Marina · La Spezia · off Tuscany and Elba
La Spezia Porto Mirabello Marina: berth and insurance
La Spezia Porto Mirabello Marina lies at La Spezia off Tuscany and Elba. The harbour is called on VHF channel 73. Recorded on site are Shore power and Pump out.
- Cruising range
- Italy, Sardinia and Sicily
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- VHF channel
- UKW 73
- Position
- 44° 6,0′ N 009° 49,7′ 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. Shore power is available, and with it the most common cause of fire at a pontoon: a charger and a battery left working unattended over the winter. Fire is covered in any tariff; a fire traced to a demonstrably improper installation is not. The nearest berth, La Spezia Porto Turistico Assonautica 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.
How exposed the berth lies
Each spoke shows how far the water is open in that direction, up to sixty kilometres. The highlighted spoke is the direction the sea runs in furthest from. Calculated from the coastline, not measured.
The nearest slipway is 0.2 kilometres to the south. Whether a fee applies is not recorded in the map data. 22 slipways are recorded within thirty kilometres.
The nearest berths: La Spezia Porto Turistico Assonautica Marina, 0.4 kilometres to the north, La Spezia Commercial Harbour, 0.7 kilometres to the north and Fezzano Marina, 2.2 kilometres to the south. 21 other berths are recorded within 25 kilometres.
What this berth means for your policy
Italy requires third party liability cover, for powered craft and for sailing boats with an auxiliary engine, during transport and storage in the country as well and not only under way. The statutory minimum is 6,450,000 euros for personal injury and 1,300,000 euros for property damage. 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. By the coastline the berth is exposed to the south-east: some 49 kilometres of open water run towards it from there. That is the direction the sea comes from in a gale.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this berth
Which cruising range do I need for La Spezia Porto Mirabello Marina?
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range Italy, Sardinia and Sicily. 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?
Yes, and during transport and storage ashore as well, not only under way. 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
- Shore power
- Pump out
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: Italy, Sardinia and Sicily
Berths nearby
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