Cruising area · Cape Verde · Worldwide
Boat insurance for Cape Verde
Between the islands the north east trade often stands at six on the Beaufort scale and more, with a long swell. The anchorages off Mindelo and Palmeira are open and the holding is patchy. Theft of tenders and outboards is a real issue that experienced cruisers handle differently here than in the Mediterranean.
- Season
- November to April
- Berth
- € inexpensive
- Winter storage
- mind the storm season, move the boat in time
- Position
- 15° 54,0' N 023° 48,0' W
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Berths, season and winter storage
The busy time is November to April, when the Atlantic fleet passes through; berths are inexpensive but scarce. Yards exist practically only in Mindelo. Damage here means waiting for parts from Europe, and that is the real cost driver.
What this means for your policy
Cape Verde belongs to the cruising range for the Azores and Cape Verde. Crossing the Atlantic from here needs a blue water or worldwide range. Check how your policy treats theft of tender and outboard when they are not secured on deck.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
How does the policy treat theft of the dinghy and the outboard?
Theft of individual parts including the outboard belongs to full hull cover from Basis-Plus, not to the partial cover. We do not pay for damage to the outboard if it was neither secured nor kept in a locked building — at an open anchorage like Mindelo that is the decisive requirement. For dinghies no deductible applies.
Is the cruising range enough for the Atlantic crossing?
No, the Cape Verdes belong to the Azores and Cape Verdes range; for the crossing you need a blue water or worldwide range. With the worldwide range the digital NAMMERT logbook must be kept as soon as your position changes by more than 300 nautical miles.
Force six trade wind and poor holding: what is covered?
Storm as a named peril begins at force 8, that is 62 kilometres an hour; force six is not there yet. If the anchor breaks out and the boat drifts, strands or collides, that is an accident event from Basis-Plus — and that is what matters here.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Azoren & Kapverden
Hazard spots nearby
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields.
