Insuring Alden
sailing boats and sailing yachts · the USA
Alden builds sailing boats and sailing yachts in the USA. NAMMERT insures boats of this make regardless of year built or where you bought them, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
the USA
Class
sailing boats and sailing yachts
Typical sizes
12 bis 20 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Alden; cover, cost and conditions
Alden goes back to the design office of John G. Alden in Boston and stands for classic schooners and cruising yachts. Many of these vessels date from the years between 1920 and 1990 and are built in wood. For the insurance this is the decisive point: with a wooden hull the standard of care matters more than the year of construction.
A vessel that has been refitted several times is insurable, but the documentation determines the level of the sum. Please enclose refit invoices, a current survey and photographs of the hull. Without this evidence no reliable value can be agreed for a hundred-year-old schooner, and in the event of a claim that is exactly what is disputed.
Classic yachts of this size, twelve to twenty metres, often lie ashore during the winter season and are looked after by a yard. With us the cover continues in winter storage, and damage during craning or in transit is included. Let us know the storage location so that it is stated in the contract.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Does NAMMERT insure wooden yachts such as an Alden?
Yes. The building material is not an exclusion with us. With wooden hulls we look at the condition, and a survey from recent years speeds up underwriting.
How is a refitted vessel valued?
By the replacement value in today's market, evidenced by a survey and refit invoices. The original purchase price plays no part.
The cover that fits
For the whole class of boat
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.
Insuring sailing boats and sailing yachts, 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 your boat’s manual. Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Alden, with value and cover
Alden Schoner und Ketsch 12 to 20 m is a sailing yacht from Alden (the USA), built from 1920 to 1990, and today changes hands at between €90,000 and €590,000.
Alden 44 / 50 is a sailing yacht from Alden (the USA), built from 1970 to 2000, and today changes hands at between €90,000 and €290,000.
For a series of this age 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.
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.
Alden insured in five minutes.
Calculate the premium online, policy the same day, or call us: +49 3375 / 29 12 77.
