Adrian Stanciu

Review of Croatia Yachting

I am now in my 11-th year of sailing in Croatia. I...

I am now in my 11-th year of sailing in Croatia. I take between 2 and 4 weeks each year. I have used many charter companies through the years. I must say Croatia Yachting is, hands down, the best of them. They take excellent care of their boats, a 5-6-7 year old boat in their fleet feels like a 3 year old in some others' fleets. By saying that I do not mean they are perfect, I had my share of mishaps and frictions, but they were always helpful and fair. They helped me get out of some tricky situations out in the sea, finding good and quick help for me several times. Sure, they made me pay for my damages. Who else should pay? I remember once I put a small 3 cm dent in my rudder, and I did not even notice. They explained to me that this has to be dealt with immediately because otherwise water gets in and the whole rudder will be damaged. The repair cost 4o , taking the boat out for the repair was 400 . Sh@# happens. Made me much more careful next time. As I said, they are not perfect but they are damn good and I must commend the job they do while turning 40+ boats around from 8.00 to 16.00, solving the miriad small problems that we, clients, bring with us and could not care less.
I read the opinion of an angry customer who was charged 600 for a repair, who said the charter company should have left the boat as they brought it, it was no big deal, fishing line in the propeller be damned. Seriously?? Would you like to be the next crew? Would you like the fishing line damaging the seal around the propeller shaft and have the boat leaking water and overwhelming your bilge pump? Maybe we should behave more like adults and own our responsibilities. Way to go, CY. Good job.