MARINE & BOAT INSURANCE IN SPAIN & EUROPE - ABOUT US.
www.boatinsuranceinspain.com is a website designed to provide clients with affordable Boat and Marine insurance for Expats in Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, UK and Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, from one central online source. Our specialist boat insurance professionals are here to provide you with an exceptional personal service in English.
BOAT INSURANCE IN SPAIN, UK, GIBRALTAR, PORTUGAL & EUROPE IN ENGLISH
We do have multilingual staff to cover all languages spoken by Expats in all areas. As we specialise in providing all forms of insurance to the Expat community, English is our prime language. We understand that many Expats living in the areas we cover, do not speak the local language and need assistance with their insurance quotes or coverage.
WHAT IS BOAT INSURANCE? - EXPAT MARINE INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
BOAT INSURANCE COVERAGE IN SPAIN.
Boat & Marine insurance in Spain is designed to cover any type of watercraft that can be used on water, whether for river or sea use. From small rubber dinghies and tenders, motor and speed boats, family cruisers and mega yachts, to professional skippers, rental boats, tourist businesses that rental boats in tourist areas. Spain, Gibraltar and Portugal are all predominantly surrounded by large expanses of water and have a huge contingent of assorted marine craft plying the waters.
CAN YOU INSURE BRITISH REGISTERED (SSR) BOATS AND WATERCRAFT IN SPAIN?
Yes, we can. We insure many SSR (Small ships Registered) boats from the UK. If you have brought a boat to Spain and it is not registered you will need to get some sort of registration for it to enable you to use your boat in Spanish waters. The Small Ships Register is a simple online registration process that costs about 25 GBP.
USING A BRITISH TRAILER TO TOW YOUR BOAT IN SPAIN.
If you bring your boat from the UK on a British boat trailer, you can legally use the trailer to tow your boat provided that the vehicle towing the boat is a British registered vehicle. If you are towing it behind a Spanish or other foreign registered vehicle, even if you put a matching Spanish number plate on the trailer, you are likely to get a hefty fine or even have the trailer and the boat on it, confiscated. Importing the British trailer is not much of an option as the costs of importing that trailer are likely to exceed the value of the trailer.
TOWING AND TRAILER INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
Insurance for your boat or any other trailer, if it does not exceed 750 kg, is normally included in our car insurance policies, along with the mandatory breakdown recovery insurance. If you don't have the mandatory breakdown recovery insurance on your UK plated vehicle, we can arrange that for you, as a separate policy. Our Car insurance policies automatically include breakdown insurance in Spain and Europe and are often cheaper than car insurance in the UK.
INSURANCE FOR BOAT & MARINE BUSINESSES AND MARINAS.
www.boatinsuranceinspain.com also cover all professional aspects of boating and marine insurances that will cover professional skippers, tugs and cargo vessels, RoRo container ships and cruise liners, and provide insurances for Marinas and workshops that deal with anything to do with the Marine industry including dive boats and scuba divers.
WHAT DOES BOAT INSURANCE COVER IN SPAIN?
Almost anything to do with boats can be covered. A lot will depend on the type of boat and whether it is for private, recreational or commercial use. Our team of professional boat insurance specialists will help you determine what is required legally and advise you as to the right type of boat insurance to have in Spain.
BOAT INSURANCE IN SPAIN FOR FIRE AND THEFT.
Protecting your boats and watercraft in Spain against fire and theft is imperative. If your boat was left in a Marina and caught fire it could cause extensive damage to your boat and many other boats in close proximity within the Marina. You may have it sat on a trailer in your driveway and come home to find it missing. Everything gone! Boat insurance would be there to help you mitigate any losses.
PUBLIC LIABILITY BOAT INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
Mandatory Public Liability insurance for your boat and passengers is required by law in Spain, regardless on the size of your boat. Public liability will protect you from any claims against you in the event of personal or bodily injury to passengers or the public.
VOLUNTARY PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR BOATS AND PLEASURE CRAFT IN SPAIN.
Voluntary public liability Insurance for boats is a contractual liability affecting owners of sports and leisure boats. It will cover you for towing water skiers and other craft and protects you from claims for personal injuries and any subsequent damage caused to third parties due to a collision, an impact or damage caused to maritime facilities like Marinas and ports.
INSURANCE THAT COVERS HULL DAMAGE TO YOUR BOAT.
This insurance will cover you for any damage caused to your boat and any other insured components such as any extras, platforms, towers, and equipment. It will also include any damage caused due to hazardous pollution, and any damages caused from trailering. Damages caused or due to coastal regattas is also included in Spanish territorial waters.
