Insuring Wrighton: cover and premium

sailing boats and sailing yachts · several countries

Wrighton: french builder of twin-keel sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Wrighton 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

6,6 to 10,2 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Wrighton; cover, cost and conditions

Wrighton was a French yard, and its boats sail under the Bi-Loup name. Richard Wrighton created the brand in 1978 and built the boats in Béthune, beside the Aire canal and a fair way from the sea. A good share left the shed as kits for owners to finish themselves. What sets a Bi-Loup apart is the twin keel: two fins let the hull sit upright when the tide goes out, a layout common in northern Europe yet rare in France. The boats were conceived as sturdy family cruisers. In 2013 the Béthune yard entered court-supervised reorganisation, a new team in Caen with naval architect François Lebailly carried on building, and the company was wound up in 2018.

Our model records hold five designs: four sailing yachts and one open sailing boat. The Bi-Loup 102 is the oldest entry, from 1984, and at 10.22 metres also the largest. The Bi-Loup 77 at 7.53 metres follows from 1988, then the Bi-Loup 88 at 8.8 metres and the Bi-Loup 66 at 6.6 metres, both from 1990. The 66 is listed as an open boat and ends in 2003, while the 77, 88 and 102 run to 2005. The Biloup 89, at 8.98 metres, came last and is recorded from 1998 to 2008. None of the lines reaches the most recent build years, so every Bi-Loup on the market today is second-hand.

Twin keels shape both how these boats are used and how they age. Drying out on sand or mud loads the keel roots and the surrounding hull on every tide, so on a used Bi-Loup it pays to look for cracks or weeping at the keel joints and to have the keel bolts checked. Kit-built boats deserve an even closer look, because the finish below decks depends on whoever completed it: wiring, deck fittings and the bonding of bulkheads can differ from one boat to the next. The rig is simple and easy to handle for a small family crew in shallow coastal waters and estuaries. With the yard closed, parts specific to the hull have to be sourced or made elsewhere.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Which is the largest Bi-Loup?

For Wrighton: The Bi-Loup 102 at 10.22 metres, listed in our model records from 1984 to 2005.

The smallest is the Bi-Loup 66 at 6.6 metres, recorded as an open sailing boat.

What is special about the way a Bi-Loup is built?

For Wrighton: Every Bi-Loup has twin keels.

The two fins let the boat stand upright at low water,

so it can dry out in tidal harbours and creeks.

When buying one, the keel joints are the first place to inspect.

The cover that fits

For Wrighton: 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, Wrighton 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 Wrighton.

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

Series by Wrighton, build years and cover

Biloup 89

Biloup 89 is a sailing yacht from Wrighton, built from 1998 to 2008.

Bi-Loup 77

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1988 to 2005.

Bi-Loup 88

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1990 to 2005.

Bi-Loup 102

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1984 to 2005.

Bi-Loup 66

Bi-Loup 66 is a sailing boat from Wrighton, built from 1990 to 2003.

What this means for the cover

For the Biloup 89, Bi-Loup 77, Bi-Loup 88 by Wrighton and 2 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 Biloup 89, Bi-Loup 77, Bi-Loup 88 by Wrighton 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 Bi-Loup 66 by Wrighton series:

On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.

All series at a glance

The Wrighton range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Wrighton: boat type, build years and length,

nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 4 models, 1984 to 2008, 7.5 to 10.2 m
sailing boat: 1 model, 1990 to 2003, 6.6 m

Which model was built when?

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

What does a used Wrighton cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 5 models by Wrighton.

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
Bi-Loup 102	1987 to 2000	€27,300 to €51,900
Bi-Loup 66	1993 to 1998	€10,000 to €14,700
Bi-Loup 77	1993 to 1997	€11,900 to €16,300
Bi-Loup 88	1993 to 1998	€18,400 to €30,100
Biloup 89	2001 to 2005	€28,300 to €41,000