Terms & Conditions

Clause 1. General Charter Conditions

1. Interpretation of the Counterparties

1.a.1 Yacht4Less Ltd. (Yacht4Less hereinafter) means the 'Charter broker/Agent' between the Client and the Charter Company.
1.a.2 'Charter Company' means the yacht owner or the yacht management company with whom the Client’s Agreement is concluded.
1.a.3 'Client' means the lead charterer (at least 18 years old), namely the person to whom the booking confirmation contract/invoice is addressed to.

2. For Yacht4Less clients, the aforementioned means that the Client’s Contract is and should be considered a Charter agreement between them and the Charter Company. Yacht4Less signs Agreements with all Charter Companies and hence is entitled to represent their products. Yacht4Less is entitled to draft Contracts and receive payments on behalf of the Charter Companies.

Clause 2. Yacht Representation

1. All yacht descriptions, specifications, inventories, equipment lists, availability data, and images displayed on the Yacht4Less website are provided directly by the Charter Companies. Yacht4Less transmits this information in good faith but cannot warrant its accuracy, completeness, or that it is up to date at all times. Photographs are for illustrative purposes only and may not represent the exact yacht provided for charter. Any errors, omissions, misrepresentations, or discrepancies in the information or images remain the sole responsibility of the Charter Company. The Client acknowledges that any claims or remedies arising from inaccurate or misleading yacht information, pricing, equipment lists, or images must be pursued directly with the Charter Company.

Clause 3. Booking Procedure/Confirmation

1.  A booking is only considered valid when both the signed Booking Contract/Invoice and deposit payment are sent to Yacht4Less by the Client. We normally expect both the signed Booking Contract/Invoice and deposit payment to be sent to Yacht4Less within the same day as the booking request, unless agreed otherwise.

2. All online bookings made through the Yacht4Less website (www.yacht4less.com) shall be considered provisional until Yacht4Less issues written confirmation of acceptance. Confirmation will only be effective once the required deposit has been received by Yacht4Less and the Charter Contract has been duly executed. Yacht4Less shall not be liable for any errors arising from technical malfunctions, booking system failures, website downtime, data transmission failures or information discrepancies, including but not limited to mispriced charters or inaccurate availability or boat information as provided to Yacht4Less by the Charter Companies. Yacht4Less reserves the right to cancel or amend any affected booking in such cases, even after provisional confirmation has been issued. In such an event, the Client will be promptly notified, and any sums already paid will be refunded in full, without liability for additional damages or compensation.

3. The Client acknowledges and agrees that acceptance of these Terms and Conditions by ticking the box “I have read and agree to the Yacht4Less Terms and Conditions” during the online booking process constitutes full and binding acceptance of the Yacht4Les Terms & Conditions. Such electronic acceptance shall have the same legal effect as a handwritten signature. Yacht4Less shall not be required to obtain a further signed copy of the Booking Contract/Invoice where acceptance has been given electronically. 

Clause 4. Payment Terms

1. Payment terms (including amounts and due dates) are determined by the respective Charter Company with whom the Client’s Charter Agreement is concluded. Yacht4Less will provide a payment schedule in the Client’s Booking Contract/Invoice. In case of delayed payments, past their due date as indicated in the Booking contract/ invoice, the Charter Company withholds the right to cancel the booking and keep any payments made until then as cancellation fees. In case of a last-minute booking, where the charter embarkation date is in less than 6 weeks, the full Charter fee is due immediately and payable upon booking confirmation.

2. Debit/Credit card payments:
   Yacht4less accepts all major Debit and Credit cards. Please kindly note that all payments via credit/debit card will be subject to a 3.0% handling fee. No credit card fees will apply to payments from UK customers.

3. Yacht4Less accepts payments on behalf of Charter Companies and acts solely as an intermediary for payment collection. Yacht4Less shall not be liable for any delays, reversals, frozen funds, chargebacks, or failures caused by financial institutions, card processors, or payment service providers. The Client remains responsible for ensuring timely payment in accordance with the due dates set out in the Booking Contract/Invoice. Failure of a payment, for whatever reason, may result in cancellation of the booking without refund of sums already paid, subject to the cancellation policy.

4. Where payments are made in a currency different from that quoted in the Booking Contract/Invoice, the Client acknowledges that exchange rate fluctuations, bank charges, and card provider conversion rates may affect the total amount payable. Yacht4Less shall not be responsible for any losses, additional charges, or discrepancies arising from such fluctuations or third-party banking fees. The Client remains responsible for ensuring that the correct amount in the Booking Contract/Invoice currency is received in full by Yacht4Less.

Clause 5. Booking Amendment

1. Any requests to amend or alter a confirmed booking must be submitted to Yacht4Less in writing. While we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your request, all changes are subject to availability and the Charter Company's discretion. Should we be able to facilitate your requested alteration, a non-refundable administration fee of £100 will be charged per amendment. Please note that this fee is in addition to any price differences or third-party costs incurred as a result of the change.

