Cruising area · Non-tidal Thames · EU inland waters
Boat insurance for Non-tidal Thames
Between Lechlade and Teddington there are around forty attended locks. The river looks harmless but carries noticeable current after rain, and below Teddington the tidal reach begins with entirely different conditions. Damage typically occurs while mooring on towpaths, in the locks and in floods, when boats hang on lines that are too short.
- Season
- April to October
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- ashore storage usual, frost protection needed
- Position
- 51° 36,0' N 001° 0,0' W
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Berths, season and winter storage
The season runs from April to October with berths in the middle price band. Frost is rare but ashore storage is common, because winter floods arrive reliably. Staying afloat means lines that will take two metres of level change.
What this means for your policy
The stretch belongs to the cruising range for the British Isles and Ireland. As soon as you go below Teddington into the tidal reach and on towards the estuary, the water changes completely. Check whether that section and the Thames Estuary are covered by your policy.
Questions and answers
What owners ask about this area
Does my policy apply below Teddington in the tidal reach?
That depends on the cruising range, and the non-tidal and the tidal Thames are two different kinds of water. Tell us how far you mean to go and the right range goes into the schedule; adding it costs nothing with us. Premium covers six weeks a year beyond the agreed range.
Around forty locks: is damage while mooring covered?
On your own boat from Basis-Plus, because striking a lock wall or a towpath is a collision with a fixed object. What you do to someone else's boat is paid by the liability cover in every tariff. The deductible applies per claim, not per season.
What about the winter floods?
High water is not a named peril; what counts is what happened. Breaking loose, drifting off and sinking are accident events from Basis-Plus. On the Thames two metres of level change is normal, so lines that can take it are part of the kit. A boat hanging on lines made off too short is not an act of nature, it is a mooring.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Britische Inseln & Irland
Hazard spots nearby
And one level down: the individual marinas, anchorages and mooring fields.
