Cruising area · Göta Canal · EU inland waters
Boat insurance for Göta Canal
Between Mem and Gothenburg lie the lock staircases of Berg and Trollhättan and the open water of Vättern and Vänern. The lakes can turn unpleasant within an hour; the chambers are handwork. What gets damaged are rubbing strakes and stanchions, plus hull scrapes on rough chamber walls.
- Season
- June to August
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- ashore storage usual, frost protection needed
- Position
- 58° 30,0' N 015° 0,0' E
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Berths, season and winter storage
The canal is only open throughout from June to August, with berths in the middle price band. Ashore storage is compulsory in winter, as the canal is drained. Book the lock group times early, because they are fully used in the short season.
What this means for your policy
The route falls under the Scandinavia cruising range. What matters is that both the inland stretch and the coastal waters beyond are in the policy if you continue into the Kattegat or the Baltic. Also clarify how your policy treats damage that occurs while making fast in a lock.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
Which cruising range do I need for the Göta Canal?
The Scandinavia range. Make sure both the inland stretch and the coastal waters that follow are in the schedule if you carry on into the Kattegat or the Baltic at the end. Adding them costs nothing with us.
Is damage while making fast in a lock covered?
On your own boat from Basis-Plus: striking the rough chamber wall is a collision with a fixed object and is named there as an accident event. Rubbing strakes, stanchions and hull scrapes belong with it. Keep the deductible in mind, because every claim carries it on its own.
The canal is drained in winter. What does that mean for the policy?
Cover also applies while the boat is ashore, including hauling out and launching. The one exception is the season policy: from 1 November to 31 March there is no cover under it, not even in winter storage. On this route that is a sum worth doing in advance.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Skandinavien
Hazard spots nearby
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields.
