Booking your berth

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To make a booking or to find out more about our events, click on the email link at the bottom of each page, or call us on 0333 4440 477.

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We also operate corporate events – take a look at our main site reached via the About us page.

Booking is a four-stage process:

1. Make sure there is availability for your chosen event by calling 0333 4440 477 or by sending an email. (We are working on having availability information on-line, but don’t hold your breath.)

2. Pay a 10% or 25% deposit, depending on how far in advance you are booking; you can do this by posting a cheque (made out to Yacht Ventures), or by making a bank transfer (account details are on our booking form). Because of the costs involved, we no longer take card payments.

3. Complete a Booking Confirmation Form. Ideally, we produce this from our database so that it contains all the key information about the event and all the information we hold about you.

4. Two months ahead of the event, pay the balance - just as if you were buying a package holiday.

Is your money safe?
The yachting business has had its difficulties in recent years. Even before the recession, some major players went bust. Some were operating shells, using assets (ie boats) leased from other companies. When the operating companies ran out of cash, they shut up shop, leaving the assets safely in other hands and various customers, suppliers and investors out of pocket. It’s a wicked world.

This can’t happen with Yacht Ventures because there is no limited company involved. The business is a sole tradership; Chris Gill is personally liable for its debts. Your payments to Yacht Ventures can be lost only if Chris does a runner, or goes bankrupt. Both are a lot less likely than the liquidation of an operating company with no assets.

Booking conditions
The Booking Confirmation Form we send you refers to our standard terms and conditions of business, which you can download in pdf form here:
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