Beneteau Oceanis 45 with 4 Cabins - Sailing Yacht (2018) - Ayther - Standard line

Poor All the elements for a top vacation were present: great weather, good company, top food, culture, etc. Our goal was carefree sailing following previous sailing vacations. Checkin went mega smoothly and on the dock everyone was very helpful. we deliberately booked a slightly younger boat hoping to have fewer problems. Unfortunately, after sailing out of the harbor we found that this boat had been treated lovelessly over the past few years. We took >20 pictures of minor/major damages, bowtruster did not work, equipment hiccuped every time, one refrigerator malfunctioned and the cleanliness in the boat was also questionable. The base manager could only be reached once out of 9 attempts. Anchor winch broke down that was repaired on the way so we had to stay in port for a day, too bad. The flotilla leader was a very friendly Italian from the region; so our expectation was that this would all be very flexible. Unfortunately, the opposite turned out to be true: briefings were a list of things that were NOT possible and suggestions of bays and anchorages were minimal. Life at sea makes up for a lot, including this trip, but unfortunately it did not conform to expectations.