Insuring Purbrook: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Purbrook: english yard behind the Pintail cruising yacht. NAMMERT insures a Purbrook 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
8,4 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Purbrook; cover, cost and conditions
Purbrook is the name of an English boatbuilding business run by Charles Purbrook until Hugh Rossiter took it over in 1951. Rossiter carried on building wooden boats to the firm's own designs, and in 1962 he drew a 27-foot yacht of his own, the Pintail. Until 1970 she was built in wood; then growing demand for glassfibre boats led to the hulls being moulded in GRP. Timber remained an important part of the boat, and that blend of glassfibre and wood is what marks a Pintail out. Builder directories list the yard today as Rossiter Yachts Ltd.
Our model records hold one design: the Pintail sailing yacht at 8.37 metres, listed for build years 1967 to 1977. The entry does not reach recent build years, and even the youngest boat in this range is close to fifty years old. The period spans both building methods, the wooden boats of the late sixties and the GRP hulls from 1970 onwards. The records do not say which method a given boat follows; that only becomes clear from the boat itself and its papers. No other designs appear under the Purbrook name in our data.
Age is the first thing to weigh on a Pintail. A wooden hull wants a careful look at planking, fastenings and the area around the keel bolts, while a GRP hull from the seventies is more often a question of osmosis and of the joins between the moulding and the woodwork. Trim, hatches and coamings in timber need regular varnish or oil to stay sound. Check how old the standing rigging is and what state the engine bearers are in. A survey by someone who knows boats of this period is time and effort well spent before any purchase.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Pintail?
Hugh Rossiter, who had taken over the business from Charles Purbrook in 1951.
He drew the 27-foot yacht in 1962; our model records give her length as 8.37 metres.
Is a Pintail built of wood or GRP?
For Purbrook: Both exist.
The Pintail was built in wood until 1970 and afterwards with a GRP hull combined with timber.
Our records, with build years 1967 to 1977, include both methods.
The cover that fits
sailing yacht insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for sailing yacht insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Purbrook: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Purbrook, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Purbrook: 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, Purbrook 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
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 Purbrook.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Purbrook, build years and cover
Pintail is a sailing yacht from Purbrook, built from 1967 to 1977.
For the Pintail by Purbrook 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 Pintail by Purbrook 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.
Purbrook insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Purbrook are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
