1. Pecumedia GmbH, Abt. Yachtchartervermittlung Charterpartner Trautenwolfstr.2, 80802 München, tritt als Agentur im Namen und Auftrag für den genannten Vercharterer auf .

2. Es werden ausschließlich Geschäfte im fremden Namen und auf fremde Rechnung getätigt. Ansprüche aus den Verträgen sind zwischen den Vertragspartnern direkt zu regeln.

3. Es gelten nur schriftliche Vereinbarungen, mündliche Vereinbarungen bedürfen zu ihrer Gültigkeit der Schriftform. Sollte eine Bestimmung dieses Vertrages ungültig sein oder werden, so ist die ungültige Regelung durch eine solche gültige zu ersetzen, die dem gewollten Sinn und Zweck der ungültigen Bestimmung in zulässiger Weise entspricht. Der Vertrag an sich bleibt davon unberührt.

4. In manchen Ländern muß ein Chartervertrag mit Originalunterschriften während des Törns an Bord sein. Die Charterfirma kann daher bei Bedarf beim Boarding einen Chartervertrag mit den diesem Vertrag identischen Bedingungen unterzeichnen lassen.
2. The signature of this Agreement by the Owner and/or his Agents becomes valid and binds the Owner to his obligations hereinafter only on condition that the Owner will actually receive the sums of the payments as indicated in Clause 1 above in time.

3.The Owner agrees :

a) To fit out the Yacht and to hand her to the Charterer, without crew, clean, ready for sea, with all the gear and equipment indicated in the Yacht’s brochure and its inventory list and in proper running and seaworthy condition at:

b) To insure the Yacht and her equipment against fire, marine and collision risks and third party damage and against any and all loss or damages in excess of Euro 1.000.000,00 and the Charterer shall therefore be relieved of any and all liability which is covered by the said Policy, provided that such loss or Insurance damage is not caused or contributed to by and any act of gross negligence or wilful default on his part. Should the Owner fail or elect not to effect such insurance he shall assume the same responsibilities as if the Yacht were so insured, but he shall not be under any liability for the loss or damage to the personal property of or for any injury to the Charterer or any person on board with his permission.

c) To employ every reasonable effort to ensure delivery of the Yacht on the date and at the place mentioned in Clause 1 and 3 (a) hereof, but if for any cause whatsoever the yacht shall not be available, the Charterer shall have the right of choice of one of following possibilities:

I. Provide that the following charter commitment of the Yacht allows it and that the Owner agrees to prolong the period of charter by the same length of time by which the delivery has been delayed.

II. To leave the date of termination unchanged as in Clause 1 hereof and to be refunded by the Owner with and amount proportional to the time by which delivery was delayed at the rate corresponding to the total charter fees in Clause 1 hereof.

III. If the delay of delivery exceeds one fourth (1/4) of the total charter time, to cancel this Agreement and be refunded by the Owner with the total amount paid for this charter. In any of the events mentioned in this Clause, neither party shall be liable to pay to the other nay other compensation for any loss of damage resulting from the curtailment or the cancellation of this Agreement.

4. The Charterer agrees:

d) To redeliver the Yacht to the Owner at: cleaned-up, together with all her equipment, in the same good condition as she was at take-over, at the time designated in Clause 1, but unless the yacht has become a total loss, if he shall for any reason fail to deliver the Yacht at the aforesaid date and time, to pay to the Owner demurrage at the rate of the charter price per day of this Agreement increased by fifty percent (50%), for every day or fractional part of a day thereafter until delivery has been effected. If he leaves the Yacht at any place other than the place designated in this Clause, to pay to the Owner all the expenses involved in transferring the yacht to the place of redelivery and pro-rata demurrage as above for the number of days required for this transfer, as well as for any loss or damage not covered by the insurance policy, which may occur on or to the Yacht until she has been taken over again by the Owner.
Check out of the yacht is mandatory on Friday before end of contract by 18:00 latest. For charter contracts that are not Saturday to Saturday the day before end of contract is mandatory by 18:00 latest.
e) To leave on deposit and as guaranty with the Owner on taking over the Yacht the amount of to meet in whole or in part any claim by the Owner in respect of any loss or damage to the Yacht and/or her equipment not recoverable under the policy of insurance as in Clause 3 (b) hereof and for any claim by the Owner in respect of the provisions of Clause 4 (a) above. The aforesaid deposit shall be refunded to the Charter, subject to the provisions above, after inspection of the Yacht, her gear and her inventory by the Owner.

