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sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Swallow Boats: british builder of trailerable sailing boats. NAMMERT insures a Swallow 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.
At a glance
Origin
several countries
Class
sailing boats and sailing yachts
Typical sizes
3,5 to 8,6 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Swallow Boats; cover, cost and conditions
Swallow Yachts, listed in our data as Swallow Boats, was founded in 1995 by the naval architect Nick Newland. His son Matt Newland joined in 2004 and broadened the range considerably. Growing demand led to a new workshop in West Wales on Cardigan Bay in 2008, and the brand was relaunched in 2015. The boats pair traditional looks with modern kit: water ballast so they tow easily, a carbon fibre mast and boom, and a rig that goes up quickly at the slipway. The Bay Cruisers carry that technology under the lines of a classic small cruiser.
Our model records contain 20 entries: 14 open sailing boats, five sailing yachts and one pedal boat, the Winsome Pedal Boat. The Storm 17 appears twice, and the Storm 23 is listed once as a dinghy and once as a yacht. The oldest entries are the two Storm 17s from 2000. The open boats include the Kittiwake, at 3.48 metres the smallest of all, the Trouper 12, Storm Petrel, Osprey, Storm 15 and 19, the Cardigan Bay Lugger, the SeaRaider and the BayRaider 17 and 20. Five designs reach the most recent build years: the Bay Cruiser 23 and 26, BayRaider 20, Bay Raider Expedition and Coast 250. At 8.64 metres the Bay Cruiser 26 is the largest boat of the brand.
Water ballast makes these boats light on the trailer, but the tanks, valves and seals deserve a look on any used example: a slow leak or a stiff valve changes how the boat sails. Carbon spars are light and strong, yet worth inspecting for impact damage where they rest on crutches during towing. Many owners camp aboard on raids and coastal trips, so cushions, a cockpit tent and the trailer itself are part of the package. Beaching is part of the fun with these shallow boats, which means the keel band and rudder blade often show the wear first.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Which is the largest Swallow boat?
For Swallow Boats: The Bay Cruiser 26 at 8.64 metres,
listed in our records from 2010 into the most recent build years.
Next come the Coast 250 at 7.57 metres and the Storm 23 at 7.1 metres.
How do the BayRaider and the Bay Cruiser differ?
For Swallow Boats: Our records list the BayRaider 17,
BayRaider 20 and Bay Raider Expedition as open sailing boats,
and the Bay Cruiser 20, 23 and 26 as sailing yachts with a cabin.
Both lines are designed for the trailer.
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 Swallow Boats: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Swallow Boats, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Swallow 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, Swallow 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 Swallow Boats.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Swallow Boats, build years and cover
Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 23 is a sailing yacht from Swallow Boats, built since 2008.
Also a sailing yacht, built since 2010.
Swallow Yachts BayRaider 20 is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built since 2004.
Swallow Yachts Bay Raider Expedition is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built since 2008.
Swallow Yachts Coast 250 is a sailing yacht from Swallow Boats, built since 2016.
BayRaider 17 is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2009 to 2018.
Bay Cruiser 20 is a sailing yacht from Swallow Boats, built from 2006 to 2017.
Storm 23 is a sailing yacht from Swallow Boats, built from 2013 to 2017.
Storm 23 is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2012 to 2017.
Also a sailing boat, built from 2003 to 2013.
Cardigan Bay Lugger is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2003 to 2012.
SeaRaider is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2003 to 2012.
Also a sailing boat, built from 2003 to 2012.
Also a sailing boat, built from 2000 to 2012.
Also a sailing boat, built from 2000 to 2012.
Trouper 12 is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2004 to 2012.
Kittiwake is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2004 to 2010.
Osprey is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2004 to 2010.
Storm Petrel is a sailing boat from Swallow Boats, built from 2004 to 2010.
As the Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 23, Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 26,
Swallow Yachts BayRaider 20 by Swallow Boats and 2 more 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 BayRaider 17, Bay Cruiser 20,
Storm 23 by Swallow Boats and 9 more series the market value and the replacement cost often differ
widely.
An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.
For the Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 23, Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 26,
Swallow Yachts Coast 250 by Swallow 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.
For the Swallow Yachts BayRaider 20, Swallow Yachts Bay Raider Expedition,
BayRaider 17 by Swallow 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.
The Swallow Boats range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for Swallow Boats: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- sailing boat
- 14 models, since 2000, mostly 3.7 to 6.7 m
- sailing yacht
- 5 models, since 2006, 6.2 to 8.6 m
Which model was built when?
What does a used Swallow Boats cost?
We hold today’s price ranges by year for 10 models by Swallow 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Cruiser 20 | 2009 to 2016 | €12,200 to €22,600 |
| SeaRaider | 2006 to 2009 | €11,400 to €14,800 |
| Storm 15 | 2006 to 2009 | €4,100 to €5,500 |
| Storm 19 | 2006 to 2010 | €6,900 to €9,800 |
| Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 23 | 2011 to 2024 | €21,200 to €100,100 |
| Swallow Yachts Bay Cruiser 26 | 2013 to 2024 | €52,700 to €150,600 |
| Swallow Yachts Bay Raider Expedition | 2011 to 2024 | €15,300 to €39,400 |
| Swallow Yachts BayRaider 20 | 2007 to 2024 | €7,900 to €33,600 |
| Swallow Yachts Coast 250 | 2019 to 2024 | €44,300 to €76,300 |
| Trouper 12 | 2007 to 2009 | €2,900 to €3,800 |
Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.
Not a survey.
Swallow Boats insured in five minutes.
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