Marina · Ooigem · in Belgium
Jachthaven Ooigem: berth and insurance
Jachthaven Ooigem lies at Ooigem in Belgium. The position is 50° 53,9′ N 003° 20,6′ E.
- Cruising range
- Belgien & Frankreich (Kanäle)
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 50° 53,9′ N 003° 20,6′ 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. This is a small berth and usually without permanent supervision. Pleasant, and a disadvantage in a claim: with no harbour master there is no witness to when the damage happened or how the boat was made fast. The nearest berth, Yachthaven Ooigem Leiekanaal, 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 3.0 kilometres to the east. Whether a fee applies is not recorded in the map data. 24 slipways are recorded within thirty kilometres.
The nearest berths: Yachthaven Ooigem Leiekanaal, 0.3 kilometres to the south-east, Kuurne, 6.5 kilometres to the south-west and Jachthaven Zulte, 6.5 kilometres to the east. 6 other berths are recorded within 25 kilometres.
What this berth means for your policy
Belgium has no general insurance requirement for pleasure craft. The Pleasure Navigation Act of 5 July 2018 allows the King to introduce one; the Royal Decree of 28 June 2019 did not do so. Proof is asked for through the berth contract and at the locks. Severe gales are rarer here than on the open coast, but the squalls of summer thunderstorms are violent and short. They hit the boat at the pontoon, not at sea: lines chafe through, covers tear, a neighbouring boat comes across.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this berth
Which cruising range do I need for Jachthaven Ooigem?
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range Belgien & Frankreich (Kanäle). 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?
It is not required by law. The berth contract and the locks ask for it all the same. 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
- Harbour website
- yachthavenooigem.be
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: Belgien & Frankreich (Kanäle)
Berths nearby
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Ausstattung, Liegeplätze, Wassertiefe
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