We'd rather talk you out of it than sell you the wrong one.
We do this work because we like it. Not because we have to fill a boat.
A week at sea is a big thing. It's also a fragile thing — one bad day with seasick children or the wrong anchorage can colour the whole memory. So the decisions made before you arrive matter more than the brochure suggests.
Most families don't need a bigger boat. They need the right week, the right route, and someone honest about the weather.
A good advisor saves you more than they cost you. We'd rather earn that than a commission on a boat you didn't need.
The best week of sailing we ever planned was for a family who almost cancelled. The second best was for a couple we talked into a different region than the one they'd asked for.
What we don't do
- We don't say "perfect."
- We don't promise weather.
- We don't push August in the Cyclades on families with young children.
- We don't recommend boats we wouldn't put our own family on.
- We don't hide costs in small print.
- We don't follow up with sales emails.
- We don't quote prices we can't stand behind.
A real reply, written by Sofia or Mikael, usually within a day. Not a templated email. Not a CRM follow-up.
A recommendation that names tradeoffs out loud. If the Cyclades fit your dates but not your group, we say so. If the boat you've asked for is wrong for the wind window, we say so.
A way out. You can stop talking to us at any point and we won't chase you. If you decide it's not the right year, we'll say "see you next year" and mean it.
When we'll tell you not to book
Sometimes the right answer is no. If you're a first-time sailor asking to bareboat in the Aegean in late July with three children under six, we will tell you to wait, change region, or hire a skipper. If your budget doesn't cover the real total once port fees and provisioning are added, we'll say so before you put money down. We've turned away bookings we could have taken. We sleep better that way, and so will you.