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Small cause, big effect: Every year Pantaenius handles more than 6000 claims. A large proportion of these could have been prevented by the simplest preventive measures. Here in our prevention tips-section you can find out what owners themselves can do to avoid taking unnecessary risks on the water.

What sailors can do for the environment

Although sailing uses the energy of the wind, every trip leaves an ecological footprint. Every sailor, be it on his own boat or on a chartered boat, can reduce this footprint with just a few small changes.

Groundings

A grounding can commonly be the result of incorrect use of digital charts (wrong scale usually), insufficient paper chart backup, poor route planning, fatigue, and lack of appropriate look-out.

Lightning Strikes

The flash and crack of a lightning strike become a very vivid memory for anyone unfortunate enough to be hit whilst at sea. While a lightning strike can be very hard to avoid, there are some things you can do to protect your vessel.

Diesel Plague

If the engine suddenly breaks down or after a long period of standing, cannot be started, the cause is often diffcult to fathom, with many owners unsure of what they are dealing with.

Preparing for the storm season

Regardless of where you live you can expect to be hit with severe weather once in a while. Whether it’s some wilder winds hitting the region or a highly destructive cyclone, the following methods are a must for storm protection.

First check, then take off

Arrive, unpack, enjoy, leave – nice! If only it could be like this at the beginning of a charter trip! But before you can relax into your holiday, it’s important to check the boat thoroughly and instruct the crew.

Checklist: Winter Storage And Spring Awakening

Here is a practical and helpful checklist of things that should be checked during the winter to ensure your yacht is ready for the spring.

Preventing Water Ingress - Prevention Is The Best Cure

It is often the little things that make all the difference. The proper care and regular monitoring of important components not only contributes to maintaining the value of a motor boat or sailing vessel, but also prevents major damage such as water ingress.

When Third Parties Help - Salvage And It's Pitfalls

If at any time you are in an emergency situation and require outside help, you will have other things to think about rather than worrying about salvage costs and other consequences.

Using Everything To Fight Leaks

Whether as the result of a collision, grounding, material failure, a loose screw or simply your own negligence – if water is coming into the vessel, haste is required.

Prevention - On A Collision Course

Relatively small collision claims are generally the order of the day at Pantaenius. There is often contact between yachts in particular when manoeuvring in and out of berths in marinas, but fortunately this usually only results in very minor damage.

Precautions For Heavy Weather

Most storm damage is due to collisions caused by torn mooring lines or slipping anchors. The vessel starts drifting, hits the pier or collides with adjacent boats.

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