Terms and Conditions
Definitions
The Applicant - The applicant outlined on the booking form.
The Company - Unity Sailing LLP, trading as Unity Sailing, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (number OC440837), registered office 66 Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5SU; sailing from Mercury Yacht Harbour, Southampton, SO31 4HQ.
The Owner - The owner or operator of the Vessel named on the booking confirmation. Where the Vessel is owned or operated by the Company, the Company is the Owner.
The Vessel - The yacht named on the booking confirmation.
Force Majeure - In this Agreement 'force majeure' means any cause directly attributable to acts, events, non-happenings, omissions, accidents or Acts of God beyond the reasonable control of the Company, the Owner or the Applicant (including, but not limited to, strikes, lock-outs or other labour disputes, civil commotion, riots, blockade, invasion, war, fire, explosion, sabotage, storm, epidemic, collision, fog, governmental act or regulation, major mechanical or electrical breakdown beyond the crew's control).
Appointed Skipper - The professional coach or skipper engaged for the Vessel: certified and commercially endorsed, with all in-date certifications, and engaged by the Owner or by the Company on the Owner's behalf.
About Unity Sailing
The Company is a booking agent. It brings together yacht owners, professional coaches and crew: it matches each Vessel with a professional coach or skipper, organises the sailing programme, and takes bookings for places aboard.
Who your booking is with
Your place aboard is provided by the Owner of the Vessel named on your booking confirmation, sailing with the Appointed Skipper engaged for the Vessel.
Unless the booking confirmation names the Company as the Owner, the Company acts as booking agent for the Owner. The contract for the sailing (your place aboard, the Vessel and the Appointed Skipper) is between you and the Owner. The Company arranges the booking, engages the Appointed Skipper where the Owner asks it to, takes payments on the Owner's behalf and passes them to the Owner, less the Company's commission. The commission is paid by the Owner and is not an extra charge to you.
The Company's commission is agreed with each Owner. In support of empowering everyone through opportunity, the Company offers reduced or 0% commission on certain initiatives and events, including:
- WOKC (Women's Open Keel Boat)
- The Magenta Project
- The Griffin Project
- Youth programmes which support mental health
Where the Company provides something itself (its own vessel, coaching booked on its own, or kit and merchandise), the Company supplies it to you directly.
Current charter vessels and their Owners
| Vessel |
Owner |
VAT position |
| Hair of the Dog |
Unity Sailing LLP |
Not VAT registered |
| Lord of the Dance |
Private owner |
Not VAT registered |
| Mad Dash |
Sailing Hounds Ltd (Co. 16318361) |
VAT registered: 492435278 |
| One Way |
FNX Yacht Charters |
Not VAT registered |
Where the Owner is VAT registered, the booking price includes VAT at the standard rate, accounted for by the Owner.
For vessels booked in the past, see past vessels and their owners.
Agreement
Payment
The Applicant shall pay the deposit and all balances due by the dates outlined in the booking form, to the Company, which receives them on the Owner's behalf. The deposit is a part-payment for the booking.
Late payments may be subject to an additional admin fee of £50, at the discretion of the Company.
Where a security deposit is required (for example, for a whole-boat charter), the Company holds it on the Owner's behalf and returns it after the booking, less the cost of any damage under Accidental Damage Payments.
Accidental Damage Payments
In the case of any damage or losses caused by the Applicant to the Vessel or her equipment due to an act of negligence, the Applicant will be liable to the Owner for the value of those losses or damages up to a maximum of £1,000. The Company may collect this on the Owner's behalf, including from any security deposit.
Cancellations or Amendments to Booking
The Company handles cancellations, rescheduling and refunds on the Owner's behalf.
The Applicant shall have the right to cancel in writing their booking no less than 30 days prior to the booking date. All payments paid will be held and can be allocated to a new booking.
The Applicant shall have the right to reschedule their booking no less than 30 days prior to the booking date. Any deposit paid will be used against the new booking.
The Applicant shall forfeit all payments made if cancellation is made within 30 days of the booking date.
In the event the Company or the Owner needs to reschedule the booking for reasons other than Force Majeure, every effort will be made to move the booking date. If a mutually agreed date cannot be found within 12 months of the booking date, the balances paid shall be refunded.
In the event of severe weather or the decision of the Appointed Skipper to make necessary changes to the training plan, onboard training will be provided as an alternative.
Obligations
The Owner shall provide the Vessel, along with an Appointed Skipper responsible for the Vessel and all crew/applicants aboard for the duration of the booking.
The Company shall arrange the booking, provide the joining information and handle payments as set out above.
Neither the Owner nor the Company shall be liable for any loss or cancellations necessary before or during the booking period as a result of any acts outlined as Force Majeure.
Insurance and Liabilities
The Owner warrants that the Vessel and all her equipment shall be insured for the duration of the booking or charter.
Our quality guarantee. The Company only works with yachts that are managed to a high standard and legally set up for commercial use. The Owner warrants that the Vessel is professionally coded to MCA standards for up to Category 2 and meets World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) Category 2 for offshore racing, and will keep it so for every booking.
The Owner is responsible for the Vessel, the Appointed Skipper and the Vessel's safe operation. The Company is responsible for arranging the booking correctly.
Neither the Owner nor the Company excludes liability for death or injury caused by its own negligence or wilful default.
The Applicant shall be responsible for their own personal insurance to cover personal accident, medical, and emergency expenses, loss of baggage or personal effects, money, cancellations and travel disruptions.
Personal Data
On our Booking and Contact Forms, we require you to provide personal information such as name, address, email address, phone number, emergency contact details and medical details. We will only use your emergency contact details and medical details if you are injured or unwell during a Session. We will retain this information for future visits unless you tell us otherwise. If you provide credit or debit card details, we will use this information only for processing your payment.
Unless you tell us otherwise, we will use your name, address and, if provided, email address to provide you with information about our services and our news. You can opt out of this at any time.
We share your details with the Owner and Appointed Skipper of your Vessel, with race organisers where needed for entries and safety, and with the emergency services if needed. We will not release your information to anyone else.
Security
The Company takes every precaution to protect our users' information. We use a number of digital security systems and operational procedures to protect data submitted to us by you. Physical security of data on our equipment is provided by a combination of firewalls and password protection. The Company uses all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information. However, you should be aware that the use of the Internet is not entirely secure and for this reason the Company cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal information which is transferred from you or to you via the Internet.
Complaints
The Company tries to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. We take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures.
If you wish to complain about this policy or any of the procedures set out in it please contact: team@unitysailing.com
Sale of the Company
If the Company's business is sold or integrated with another business your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers and will be passed on to the new owners of the business.
By proceeding with this booking, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these terms and conditions.
Unity Sailing, as booking agent for the Owner named on the booking confirmation (or as the Owner, where stated)
17 October 2026