f) Not to use the Yacht for racing or for towing other craft, except in an emergency, or generally for any purpose other than that of private pleasure of the Charterer and his party which should include not less than ONE (1) qualified skipper and ONE (1) experienced crew member, but not more than 10 in all at sea, or to accommodate aboard any person other than those shown on the crew/passenger manifest nor to take the Yacht or permit her to be taken outside the area of the Greek Seas nor to sublet the Yacht without the written consent of the owner.

g) Not to allow any person on board to commit any act contrary to the customs laws of Greece or for any country or contrary to the laws pertaining to fishing or under water fishing nor to seek and/or take possession of objects of archaelogical nature or value and that in case any such act is committed this Agreement shall thereupon terminate, but without prejudice to any rights of the Owner and that the Charterer shall carry alone any resulting responsibilities and he shall answer alone to the appropriate Authorities.

h) To take every possible preventive measure and precaution to avoid to bring the Yacht in any condition in which the Yacht will need to be towed to any point by another vessel, but should such a necessity arise, inspite of the Charterer’s efforts, to negotiate and agree with the captain of the other vessel on the price to be paid, before allowing the yacht to be towed.
i) Not to leave a port or anchorage if the wind force is or is predicted to be over six (6) on the Beaufort Scale or if the harbor Authorities have imposed a prohibition of sailing or while the yacht has unrepaired damage or any of her vital parts such as engine, sails, rig, bilge pump, anchoring gear, navigation lights, compass, safety equipment, etc. are not in good working condition or without sufficient reserves of fuel or in general, when weather conditions or the state of the Yacht or its crew or a combination of them concerning the safety of the Yacht and her crew doubtful.
j) When necessary, to promptly reduce canvas and not to allow the Yacht to be found sailing under an amount of canvas greater than the one insuring comfortable sailing without excessive strains and stresses on the rigging and the sails, not to sail the Yacht in any area not sufficiently covered by the charts at his disposal or without having previously studied the charts of the area and other printed aids on board thoroughly, not to sail the Yacht at night without all navigation lights functioning or without sufficient watch on deck.

k) To keep the Yacht’s Log Book up to date, noting each day the port of call, the state of the Yacht and its equipment, any change in the composition of the crew when at sea, regularly, the times positions, weather conditions, sail plan and hours of engine operation.

l) To plan and to carry out the yacht’s itinerary in such a manner as to reach the port of call farthest away from the point at which the Yacht must be returned to the Owner (Turn-Around Point) within the first on third (1/3) of the charter period and that two days prior to the termination of the charter the yacht’s port of call shall lie at a distance not greater that forty (40) N.M. from the point at which the Yacht is to be returned to the Owner.

m) To report by telephone or cable to the Owner at reasonable intervals the position and state of the Yacht and of her passengers, as well as in the event of any damage to the Yacht.

n) To study and acquire a working knowledge of any printed matter pertaining the proper handling of the yacht and to the conditions in the cruising area which may be made available to him by the Owner.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER AGREED by and between the parties hereto:

5. This agreement is entered into on the basis of the Charterer’s competence in sailing, seamanship and navigation stated by him in writing and in the event of any error, omission or misinterpretation in this respect being subsequently discovered, the Owner shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement forthwith and to retain the Charter fees.

