BOOKING CONDITIONS
CONTRACT
The following terms and
conditions will be
incorporated into every
contract between BH Marine
LLP (US/WE) and the Client
(YOU) By making a
deposit/full payment YOU
will be accepting our terms
and conditions both for YOU
and for all members of your
party. The contract will be
construed in accordance with
English Law and it is agreed
that YOU and WE will submit
to the jurisdiction of the
English courts.
BOOKING
Bookings will be made on the
form provided and must be
accompanied by a deposit
payment of 30% of the total
cost. Telephone bookings
will be accepted provided
they are confirmed by
returning the form with the
deposit payment within seven
days. All outstanding
balances will be due at
least 30 days prior to
commencement of the course.
If the booking is received
less than thirty days before
commencement of the course
then the full cost of the
course should be paid at the
time of booking. Failure to
pay on time, we reserve the
right to cancel your booking
with no refund of deposit.
CANCELLATION BY US
We reserve the right to
cancel the booking at such a
time that if all other
options are exhausted we
will refund you all sums
already paid or offer an
alternative course date. If
adverse weather prevents the
start of or curtails the
course, alternative dates
will be offered but no
refund made.
CANCELLATION BY YOU
You may cancel your booking
at any time provided that
the cancellation is made by
the person who signed the
booking form and is
communicated to us in
writing. Cancellation will
be effective from the date
it is received by us. As
this incurs administrative
and other costs we will
retain your deposit if you
cancel any time between
booking and 30 days prior to
course commencement. If you
cancel within 30 days of
course commencement we will
retain full payment to
compensate for the risk of
under occupancy of the
yacht.
If you have booked as a
party and a member or
members of your party cancel
then the remaining members
of your party will be
obliged to take on the share
of the costs borne by those
canceling.
If you cancel for reasons
covered by an Insurance
Policy you should be able to
recover your losses.
SWIMMING
It is strongly recommended
that YOU are able to swim.
Non-swimmers should notify
the skipper of the fact.
INSURANCE
You will be covered by our
insurance whilst on board if
however you wish us to
arrange personal travel
insurance cover it will be
an extra cost of £10 a
person.
LIABILITY
Subject to the terms of the
Unfair Contract Act 1977 and
save to the extent that such
liability may not be
lawfully excluded or
qualified by reference to a
contract term or otherwise
in no circumstances
whatsoever shall we be
liable for any death,
personal injury, loss or
damage to you or your
property
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party shall be
liable if prevented from
fulfilling any of its
obligations by any incident
of Force Majeure including
an Act of God, Strikes,
Lockout, Act of Government
or any occurrence whether
similar or dissimilar
GENERAL
You shall not assign the
benefits of this agreement
to any third party.
SKIPPERS DECISIONS
Decisions made by the
Skipper are final in respect
of the safety of the yacht
and the well being of the
crew. In exceptional
circumstances the Skipper
may instruct you to leave
the yacht in which-case you
will not be entitled to any
refund of fee or
reimbursement of any other
expense.
BH Marine LLP 28th
November 07
