The Organiser of the Melb-Perth-Melb rail container for attendance at the Sabre 2013 Australian Championship in Perth is the Sabre Sailing Association of Victoria Inc.
Online Boat Transport Reservations – Perth 2013/2014
It is expected that 40 ft containers will be used that will hold 9 to 12 boats.
Cost estimates are based on 9 boats per 40 ft container.
The total cost of the return container is estimated to be $600
The applicant agrees to pay this amount in 3 or less instalments.
$200 by midnight 31 May 2013 (mandatory when submitting the Expression of Interest)
$200 by midnight 30 September 2013
$200 by midnight 1 December 2013
The Organiser will refund the difference between $600 and actual cost if actual cost is less than $600.
At the discretion of the Organiser, the boat owner may be required to pay any shortfall between actual cost and $600.
The Organiser will endeavour to provide container space for all applicants but reserves the right to refund monies paid to applicants if there is insufficient boats to economically fill a container.
Such refunds will be applied in reverse order of applying for container space through this reservation system.
It is the owner’s responsibility to have his/her boat at the container loading locations in Melbourne and Perth on the dates to be advised by the Organiser.
Reservations are open to non-Victorian boats as long as they meet container loading requirements (above).
- Delivery of empty containers would be by the Friday before (at the latest) the loading weekend around 13 Dec. loading to take place 14/15 December
- Pickup of loaded container would be Monday or Tuesday after the weekend, delivery in WA would be by the 24 Dec
- Use same container for both trips, container will stay at the club
- General rule is containers get reloaded straight after the last race
- Containers can go any time back to Melbourne and should go together. If most of us are going to have a week in WA then we send a week later