Insuring Dart Catamarans
catamarans and multihulls · the United Kingdom
Dart builds catamarans and multihulls in the United Kingdom. NAMMERT insures boats of this make regardless of year built or where you bought them, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.
At a glance
Origin
the United Kingdom
Class
catamarans and multihulls
Typical sizes
11 bis 16 m
Premium from
from €39 a year for liability
Worth knowing
Dart Catamarans; cover, cost and conditions
Dart built beach catamarans in Great Britain, and the fleet today consists mainly of used boats, the Dart 18 is the most widespread model range and has been sailing on European waters since the seventies. With a boat of this age the decisive question is not the premium but the condition: hull shells from the seventies and eighties have laminate age, and fittings as well as trapeze wires are wear parts that no hull insurance replaces.
What the hull insurance does replace is the consequential damage. If an aged trapeze wire snaps and the sailor falls, the injury is a matter for the accident cover; if a breaking fitting damages the hull shell, the hull insurance pays for the hull damage. With a boat worth four figures, however, the calculation deserves a sober look: often third-party liability is the sensible policy, and hull insurance only for well maintained and upgraded boats.
Third-party liability, by contrast, is indispensable on every beach catamaran, regardless of the value of the boat. A Dart 18 reaches double-digit speeds in wind, and the size of a personal injury claim has nothing to do with the value of the boat. For around forty euros a year it is the most important part of the protection, and in many clubs and sailing areas it is a precondition for the berth anyway.
Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Is hull insurance worthwhile for an old Dart?
With a low boat value often not. Third-party liability is the more important part; hull insurance is worthwhile on well maintained or upgraded boats with a corresponding market value.
Are broken trapeze wires covered?
The wire itself is not, it is a wear part. Consequential damage to the hull is covered under full hull cover, an injury under the accident cover.
The cover that fits
For the whole class of boat
What matters for catamarans and multihulls is the same across every brand; engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection. The class page lists every point and every brand in this class.
Insuring catamarans and multihulls, every brand and every condition
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Katamarane & Trimarane
Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters
Licence
A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).
Registration
Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.
Waters
Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.
Equipment
Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.
Cruising range
The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.
Weather
Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.
General guidance, not a complete account; what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and your boat’s manual. Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.
Series by Dart, with value and cover
Dart 15 / Sprint 15 is an open catamaran from Dart (the United Kingdom), built since 1980, and today changes hands at between €3,000 and €10,000.
Dart Hawk / 20 is an open catamaran from Dart (the United Kingdom), built from 1990 to 2015, and today changes hands at between €8,000 and €20,000.
Dart 16 / 18 is an open catamaran from Dart (the United Kingdom), built from 1975 to 2020, and today changes hands at between €2,000 and €14,000.
As the series is still in production, parts are available and repairs are predictable. Still, set the value at replacement cost, including sails, rigging or gear you bought later.
Open catamarans are beached and trailed, so most damage happens ashore and in transit, not on the water.
For a series built in these years the market value and the replacement cost often differ widely. An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.
Models of this make we insure
Each model has its own page with cover, cost and the points that matter for that boat. Your model not listed? We insure it all the same.
Dart insured in five minutes.
Calculate the premium online, policy the same day, or call us: +49 3375 / 29 12 77.