6. The Owner (or his representatives) may require the Charterer and his crew to demonstrate their competence in handling and navigating the yacht safely by actually operating the yacht at sea with the Owner (or his representative) aboard and should the Charterer and/or his crew fail to satisfy the Owner in this respect, the Owner may terminate this Agreement as stated in Clause 5 above or place aboard the yacht a seaman, if one acceptable by both the Owner and the Charterer is available, at the expense of the Charterer, for as many days as the Owner will consider necessary for the safety of the yacht and her passengers and any time required for this test of the Charterer’s competence and seamanship will be part of the agreed Charter period.

7. The delivery of the Yacht to the Charterer will be made at the commencement of the charter period as designated in Clause 1. The time required to demonstrate the yacht to the Charterer and to familiarize him with her shall be part of the agreed charter time. The free use of the Yacht will be granted to the Charterer required after he has signed the Take-Over form.

8. Before signing the aforesaid form, the Charterer shall have the right to inspect the yacht, her gear and her inventory thoroughly to ascertain that all are available and in good condition, except as may be noted thereon, but the signature of the Take-Over form by the Charterer shall be deemed to imply acceptance of the yacht which thereafter will be in the Charterer’s full responsibility and the Charterer shall have no right to claim for any loss of time or expense occasioned by any accident or breakdown or failure of any part of the yacht.

9. After take-over, expenditures for port-dues, water, fuels, oils and any other stores required, as well as the repair of any damage or failure that may occur while the yacht is in the Charterer’s responsibility and which are not the result of normal and natural wear shall be made by the Charterer at his expense, provided that he previously obtained the consent of the Owner for the technical suitability of the repair to be made. In the case of repairs of damages or failures resulting clearly from normal and natural wear, the Charterer shall previously obtain the Owner’s consent with regard to the cost and technical suitablity of these repairs and the Charterer shall collect the pertinent receipts against which he shall be refunded by the Owner at the end of the charter.

10. If any accident or damage is caused by the Yacht, the Charterer shall request from the nearest Port Authority to ascertain the damage or accident and the circumstances in which it has been caused and to make a written record and statement about it and he shall notify the Owner at the same time.

11. In the event of cancellation of the charter by the Charterer, for any reason, except as mentioned in Clause 3 ( c ) (iii), after signing this Agreement, all advance payments made up to the date of cancellation will be retained by the Owner, and the Owner reserves the right to refund the said deposits only if he succeeds in letting the yacht to another Charterer for the same period and under the same conditions. In the event that the Charterer should elect to terminate the charter and deliver the yacht prior to the date designated in this Agreement, the Owner shall not be liable to the return of any proportional part of the hire money.

12. Should the Yacht become an actual or constructive total loss before or during the Charter period, this Agreement shall be deemed to be at an end and the Charterer shall recover from the Owner all charter monies paid in advance to the Owner only in case the loss has occurred before the charter period, or during the charter period, provided that the Charterer or his crew were not responsible for the loss.

13. The special provisions, if any, set out in the Schedule hereto are fully accepted and form part of this Agreement.

14. The Agents of the Owners Navigare Yachting Ltd act in good faith on behalf of both Owner and Charterer but contract as Agents only and in no way incur any liability for any acts, matters or things done, committed, omitted or suffered by either party, except for the responsibilities provided by the pertinent legislation of Greece.

15. In the event of any dispute arising between the parties hereto with respect to this Agreement or anything herein contained the same shall be referred to two Arbitrators in Greece one to be appointed by each party, whose decision shall be final or to an Umpire to be appointed by such Arbitrators, if and when they shall disagree, the decision in such event of the Umpire to be final.
16. According to the article 4 k, the Charterer agrees to report, by phone or fax the position and state of the yacht and his crew, every FIVE (5) days, and TWO (2) days before the check out if there is any damage or technical problem to the yacht.

17. In case of a technical problem or damage, the Charterer agrees to inform immediately Navigare Yachting Ltd, without arranging anything by himself before giving the chance and the responsibility to the company to solve the problem. If the Charterer makes his own arrangements without prior notice to the company, he will automatically, be responsible for everything and the company will be released from any responsibility.