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The little extras.. Looks great. Although according to the list I found "everything" is extra. I got up to 11000 Euros before I stopped counting

We looked into this before our year. Decided that charter costs (if we could wind a willing owner) would be equal or greater than buy/sail/sell costs. We bought a 393 in Turkey (a EU registered boat), sailed for a year in Greece, Italy, France Sardinia etc. and left it in Greece. The famous...

None:) V.small outfit based on a sort of owner's club, so probably not many/none have tried them. Reckon we'll give it a go. If the boat doesnt work we can use it as a floating caravan...

Hi, anyone anything to say about Smart Sailing Charter in Greece (Athens)? Thinking of chartering a 331 from them this summer. PM if its nasty:) Cheers!

Don't make a big deal out of the possible problems and they won't. Kids are more intelligent than we give them credit for. When they see nothing but sea they will almost certainly entertain themselves quite happily, in the knowledge that they have no choice! Ours spent many hours dressing up a...

One advantage of sailing in the Med is that you get used to reversing in everywhere! This one looks easy (wouldn't have said that three years ago...). Looks enough space to reverse all the way in or turn off the berth. Use the wind/propwalk/bursts of throttle to steer into the berth. Fenders...

Finally managed to sell our 393. Very happy! And depressed! Decided to go for a charter, two weeks in Saronic area. 3 kids so dont want a cowboy outfit and a boat which doesnt work! Any hints of who to go for/who to avoid are greatly appreciated. Bye the bye: We rent out a small apartment in our...

Oh yippee! Guess where my boat is? Any wise words about what I should do now? Boat is for sale but currently not any interest, and we are looking at putting her in the water for a holiday next summer. After that no idea. So, do we say nothing and hope for the best or what?!

Hi! We have a 393 which we sailed around the Med for a year 2007-2008. Are now selling, is ashore on Aigina just off Athens. Euro 80000 for a good, clean, basic boat where everything works. (including VAT in Europe). Look at Williams and Smithells site for details or PM me!

Bodrum marine Services. Joe Rowles did a very thorough survey of our boat prior to purchase. Good service. bmsinfo@bms.com.tr Or +90 252 386 4130

I used to think I was alone in finding chart plotters frustrating to use. The ones i have seen are anything but intuitive and seem dreadfully slow to react to input. Had a weekend beginner course in quite heavy weather here in Norway a few weeks ago, and two of the crew were computer software...

Our boat is ashore in Port Gapeau, just East of Hyeres. Our 393 is max size for them, as it is a yard on a SMALL river estuary. The depth sounder read zero for the last two hundred metres and the channel is about 2m wide at some points. (dug by a JCB on the quay!). All that being said, it is a...

A setter? Arn't they the ones with ADHD?:) We "found" a labrador sized mutt in Corsica and sailed with her for three months. She accepted the situation but was always overjoyed when we came in to harbour. Had a tendancy to jump for the quay a little too early! So keep control of the dog when...

It most certainly does Jim, thank you!

Didn't we meet in an anchorage in the Ionian in late summer 2007? The name of your boat is familiar. Mine is a 393 called cassiopee, I remember we came over in our ancient dinghy (me and up to 3 children). Thanks for the reply anyway:)