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Sydney Yachts: australian builder of racing and cruising yachts. NAMMERT insures a Sydney 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.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

9,7 to 14,3 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Sydney Yachts; cover, cost and conditions

Sydney Yachts takes its name from where it began. The boats were developed with the design office Murray Burns Dovell, which worked from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Newport, north of Sydney. The starting point was the Sydney 40, drawn for the Admiral's Cup. Around 1999 the team turned it into the slightly smaller Sydney 38, a one design for Australian conditions that also had to work for twilight racing and family sailing. The name survived changes of ownership and, in 2009, the liquidation of the then builder Azzura Marine in Nowra. Since 2013 the yachts have been built in Croatia at the AD Boats yard.

Our model records hold ten designs, all sailing yachts. The oldest entries are the Sydney 36 S from 1992 and the Sydney 40, built from 1995 to 2002. Six lines reach into the most recent build years: the Sydney 32 OD and 38 OD, the two one designs, the Sydney 39 CR and 47 CR, and the GTS37 and GTS43, both from 2009. Besides the Sydney 40, the Sydney 38 ended in 2010, the 36 S in 2011 and the 36 CR in 2012. The smallest design is the Sydney 32 OD at 9.7 metres, the largest the Sydney 47 CR at 14.3 metres. Eight designs measure eleven metres or more.

A boat that has raced hard tells its story in the details. On a used Sydney check the keel attachment and the floors around it, especially after any grounding, as well as the rudder bearings and the mast step. Racing sails wear quickly, so ask how many seasons the main and headsails have done and whether a cruising set comes with the boat. Deck hardware, winches and running rigging see heavy loads on a one design and should be serviced. Many owners mix club racing with coastal cruising, so look at whether the interior has been kept in use or stripped for weight.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

What does OD mean on the Sydney 32 OD and 38 OD?

For Sydney Yachts: OD stands for one design: every boat in the class is built the same,

so the crew makes the difference on the course.

Both lines are recorded right up to the latest build years.

Which is the largest Sydney yacht?

For Sydney Yachts: The Sydney 47 CR at 14.3 metres,

recorded from 2002 and still in recent production.

The GTS43 follows at 13.1 metres.

The cover that fits

For Sydney 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, Sydney Yachts 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 Sydney Yachts.

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

Series by Sydney Yachts, build years and cover

Sydney 32 OD

Sydney 32 OD is a sailing yacht from Sydney Yachts, built since 2002.

Sydney 38 OD

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2001.

Sydney 39 CR

Sydney 39 CR is a sailing yacht from Sydney Yachts, built since 2002.

Sydney 47 CR

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2002.

Sydney GTS37

Sydney GTS37 is a sailing yacht from Sydney Yachts, built since 2009.

Sydney GTS43

Also a sailing yacht, built since 2009.

Sydney 36 CR

Sydney 36 CR is a sailing yacht from Sydney Yachts, built from 2002 to 2012.

Sydney 36 S

Sydney 36 S is a sailing yacht from Sydney Yachts, built from 1992 to 2011.

Sydney 38

Sydney 38 is a sailing yacht from Sydney Yachts, built from 2002 to 2010.

Sydney 40

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1995 to 2002.

What this means for the cover

As the Sydney 32 OD, Sydney 38 OD,

Sydney 39 CR by Sydney Yachts and 3 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 Sydney 36 CR, Sydney 36 S,

Sydney 38 by Sydney Yachts and 1 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 Sydney 32 OD, Sydney 38 OD, Sydney 39 CR by Sydney Yachts 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.

All series at a glance

The Sydney Yachts range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Sydney Yachts: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 10 models, since 1992, mostly 9.7 to 14.3 m

Which model was built when?

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

What does a used Sydney Yachts cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 8 models by Sydney Yachts.

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
Sydney 32 OD	2005 to 2024	€36,100 to €113,400
Sydney 36 CR	2005 to 2009	€54,200 to €76,200
Sydney 38	2005 to 2007	€79,500 to €105,400
Sydney 38 OD	2004 to 2024	€60,900 to €200,400
Sydney 39 CR	2005 to 2024	€88,400 to €307,200
Sydney 47 CR	2010 to 2024	€113,800 to €362,200
Sydney GTS37	2012 to 2024	€74,600 to €198,600
Sydney GTS43	2012 to 2024	€102,500 to €299,500