Bluewater cruising insurance

Tailored yacht insurance for transoceanic and circumnavigation voyages

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Expert advice. Full market access. Tailored cover.

Planning to fulfil your lifetime ambition to sail the world? Talk to us first.

If you’re preparing for extended cruising or bluewater voyaging, don’t rely on a standard policy. Talk to our team who understand the unique risks and responsibilities of long-distance sailing.

We can offer you advice and guidance to obtain the appropriate insurance for your yacht, taking into account your plans, routeing, and all the other factors that you face when you sail off over the horizon.

We work with carefully selected insurers to provide policies covering the risks you may encounter on a daily basis during your voyage of a lifetime, including:-

Collision and impact damage

Fire, lightening damage, explosion and sinking

Storm and weather-related damage

Theft and vandalism

Mechanical or engine breakdowns*

Third party liability, including salvage and removal, environmental damage and pollution*

*Subject to policy terms and conditions

Your vessel will be far from home, but your insurance protection can always be at hand.

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Comprehensive cover

We arrange insurance for a wide range of yachts known for their seaworthiness and long-distance cruising capabilities such as Oyster, Hallberg-Rassy, Swan, Discovery, multihulls such as Nautitech, Robertson & Caine, Outremer, and motor yachts such as Nordhavn, Fleming, FPB and the like. We offer full flexibility and scope of cover, including:

Hull & Machinery

Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Cover

Crew and guest personal accident cover

Third-party liability insurance

Towage and emergency salvage

Cover for tenders, RIBs, and outboards

Global coverage

Machinery failure and damage*

War, terrorism, and piracy risk extensions

Charter and commercial use*

Onboard personal belongings

Employer’s liability and crew medical/repatriation cover

*Subject to policy terms and conditions

Our policies are fully customisable to reflect your cruising intentions.

If you’re preparing to set off for an extended offshore cruise or circumnavigation, you need more than a standard insurance policy. At Haven Knox-Johnston Specialist, we advise on tailored solutions for owners and crew of bluewater cruising yachts and long-distance motor yachts, backed by decades of expertise and full market access (including P&I clubs).

Whether you’re setting sail for the Caribbean, the South Pacific or a multi-year voyage around the World, we make sure your policy travels with you, providing protection that’s as capable and seaworthy as your vessel.

What is specialist insurance?

The more ambitious your plans, the more likely you are to need insurance that’s negotiated and tailored to your precise needs.

For example, if you’re planning a bluewater cruise around the world for several years, you will need specialist cover to consider the range of territories and the timeframe of your plans; or if you have an exceptionally valuable vessel that you want to charter, this might call for specialist cover.

In short, any risk that cannot be covered by an ‘off-the-shelf’ style policy from a standard broker or provider is likely to need the specialist attention and custom insurance we provide.

Why choose Haven Knox-Johnston Specialist?

Full market access, allowing us to find the right cover for you on your behalf. Including P&I clubs.
Cruising route flexibility. We work with people who understand Bluewater cruising “habits,” and appreciate the desire of such Owners to visit unusual destinations.
Ability to assist with risks that cannot be covered by an ‘off-the-shelf’ style policy from a standard broker or provider.
Trusted by owners. From retirees planning their ‘once in a lifetime’ cruise to liveaboard families circumnavigating the globe, our clients trust us to cover what truly matters.
Dedicated in-house claims support should you need us mid-ocean.

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Haven Knox-Johnston Specialist is a trading name of Howden UK Brokers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority No. 307663. Registered in England and Wales under company registration number 02831010. Registered Office: One Creechurch Place, London, EC3A 5AF. Calls may be monitored and recorded for quality assurance purposes.