cancelation or delay of sailing class by Lake St. Clair Sailing School

Lake St. Clair Sailing School reserves the right to cancel or delay courses due to weather, boat, or staff issues. If a class is cancelled by us, arrangements will be made to make up the class upon availability or give sailing credits to be used by the student at a later date. Cancellations by the school can happen on short notice, up to and including day of depending on the conditions.

Rescheduling

Rescheduling is based upon availability. Rescheduling fee is $25

Definitions

“Lake St. Clair Sailing School”, “School”, “we”, “our”, “ourselves” and “us” means Lake St. Clair Sailing School.

“Student”, “you”, “your” and “yourself” means the person or persons who have registered to take a course with Lake St. Clair Sailing School.

Deposit and Payment

A deposit of 50% of the course fee is required to secure the booking of a sailing course. The balance is due 30 days prior to the course start date. Reservations made within 60 days of the course date require full payment. Payment is accepted by VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or any other mutually agreed upon form of payment.

Cancellation by Student

Student Cancelation Policy

If we cancel due to inclement weather, we will contact you for a suitable time for you to reschedule.

• Full refund when you inform lscsailingschool@gmail.com 7 days before the class starts.
• 50% Refund when you inform us 3 days before the class starts.
• No Refund when you inform us 48 days before the class
• Gift Cards can’t be refunded.

Cancellation by Lake St. Clair Sailing School

Lake St. Clair Sailing School School may cancel any course at any time before departure for any reason, including sickness, accidents, travel delays, strikes, mechanical breakdown, war or civil disturbance, or insufficient participants to operate the program. Lake St. Clair Sailing School will make every effort to follow the published itinerary, but variances may occur due to factors beyond our control. If a course is cancelled, Lake St. Clair Sailing School will make every effort to find a suitable replacement, but our liability is limited to a refund of payment rendered.

Refunds and Adjustments

Should you need to leave the course before it is complete, due to sickness, family emergency or any other reason, no refunds or adjustments can be made for any unused portion of the course.

Alcohol Consumption Onboard

Lake St. Clair Sailing School vessels are run as ‘dry ships’ when underway and possibly at anchorages if there is a possibility of having to ‘up anchor’ and move off. This is at the Captain’s discretion. In port, when moored or at anchor, reasonable amounts of alcohol may be consumed, but excessive alcohol consumption that leads to situations putting people at risk, or where the harmony of life on board is disturbed to an extent that other guests are made uncomfortable, will not be tolerated. If this situation arises, the Captain reserves the right to return to port and to disembark any student at an intermediary port, or disembark the entire group in a group if necessary. Lake St. Clair Sailing School will not reimburse, or in any way be held responsible for any costs incurred for travel or any other expenses.

Illegal Acts and Drug Usage

No illegal drugs, substances, objects or contraband may be brought onboard the yacht. Any person found in the possession of or under the influence of any illegal substance will be removed from the course and vessel immediately regardless of location, and Lake St. Clair Sailin

School will not reimburse, or in any way be held responsible for any costs incurred for travel or any other expenses. In addition, you shall indemnify Lake St. Clair sailing school and the Captain against all legal action, impoundment and loss incurred as a result.

Conduct Aboard School Vessels

If, in our opinion, you conduct yourself so as to endanger the vessel or any person or property on board, or behave in a disorderly manner or in a manner to which other students may reasonably object, we reserve the right to take such measures to prevent continuation of such conduct, including your removal from the vessel. In such an instance, no refunds will be issued and Lake St. Clair Sailing School will not reimburse, or in any way be held responsible for any costs incurred for travel or any other expenses. You agree to abide by the orders of the Captain/Instructor in command of the school vessel at all times.

Smoking

No smoking aboard at any time. No smoking is allowed below decks at any time.

Student Responsibilities

All students will be expected to participate in cooking, cleaning the vessel and routine maintenance as required by the Instructor. At the end of the course, the students are expected to clean the vessel to an as found condition.

