Cruising area · Bosphorus · Black Sea
Boat insurance for Bosphorus
Over thirty kilometres between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea a surface current of up to four knots runs south, with a counter current beneath it. Add traffic at a density that forgives no mistakes: shipping, ferries crossing the fairway, fishermen. Pleasure craft must keep clear of the traffic separation schemes and may only pass certain sections at set times.
- Season
- April to October
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- ashore storage usual, frost protection needed
- Position
- 41° 12,0' N 029° 0,0' E
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Berths, season and winter storage
The passage is mostly made from April to October, with berths in Istanbul in the middle price band. The transit itself is a day leg, not a place to linger. If you plan it, check the current reporting requirements, because they change.
What this means for your policy
The Bosphorus belongs to the Turkey cruising range; going on into the Black Sea needs an additional entry, because that area is not included in many policies. Also check your liability sum: a collision with a commercial vessel is a different order of magnitude from pleasure craft.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
Is the Black Sea included in the Turkey range?
No, that needs an additional entry, and in many policies the area is missing altogether. Tell us before the trip how far you mean to go and it goes into the schedule. Adding it costs nothing with us.
What liability sum do I need in traffic this dense?
The highest available. A collision with a commercial vessel is in a different order of magnitude from the leisure world, and over thirty kilometres ferries cross your track here. The sum is stated in your schedule: 10 million euros in Basis, 25 million in Basis-Plus and 50 million in Premium.
Four knots of surface current: what applies after a handling error?
The damage to your own boat is an accident event and covered from Basis-Plus, not under the Basis tariff as a partial hull cover. Where gross negligence is argued we waive any reduction up to 25 per cent of the sum insured in Basis-Plus and up to 50 per cent in Premium.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Türkei
Hazard spots nearby
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields.
