What is the Security (Sailing) Deposit for?
When you receive your final invoice, you will find the Booking deposit deducted and a Sailing deposit added. We retain the sailing deposit until after you return from your holiday. Its main purpose is to cover the excess on the insurance policy. In practice, we deduct from it, a nominal charge for consumables used during the trip; i.e. fuel based on litres used and cooking gas. If you have lost or broken any bits of the yacht’s equipment i.e. boat hook these will be charged at Trade price. The fuel tank is full when you leave and we will refill on your return and charge at the current retail rate with a 60/40 tax split. Most crews end up paying between £65-£80 per week for diesel and gas. We aim to post the refund of the balance on the Monday after your trip. No need to return the yacht with full fuel and water tanks as our shore staff will be expecting to replenish tanks as part of the changeover routine. In any case, we prefer to use our own fuel, which has been filtered and treated
