Cruising area · The Bahamas · Worldwide
Boat insurance for The Bahamas
Attraction and risk are the same thing: over the banks there is often only a few metres under the keel, with coral heads scattered in between. You pilot by eye, sun high and behind you. Between the islands lie the cuts: when ocean swell meets an outgoing tide, steep seas break right across the passage, and in the Abacos the Whale can close for everyone. In winter a cold front comes through every ten days, and most anchorages only shelter from the east.
- Season
- November to April
- Berth
- €€€ upper band
- Winter storage
- mind the storm season, move the boat in time
- Position
- 24° 36,0' N 076° 54,0' W
On the map
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Berths, season and winter storage
The season runs from November to April and berths sit in the upper band, because marinas charge by the foot and the night and then add power and water. Hurricane season lasts from June to November and the islands sit in the belt. Dry storage sits mainly in the Abacos, Marsh Harbour among them, and cradle space needs booking early. Many owners take the boat back to Florida instead.
What this means for your policy
The Bahamas fall under the cruising range for the Caribbean and the Bahamas; a policy written for European waters stops a long way short. The first question concerns June to November: is the boat agreed to be there at all, and what conditions apply to the storage yard? The second concerns grounding on a bank you could only clear by eye. A cruising permit is required for every foreign pleasure boat.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Karibik & Bahamas
Hazard spots nearby
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields. To the berths.
