Elan 350 | X-ray

I can understand, that ship location in marina may change, what I did not expect, was a total mess the charter company was able to make at this very occasion. The marina is not really spacious and when we tried to return to the berth we've started our sail from, we were sent away not to another location, but three more, four in total. Nobody had information, where our ship belongs to, other crews were wandering the marina back and forth just as we did increasing already present stress from approximately 20 kt of side wind and finally we were sent to clearly too narrow yet full of moorings pathway to berth made rather for small motorboats than a sail boat without any prop wash and no bow thruster. I have sent them mail notification that very morning, that we've lost one of cockpit mattress, I got a reply, that they have notified their marina crew and not a word about a berth changes. Couple of hours before our return time must have been known that marina dispositions had changed. Also not a word about they are sorry about the inconvenience, everything was presented as normal stuff skippers have to endure. Long story short, they do their best to get to your money (i.e. the mattress made from cheapest materials cost €100), in case of any issue I'd not expect much from the charter and definitely not recommend to take their offer for your nerves and money sake.

The ship is old and battered by life. The sails are in good condition with spies, but that's where the positives end. The interior has seen its best days. It flows from the windows during a strong storm and also flows through the mast. I recommend it for more experienced yachtsmen during the summer season without possible precipitation.