Offering Boat Trips as Charity Auction Prizes

[mainshiptom]

So if I take my mates out and we share running costs and food and drink cost its ok?

Tom

 

[jfm]

So if I take my mates out and we share running costs and food and drink cost its ok?

Tom

Absolutely ok!

 

[DAKA]

I have offered a day's sailing from Chichester harbour as an auction prize at an upcoming charity "do". These posts have made me think again! It would be interesting to get a definitive answer as to liability if anything goes wrong. How different would the situation be if something went wrong when just taking a couple of friends out for the day? Is the fact that I do not know the auction winners significant, or is it the fact that they have made a donation to charity?

Well done jfm for such a well written series of posts, translating law into plain to understand text quoting examples too.

Seeing as Moodyoldman has already committed himself perhaps the auction should run its course.
Moodyman will have to inform the winner that the deal is off due to technical legal issues.
Having met the winner he may decide the guy deserves a free ride out on his boat as a friend.

Unfortunately there may be no gain to charity but if the new friend enjoys himself he might post a cheque after the event as he intended to do.

 

[Searush]

Bloody yell, I need a sit down & a cup of sweet tea. That sounds like common sense from Dacarak!











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