Paddy_N_Murphy
Member
Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Its that time of year again - I am trying to plan a charter or two for the coming year. The one later in the year is relatively straight forward I think but the first one is for SWMBO and I and another couple.
Obviously everyone enjoyed it last time, but I am the only one 'really keen' to press on and book - and have the responsibility of booking it and making it all just 100% to ensure repeat custom !
trying to piece it all together to ensure :
1) Right Boat (the ladies don't slum it, in fact after our first charter in Antigua believe that all boats come with Gensets and Aircon - for drying the hair and cooling the boat down in the process)
B) Right dates - two couples, two fellas work away a lot = busy calenders. (and 'he' will not be at all flexible in the dates )
III) Right Location - world. oyster. Antigua they got battered and we found it pretty 'anti-social' on the shore. Turkey I have done the reckie (spl?) and know enough of the area and conditions.
4) Right Flights - localish airport obviously favourite and we are in the North - to fly on dates that Charter companies can match, arriving at vaguely daytime hours, and departing to still have a day at the end of the hols.
six ) last but not least..... The Right Bloody Price !!! To non boaties this is important. To me, if items one to five above are workable, six is a mild inconvenience !!
The Quest continues.
Just thought I would take a break from pounding the Charter firm sites to share with you all !
Its that time of year again - I am trying to plan a charter or two for the coming year. The one later in the year is relatively straight forward I think but the first one is for SWMBO and I and another couple.
Obviously everyone enjoyed it last time, but I am the only one 'really keen' to press on and book - and have the responsibility of booking it and making it all just 100% to ensure repeat custom !
trying to piece it all together to ensure :
1) Right Boat (the ladies don't slum it, in fact after our first charter in Antigua believe that all boats come with Gensets and Aircon - for drying the hair and cooling the boat down in the process)
B) Right dates - two couples, two fellas work away a lot = busy calenders. (and 'he' will not be at all flexible in the dates
)III) Right Location - world. oyster. Antigua they got battered and we found it pretty 'anti-social' on the shore. Turkey I have done the reckie (spl?) and know enough of the area and conditions.
4) Right Flights - localish airport obviously favourite and we are in the North - to fly on dates that Charter companies can match, arriving at vaguely daytime hours, and departing to still have a day at the end of the hols.
six ) last but not least..... The Right Bloody Price !!! To non boaties this is important. To me, if items one to five above are workable, six is a mild inconvenience !!
The Quest continues.
Just thought I would take a break from pounding the Charter firm sites to share with you all !