The Simple

Get rid of stuff that will blow away, put on extra lines and extra fenders.

The Complicated

After Irma and the storm season of 2017 we have observed insurance companies imposing new rules and requirements. Part of the process is not just preparing your boat physically, be sure to review your insurance policy and make sure you are following their guidelines. The consequences may be that you are uninsured for the storm or have extreme limitations of the coverage.

Common Sense

There will be 2 to 3 times as many lines during a storm, and many more fenders. If it’s possible, lines will be secured on both sides, or anchors will be positioned; the goal is to try to get the boat off of the dock.

Understand geographically where you are, storm surge considerations. Understand what the threat of the storm is and what your surroundings will be.

In Summary

Be very careful to read and understand your insurance policy or the hurricane addendum, storm, hurricane plan or stipulation. Just a warning, that there could be some pretty weird stuff about how close you can be to another boat, there could be a latitude limitation as to where the boat will even be allowed. Be sure to thoroughly review these policies and follow them in order to ensure coverage.

If you have any further questions regarding the topic of preparing your yacht for a hurricane, or simply about yacht management in general, we would be glad to help! Feel free to contact us at (954) 839-6001.