Marina · Derby · on the English south coast
Mercia Marina, Derby: berth and insurance
Mercia Marina lies at Derby on the English south coast. Recorded on site are Shore power, Pump out, Wi-Fi and Step free access.
- Cruising range
- Britische Inseln & Irland
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 52° 51,7′ N 001° 33,3′ W
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, Stenson Marina, is 2.4 kilometres away.
The nearest slipway is 7.0 kilometres to the east. Whether a fee applies is not recorded in the map data. 29 slipways are recorded within thirty kilometres.
The nearest berths: Stenson Marina, 2.4 kilometres to the east, Swarkestone Boat Club, 7.0 kilometres to the east and Horninglow Basin, 7.5 kilometres to the south-west. 30 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 Mercia Marina, Derby?
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
- Shore power
- Pump out
- Wi-Fi
- Step free access
- Address
- Findern Lane DE65 6DW Derby
- Harbour website
- merciamarina.co.uk
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: Britische Inseln & Irland
Berths nearby
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