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“Poorly maintained boats”

Written on: 25/02/2013 by DDi69 (2 reviews written)

We have been on two holidays with this company and although we had a great time, our boat was in poor condition and extremely unreliable. My husband is the sailor and was horrified at how dangerous the boat was in August 2012. The winch jammed constantly and the lead crew were aware of the problem but were told by Management apparently that it couldnt be repaired until end of season. Also, the ignition fell apart and we had to hotwire our boat. We ordered a huge genoa which did not come in... (read more)

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“very disappointing bareboat charter”

Written on: 25/07/2012

In May 2012 we booked a bareboat holiday with Bareboat Sailing holidays which is a sub-company of sailing holidays. Without exaggeration I can say that it was the worst boat we have ever had. Already before the holiday we started to get a really bad feeling as there was absolutely nothing included not even a toilet role for the first evening, let alone maybe a starter pack of washing up liquid, kitchen role or pegs. When we arrived we were told that the boat has 2 holding tanks but they are... (read more)

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“The route advertised looked great, pity we never saw it!”

Written on: 01/02/2012 by LarryPlane (3 reviews written)

Below is the questionnaire I filled out after my holiday in 2009. I understand they were keen to change some of the problems, from the reviews I have read on here, that doesn't seem to be the case. 1. Have you previously sailed with us? No 2. Please tick your flotilla route: SHORE TO SAIL - Lefkas 1. YOUR YACHT: How would you grade the following elements of your flotilla holiday? Cleanliness - Fair (boat was okay but nothing more. Bad for the money we paid) Maintenance... (read more)

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“They didn't float my boat - Quite literally!”

Written on: 13/12/2011 by Wavy-Dave (1 review written)

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this company at all, having had a terrible experience with them a couple of years ago. They seemed to offer good value, they seemed very friendly, and the boats looked lovely in the pictures ... but alas. We originally booked a Jaguar 27, and were later offered an 'upgrade', since the boat originally booked was unservicable. We (foolishly!) paid another £200 for the 'upgraded' Feeling 31, which sounded like a much nicer boat. Which it would have been, had... (read more)

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“We had a great holiday! We sailed a Sailing Holidays...”

Written on: 06/01/2011

We had a great holiday! We sailed a Sailing Holidays boat doing a delivery from the North Ionian to the South and had a fabulous time. The lead crew were great bunch, the boat was in good order and the area is beautiful. It was actually the start of the season last year, and despite them having 150 yachts in the marina the service was still really personable. We're going back this year! (read more)

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“The boat we were on was not fit for purpose. The...”

Written on: 28/08/2010

The boat we were on was not fit for purpose. The toilet was leaking into the bilge for 5 days out of 7 and stank to high heaven. The duvet was filthy and had to be changed. Would not recommend this company at all.


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Written on: 27/01/2011

Hi there,
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<br/>We're really disappointed to see your review and apologise for the problems experienced had while on our flotilla holiday. We spend a lot of time and money on keeping our yachts to a high standard but unfortunately with 180 boats on charter week in, week out, there will sometimes be an exception.
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<br/>We contact all of our clients after their holiday to gain their feedback, hopefully you have been in touch and we have sought to 'make things right'. If you haven't been in touch, please give us a call and we'll do all we can to help you out for this year.
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<br/>Best regards,
<br/>The Sailing Holidays Team.

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“We have had two flotilla holidays with Sailing...”

Written on: 22/08/2010 by dmailer (1 review written)

We have had two flotilla holidays with Sailing Holidays (2007 and 2008). Our experiences were very different. The first holiday was fantastic in every way. However the second was dissapointing (and concerning).

A flotilla holiday is made (or ruined) by the lead boat crew. On our first trip our lead boat crew was fantastic, worked well together and had a great feeling for what we, the punters, wanted. However, on the second holiday we had a much less experience lead crew who didn't... (read more)

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“We have just come back from a week's south Ionian...”

Written on: 09/07/2010

We have just come back from a week's south Ionian cruise (June 26-July 3 where we sailed a Beneteau 331 (Misios). The lead team of Nic, Bex and Sam were excellent in every way. They were always cheerful and helpful and went out of their way to make sure that our sailing experience was second to none. We cannot wait to repeat the experience. The cost was very reasonable for the content of the holiday and the fact that we needed only basic sailing skills and no qualifications was a bonus. ... (read more)

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“Sailing Holidays deliver exactly what it says 'on the...”

Written on: 22/01/2010 by R Benson (1 review written)

Sailing Holidays deliver exactly what it says 'on the tin' They are a great outfit very competatively priced and my wife and I cant wait for our next holiday with them later this year.
Everything is so well organised and stress free that the sailing experience is fully enjoyed. (read more)

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“We have been sailing for over a year in small boats...”

Written on: 08/11/2009

We have been sailing for over a year in small boats and decided to book a sailing holiday,when looking around the internet we came across Sailing Holidays.com, because they required no qaulifications we booked a week on a 32 foot boat. We were upgraded to a 36 footer at no extra charge and had the best holiday ever all for less than £600 per person,the lead crew were fantastic,if you are thinking of booking with this company you will not be disappointed go for it. (read more)

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“Having done a bit of sailing before we had always...”

Written on: 14/10/2009

Having done a bit of sailing before we had always feared that flotilla holidays were a bit 'caravan club'.We booked a two week Whole Ioanian Flotilla. The journies to and from were no better or worse than any charter flight now days. The boat was in good condition and fully equiped.We were very pleasantly suprised with the quality of support and independence given us by the lead crew. They worked very hard to accomadate the various crews.We found that Sailing Hoidays delivered exactly what... (read more)

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“I thought that the sailing holiday team lacked...”

Written on: 18/06/2009

I thought that the sailing holiday team lacked organization. When you book a holiday the last thing you should have to do is organize the "package trip" you bought into! (read more)

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“Had many a good sailing holiday with Sailing...”

Written on: 17/05/2009

Had many a good sailing holiday with Sailing Holidays,but they have priced themselves out of our market now.What a shame .as we will miss our annual trips with them. (read more)

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