Marina · منزل بورقيبة · in Tunisia
Marina plage rondeau: berth and insurance
Marina plage rondeau lies at منزل بورقيبة in Tunisia. The position is 37° 9,0′ N 009° 48,5′ E.
- Cruising range
- North Africa (Tunisia, Morocco)
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 37° 9,0′ N 009° 48,5′ 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, مارينا بنزرت, is 15.5 kilometres away.
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 14.5 kilometres to the north-east. Whether a fee applies is not recorded in the map data.
The nearest berths: مارينا بنزرت, 15.5 kilometres to the north-east, ميناء رأس زبيب, 26.5 kilometres to the north-east and ميناء الصيد البحري بقلعة الأندلس, 35.0 kilometres to the east. One other berth is recorded within 25 kilometres.
What this berth means for your policy
Tunisia does not require liability cover for pleasure craft. Proof is asked for all the same, by the port authority and the national guard on arrival; without it things get awkward at the quay. 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 11 kilometres of open fetch from east-north-east, 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 plage rondeau?
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range North Africa (Tunisia, Morocco). 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, but the port authority and the national guard ask for it anyway. 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.
Cruising range
In the calculator this berth belongs to the cruising range: North Africa (Tunisia, Morocco)
Berths nearby
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