Clause 6. Prices

1. Unless expressly stated otherwise, transfers, fuel, water, electricity, mooring fees, marina charges, port duties, customs fees, provisioning, skipper/crew wages, gratuities, and generally anything not mentioned as included, are not included. These remain the sole responsibility of the Client and are payable separately.

2. Yacht4Less reserves the right to alter the booking price should it be absolutely necessary due to a fluctuation in exchange rates. However, we commit to no changes within 30 days of departure. Only increased costs caused by Government or State action will be applied after this time.

Clause 7. Cancellation Policy

1. In case of a Cancellation request, the former must be acknowledged to Yacht4Less in writing and received prior to the departure date. The Client acknowledges and accepts the cancellation conditions set by the Charter Company with whom the Charter Agreement is concluded and the Client should request clarification from their Yacht4Less yacht charter consultant if uncertain. Unless otherwise specified, any payments made at the time of booking and prior to embarkation, shall be regarded as non-refundable.

2. It is the Client's responsibility to purchase adequate travel or cancellation insurance to cover themselves and/or their crew against any losses, accidents or cancellations. Yacht4Less accepts no liability for uninsured losses.

Clause 8. Our Company’s Responsibility

1. Yacht4Less accepts to take responsibility in case the Client suffers any loss, caused due to the negligence of a Yacht4Less team member. However, in case losses are caused by parties not employed by Yacht4Less or by parties that are not under our jurisdiction (i.e. airlines, tour operators, travel agents, crew or charter company employees), we will not be responsible for any type of loss - including inconvenience - caused by the acts or defaults of the aforementioned independent third parties.

Clause 9. Damages caused by Client/Damage Waiver, Security Deposit

1. While clients are on board, they are in full charge and hence responsible for the yacht’s equipment. This means they are fully liable for any damage caused to the boat, its equipment or third parties. Any damages caused will be deducted from their Security Deposit, which will have been pre-authorised on their card or will have been paid in cash prior to their embarkation. Clients will be considered responsible for the actions of children or third parties visiting them on board and will, therefore, be invoiced accordingly at the end of the charter for any damages or losses caused, no matter if the former were caused by negligence or not.

2. Security deposits are administered exclusively by the Charter Company at the base of embarkation and remain a direct arrangement between the Client and the Charter Company. Yacht4Less does not receive, hold, or refund security deposits and bears no responsibility for their collection, application, or reimbursement. Any disputes regarding security deposits must be resolved directly with the Charter Company.

Clause 10. Complaints/Claims/Reclamations

1. Any issue arising during the charter must be reported immediately to the Charter Company’s base manager or representative to allow remedial action. If an issue is not solved locally, we commit to receiving the Client's claim in writing and passing it to the Charter Company within 14 days from the charter’s end date. Yacht4Less will forward the complaint to the Charter Company but shall not be liable for the Charter Company’s acts or omissions. The Charterer/Client hereby acknowledges and admits that any dispute or claim arising out of this Contract is between the Client and the Charter Company and clearly not with or against Yacht4Less, which acts as an intermediate.

2. Charter yachts - in the extremely rare occasion, where you are not provided with the boat booked for unexpected reasons, you will be offered an alternative choice. In the unlikely event that the yacht delivered is of substantially lower standard than the one originally reserved, Yacht4Less will take all reasonable and practical steps to ensure that the Charter Company either processes a refund of the charter fee paid or issues a credit note, which may be applied as a discount or payment towards a future charter. Under absolutely no conditions will Yacht4Less be responsible for repaying any funds nor shall be considered liable against the Client, in case the Charter Company is unable to secure any payments.

Clause 11. The company’s reserved rights

1. Charters are fixed upon the acceptance that all information and documentation provided by the Client with regard to his previous sailing experience is true, accurate, and up to date. Yacht4Less shall not be responsible for any inconvenience, loss or damage caused by the Client’s failure to comply with the aforementioned policy or in case the Client's previous sailing experience and/or documentation (i.e. skipper license) is not accepted by the Charter Company and/or local authorities.

2. The Charter Company is entitled to withdraw, cancel or alter the charter at any time before embarkation, for reasons related to serious damage to yachts or other operational reasons. Yacht4Less shall not be liable for any loss, damages, inconvenience, disruption, delay or failure in performance resulting from any Force 'Majeure' event, including but not limited to acts of war, hostilities, acts of God, civil strife, fire, adverse weather conditions, action of the elements, epidemics, pandemic, strikes, insurrection, piracy, acts of the public enemy, closure of airports or country borders, sudden amendment of federal or state laws, terrorist activities and any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Yacht4Less which makes the fulfilment of the yacht charter booked impossible. In this eventuality, Yacht4Less will try to give as much notice as possible and refund as much monies as possible, less reasonable expenses. Yacht4Less has the right to make alterations to a booking, but also substitute services or yachts that the client has booked, on behalf of the Charter Company. Any alterations do not enable clients to cancel their charter.

Clause 12. Governing Law

1. The Yacht4Less booking Terms & Conditions relating to the company's operation are subject to the Laws of England and Wales. 

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