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Newbridge Boats: british builder of small cruising yachts. NAMMERT insures a Newbridge 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

5,3 to 8,4 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Newbridge Boats; cover, cost and conditions

Newbridge Boats was based in the south-west of England; sources name Bridport in Dorset or simply Somerset. The yard began in the early 1970s with a glassfibre version of the Corribee, a little cruiser of about 21 feet that Robert Tucker drew in 1963 and 1964 and named after Loch Corrib in Galway. Newbridge sold it as the Corribee 21. In 1972 Ron Lunney designed the Virgo Voyager for the yard, a strongly built 23 footer with up to five berths. It is recognisable by the wide contrast stripes along the boot-top and coachroof that disguise its high freeboard. After Newbridge closed, N.B. Yachts kept some models in build until 1990. A Corribee later carried Ellen MacArthur around Great Britain.

Our model records list eleven designs from 1965 to 1993, seven small sailing boats and four sailing yachts. The Corribee appears twice, as the Corribee 21 from 1967 and the Corribee 21 II from 1970, both 6.3 metres long. The Virgo line contributes the Virgo 23 and the Virgo Voyager, each 7 metres, the Voyager spanning 1973 to 1992. Then come the Navigator, Venturer and Eclipse, along with the yachts Coromandel, Pioneer Pilot 26 and Spinner. The smallest and oldest boat is the Topaz at 5.33 metres, built from 1965 to 1971; the longest is the Spinner at 8.4 metres. Seven designs stay under seven metres. No line reaches the recent build years; the last entry ends in 1993 with the Navigator.

These are trailer-sailers and small coastal cruisers, and they reward simple, regular care. The Virgo Voyager came with a fin keel, twin bilge keels or a centreboard, and the bilge keel boats can sit upright on a drying mooring. When buying, look at the keel-to-hull joint, especially on bilge keelers that have taken the ground for decades, and check the centreboard case and pivot on boats with a lifting board. An outboard on a transom bracket was an option from the start, so many boats have no inboard at all. Every boat is now more than thirty years old, which makes deck fittings, chainplates and wiring worth a careful look.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Who designed the Corribee?

Robert Tucker drew it in 1963 and 1964,

and Newbridge Boats built it in glassfibre as the Corribee 21 from the early 1970s.

Our model records list the Corribee 21 and Corribee 21 II, both 6.3 metres.

Which is the largest Newbridge design?

For Newbridge Boats: The Spinner at 8.4 metres, listed for 1973 to 1981.

Close behind comes the Pioneer Pilot 26 at 7.92 metres.

The cover that fits

For Newbridge 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, Newbridge Boats 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

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 Newbridge Boats.

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

Series by Newbridge Boats, build years and cover

Navigator

Navigator is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1976 to 1993.

Pioneer Pilot 26

Pioneer Pilot 26 is a sailing yacht from Newbridge Boats, built from 1986 to 1992.

Virgo Voyager

Virgo Voyager is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1973 to 1992.

Venturer

Venturer is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1979 to 1990.

Coromandel

Coromandel is a sailing yacht from Newbridge Boats, built from 1983 to 1989.

Corribee 21

Corribee 21 is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1967 to 1987.

Corribee 21 II

Corribee 21 II is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1970 to 1987.

Eclipse

Eclipse is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1974 to 1983.

Spinner

Spinner is a sailing yacht from Newbridge Boats, built from 1973 to 1981.

Virgo 23

Virgo 23 is a sailing boat from Newbridge Boats, built from 1972 to 1979.

Topaz

Topaz is a sailing yacht from Newbridge Boats, built from 1965 to 1971.

What this means for the cover

For the Navigator, Pioneer Pilot 26,

Virgo Voyager by Newbridge Boats and 8 more series there is no list price left.

That is why we work with an agreed value: you state the figure, we agree it,

and in a total loss exactly that amount is paid, with no deduction for wear.

For the Navigator, Virgo Voyager, Venturer by Newbridge Boats and further series:

On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.

For the Pioneer Pilot 26, Coromandel, Spinner by Newbridge Boats and further 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.

All series at a glance

The Newbridge Boats range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Newbridge Boats: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing boat: 7 models, 1967 to 1993, 5.8 to 7 m
sailing yacht: 4 models, 1965 to 1992, 5.3 to 8.4 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Newbridge Boats model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Newbridge Boats cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 7 models by Newbridge Boats.

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
Corribee 21	1970 to 1984	€5,800 to €8,800
Corribee 21 II	1976 to 1977	€4,800 to €6,200
Eclipse	1977 to 1980	€6,100 to €8,100
Navigator	1979 to 1984	€4,700 to €7,200
Spinner	1976 to 1978	€9,600 to €12,200
Topaz	1968	€3,400 to €4,300
Virgo Voyager	1976 to 1989	€6,400 to €10,300