点评:We had a great time on our first week-long flotilla sailing adventure. My experience as skipper was very limited, and my wife and 2 teenage daughters were complete novices, but Jim stressed from the start that the priority was to have a good time. He was always there to assist us when leaving and entering the marinas, which were the most challenging moments of the day. Our flotilla was unusually small, only 2 boats; Jim was on the other boat (always reachable on VHF) and arranged all our marina bookings, which would have been a headache without the local knowledge and contacts. I wouldn't want to do it any other way on a family holiday in high season, the better marinas really fill up. He also pointed out the best places to anchor for lunch, and the nice restaurants for dinner, and we had several nice meals with the entire group. Gary was also around in Betina and spent some time with us practicing mooring on the first day, which was very useful. We had the in-house Jasna 35ft which was basic (no chart plotter) but good enough for the 4 of us, but we'll probably upgrade next time. We had perfect weather, only 1 day with little wind. We hope to go again!
翻译:我们在首次为期一周的船队航海之旅中玩得非常开心。我作为船长的经验十分有限,我的妻子和两个十几岁的女儿也完全是新手,但吉姆从一开始就强调,最重要的是享受乐趣。每天进出码头时是最具挑战性的时刻,而他总是在那里帮助我们。这次的船队规模异常小。只有两艘船;吉姆在另一艘船上(通过VHF无线电随时都能联系上),他负责安排我们在各个游艇港的停靠事宜。要是没有他在当地的经验和人脉,这些事情肯定会变得相当棘手。在旺季带家人度假时,我觉得没有比这更好的方式了——那些条件较好的游艇港真的很容易客满。他还为我们指出了适合停船吃午饭的绝佳地点,以及适合享用晚餐的优质餐厅。我们整个团队也一起享用了几顿美味的大餐。Gary也在Betina,第一天他和我们一起练习抛锚,非常有帮助。我们租用了一艘35英尺长的Jasna游艇,虽然配置比较基础(没有海图仪),但对我们四个人来说已经足够了;不过下次我们可能会换一艘更好的。天气状况极佳,只有一天风比较小。我们希望能再去一次!