sailing yacht from Nautic-Saintonge, built from 1979 to 1986.

NS 50