2017 Lagoon 380
Dreamyacht Charters, Dubrovnic, Croatia. Chartered in 2018 – owners report
“It was almost like walking onto a brand new boat. By this time it had done 1 and a bit seasons in charter”
John H, Owner, September 2018
General comments regarding maintenance:
The cleaning and presentation was almost impeccable. It was almost like walking onto a brand new boat. The boat had done 1 and a bit seasons by now.
There were a few minor knocks and scratches to be sure, the worst of which were some scratches on the bench-top.
The boat was well inventoried including a decent dinghy with 5hp outboard that worked flawlessly.
In other general use indications, engines had about 930 hours on them at the start and gave us no issue.
The sails were like new.
OUTBOUND:
The technical briefing was thorough and we went through everything. All systems were turned on and an explained, including the excellent B&G Nav system.
All in good working order. The only equipment problem we had during the trip was a leaky fresh water foot pump, which got replaced by the DYC base in Corfu immediately and hassle free when we pulled in there.
One of the benefits of ‘owning’ a charter yacht in Croatia, if not for actually sailing one, is that there doesn’t appear to be much wind during Croatia’s summer season.
INBOUND:
The check out briefing on our return was also easy; they checked if every system still worked, they are very concerned with the toilets.
A diver checked below the waterline, but I noticed not much attempt to check whether we had done any cosmetic damage or not. Mind you, they didn’t have anything to compare to, not having taken any photos prior to departure.
There wasn’t much room on the inventory sheet to record every scratch.
The impression I got was that they want to know about any systems not working so they can fix it, but not so much the cosmetic damage