Dear Friends,

The last voyage of PASSION  Year 2000 just ended last week at PAROS in the Cyclades. There was 35 knots of wind from behind pushing us in the narrow straights between Paros and Antiparos. The crew that had enough of swim, sun and wind was playing cards around the table.
It is important to notice that a well managed sailing cruise has nothing to do with public average imagination. No need to be a rude sailor and fight Mother Nature;  New technologies have given us easy tools to play with; hiring a true professional that manages the itinerary, the crew and the weather gives also a total security.

Thanks to our Friends Canadian, Irish, Belgian, American, French, who sailed with us this year;  Thanks to the professional skippers Frank, Ito, Francois who never failed;
Year 2 K was a great year indeed!

NEW HORIZONS DISCOVERY 

A sailing cruise is also land discovery. Here, the Meteores from the islands Sporades.
September 2000 with Jacques.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SPORADES: SKOPELOS. Off the beaten tracks destination, green landscape, turquoise waters, short distances... Easy navigation for all.
 

OTHER Y.2000 TOPICS

Great feelings when sailing at high speed with autopilot on this BAHIA 47 in Turkey. Michel and his family were beating records while Eric, 5 years old, was playing his LEGO on the table...
Our other friends from Belgium took also this option (ANTIGUA 37) in the DODECANESE.
Their young kids took advantage of the space and the balance.
The catamarans are the most adapted yachts to the majority of demands. Unfortunately most of the people don't know their advantages; there are also few of them on the market.

Patrick and his friends ,for their first nautical experience, enjoyed a good GIB SEA 52'. They discovered the DODECANESE in total security and comfort. Ito, their around-the-word Italian skipper even cooked them spagettis, they said.
Christian decided to reach ATHENS from RHODES against the wind in less than a week. This was a cruise and not a delivery!  They seemed to have a great time. All of them are good sailors I bet. No professional skipper required.
Here is the report ( in French):
"Concernant le bateau: rien à dire, bien équipé, bon état de marche, bon bateau bien marin, y compris dans les conditions de mer que nous avons rencontrée. (BAVARIA 38)
Juste une petite critique: il est manifestement sous-toilé, en effet, on gardait "tout dessus", au prés bon plein et par force 5-6, ça laisse supposer une certaine molesse en cas de vent force 1 ou 2. Je suppose que ce sont des mesures de sécurité en vogue sur les bateaux de location???
    Le parcours: il est ce qu'il est surtout avec un Melthem un peu soutenu, mais, ce type de trajet, et dans les conditions où nous l'avons fait ne laisse pas beaucoup de temps pour le farniente. Cependant, ça reste un bon souvenir de navigation.
    L'organisation: très bien.
     En bref, l'ensemble est positif, et nous avons été satisfait de cette semaine à bord.( 15 jours auraient été mieux adaptés à ce parcours )  "

The Cyclades in October:
Our Canadian friends sailed to Siros, Tinos, Mykonos, Amorgos, Santorini, Ios... late in the season. I must say that October is my favorite season. Some days were hot, some a bit cloudy, but we took advantage of them all. I even discovered the inside of TINOS that ignored before. My advise: don't hesitate and rent a vehicle when passing by the Islands.
The new marina at MYKONOS is not finished, but good enough to allow the skipper to leave the boat, and join the company to the night club. Good improvement.
SANTORINI doen't give this chance, but it is worthwhile to sail in the biggest caldera in the world.

American family meeting on  "ESPEROS" in June. Christos and his crew did well:

 
 

"We are happy to report the trip went very well.
Christos his wife and crew were delightful and helpful throughout the trip.
Christos went out of his way on several occasions to help direct us to places to see while on the trip... We would highly recommend Christos and the Espero's  to anyone.
We have enjoyed working with you and will  also highly recommend you to friends
Sincerely"
  

Sailing in a cave? ... No, we dropped the tender in the water for the opportunity. The picture on the right is taken at night under the stars.

Many other stories were told to us after the trips. The more we listen to them, the more we love our job.
 

Thanks for all and see you soon on our blue waves!

Yann and Servanne

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