Insuring Zygal Boats: cover and premium
catamarans and multihulls · several countries
Zygal Boats: english builder of small cruisers and beach catamarans. NAMMERT insures a Zygal 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
catamarans and multihulls
Typical sizes
5 to 6,6 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Zygal Boats; cover, cost and conditions
Zygal Boats was an English yard in Whitstable on the Kent coast. Through the seventies and into the eighties it turned out small glassfibre sailing boats, among them the Limbo 6.6 pocket cruiser and the Condor beach catamaran. Andrew Stewart drew the Limbo around 1975 as a small, quick coastal cruiser, and a British broker puts production at about 130 boats, plus a smaller run of the larger Limbo 9.9. The Condor was a 1969 design by John Mazzotti, and Zygal boats carry a builder's plate naming the yard and Whitstable. A Limbo gives itself away by its balsa cored hull and deck and its drop keel in shaped cast iron.
Our model records list two boats from the yard. The Condor is an open sports catamaran 5 metres long, recorded from 1971 to 1978. The Limbo 6.6 is a small sailing yacht of 6.6 metres, recorded from 1976 to 1983, offered with a fixed keel as an alternative to the drop keel. Between them the two designs span twelve build years and two very different ways of sailing: the fast beach cat on one side, the small cabin cruiser for coast and inland water on the other. Even the youngest of these boats is now well over forty years old.
Age is the main thing to weigh when looking at a used Zygal. On a Limbo, a moisture meter around the deck fittings and the keel box tells you whether water has reached the balsa core, and the lifting gear of the drop keel, its pivot and the cast iron foil itself should be inspected for wear and rust. A Condor needs a look at the hull joints, the beams and the trampoline, and owners report that the centreboard casings can leak. Rigging and sails are often original or of unknown age, so budget time for a proper check. Both boats suit shallow estuaries, lakes and sheltered coastal waters, where a lifting keel or a beachable hull is a real advantage.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
What kinds of boats did Zygal build?
For Zygal Boats: Our model records hold two: the Condor open sports catamaran at 5 metres,
recorded from 1971 to 1978,
and the Limbo 6.6 sailing yacht at 6.6 metres, recorded from 1976 to 1983.
Who designed the Limbo 6.6?
For Zygal Boats: Andrew Stewart, around 1975, as a small and quick coastal cruiser.
It was built in Whitstable with a balsa cored glassfibre hull and deck,
either with a cast iron drop keel or a fixed keel.
The cover that fits
catamaran insurance
Tariffs, cover and FAQ for catamaran insurance in detail.
Third-party liability
The foundation for a boat from Zygal Boats: damage to third parties, worldwide,
from €39 a year for liability.
Hull cover
Partial or full hull cover for a Zygal Boats, at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.
For the whole class of boat
For Zygal Boats: What matters for catamarans and multihulls 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, Zygal Boats included.
Insuring catamarans and multihulls, 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 Zygal Boats.
Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Zygal Boats, build years and cover
Limbo 6.6 is a sailing yacht from Zygal Boats, built from 1976 to 1983.
Condor is an open catamaran from Zygal Boats, built from 1971 to 1978.
For the Limbo 6.6 and Condor by Zygal Boats 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 Limbo 6.6 by Zygal Boats 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 Condor by Zygal Boats series: Open catamarans are beached and trailed,
so most damage happens ashore and in transit, not on the water.
The Zygal Boats range in figures
These figures come from the model records we keep for Zygal Boats: boat type,
build years and length, nothing estimated.
- open catamaran
- 1 model, 1971 to 1978, 5 m
- sailing yacht
- 1 model, 1976 to 1983, 6.6 m
Zygal Boats insured in five minutes.
Boat type, year built, length and value of your Zygal Boats are all we need.
Work out the premium online or call us: +49 3375 29 12 77.
