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Insuring Windboats Marine Ltd.: cover and premium
sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries
Windboats Marine Ltd.: norfolk Broads boatyard, builder of ferro-cement cruising yachts. NAMMERT insures a Windboats Marine Ltd. 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
14,7 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Windboats Marine Ltd.; cover, cost and conditions
Windboats is a boatyard at Wroxham on the Norfolk Broads. Its roots go back to Graham Bunn, a craftsman and yacht designer who started the yard in 1920 and built small wooden boats, many of which still sail the Broads. The Windboats name arrived after the Second World War under Donald Hagenbach. Aluminium boats followed from 1957, and later hulls in ferro-cement sold under the trade name Seacrete, which gained Lloyd's 100A1 classification. Trevor James, the yard's production director and naval architect, bought the business in 1974. From 1983 Windboats built glassfibre yachts for Oyster, and in 2013 it took over the motorboat builder Hardy Marine.
Our model records hold a single Windboats design, the Endurance 40 sailing yacht, listed for the build years 1970 to 1979 at 14.7 metres. No line of the brand reaches into recent build years. The design comes from the American naval architect Peter Ibold, who drew the Endurance in 1970 as a heavy displacement, long keeled cruiser of 35 feet; larger versions of up to around 50 feet followed. Windboats produced these boats in ferro-cement, while other yards and a good many home builders used the same lines. An Endurance 40 from Wroxham shows a traditional sheer, a long keel and the steady profile of a serious passage maker.
A ferro-cement hull rewards a careful eye. Rust stains weeping through the paint, hairline cracks around fittings and damp in the bilge all hint at water reaching the steel mesh inside, and a survey by someone who knows the material is money well spent before buying. These yachts were built for long passages: the long keel tracks well and the motion at sea is gentle, though she is no quick tacker in a crowded harbour. On a boat of this age the rig, chainplates, engine and tanks are as important as the hull. Many owners keep the original layout and add modern electronics and solar panels for extended cruising.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Who designed the Endurance 40?
For Windboats Marine Ltd.: The American naval architect Peter Ibold.
He drew the Endurance in 1970 as a heavy, long keeled 35 footer, and larger versions followed.
Windboats at Wroxham built the boats in ferro-cement;
our records list the Endurance 40 at 14.7 metres for the years 1970 to 1979.
What does Seacrete mean at Windboats?
For Windboats Marine Ltd.: Seacrete was the trade name under which Windboats built ferro-cement
hulls, cement mortar laid over a steel mesh.
The method gained Lloyd's 100A1 classification.
Anyone looking at such a hull today should ask for a survey by someone familiar with the material.
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 Windboats Marine Ltd.: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Windboats Marine Ltd.,
at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Windboats Marine Ltd.: 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, Windboats Marine Ltd.
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
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 Windboats Marine Ltd..
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Windboats Marine Ltd., build years and cover
Endurance 40 is a sailing yacht from Windboats Marine Ltd., built from 1970 to 1979.
For the Endurance 40 by Windboats Marine Ltd.
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 Endurance 40 by Windboats Marine Ltd.
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.
Windboats Marine Ltd. insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Windboats Marine Ltd.
are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
