Premier Advantage Terms & Conditions
Conditions of Premier Advantage
Please note that the Premier Advantage benefits and discounts do not vary the terms and conditions of your berthing licence or purchasing agreement with Premier Marinas Limited or any of its subsidiary companies.
Premier Marinas Limited reserves the right to alter or withdraw all or any of the benefits and discounts referred to in the Premier Advantage without prior notice.
All services offered are subject to availability. The Premier Advantage does not apply to commercial tenants, dinghy berthing and trailer sailors.
In these conditions the following words and meanings shall apply:-
"We" or "Us" or "Our" or "Premier": Premier Marinas Limited and/or its subsidiary companies.
"Marina": A Marina owned by Premier Marinas Limited and/or any of its subsidiary companies.
"You" or "Your": The holder of a 12 month berthing licence at a Premier Marina.
"Boat" the boat shown on the 12 month berthing licence.
1. Fuel at cost: You can buy your diesel and petrol fuel at the price it costs us to purchase and dispense it. That price may not be the same across all Premier Marinas due to variations in the cost of purchase and delivery to each Marina. (Premier reserves the right to charge an administration fee for any fuel payments made by credit card.)
2. Visitor Nights: You are entitledto 42 complimentary visitor nights at Premiers' Marinas. Complimentary visitor nights are issued subject to the following terms:
- A maximum of 6 nights can be used at any one marina, with the exception of Brighton and Sovereign Harbour Marinas where you will be able to use up to 12 nights at each marina.
- A 'Visitors Card' will be issued to you and this will need to be collected from your marina office.
- You will need to present your Premier 'Visitors Card' to the Premier Marina that you wish to visit.
- Only one "Visitors card" will be issued and that will relate only to the boat named in your berthing licence.
- The "Visitors Card" is not transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or any alternative products or services.
- Visitor nights are subject to the availability of Marina berths, depending on demand for berthing at any given point in time. The decision as to whether or not berths are available is ours alone.
- Complimentary Visitor nights cannot be used in conjunction with cruising credit (see note 9 below) or short term berthing arrangements.
- You are advised to telephone and book your berth in advance.
3. Boatyard Discount: You are entitled to a 10% Discount on boatyard services provided by Us at any Premier Boatyard. This discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers that may be made from time to time by Us.
4. Storage Ashore: You can store your Boat ashore at a Marina at no additional cost. This offer is subject to:
a. There being space available to accommodate your boat. The determination as to whether there is space available shall be at Our absolute discretion;
b. Time restrictions. The maximum period that you boat will be stored ashore without incurring additional cost is restricted to:
i. 8 weeks at Brighton, Southsea and Sovereign Harbour;
ii. 8 weeks at Swanwick, between October - December; and
iii. 12 weeks at Falmouth.
iv. Extended storage facilities at Port Solent and Gosport available subject to prior arrangement.
If the Marina at which your boat is berthed is unable to accommodate your Boat due to space restrictions, you may (subject to the above restrictions and Your acceptance of the Rules and Regulations for that Marina) store your Boat at any other Premier Marina at no additional cost. You will have to make your own arrangements to move your Boat to the alternative Marina.
5. Complimentary Boat Movements: We will move your boat for you within your Marina up to three times a year free of charge. Movements include those through the lock and/or cill, to or from a waiting pontoon. Complimentary boat movements are subject to you giving a minimum 24 hours notice and the availability of suitably qualified staff to move your boat.
6. Discounted Brokerage Commission: If you sell your boat through Premier Yacht Sales Limited you will benefit from discounted commission rates in the event of Premier achieving a sale for you. Full details of discount structure available from Premier Brokerage on request and will be subject to Premiers listing agreement, also available on request.
7. Sea Start: Sea Start Limited ("Sea Start") offers expert mechanical marine breakdown assistance to yacht owners and power boat owners who suddenly encounter unpredicted problems on the water. Premier has arranged with Sea Start the following benefits for all holders of a 12 month berthing licence with Premier:
a. Telephone access to a SeaStart Mechanical Advice Line which provides You the opportunity to speak to trained and qualified marine engineers should your boat suffer a mechanical breakdown.
b. Sea Start membership fees held at prevailing rates for 3 years for existing and new members;
c. A 20% discount on call out fees to berth holders who are not Sea Start members, provided that the berth holder agrees to take out a Sea Start Breakdown Assistance Policy. The Sea Start waterborne call out service is available within the Solent area, from Anvil Point, round the Isle of Wight, to Selsey Bill.
Premier Marinas will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury suffered by users of the Sea Start service or for the actions of the employees, agents or representatives of Sea Start limited (the service provider) unless those losses are caused by Premiers own negligence. The Terms and Conditions of Sea Start Limited shall apply and these can be obtained from the Sea Start website: www.Seastart.co.uk.
8. Berthing Fee Holiday: As a Premier Marinas Berth Holder, you are entitled to a Berthing Fee Holiday if you are unable to use your boat as a result of serious injury or illness. In these circumstances, and if your claim is successful, we undertake to credit your account with the equivalent of up to three months' annual berthing fees, pro-rata. This credit can be used against the cost of a consecutive annual berthing licence with Premier Marinas Limited and is subject to additional terms and conditions.
9 Cruising Credit: If you are cruising away from your home marina for between 30 and 90 consecutive days between the period 1st April and 30th September in any one calendar year, you will be entitled to claim a credit against your berthing fees for the time that you are away.
That credit shall be 75% of your berthing fees calculated pro rata for the period that you are away from your home marina, up to a maximum of 90 days. Application for cruising credit must be made in advance of your proposed cruise and absence from your home marina for any reason outside of the April/September period will not count towards that credit.
The cruising credit can only be redeemed against the costs of a consecutive 12 month berthing licence. The cruising credit cannot be taken as cash or used to offset any other account with or service provided by Premier Marinas Limited. The Cruising credit cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer including complimentary Visitor Nights (see 2 above).
10 Change of Circumstances: If your circumstances change and you wish to end your 12 month berthing licence before its expiry date, we will refund paid berthing fees from the date at which you wish to end the agreement provided that:
a. We are able to replace Your berthing licence with a new consecutive 12 month berthing licence for an equivalent boat;
b. You give us 4 weeks notice of your intention to remove Your Boat from the Marina;
c. You remove Your Boat from the Marina by the date you have given Us; and
d. You pay Us a £50 administration fee.
Should you sell your boat, you may Assign your current berthing licence to the new owner, subject to our consent and payment of the prevailing Assignment Fee. Contractual berthing terms can be obtained from Our website: PREMIER MARINAS LIMITED CONDITIONS OF WET & DRY BERTHING and will apply to any licence cancellation.
11 Contract Transfer: You may transfer your Premier berthing licence to an alternative Marina on request. Any move will be subject to:
a. Berth availability at Your preferred Marina;
b. Payment of any applicable adjustment to berthing fees.
12. One Year's Introductory RNLI Offshore Membership: One years introductory "Offshore" membership is available to all 12 month berth holders. If you are aleady a member of the RNLI at any level, then you cannot benefit from this introductory membership, but you may refer a friend or family member.
Additional terms and conditions apply.
The 12 month period of membership runs from the date of first registration and you must be registered to qualify for membership. To register visit: www.premiermarinas.com/optin.
