Lake Chiemsee: Strong katabatic winds

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Lake Chiemsee: how the place works

The lake lies right in front of the mountains, and thunderstorm gusts come from the south over the ridge without being visible early from the water. Between the first signs and the full gust there are often less than ten minutes, and the lake is some fifteen kilometres across at its widest.

Lake Chiemsee: what breaks there

Dinghies, engineless sailing boats and open boats are the ones affected: capsizes, flooding, dismasting. Add mooring buoys where boats drift into each other in a southerly.

Lake Chiemsee: what this means for your policy

The Bavarian navigation rules use flashing storm warning lights, and they are binding. Anyone staying out despite the warning will be arguing about the duty in a claim. Also check whether salvage by diver and crane is insured at a sufficient level.

Cruising range

In the calculator this spot falls under German inland waters

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