boat hire in Pula · Dufour — Dufour 36 Classic (2000)

Anatoly è un ottimo skipper

Anatoly is a very helpful friendly boatowner. I’d definitely recommend him.

We had a brilliant time onboard. Anatoly was brilliant in his communication, and giving us a mini-tutorial before we left to make sure we were comfortable with the boat. He was very communicative and provided lots of advice of good places to go. The boat was great. One minor gripe was the autopilot not working, but the rest was brilliant. New sails too!

Older boat but recently retrofit. Anatoly is a wonderful host. Very attentive and professional. Would definitely book with them again.

Anatoly was very friendly and helpful. The boat was in good working condition. Engine, sails were good. For 4 people it was comfortable.

We booked a family day trip with Anatoly as our skipper, we really enjoyed the day. The two kids had never sailed before and they said it was the best of their vacation. I highly recommend.

Great boat and very nice Anatoly. Only mising autopilot.

Autopilot and Wind meter not working unfortunately. But great host. Thank you for everything. Jan.

Everything was perfect Anatoly is an amazing person and the boat is in excellent conditions, highly recommended

An excellent boat for anyone looking to sail on a budget. The boat is well maintained and exceptionally clean. Mechanically speaking, the boat runs well but it has to be said, the (electric) windlass is hard to operate and the auto-pilot rarely stays on course. Anatoly is awesome and thorough, he took the time to show us everything and made sure we understood how to operate the aforementioned windlass. He even sent us a warning when there was a bad forecast. Communicating in English can be a bit slow but nothing to complain about.

very good week spent on the boat. Anatoly assists me for skipping the boat and gave a lot of training. the boat is a little bit old and comfort limited, but good experience and had a good trip and fun.

Mixed feelings. Anatoly, even though very nice, barely speaks English making communicating with him very hard. The boat is very old and small; one cabin is okay but the other two are very tiny and the bathroom is small, without a proper shower and without a tank (no possibility to use paper…). Overall nice experience! Just wished i had more detailed information about the boat

Great week cruising the Adriatic!

Anatoly was very helpful with everything and we had a beautiful time at the boat around Krk. He trained the first day with us before we sailed alone which was helpful to get to know the boat. The boat is a little bit old and some things don’t work, but for us it was no problem. It is important to bring your own navigation app as a skipper. All in all we had a great time and the price was very good! We would definitely book with anatoly again :)

Anatoly is a good chartered available to solve any trouble and to accomplish with any request

Dufour36 Tommy from 27 to 29 September 2024. The boat is definitely good for sailing and spacious for lunches and dinners. Anatoly was present in the marina when we arrived and we checked in straight away, perhaps the timing of the latter could be improved since it took us 2.5 hours. In any case, all the safety equipment is present and the boat, although not new, is well maintained. The fridge works great and the engine has just been replaced, the sails are in really good condition and the boat moves well both under engine and under sail. I recommend taking some general photos of the boat right away, over the years it has had a lot of damage and it is better to have a faithful archive of the state of the boat at the time of check-in. In my opinion the things that could have been better are: 1-the cleanliness of the dishes 2-the presence of the sprayhood (unfortunately missing!!!) 3-Lack of the Navionics navigator (we used the app on the cell phone) 4-They had not informed us that the security deposit had to be paid in cash... apart from these things Anatoly was very thorough in explaining all the equipment on board and in the advice regarding the sea conditions and the bays he recommended to visit...

Unfortunately, this was a charter that we will not book again due to the following events: 1. According to the offer, fuel was included, but when we returned to the port we were almost forced to fill up ourselves and pay for it. 2. After the rental, we were asked to go to the office and were accused of driving at too high an RPM in order to be able to keep part of the deposit. This was absolutely not true 3. We were also accused of returning to the port too late, even though we had been expressly "ordered" by radio to return late

Very helpful, very competent. Everything was OK with the boat, an older model but very lovingly maintained.

Perfect rental. We found great professionalism and availability. We will definitely return

We traveled for four days as a family on a boat other than the one initially planned due to damage (ultimately more spacious and newer): Anatoly was a pleasant skipper, easy to communicate with, professional and efficient, and responded perfectly to our expectations by allowing us to enjoy multiple pretty coves: I recommend Anatoly and his team without reservation!

Anatoly is a nice guy who also looks after his customers. Unfortunately, the check-in took a bit long (4 hours) because the data we had sent in advance had not already been converted into a crew list and the boat introduction included not only boat-specific details but also basic sailing knowledge such as sailing maneuvers, etc., which is probably a bit superfluous for experienced sailors. The boat itself is in good condition for its age, but several things, such as the life saving signals and the fire extinguishers, have been out of date for more than 10 years. The biggest drawback of the boat is that the sails are too small. The genoa is more of a larger jib and the mainsail is a meter too short (luff). According to the charter company, the sailmaker delivered this incorrectly, but it hasn't been repaired for a year. Unfortunately, the toilet is electric, which in my opinion is more of a disadvantage compared to manual ones, but the anchor holds really well (mostly just throw, pull in, done). All in all a good boat for a camping trip, but not a boat for good sailing performance.

It was a beautiful day and Anatoly completely responded to our needs. I would be happy to be with Anatoly again, thank you for the lovely trip

Anatoly was very nice and took care of everything. Took time to explain everything. Definitely back next time!

To get straight to the point, the hours on the sailing yacht were wonderful, magical and a special kind of experience because of the weather. Anatoly was always there to help. Everything was as we had imagined. The overnight stay was also great, hardly any rough seas and a calm bay with clear starry skies complemented the rest of this wonderful trip. A very special thanks to Anatoly, best communication in English and otherwise a very good skipper. The sailing yacht is in top condition, we couldn't find anything that would have bothered us. Value for money was reasonable. We would love to come back and would be happy to recommend the yacht to others.

Great boat, great owner, would recommend

Everything was fine, except for the double charge on my credit card and the cancellation of the bookings, although it had been paid for, apparently a software problem, it still worked

Very well placed boat, freshly made hull and new sails, super welcoming and helpful

Week in September, very OK. The yacht was small, but the crew of 4 was comfortable. Handing over the yacht without any problems. Great help from the Shipowner, including information on weather hazards during the cruise. In general, everything works without any problems despite the yacht's age. You can see that Anatly cares a lot about the yacht, I only recommend taking your own navigation because I couldn't handle the chartplotter. I recommend Anantoly.

Anatoly is a very professional and very nice skipper Just the boat had no genoa and therefore almost could not sail Also the agreed price included the price of the skipper and the cleaning and I was asked to pay an unforeseen extra

The condition of the boat was unsatisfactory in several aspects: - the headsail (genoa) was not usable - the autopilot did not work - the navigation / radio device had no GPS reception - the dinghy engine was unusable