Terms and conditions and Course Cancellation Policy

This refund policy applies to Ionian Sailing. It is designed to protect the students and the school in the event that a student has to cancel, or if the course cannot go ahead because of unforeseen issues. When you register the Ionian Trip in October 2025 with Mainstay Sailing we make a commitment to resources of your course and incur costs and business risks in servicing your registration. In the event of your cancellation the following charges apply:

If you cancel:

1. We will charge a cancellation fee of 30% if booking is cancelled 90 days or less before the event
2. We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 60 days or less before the event

You must hold insurance for medical expenses when you join Mainstay Sailing outside your home country, including cover for your sports activities. We recommend you also have insurance in place to cover course fees in case of unavoidable cancellation, and for personal belongings in case of loss or damage.

We RECOMMEND ALL GUESTS have Travel Insurance which covers cancellation for a variety of reasons, including Pre-trip COVID cancellation cover. Cancellation due to contracting COVID or as a close contact will now no longer be considered a valid reason to cancel or postpone a trip.

If we cancel:

1. Before or during the trip due to bad weather, equipment failure, unavailability of instructor or vessel, or insufficient students/ student cancellations we will reschedule the booking to a suitable date within 1 year of the original booking. If no bookings are available, we will refund the course fees in full.

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