The Crash Test Boat Initiative by Admiral Yacht Insurance and Yachting Monthly
Readers of Yachting Monthly and followers of yachting videos on portals such as You Tube, will have noticed our involvement as principal participant within the “Crash Test Boat Series” – an initiative for 2011 launched by editor, Paul Gelder, with the intention of replicating a series of “controlled” sailing disasters, the results of which are listed below.
The Crash Test Results
- Running Aground – What Works?
Measures ranging from simple to increasingly desperate in order to refloat the yacht from various grounding scenarios. - Capsizing! What Happens Below?
Can it be made safe down below or become a hell-hole in the unlikely event of a capsize or knockdown? - Dismasted! What Next?
A dismasting and aftermath caught on camera under controlled conditions. - How to Make a Jury Rig
An unlucky crew set about creating a jury rig from what was left on board, resulting in this elegant square rigger. - Sinking! Immediate SolutionsTen ways of saving a sinking yacht are tested.
- Leaking! What Plugs a Hole?
Whether it’s a seacock or a log transducer that fails what can you use to stop a leak? - Fire in the Galley! What to Do?
Fires were started in the galley and engine room and put out using existing equipment, all of which was out-of-date. - Gas Explosion! Avoid This…
The yacht was anchored in 8m and a 200m exclusion zone was set up before simulating a shocking gas explosion.
Why would Admiral trust a yacht to this lot?
Robert Holbrook, Managing Director of Admiral, has seen all sorts of yachting disasters – from UK coastal dramas to mid-ocean calamities – and has dealt with many insurance clients who have fallen victim to the unexpected or the unavoidable.
A keen cruising and racing yachtsman, Robert is sponsoring a series of ‘crash tests’ to be carried out by the daring folk at Yachting Monthly. The Crash Test Boat series will help promote safety and good seamanship – ultimately a good result for all concerned!
Said Robert: ‘Why not learn from our mistakes so you can avoid making your own?’
All Yacht Monthly articles are available in full
Download the full, unabridged Yachting Monthly articles in PDF format below for reading at your leisure.
- Meet the Wrecking Crew - Download (PDF)
- What to do When you Run Aground - Download (PDF)
- What Happens when you Capsize and how do you prepare for it? - Download (PDF)
- How to Cope with a Yacht Dismasting - Download (PDF)
- How to Create a Jury Rig - Download (PDF)
- Boat Leaking – The Best Ways to Plug a Broken Through Hull from Yachting Monthly - Download (PDF)
- 10 ways to Save a Sinking Yacht - Download (PDF)
- How to Cope with a Galley or Engine Fire on Board - Download (PDF)
- Gas Explosion on Board - Download (PDF)
- Meet the Wrecking Crew: Introductory article (PDF)
- Going Aground: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Capsizing: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Dismasting: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Making a Jury Rig: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Sinking: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Taking on Water: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Fire Below: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
- Gas Explosion: Yachting Monthly Article (PDF)
Admiral’s Yacht Insurance Policies
Admiral Yacht Insurance is underwritten by certain underwriters at Lloyd’s (Watkins Syndicate, Syndicate 457). Lloyd’s enjoys strong financial security supported by excellent ratings. Visit www.lloyds.com for more information. The policy is written in plain English so a knowledge of marine law is not required to understand it. In fact, we are so confident about our policy that we offer a money back guarantee – just tell us in writing, within 14 days, if you are not satisfied with the policy.
- Policy Wording (post 01/10/18) - Download (PDF)
- Insurance Product Information Document (post 01/10/18) - Download (PDF)
- Privacy Notice (post 01/10/18) - Download (PDF)
- Terms of Business Agreement (post 01/01/19) - Download (PDF)
- Policy Wording (pre 01/10/18) - Download (PDF)
- Policy Summary (pre 01/10/18) - Download (PDF)
- Terms of Business Agreement (pre 01/10/18) - Download (PDF)
To get a yacht insurance quote please telephone Admiral on +44 (0)1722 416106 or use the buttons below to either request a call back from our specialist team or to get a yacht insurance quote online.