Claims against Sailing Clubs

Originally posted by RS400atC I wonder if the boat had 3rd party cover?

I've never done a race where it hasn't been a requirement have this, so you'd hope so.

Edited by Peaky - 05 Mar 13 at 8:44pm

This is all very interesting. I did an RS200 nationals at Hayling a few years back, the race course was set in water about 20ft deep, not a problem when upright but it was quite wavy that day and boats that capsized ended up pile driving their masts into the bottom and bending them. That day about 6 masts were bent beyond repair, someone had to drive to LDC that night and collect a load of replacements. I was one of those with a bent mast and a guy came over and asked who I was insured with, when I said Noble he said he worked there and that Noble would pay out no bother, they did. I very much doubt any competitor or Noble decided to make a claim against the club for this, its just one of those things.

bit off on a tangent... but where would you stand if you left your boat tied down in the boat park to find those members who don't have to work have gone down during the week and cut the grass.... and not tied your boat back down...... who is responsible then??? 

I wonder if the charterer was unfamiliar with the draft of the boat he had borrowed?

Sounds like the boat wasn't insured to start with, no different from driving a car without insurance and therefore "the book" should be thrown at the person trying to claim against the club. This skipper is a danger to his/her crew and all other competitors, thankfully it was only damage to the own crafts dagger board.