点评:Captain Dave is the kind of guy that not only oozes knowledge of sailing, the route, and surroundings on your trip, but he also fit into to group seamlessly and doesn't feel like an outsider... and that makes it feel like you're on the water with a bunch of friends and one just happens to own a boat.
First, we had to reschedule our trip from last year as I was hospitalized and unable to make the original trip. My wife contacted Dave and they refunded us initially without hesitation. These are not only professionals, but people with kind, large hearts. The policy could have easily taken our money but we were able to reschedule and not have to pay any additional fees or money given our extenuating circumstances.
The boat is clean, well-kept, and the comms and instructions were passed along early and with plenty of detail to leave no room for misinterpretation. Payment and scheduling were easy (as my wife told me, at least) and expectations were set as to what was (and was not) provided in the cost.
As far as the value and trip itself, it's money well spent. We've done dozens of chartered routes along the coasts as well as in the Caribbean when we travel. Captain Dave was easily in the top 3 in terms of overall experiences and how effortless the day felt. It wasn't too long or too short, and Dave made sure to capture plenty of moments and memories for us instead of all our photos missing one (or more) members of the group. We also got to stop at 2 of the islands and swim around for a bit at each of them before returning back to the docks.
There were 6 people in our group and we had plenty of space for all of us, 3 backpack/YETI soft coolers, and about 4 bags of food/snacks. There is also a shaded area if you forget sunscreen and/or just need to get out of the wind or sun.
If you're curious or wondering if you may enjoy an experience like this, my best advice to you is just book it and don't overthink it. It surpassed all my expectations and was a blast of a way to spent a hot, sunny Saturday in the summer. Given the other reviewers' experiences, it doesn't seem like anyone has had a bad experience with any of the captains either. If you have anywhere near the experience I did, you'd be okay with paying double what we did for the day... it's just that much fun.
Thank you to everyone at Classic Sail for the kindness, understanding, and above all - the awesome product/experience. You've made a few new fans in the Boston area!!!
翻译:戴夫船长是那种不仅会在您的旅行中渗透航海、路线和周围环境知识的人,而且他还能无缝地融入团队,不会让人觉得自己像个局外人……这让人感觉像你和一群朋友在水上,其中一个恰好拥有一艘船。
首先,我们不得不重新安排去年的旅行,因为我住院了,无法进行原定的旅行。我的妻子联系了戴夫,他们最初毫不犹豫地退款给了我们。他们不仅是专业人士,而且是心地善良、心胸宽广的人。该政策本可以很容易地拿走我们的钱,但我们能够重新安排时间,并且鉴于我们情有可原的情况而不必支付任何额外费用或金钱。
船很干净,保养得很好,通讯和说明很早就传递了,而且有很多细节,不会留下任何误解的余地。付款和安排很容易(至少我妻子告诉我),并且对成本中提供(和未提供)的内容设定了期望。
就价值和旅行本身而言,这笔钱花得值。当我们旅行时,我们已经沿着海岸和加勒比地区完成了数十条包租路线。就整体体验和当天的轻松程度而言,戴夫船长轻松跻身前三名。它不太长或太短,Dave 确保为我们捕捉到大量的瞬间和回忆,而不是我们所有的照片都缺少一个(或多个)团队成员。我们还必须在其中两个岛屿停留,然后在每个岛屿上游一会儿,然后返回码头。
我们小组有 6 个人,我们有足够的空间容纳我们所有人、3 个背包/YETI 软冷藏器和大约 4 袋食物/零食。如果您忘记涂防晒霜和/或只是需要避风或避日,还有一个阴影区域。
如果你很好奇或想知道你是否会喜欢这样的体验,我给你的最好建议就是预订它,不要想太多。它超出了我的所有期望,是在夏天度过一个炎热、阳光明媚的星期六的一种方式。鉴于其他评论者的经验,似乎也没有人对任何一位船长有过糟糕的经历。如果您有任何接近我的经历,那么您支付我们当天所做的双倍费用就可以了……这真是太有趣了。
感谢 Classic Sail 的每个人的善意、理解,最重要的是 - 很棒的产品/体验。你在波士顿地区收获了一些新粉丝!!!