Insuring Sunova: cover and premium
dinghies and small craft · Thailand
Sunova builds dinghies and small craft in Thailand. NAMMERT insures a Sunova regardless of year built or where you bought it, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
Thailand
Class
dinghies and small craft
Typical sizes
3 to 4 m
Premium from
from €59 a year for hull cover
Worth knowing
Sunova; cover, cost and conditions
Sunova builds SUP boards in Thailand with balsa cores in its own sandwich construction, Casta and Flow as all-water boards, Faast as a race board, Aviator for downwind. The construction combines light weight with impact resistance and sits in the upper price bracket, with values in the four-figure range.
The balsa core construction can be repaired, and that is the advantage in insurance terms: a ding or crack can be properly sealed without the board being a total loss. With a value in the four-figure range hull insurance is worthwhile accordingly, as repair is the likely case. What matters is prompt repair: an open ding lets water into the core, and the resulting damage is considerably more expensive than the original damage.
This is precisely the point that decides cover. A ding from a single event is covered; a soaked core because a ding was left open for months is the consequence of failure to carry out repairs. Report damage promptly and have it sealed. For trips outside Europe you need the worldwide cruising range level; we do not offer boat third-party liability for muscle-powered craft.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Is hull insurance worthwhile on a Sunova?
Yes, for Sunova too: The balsa core construction can be repaired,
and with a four-figure value repair, not total loss, is the likely case.
What happens if I do not seal a ding?
For Sunova: Water enters the core,
and the resulting damage is the consequence of failure to carry out repairs and is not covered.
Report dings and have them sealed promptly.
The cover that fits
For Sunova we do not offer separate boat liability cover; your personal liability insurance usually applies. Hull, legal expenses and accident cover we insure as for any other craft.
boat insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for boat insurance in detail.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Sunova, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
Personal accident cover
People on board a Sunova: the part that counts on a boat moved by muscle.
For the whole class of boat
For Sunova: What matters for dinghies and small craft 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, Sunova included.
Insuring dinghies and small craft, every brand and every condition
Other builders in this class
Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
No licence required; muscle-powered craft are licence-free, federal waterways included.
Registration
No registration required.
Some waters do ask for a local permit or sticker before you launch.
Waters
Lakes, rivers and coast; mind nature-reserve rules, many stretches close seasonally.
Equipment
Buoyancy aid, buoyancy bags, spraydeck, a waterproof case for phone and papers, a whistle.
Cruising range
The cruising range is in the policy and can be extended for a single trip at any time.
Weather
Offshore wind is the main risk.
Check wind direction and the gust forecast before you launch.
General guidance, not a complete account;
what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Sunova.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Sunova, with value and cover
Sunova Search / Casta Wave is a paddle boat from Sunova (Thailand), built since 2012,
and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €5,000.
Sunova Aviator Foil is a paddle boat from Sunova (Thailand), built since 2018,
and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €6,000.
Sunova Faast / Style SUP is a paddle boat from Sunova (Thailand), built since 2012,
and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €5,000.
Allwater / Race SUP is a paddle boat from Sunova (Thailand), built since 2010,
and today changes hands at between €1,000 and €5,000.
Sunova Flow / Casta / Search is a motorboat from Sunova (Thailand), built since 2010,
and today changes hands at between €1,400 and €3,200.
As the Sunova Search / Casta Wave, Sunova Aviator Foil,
Sunova Faast / Style SUP by Sunova and 1 more series are still in production,
parts are available and repairs are predictable.
Still, set the value at replacement cost, including sails, rigging or gear you bought later.
As the Sunova Flow / Casta / Search by Sunova series is 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 Sunova Search / Casta Wave, Sunova Aviator Foil,
Sunova Faast / Style SUP by Sunova and further series:
On paddle craft theft and transit damage are the rule, collisions the exception.
Sunova insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Sunova are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
