Two friends and I chartered this SO 439 in mid March this year. The boat was from 2011 with 4 cabins, 2 heads, furling genoa and main, bowthruster, sturdy bowsprit and Bimini, powerful anchor with 70 mt of 10mm stainless steel. The boat turned out to be in very good conditions and quite fast, possibly thanks to the sharp angled hull design (and in spite of a smallish jib). We left Alimou marina in Athens and spent the first night in nearby Aegina. Woke up early for a non-stop 100 miles navigation south south east to Milos island, propelled by 20-30 knot winds from west and south west. Over the next days we mad our way back via Serifos, Hydra and Poros. We made good use of the on-deck life lines, automatic life vests with steel rings, and harnesses. It’s was lovely sailing off season and enjoying empty marinas, beautiful villages without tourists, and quite good weather actually. We had a wind instrument my functioning which the professionally run charter company sought to repair twice by sending local technicians. Failing that, we requested and they gave us a discount. Fair enough. All in all, another great Marenauta experience.
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