1. Yacht Accommodation
The price includes yacht accommodation and its equipment as per brochure.
The price does not include: harbour dues away from the home port, local taxes or government taxes and the diesel used costs.
2. Payment conditions
Vessel accommodation can be confirmed after receiving 50% of the charter price, balance to be paid 4 weeks before departure date.
3. Conditions of cancellation
If you have to cancel your holiday, this must be made in writing by the person who the accommodation is invoiced to the effective date will be when this is received at charter company office. Cancellation fees are expressed as a percentage of the total holiday cost, for the periods before the departure date:
- 30% of the vessel accommodation price for cancellation up to 2 months before commencement of the vessel accommodation.
- 50% of the vessel accommodation price for cancellation up to 1 month before commencement of the vessel accommodation.
- 100% of the vessel accommodation price for cancellation within the last month before commencement of the vessel accommodation.
The basis for calculation of the costs of canceling a booking is the date at which charter company has received written confirmation of the cancellation If cancellation is due to objective reasons (death of family member, heavy injury, war or other) the accepted deposit shall not be paid back, but the service provider shall give the yacht to the client at his disposal for another, if available, free period of time or within another season.
4. Takeover of yacht
Service provider will put at client’s disposal only completely equipped yachts with full fuel tanks and in faultless, good condition and expects the yachts to be returned in the same condition. The yachts are put at client’s disposal at the appointed time, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the appointed place. If the client fails to take over the yacht within the 48 hours, the service provider is authorized to give up the contract. If the service provider is not in position to place the yacht at the appointed place 24 hours after the end of the term, or provide another, at least identical or better one, the client has right to give up the contract and get the client s money reimbursed. It is the duty of the user and charterer to check the correct functioning of the dinghy and outboard engine during check in. When the equipment is received in working order the charterer is not required to go on an intervention for the dinghy and outboard in case of problems with the dinghy or outboard. The service provider could reimburse only the amount of the vessel accommodation service, any other compensation possibility is excluded. When taking over the yacht, the client is obliged to check and carefully examine the condition of the yacht and equipment according to the inventory list. The possible covered defects on the yacht or its equipment which couldn’t be known to the service provider at the moment of takeover as well as defects which could arise after the takeover, do not give right to the client to reduce the vessel accommodation price.
If the further cruise is for any reason not possible or the overdue of the disembarkation is unavoidable, the base manager must be informed in order to give further instructions. The client bears all the charges of the service provider that result from the overdue caused by bad weather. Therefore, the careful planning of a route is recommended. Return in the evening hours of a day before check out is obliged. Every late arrival and late handing over of the boat will be charged to the full amount of the daily rate for charter and for any other costs caused by the inability to give the boat to the next client. Any exception is possible only if previously agreed with service provider. The service provider reserve the right not to hand over the yacht if in the judgment of their representatives the client is not competent for any reason to operate the yacht and the service provider won’t give back the paid amount to the client. The service provider could give the instructions on client’s expense.
5. Money deposit
When taking over the yacht, it is a condition that a deposit is lodged according to the valid price list. If the client returns the yacht in good condition and in the fixed time, the deposit money will be returned with no deductions. In case of personal negligence and/or loss of one or more equipment items, the client bears all the costs.
6. Insurance
The yacht is insured against the third person damages and fully insured for all the damages resulting from force majeure up to the registered amount of the value of the yachts for the risks according to the insurance policy. If damage occurs during the cruise and client is not to be charged (due to normal exhaustion or in case of overdraft of the guarantee sum) he must receive permission (instruction) from the service provider or base manager for an adequate repair. In case of some bigger averages, as well as of those where the other boats are involved, the client is obliged to report the case to the authorized harbour-master’s office and record in a protocol (the course of events, estimation of damage) for an insurance company. The client is also obliged to report the service provider’s office. If the client does not fulfil his obligations, he can be in full charged for the costs of damage. The same case is with the damages on the engine caused by the lack of oil. The client is obliged to check the oil in the engine every day. The personal belongings are not covered by the insurance and it is recommended to the client to do it himself. The crew is covered by insurance.
7. Client’s obligations
The client is obliged to sail within the Croatian territorial waters. The client must ask the service provider a special permission and certificate for leaving Croatian territorial water. The client is not allowed to rent the yacht or rent it to the third person, to sail at night by/or unsafe weather conditions, and must comply with public rules, orders and laws. Number of persons aboard is to correspond to the crew list. The client assumes the responsibility for the consequences of non-observance to his obligations. The client or skipper declares undoubtedly that he possesses all the necessary navigational skills and that he has a valid sailing license necessary for the navigation at the open sea and the radio-phone certificate, which have to be presented. In case the yacht has a technical fault, the client is obliged to inform the service provider immediately using one of the few telephone numbers written in the document aboard. The service provider is obliged to remove the fault upon notification. If the service provider removes the fault within 24 hours, the client has no right to require any reimbursement. In case a large damage is created by the clients fault /negligence the loss of charter time is bared by the client and there will be no right to require reimbursement. The client is obliged to notify the authorities and the service provider in case the yacht or equipment is missing, if the further navigation is not possible or in case yachts was dispossessed of, prized or if further navigation was prohibited by state authorities or third parties. If the client fails to hold on his obligations he is considered fully responsible for all the consequences for the service provider and he guarantees for them.
The user is required to provide no later than 7 days before commencement of the charter the following: a full crew list including names, dates of birth and passport numbers of all the crew and a copy of the skipper’s boat license. Extra services which are charged according to the valid pricelist have to be confirmed in writing at least 7 days before commencement of the charter. If the service of a skipper is needed the request has to accentuated in writing at the confirmation of the reservation. In case the client rents an outboard engine it is their obligation to confirm the correct function of the outbard engine at check-in as the service provider will not go on interventions for faults unless specifically agreed upon between parties during charter.
8. Complaints
Only written complaints, signed by both parties on the occasion of return of the yacht will be taken into consideration.
9. Arbitration
All possible disagreements or disputes that cannot be settled peacefully will be under the jurisdiction of the service provider’s court in Zadar. Taken cognisance of and accepted by.
