Marina · Ely · on the English south coast
Marina Bridge Boatyard, Ely: berth and insurance
Marina Bridge Boatyard lies at Ely on the English south coast. Recorded on site are Drinking water, Pump out, Fuel, Boatyard on site and Visitor berths.
- Cruising range
- Britische Inseln & Irland
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 52° 23,5′ N 000° 16,1′ E
On the map
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Berth, season and winter storage
A berth afloat all year round is possible here, which is exactly what makes the season a question. Policies written for a season commonly pause over the winter months, in harbour and ashore alike. Anyone who leaves the boat in the water through the winter should check which months their own cover actually runs. At the pontoon what counts is what the conditions call a duty of care: lines of adequate strength, chafe protection, a working bilge pump and a boat that is not left unchecked for months. A crane or slipway is recorded on site, so the boat does not have to be moved elsewhere to come out. That matters beyond convenience: lifting, slipping and road transport are a separate kind of loss, and not every policy includes them. A fuel berth on site makes bunkering easy and a pollution claim more likely: an overflowing tank is one of the most common environmental incidents in a harbour. It is a liability matter, not a hull one. The nearest berth, Cathedral Marina, is less than a kilometre away. That close together you share the tight water when manoeuvring, and the most common damage is the damage another boat causes.
The nearest slipway is 0.5 kilometres to the north and is free of charge according to the map data. 42 slipways are recorded within thirty kilometres.
The nearest berths: Cathedral Marina, 0.3 kilometres to the north, Fish and Duck Marina, 5.1 kilometres to the south and Lazy Otter Marina, 8.4 kilometres to the south-west. 15 other berths are recorded within 25 kilometres.
What this berth means for your policy
The United Kingdom has no statutory insurance requirement for pleasure craft at sea. On the inland waterways it effectively does: there the boat needs a licence from the navigation authority, and third party cover is a condition of that licence. Harbours and clubs ask for proof in any case. This berth sits in an area where severe gales are part of the year. That makes one distinction in the small print worth reading: most conditions name storm from force 8, while flooding and storm surge are a separate matter. Whether a boat that breaks free, strikes piles or pontoon, is driven ashore or sinks is covered depends on whether the wording insures accidental events at all or only a fixed list of named perils.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this berth
Which cruising range do I need for Marina Bridge Boatyard, Ely?
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range Britische Inseln & Irland. The cruising range is the boundary within which a policy applies. Check the wording before you go beyond it: many policies name a narrower area than owners assume, and an extension has to be agreed before the passage, not after the claim.
Can I leave the boat afloat here over winter?
It is possible, but a policy written for a season commonly pauses over the winter months, whether the boat is sailing, lying in harbour or standing ashore. Anyone leaving the boat afloat needs cover that runs the whole year.
Does the harbour ask for proof of insurance?
Not required at sea; on the inland waterways it is a condition of the licence. The paper that belongs on board is the International Certificate of Insurance for pleasure craft: it states the cover in a form that is understood across the bordering states.
Recorded on site
- Drinking water
- Pump out
- Fuel
- Boatyard on site
- Address
- CB7 4DY Ely
- Telephone
- +44 1353 663 726
- Harbour website
- bridgeboatyard.com
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: Britische Inseln & Irland
Berths nearby
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