Privacy and data protection policy
In most cases, we only collect information where it is necessary for accounting, safety and our own marketing.
Accounting – so that we can bill you and know when you’ve paid (if you pay on-line by credit card, we don’t get any details of your card).
Safety – We need to know certain information about people sailing with us to ensure their safety when on board or in the event of an emergency.
Marketing – With your permission, we keep details of your name and email to send you updates, newsletters and offers, but we don’t sell or share your information with anyone else. We may take and use photos and/or video in promotional material. If you object to this, please let the skipper know before pictures are taken or afterwards in writing.
For RYA courses, on successful completion of Day Skipper or above, your contact details, date of birth, certificate number and date of issue will shared with the RYA through a secure web portal on www.rya.org.uk. The data will be stored on the RYA’s central database. This information allows the RYA to record your qualification, to update any records they may hold for you, and to verify or replace your certificate if required. For further information on how the RYA will deal with your data, please see the RYA’s privacy policy at www.rya.org.uk/go/privacy.

Equal opportunities policy
We aim to ensure that all participants in our sailing events are treated fairly and equally, irrespective of sex, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment or social status.
However there are just a few exceptions:
We do not accept unaccompanied children (under 18) on board our boats.
There could be insurmountable difficulties for people who are restricted in their mobility and we are happy to discuss this with you. If we can’t help, the RYA have a sailability scheme that could.

Health and safety
In accordance with our duty under Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974, and in fulfilling our obligations to employees, volunteers and the public who may be affected by our activities, the Directors of Solent Sail Ltd have produced the following statement of policy in respect of health and safety.
It is our aim to achieve a working environment which is free of work-related accidents and ill-health and to this end we will pursue continuing improvements from year to year.
We undertake to discharge our statutory duties by:

• Doing all we can to eliminate hazards and reduce risk to prevent injury and ill health and to improve the health and welfare of our employees, customers and anyone affected by our activities.
• Encouraging our people to report all accidents, incidents and near misses in an open and fair culture so that the causes can be identified and improvements made to prevent further harm.
• Meeting our legal and other relevant requirements.
• Set and review objectives and targets and put in place plans to help us continually improve our performance.
• Consult with employees and other stakeholders and encourage participation when considering health and safety matters.
• Providing and maintaining safe yachts and equipment.
• Establishing and enforcing safe systems of work to prevent accidents and work related ill health.
• Recruiting and appointing personnel who have the skills, abilities and competence commensurate with their role and level of responsibility.
• Ensuring that tasks given to employees and customers are within their skills, knowledge and ability to perform.
• Ensuring that technical competence is maintained through the provision of refresher training as appropriate.
• Promoting awareness of health and safety and of good practice through the effective communications of relevant information.
• Ensure access to competent industry related safety advice.
• Furnishing sufficient funds needed to meet these objectives.

This policy will be reviewed annually or following any significant changes to the business to monitor its effectiveness and to ensure that it reflects changing needs and circumstances of the business.