Marina · Tampere · in Finland and the Åland Islands
Marina Laukontorin satama, Tampere: berth and insurance
Marina Laukontorin satama lies at Tampere in Finland and the Åland Islands. It is recorded with 6 berths. Recorded on site are Shore power, Drinking water, Toilets, Pump out, Fuel, Waste disposal, Car park, Harbour office and Step free access.
- Cruising range
- Skandinavien
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Berths
- 6
- Position
- 61° 29,7′ N 023° 45,7′ 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. 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, Ratinan suvannon vierasvenesatama, 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 0.5 kilometres to the south and is free of charge according to the map data. 66 slipways are recorded within thirty kilometres.
The nearest berths: Ratinan suvannon vierasvenesatama, 0.1 kilometres to the south-west, Laukontorin pienvenesatama, 0.2 kilometres to the south-west and Ratinanrannan pienvenesatama, 0.6 kilometres to the south. 25 other berths are recorded within 25 kilometres.
What this berth means for your policy
Finland has no insurance requirement for pleasure craft. Registration is required, though: a boat from 5.5 metres in length or from 15 kW of engine power must be entered in the transport register. Proof of liability cover is asked for by the harbour associations through their own rules. 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 has some 17 kilometres of open fetch from the north, less from the other directions. That is the distance over which a gale builds its sea before it reaches the pontoon.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this berth
Which cruising range do I need for Marina Laukontorin satama, Tampere?
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range Skandinavien. 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?
There is no insurance requirement, but there is a registration requirement from 5.5 metres or 15 kW. 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
- Drinking water
- Toilets
- Pump out
- Fuel
- Step free access
- Address
- Laukontori 4 33200 Tampere
- Telephone
- +358 41 730 8168
- Harbour website
- visittampere.fi/en/articles/tampere-summer-cruises
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: Skandinavien
Berths nearby
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