Lake Starnberg and Ammersee: Strong katabatic winds

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Lake Starnberg and Ammersee: how the place works

Both lakes are long and narrow and run north to south. The wind is channelled along them and stands on the water over their full length, so at the southern end a short, high sea builds even in moderate wind. Lake Starnberg is also very deep.

Lake Starnberg and Ammersee: what breaks there

Capsizes and flooding in small boats, plus damage at pontoons and mooring buoys. The depth makes every case more expensive: a sunken boat has to be rigged by divers and lifted by crane, whatever it is worth.

Lake Starnberg and Ammersee: what this means for your policy

Make sure salvage and lifting costs are insured separately and at a sufficient level. For a small boat in eighty metres of water they regularly exceed the boat's market value.

Cruising range

In the calculator this spot falls under German inland waters

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