Hazard spot
Strait of Bonifacio: Strong katabatic winds
Strait of Bonifacio: The wind accelerates many times over in the narrows between Corsica and Sardinia, with rock close beside the channel.
- Cause
- Strong katabatic winds
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 41° 21,0' N 009° 15,0' E
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Strait of Bonifacio: how the place works
Between Corsica and Sardinia the wind accelerates many times over in the narrows, and the strait acts as a funnel for westerlies and easterlies alike. Add rocks and shoals in the middle of the passage and a nature reserve with its own anchoring rules.
Strait of Bonifacio: what breaks there
Anchored boats drag out of the bays when the wind sets in, and in the narrows themselves groundings on unmarked rocks are added. Rescue is not easy to arrange everywhere because of the reserve regulations.
Strait of Bonifacio: what this means for your policy
Two points: whether anchor damage is covered when nobody was aboard, and whether the policy knows about anchoring rules in protected areas. A fine for anchoring on seagrass is not an insured event; the resulting damage to the boat is.
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