Cruising area · Frisian Lakes · EU inland waters
Boat insurance for Frisian Lakes
Between Sneek, Heeg and Grou lies a network of shallow lakes, canals and weirs connected to the IJsselmeer by locks. Depths are under two metres in many places and the bottom is soft. The typical losses are rarely dramatic but frequent: grounding in mud, bumps in narrow canals and damage while berthing at pontoons that are full all summer.
- Season
- April to October
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- ashore storage usual, frost protection needed
- Position
- 53° 6,0' N 005° 48,0' E
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Berths, season and winter storage
The season runs from April to October and berths sit in the middle price band. Almost every boat comes ashore for the winter, because shallow water can freeze and frost damage to engine and plumbing follows. If you leave the boat afloat, tell your insurer and document the frost protection.
What this means for your policy
For the Frisian lakes your policy needs the Netherlands, not just German inland waters. Anyone locking through into the IJsselmeer and on into the Waddenzee needs a cruising range that expressly includes those coastal waters. Also check that your liability sum meets the Dutch minimum requirements.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
Is a cruising range for German inland waters enough for the Frisian lakes?
No, the Netherlands have to be in the policy. Anyone locking on into the IJsselmeer and the Waddenzee needs those coastal waters named as well. Adding them costs nothing with us and works at short notice before you leave.
Does hull cover pay for a grounding in the silt?
From Basis-Plus it does: running aground is named there as an accident event. The partial hull cover of the Basis tariff does not include it. Report the grounding even when nothing looks damaged, because the inspection costs are then covered, up to 500 euros in Basis-Plus and without that cap in Premium.
What applies if the boat stays afloat over the winter?
Frost damage is excluded as a weather influence unless it follows a storm. These shallow lakes freeze, so storage ashore is the safe route. If the boat stays in the water, tell us and drain the water lines and the cooling circuit.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Niederlande
Hazard spots nearby
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields.
