Yacht charter in Corfu · Poseidon — Blue Water 540 (2010)

Thanasis is a nice guy 👍

The boat has been booked to go to Paxos. The owner had told me a few weeks before that it was possible in 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes by consuming 35 to 40 liters and that the rental could be extended until 9.30 p.m. (for a fee). During the morning, he told me that this is not recommended to go to Paxos as it requires captain experience. I decide to go there, having reserved the boat for this reason. The owner contacts me with many guilt messages stating that it is impossible to go to Paxos and that I am responsible for my passengers. It spoiled me a not insignificant part of the day. On the contract, it was written 8 p.m. instead of 9:30 p.m. as planned. When we returned at 8 p.m. as written on the contract, he told us that we had to come back at 6 p.m. and stay 2 hours in the port because the boat is not equipped with lights (which is already scandalous), and that we must pay an extension for this hour extent. He says he told us during the morning that we had to pay 220e to have gone to Paxos (which is wrong), justifying a source of stress for him as well as the price of gasoline (based on an estimated consumption of 100 liters). We went to the gas pump with him and we had consumed only 77 liters, to which we had to add 35€ of engine oil (not specified in the contract but "the contract does not specify everything", because the oil gets into the gas tank and is therefore part of the cost of gas according to him). For the boat itself, it does not have GPS as indicated (screen removed but the cables are there). There is a classic buoy but there is no mask and snorkel as indicated. No depth sounder, 3rd party motor (not as pictured). It's a 75hp unbridled in 115hp apparently. The controls are extremely difficult and very sensitive: for the handle, if you have the strength to increase the speed a little, in one millimeter you go from 15 to 25 knots. For the steering wheel, prepare your triceps, making a quarter turn is very difficult and tiring in the long run. In conclusion, a boat rented for Paxos but it seemed impossible for him, with a consumption of 77 instead of 35 to 40 l announced by message before, a feeling of permanent stress by the guilt that the owner brings, very wobbly boat (not interesting material apart from a bimini top, no sailing pleasure), and dishonesty on the part of the owner on the many things left unsaid (such as paying for oil). This is my worst experience as a captain.

Great day!! The only thing was that the wheel was a bit too harsh. Anyway the boat was well maintained and clean! Thanasis was super nice!!

Good day with Thanos ! He was a good DJ !!

We had a wonderful day on the boat. Good value for money. The owner was great in responding, giving us tips on where to go, good restaurants for lunch, etc. we had a wonderful time!