Cruising area · Swedish West Coast · North Sea and Baltic
Boat insurance for Swedish West Coast
Bohuslän is rocky, well sheltered and very popular. The channels between the islands are narrow, and outside lies the Skagerrak, where wind against tide makes a steep sea. The typical loss is a grounding on rock, followed by damage while berthing in crowded summer harbours.
- Season
- June to August
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- ashore storage usual, frost protection needed
- Position
- 58° 12,0' N 011° 36,0' E
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Berths, season and winter storage
The main season is June to August with berths in the middle price band. Ashore storage is usual in winter and the area can freeze. In natural harbours, pay more attention to the shore lines than to the anchor, because that is what the boat actually hangs on.
What this means for your policy
The area belongs to the Scandinavia cruising range. If you continue north or across the Skagerrak to Denmark and Norway, check that those sections are in the same entry. Also clarify how your policy assesses hull damage after rock contact.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
How is hull damage after rock contact assessed?
As an accident event, and from Basis-Plus: running aground and collision with fixed objects are named there expressly. Report the contact even without visible damage, and the inspection costs are covered with no deductible, up to 500 euros in Basis-Plus and without a cap in Premium. Under the Basis tariff, a partial hull cover, rock contact is not covered.
Is the passage across the Skagerrak in the same entry?
Tell us the route you actually sail and it goes into the schedule. We set the cruising range by your use, adding to it costs nothing, and Premium covers six weeks a year beyond the agreed range anyway.
What about shore lines in the natural harbours?
If a shore line gives way and the boat works against the rock, the damage to the boat is an accident event from Basis-Plus. The line itself is wear and insured in no tariff. More hangs on the shore lines than on the anchor here, so go through them before the season.
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.
