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Insuring Parry Yachts: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Parry Yachts: lymington builder of small keelboats. NAMMERT insures a Parry 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
5,5 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Parry Yachts; cover, cost and conditions
Parry Yachts is Mike Parry Yachts of Lymington on the south coast of England, across the Solent from the Isle of Wight. The yard is remembered for one boat: the Gem, design number 18 from the Humphreys office, drawn in 1977. Brian Carvill commissioned it and Parry built it in Lymington. The Gem followed the Micro Cup rule, a class for small cabin boats set up in 1977 by the French magazine Bateaux. At the 1979 Micro Cup in La Grande Motte on the Mediterranean it took the trophy for production boats. Yet it was meant just as much as a lively family boat with simple, camping style berths for a night aboard.
Our model records list one design from Parry Yachts, the GEM micro 18 sailing boat at 5.5 metres, with build years from 1977 to 1985. The name gives away its origins: micro for the class, 18 for the length in feet. Under the hull sits a lifting keel that drops from about 23 centimetres to one metre of draught, so the boat sits low on its trailer and still sails like a keelboat. The entry does not reach recent build years. The moulds later went to Australia, where an active class association still keeps the boats racing.
A Gem spends much of its life on a trailer, and the lifting keel is the heart of the boat. When buying one, raise and lower the keel fully, look at the lifting gear and the keel box for cracks or weeping, and check the fastenings where the box meets the hull. Small racing boats are often sailed hard, so the rudder stock and the chainplates deserve attention. The trailer itself matters too: rollers, bearings and lights should be sound before the next trip to a regatta.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What does micro mean in GEM micro 18?
For Parry Yachts: The Gem was drawn in 1977 to the rule of the Micro Cup class,
a French class for small cabin boats.
The 18 stands for the length in feet, 5.5 metres in our model records.
How deep does the GEM micro 18 draw?
For Parry Yachts: Its lifting keel goes from about 23 centimetres raised to one metre lowered,
which makes trailing and launching easy.
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 Parry Yachts: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Parry Yachts, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Parry 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, Parry Yachts 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 Parry Yachts.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Parry Yachts, build years and cover
GEM micro 18 is a sailing boat from Parry Yachts, built from 1977 to 1985.
For the GEM micro 18 by Parry Yachts 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 GEM micro 18 by Parry Yachts series:
On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.
A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.
Parry Yachts insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Parry Yachts are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