DAMAGE TO ENGINES, MASTS, RIGGING & MORE.
Our boat and Marine insurance in Spain will cover all damages to the hull, sails, engines, masts, auxiliary equipment, auxiliary craft, special fixtures and fittings, personal belongings and trailers.
PERSONAL BOAT AND MARINE COVER FOR ACCIDENTS.
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Cover for loss of life or bodily injuries of occupants while on-board the insured boat, or when boarding and/or disembarking from the insured vessel.
Death, permanent disability, medical and pharmaceutical assistance and funeral expenses, deposit of bail bonds and defence are also covered.
NAUTICAL ASSISTANCE AT SEA - INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
Nautical assistance can be covered under our Liberty Seguros Boat insurance policy in Spain and is an option that can be added. We would recommend adding the Nautical assistance insurance to your policy as the cost of recovering your boat, even if you are only a few hundred meters away from the Marina can be more than €600. Local Marinas may render assistance free to local members or Marina users free if you are not far away and you can reach them on a VHF radio. If you have to call Maritime rescue, expect a big charge if the rescue vessel has to come from anywhere else. Some Marinas are home to the rescue services and if called out, you will still get a bill.
SPANISH COASTGUARD - SALVAMENTO MARITIMO AND HOW TO CONTACT THEM.
The direct emergency number for the coastguard is 900 202 202. If you have a VHF radio, call on channel 16 or if there is a danger to life or an immediate emergency press the red distress button on your VHF radio and then try and call anyone on channel 16.
The emergency telephone number for the European Emergency Service is 112.
COMMERCIAL MARINE AND CARGO INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
Commercial shipping insurance is complex in nature with marine cargo and freight liability solutions to suit all customers. Marine cargo insurance wil cover goods on land, sea, air and storage, with the full coverage for risks of loss, damage and theft in transit to war and terrorism and liability insurance for freight forwarders, logistic companies and haulage companies.
Coverage for damages to other ships, cargo terminals, container terminals and platforms, ports and pipelines, hull, Marine Casualty and Marine Liability.
CANOE AND KAYAK INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
If you are looking for Canoe or Kayak insurance in Spain, we have a Personal Accident and Injury Insurance in Spain that will suit your needs. It will also cover you for a large number of other sporting activities, and also cover you for at home and for work related injuries.
JET SKI AND RIDER INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
Jet skis and small motorised jet boats are a very popular craft all around Spain. They are often available for hire or rent at most marinas and boating centres around Spain. Care should be taken to see what type of jet ski & rider insurance these hire and jet ski rental companies offer. Jet skis are very powerful machines and can be very expensive to replace and at high speeds can cause serious personal injury to you and your passengers.
Insurance cover for Jet Skis in Spain will include trailering,launching, theft, hull damage, total loss and sinking as well as civil and public liability with legal defence to cover any court case costs.
INSURING CHARTER BOATS, TOURIST BOATS AND FISHING BOATS IN SPAIN.
If you own a fishing boat or have a charter boat business whereby you rent the boats out to clients on a daily or weekly basis, for hire, with or without the driver or captain, you will need the compulsory insurance to provide protection for you and liability for your clients. Most of these services do require the correct licences and documentation to comply with Spanish regulations.
All the modern safety gear will be required, such as life jackets, life rafts and flares and must keep the originals of your insurance and registration documents on the boat at all times. If you are unable to produce these documents your boat could be impounded and you could be denounced and receive a fine. See boating in Spain for more details.
SPANISH BOAT LICENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Don't worry if you don't have a boat licence in Spain. They are easily obtained by doing a short 1/2 or 1 day course at a registered RYA Training centre in Spain. Alternatively, if you speak fluent Spanish, some of the Spanish Marinas have training centres, so ask the Marina for information or check online.
COMPARE BOAT INSURANCE IN SPAIN.
There are no Boat or Marine insurance comparison websites online. This is because most of the Boat and Marine insurance Companies in Spain do not operate on similar platforms. www.boatinsuranceinspain.com are part of a Network of Insurance Companies, Boat Insurance Agents and Brokers that can quickly find you the best boat insurance to suit your needs.
BOAT INSURANCE HELP AND SUPPORT IN SPAIN.
If you have any questions with regard to boat and marine insurance in Spain, please feel free to contact us and we will do all we can to help you.
Updated April 2020 . Copyright www.boatinsuranceinspain.com