Donheist
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I did a flotilla once even though we have our own boat. For me it’s basically valet parking - no messing about finding a port, booking a berth or having to get in early to find a spot. No walking the length of the town before settling on the first restaurant we found. Removing choice can be very relaxing! And if anything breaks and it’s not me who has to ask where the Chandler is, find the parts and fix it. Bliss. I like the responsibility of running my boat and learning all the time but every so often it’s nice to chill. It’s the nearest thing we’ll ever get to a ‘normal’ holiday!Exactly what he said. I have my own boat in NZ, but chose to do a flotilla as a gentle introduction to sailing in Greece with the intention of bareboat charter on a later trip. Enjoyed the whole flotilla thing so much that we did two more. A surprising number of fellow flotilla sailors also had their own boats in the UK but like us were enjoying kicking back and doing the no stress flotillas.