Student Liability

You agree to be responsible for, and to replace and make good, any injury to the yacht, her furnishings and equipment caused by you, or any of your party, less any wear and tear. Limits of your liability for any injury to the yacht and the equipment is the deductible amount on the insurance hull coverage carried on the vessel, per incident.

Certification of Health

You certify that you do not have any condition or disability that would create a hazard or hardship for yourself or other persons participating in the program. You understand that health care standards, facilities and services at sea or ashore may inadequate for treatment of some health conditions. Lake St. Clair Sailing School makes no representations or warranties and disclaims any made regarding special accommodations or handicap accessibility on any program. Lake St. Clair Sailing School reserves the right to decline accepting or retaining any student whose health or actions in Lake St. Clair Sailing School’s sole judgment impede the operation of a trip or the welfare or enjoyment of fellow students.

Age Limits

We cannot accept students under the age of 18 unless accompanied by a parent/guardian. There is no upper age limit, but it will be the student’s responsibility to satisfy themselves that they are fit and able to join their chosen course.

Photo Release

You understand that Lake St. Clair Sailing School reserves the right to take photographic or film records of any of its programs, and hereby agree that we may use any such photographic or film records for promotional and/or commercial purposes without any remuneration to you. You agree to assign all right, title and interest you may have in or to any media in which your name or likeness might be used to Lake St. Clair Sailing School.

Own Boat Instruction

In addition to the above conditions, if instruction is to take place on your yacht, you will be required to:

• Ensure that the yacht is equipped to minimum USCG and ASA requirements and is maintained in proper and seamanlike condition for the intended sailing area;
• Ensure that the yacht is fully insured for the duration of the instruction;
• Provide all traveling and out of pocket expenses for the instructor to and from the student’s vessel from Fort Lauderdale or the instructor’s home;
• Retain responsibility for the safety of the yacht throughout. The instructor is at no time in charge of the vessel. The owner will remain master of the vessel and accept all responsibility for the vessel. Lake St. Clair Sailing School is not responsible nor liable for any damage while our instructor is on board.

We will make every effort to ensure that courses take place as planned. However, if in the instructor’s opinion weather conditions, safety, mechanical breakdowns, or any other consideration renders it imprudent to continue, then the instructor’s decision to delay or end the voyage is final. Lake St. Clair Sailing School will not be liable for the consequence of delay or cancellation in such circumstances.

Notify your insurance company that our instructor will be aboard and will be your employee for the duration agreed and ensure that the boat’s insurance provides proper and full coverage for the situation and for the area in which the boat is expected to sail.

Weather

We take the safety of our passengers, captains, and yachts seriously. We will never endanger their safety and will always make prudent decisions when we are experiencing dangerous weather conditions. If the temperatures are predicted to be below 45 degrees, or if the winds are predicted to be more than 20kts sustained – not applicable to multi-day charters or classes. Classes and multi-day charters will be rescheduled in the event of a named storm or predicted winds more than 25kts. Single day/hourly private charters and rentals will be cancelled and refunded or rescheduled without penalty if it is lightning/ thundering/ heavily raining at the time of the charter. If its cloudy or drizzling, we do uphold reservations. Ultimately, we reserve the right to determine if the conditions are unsafe, and can cancel a course, charter, or rental at any time before or during if we deem that conditions are unsafe.

Prices

Prices for courses are subject to change from one year to the next. 

Enrollment Policies

• Students must meet the pre-requisites, or complete a challenge.
• Courses are for adults only – students must be 18 years old to participate. We occasionally offer a Teen/Adult course for students 14 years and up, however he or she must be enrolled in the course with a parent or guardian.
• To secure a spot in the course, students must pay the tuition in full.
• Modern Sailing will allow students to enroll in an ASA 103 course prior to the completion of ASA 101. If the student does not pass ASA 101 prior to the first day of the ASA 103 course, no rescheduling fee will be charged.