E: 31/12 Win a sailing holiday to the British Virgin Islands worth over £7,000

EIGHTOF8

Lonely Planet Clicky

The prize

This month we’ve teamed up with Sunsail to offer you the chance to win a tropical sailing holiday to the British Virgin Islands for up to four people, complete with return flights and accommodation on your own private yacht.
The prize includes:
• Return flights to the British Virgin Islands (BVI)
• Resort transfers to BVI base
• Seven nights’ accommodation on your own yacht
• A skipper to sail and command the yacht


Good Luck.

EIGHTOF8

Conditions of entry

1. The prize is a one-week yacht charter for up to four people from Sunsail!!!8217;s British Virgin Islands base. Prize holiday is inclusive of flights and transfers to and from the base. Transport to and from UK airport is the responsibility of the prize winner. 2. The prize must be taken before 30 November 2011 outside of Sunsail brochure school holidays and high season. Dates and yachts are subject to availability. Images used of the yacht are not necessarily of the yacht that will be offered to the prizewinner. 3. Facilities provided and booking conditions are defined in the Sunsail 2010 brochures; the winner will be subject to booking terms and conditions therein. 4. It is a condition that travel insurance is taken out through Sunsail or another adequate policy of insurance to cover the winner and all persons named on the booking form. 5. Prize excludes Yacht Damage Waiver, fuel, local taxes (£224 in total) and provisioning (which can be bought at the base or pre-ordered through Sunsail). 6. Winner will have to include their skipper when provisioning (excluding restaurant meals). 7. No cash alternative will be offered, the prize is non-transferable and must be taken by the named winner only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other Sunsail offer. 8. Find the BBC Code of Conduct for competitions at bbc.co.uk/competitioncode. All BBC Magazines (!!!8216;BBCM!!!8217;) promotions comply with the code. 9. You can enter if you are a UK resident (including the Channel Islands), aged 18+. Employees of the BBC or Sunsail, their families or any agencies or person connected with the promotion may not enter. 10. When you enter the promotion, you agree to be bound by these rules and agree that if you win, we will publish your surname and county. 11. You must provide your full name, address and daytime phone number. We will use your personal details to administer this promotion, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without your permission. You can read more about the BBC Privacy Policy at bbc.co.uk/privacy. 12. Only one entry permitted per person. Entries made in bulk or by third parties are prohibited. 13. Entries received after the closing date will not be considered and won!!!8217;t be returned. The winner will be the first entry drawn at random after the closing time. 14. Our decision as to the winner is final. 15. Winners will be notified within 28 days of the closing date. A list of winners can be obtained by sending an SAE to Lonely Planet Magazine, 2/D1, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ, within six weeks of the closing date. 16. If the winner wants to take the prize without a skipper, they must hold a Day Skipper qualification or equivalent. 17. We reserve the right to change these rules or to cancel, alter or amend the promotion if circumstances arise beyond our control. 18. If we can!!!8217;t contact the winner within one month of the closing date, we will offer the prize to a runner up, or re-offer the prize in another promotion. 19. We exclude liability to the full extent permitted by law for any loss, damage or injury occurring to you arising from your entry or your acceptance of a prize. 20. The promotion is subject to the laws of England.

Vikaroo

Oh this would be my absolute dream!!! Please let me win this one comping fairy!!

Soosieboo

If an MSE comper wins this make sure you go to Pussers Bar in Hole Town. They serve Newcastle brown on draught and serve the most amazing home made lemonade..BUT you may prefer a Pussers Rum Cocktail - it will blow your head off... 'BOO)

Things to take into account for a holiday win that will involve costs by you:
Info from Sunsail site:
Cost of living in the BVI
Prices vary from restaurant to restaurant, however the following is a guide for your reference:

• A bottle of wine costs about $9 in a grocery or supermarket and from $22 in a restaurant.
• A bottle of beer costs about $3 to $4
• A cheap snack can be bought for about $5 (local chicken, rice dish)
• A budget meal will cost around $10 to $15 (burger, roti wrap – not including drinks)
• A mid range meal will cost around $20 to $25 (fish, meat in sit down restaurant – not including drinks)
• A top end meal will cost around $60 to $80 (Brandywine Bay, Sugar Mill, etc., 3 course meal – not including drinks)

The average shopping bill for 4 people for 1 week (suggesting all breakfasts, all lunches and 4 evening meals are spent on board) would be approximately $350 to $400.


Skipper:


The skipper fee does not include food or beverages for the skipper and are the responsibility of the client. It is suggested that you discuss this on the first day with the skipper and establish whether you will give the skipper cash for meals, whether you have included him in your provisioning or whether you will accommodate him as part of the group for meals ashore.
The average tip for a skipper is 15 to 20 percent of the skipper’s fee. This is, of course, at the client’s discretion.


Fuel

We would highly recommend that all clients’ pre pay fuel due to the distance of the nearest fuelling station from the base – i.e. the boat will not be full when they hand it back to us! Cost is approximately US$5.98 per gallon. Fuel is available at Marina Cay, approximately two hours from the base.