Insuring Peter Knief: cover and premium

sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries

Peter Knief: boatyard in Harburg building sailing boats and special types. NAMMERT insures a Peter Knief 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

5,7 to 9,7 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Peter Knief; cover, cost and conditions

The Bootswerft Peter Knief in Harburg traces its history back to 1927, when Alfred Knief founded the business. Since 1980 Peter Knief has carried it on, with a yard that was newly built at the time. The focus is on new builds of special types, boats that do not come out of large production runs. The short model list shows exactly that: a dinghy with the river Elbe in its name, a youth cruising cutter and a cruising yacht that carries the yard's name in its type. A Jugendwanderkutter is an open cutter for a whole crew, the kind of boat sailing clubs and youth groups use to sail and row together.

Our model records list three designs: one sailing dinghy and two sailing yachts. The oldest line is the Jugendwanderkutter at 8.5 metres, built from 1982 to 1992. The Nordwind 32 Knief starts in 1990 and measures 9.66 metres, which makes it the largest boat of the yard in our records. The Bootswerft Peter Knief Elb-H-Jolle joined in 2013 and is the smallest design at 5.65 metres. Two of the three lines, the dinghy and the Nordwind 32 Knief, reach into the most recent build years. Together they run from an open dinghy of just over five and a half metres to a cruising yacht of almost ten.

A racing dinghy lives on its trailer and in the dinghy park, so check the centreboard case, the hull around the shroud plates and the trailer itself, including bearings and lights. Open cutters used by youth groups pass through many hands; look at the thwarts, rowlocks, rudder fittings and rig. On the Nordwind 32 Knief, as on any cruising yacht of that size, look at the keel bolts, chainplates, the age of the standing rigging and the engine hours. With a yard that specialises in special types, ask for the build documents and whatever records earlier owners kept.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which Knief design is the largest?

For Peter Knief: The Nordwind 32 Knief at 9.66 metres.

Our model records list it from 1990, and it reaches into the most recent build years.

What is a Jugendwanderkutter?

For Peter Knief: An open cutter for a whole crew,

of the kind clubs and youth groups use for sailing and rowing together.

The Knief version measures 8.5 metres and is listed with build years from 1982 to 1992.

The cover that fits

For Peter Knief: 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, Peter Knief included.

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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 Peter Knief.

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

Series by Peter Knief, build years and cover

Bootswerft Peter Knief Elb-H-dinghy

Bootswerft Peter Knief Elb-H-dinghy is a sailing boat from Peter Knief, built since 2013.

Nordwind 32 Knief

Nordwind 32 Knief is a sailing yacht from Peter Knief, built since 1990.

Jugendwanderkutter

Jugendwanderkutter is a sailing yacht from Peter Knief, built from 1982 to 1992.

What this means for the cover

As the Bootswerft Peter Knief Elb-H-dinghy and Nordwind 32 Knief by Peter Knief series are 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 Jugendwanderkutter by Peter Knief 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 Bootswerft Peter Knief Elb-H-dinghy by Peter Knief series:

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

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

For the Nordwind 32 Knief, Jugendwanderkutter by Peter Knief 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 Peter Knief range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Peter Knief: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 2 models, since 1982, 8.5 to 9.7 m
sailing boat: 1 model, since 2013, 5.7 m

Which model was built when?

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

What does a used Peter Knief cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 3 models by Peter Knief.

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
Bootswerft Peter Knief Elb-H-Jolle	2016 to 2024	€16,900 to €29,300
Jugendwanderkutter	1985 to 1989	€13,000 to €20,500
Nordwind 32 Knief	2017 to 2024	€64,000 to €126,200