TERMS OF SERVICE

1. Scope

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply to all contracts concluded by us, regardless of whether the contract is concluded online or offline.

1.2 These General Terms and Conditions apply to all current and future business transactions between us and the customer, even if they are no longer expressly referred to.

2. Contractual partner, conclusion of contract via our website

2.1 The contract is concluded with:

GR Sailing Academy

77th km of Athens – Sounio Avenue

19500 Lavrion

Greece

Email: management@gr-sailingacademy.com

Email: chiefinstructor@gr-sailingacademy.com

Homepage: www.gr-sa.com

2.2 The presentation of our offers in our overview is not a legally binding offer.

2.3 The order can be placed through our online shop as well as in writing using our contact form on the website, via e-mail, in writing or by telephone or informally.

2.4 The contract can be concluded in German, English, and Greek.

2.5 After placing your order, you will receive a confirmation and invoice from us.

3. Price

3.1 The prices quoted when booking are prices including VAT and other taxes.

3.2 The price only includes the use of the booked berths, shared use of the general parts of the yacht, and the activities of the skipper/trainer.

3.3 Each participant independently organizes the journey to the port of departure and the return journey from the port of return and bears the associated costs.

3.4 All costs associated with the trip (such as mooring fees and other fees, meals for participants and skipper, fuel, oil, gas, water, electricity, bed linen, final cleaning, and waste disposal) are borne by the participants themselves by paying into an on-board cash box, whereby for each participant the same share applies.

The skipper/trainer does not pay into the Kitty.

Deviating from this is the respective offer for individual courses. Details on this are included and described in the Offers.

4. Payment

4.1 The Student makes a down payment of 50% within 7 days of concluding the contract.

4.2 The balance is due no later than 6 weeks before the start of the course. If this payment is not made, we can withdraw from the contract and point 5 (cancellation) will apply, whereby the day of our contract withdrawal is decisive for the amount of the cancellation fee.

5. Cancellation

5.1 If the travel participant cancels the booking after the conclusion of the charter contract or does not start the trip, the following cancellation fees apply:

a. Up to 6 weeks before the start of the course, the cancellation fee is 50% of the course price. Day before departure or earlier: 20% of the booking price;

b. from 6 weeks before the start of the course or no-show, the cancellation liability is 100% of the course price.

5.2 We recommend taking out travel/charter cancellation insurance.

5.3 We can cancel the courses if the course cannot be held (e.g., due to illness of the skipper/trainer or damage to the yacht). In this case, the travel participant will receive all amounts paid back without deductions within 7 days after cancellation to the account from which the payment came. Due to the cancellation, no claims for damages stand.

6. Execution of the journey, behavior of the travelers

6.1 The Trainer decides all questions in connection with the driving operation and safety on board.

6.2 The participants will help with the completion of the work on board according to their abilities.

6.3 The course is not a vacation trip to specific destinations, but an enterprise dependent on wind and weather. The skipper may change a planned route or leave the yacht in port for weather or safety reasons.

6.4 By booking, the participant declares that his physical and mental state of health allows him to take this course and that he can swim in deep water for 20 minutes without a swimming aid. If there are indications that these requirements are not met, the skipper can exclude this participant from the trip. This counts as non-attendance in the sense of point 5 (cancellation).

6.5 If a travel participant seriously and persistently violates the order on the yacht, the skipper can exclude this travel participant from the voyage. This counts as non-attendance in the sense of point 5 (cancellation). Any additional costs for the return transport are borne by the traveler himself.

6.6 The traveler must inform the skipper immediately of any breach of contract that he perceives during the trip, taking into account the respective circumstances, in order to give the skipper the opportunity to remedy the breach of contract. Otherwise, no claims can later be derived from such non-conformities.

6.7 No liability is assumed for baggage and valuables.

7. Booking for others

7.1 Participants for whom someone else has booked will sign these GTC at the start of the trip. If a traveler does not sign the GTC, the skipper can exclude them from the trip. This counts as non-attendance in the sense of point 5 (cancellation).

7.2 Whoever books a course for other participants is liable for all obligations that fall on these participants.

8. Online Dispute

8.1 The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS), which you can find at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

8.2 We prefer to clarify your concerns in direct exchange with you and therefore do not participate in consumer arbitration procedures.

9. Choice of Law and Venue

9.1 Our contracts are exclusively subject to Greek law, excluding the reference norms of private international law.

9.2 All disputes fall under Greek court jurisdiction.

10. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

10.1 All candidates/students must read and understand our school SOP in the link below. Stay