Insurance for your transatlantic crossing, Caribbean hurricane season and beyond ("Finding Dory V" - Webinar #5)

Each season, our "Finding Dory" flotilla, assembles cruisers planning to cross the Atlantic (East-West and/or West-East), under the motto: "Crossing the Atlantic by yourself does not mean you cross alone!". Our flotilla is free for all skippers and crew to join, as long as one actively engages with the community.

Apart from our lively Telegram chat group (our main coordination tool), we also organize regular webinars to help our fleet prepare and plan their crossing.

We are now ready to present this season's 5th free webinar: "Insurance for your transatlantic crossing Caribbean hurricane season, and beyond" on August 3 at 09:00 AM Rome time (07:00 AM GMT).
(Note that this webinar is not at its usual evening time, but in the morning!)

In this webinar, Michaela Claes from Pantaenius, will join us from Australia, to share her professional experience, and passion to help cruisers cross the Atlantic safely. And to stay safe beyond the transat: how to prepare for the Caribbean hurricane season, or what to do if you want to wander further towards the Pacific?

Michaela will talk through the essentials of yacht insurance, covering everything from basic third-party insurance to full comprehensive coverage. She’ll explore key factors influencing insurance costs and coverage, as well as special considerations for ocean passages like transatlantic crossings and Caribbean cruising.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into typical coverage options, safety recommendations, and how to navigate risks during long voyages.
Whether you’re planning an ocean crossing or want to better understand your yacht’s insurance options, this webinar will provide important information to help protect your vessel and crew; and tailor your insurance budget.

Our webinar will be held on “ZOOM” and consist of +- 60 minutes of presentation, followed by 30 minutes (or more if needed) of open Q-and-A/discussions/shared experiences amongst the participants.

Our webinars are free for all “Finding Dory” members. We will record the session and publish the link to the recording afterwards to all members of our community.

The instructions on how to join this webinar, are distributed to "Finding Dory" members only, rather than widely distributing the link via social media, mainly to avoid spammers to join in, and disturb our webinar.

So, if you want to participate in the webinars, first join the "Finding Dory" community. Via our flotilla's Telegram group, we will send you details for each webinar. Instructions on how to join the growing "Finding Dory" flotilla on Whatsapp, you can find in this Noforeignland blogpost.

About Michaela:

Michaela Claes is the Operations Manager at Pantaenius Australia, bringing a decade of experience and a lot of energy to the role. Originally from a small village near Muenster, Germany, she moved to Australia in 2003 and joined the marine industry in 2012.
A former semi-pro show jumper, Michaela credits the sport for teaching her resilience and focus—traits that have served her well in the pleasure craft insurance world. She's passionate about supporting yacht owners globally and loves sharing practical insights on claims, prevention, and how insurers can better support their clients.

About Peter:

As the "concierge" for the "Finding Dory" flotilla community, I will be moderating this webinar. In the 1970-ies, the French actor Jean Gabin, made a song, in which he explained that when he was 20, he thought he knew everything. In his thirties, he started to doubt that. And when he was 60, he said he knew only one thing: "We never know everything" - "On n'sait jamais"... That is the stage of life I am in right now: I am content to know that I will never know everything, that I still learn every day. But what I am committed to do, is to share what I have learned in my past 70,000 open ocean sea miles, with fellow cruisers. That is my current passion.

"Finding Dory V", is a social community of cruisers who plan to cross the Atlantic (East-West and West-East) during the next season (2026-2027). It is the 5th year we organize this "free-to-join" adhoc group of yachties, bonded by one common goal: "to cross the Atlantic together, safely". In the last season, we had over 400 yachts participating in our flotilla.
"Finding Dory" is organized in collaboration with "Noforeignland" (NFL). How to join the Finding Dory flotilla and get the details of our webinars? Join our Telegram chat channel - details in this post on Noforeignland. That post also has all details on the background, purpose and setup of our flotilla.