Check in process was a disaster. Although I arrive at the boat at 13.00 and they promise to speed up check in process so I get the boat at 17.00, the base crew did not finished till 19.30. This was a bad start which created a lot of tension and nervosity to me and the crew.

The boat was very beautiful but we had several problems with the battery and energy that were not solved. The end of the trip we suffered a bribe from a diver that told us that if we do not pay him some money, he would tell the Marine that we had a piece of rope stuck in the propeller (that we didnt, we made sure of that, we dive under the boat before to check if was all okay) and since we did not accept that absurd situation, we needed to pay 200€ for the marine because of what he said. It was a very bad and annoying situation that the company was aware of this, an employee watched the diver make the proposal and pretended to not see it.

We have chartered a lot in Australia and many areas ofthe Mediteranean. Last year we chartered a very well maintained Dufour 460 for 5 adults and 2 of our 20 something children - and had a fabulous holiday; the islands all had an amazing different character - Lipari , Salina , Panarea and - well worth a visit if not to windy to Filicudi Mooring field. Marenauta were super helpful and we will definately charter again through them.

Overall, this was a very good holiday, and the boat was as it should be. However, there were some issues, which were frustrating.

Our family rented a 40 ft Lucia Pajot catamaran from Autremer Concept in Le Marin, Martininque in late December 2023. The office staff in Autremer was very nice and helpful in all areas. The briefing was very complete, and the boat was clean. Our sail around Martinique had no accidents. Even so, Marenauta’s offer to us was a 2020 40 foot Lucia Pajot catamaran and we were given a 2018 model which had been used so many times that different items inside and outside were broken or off their hinges. On our sail, the hose in the outside shower sprouted a hole and we lost precious fresh water. The windlass with the anchor lost a bolt (bolt was already loose) and we had to stand on the box to not lose the anchor. One of the toilets’ tank and overflow tank had not been flushed out in so much time that the toilet got clogged up and we flushed out the excrement for a good long time. The gage to measure the fresh water tank did not work. The boat looked un-kept, but it was clean. The design of the boat is great and even has a salt water faucet in the kitchen sink to wash dishes. The navigational equipment worked just fine. Our only observation is that the boat lacked good upkeep.

Nice trip in Cyclades. Good service of charter company. New sailing yacht, very comfortable, good sailing performance. Outhaul of furling mainsail to be rectified by next season.