Mayer & his wife Naomi were a joy to be around. We really didn’t have much wind until the last 45 minutes of our trip. However we did get some good puffs and deployed all sales and worked our way through several tacs.. I look forward to having them aboard again. They were both right at home on the water.
What an unbelievable trip! Maria and family communicated so well throughout the booking process, leading up to the trip, and during/after the trip to ensure we were having the most amazing time possible in the Cyclades. A group of 7 of us travelled from the US and started the trip on the island of Paros. We opted to hire a captain and hostess for the week for a very reasonable cost. If you aren’t an experienced sailor or captain yourself, I would highly recommend this option. Nicos, our captain, has to be one of the most experienced sailors in the Cyclades. We all felt very safe the entire time on the boat, which was key being that we aren’t all experienced sailors. The wind in the summer is very strong in this region and he knew all the spots to stay with minimal wind that were also INCREDIBLE. We adjusted our schedule on the fly with the wind conditions and everywhere he recommended and took us was absolutely fantastic. We sailed in almost 40 knot wind one day and everyone on board felt completely safe, and the boat handled it no problem. The boat is equipped with a state of the art navigation system that, along with Nicos’ extensive knowledge, also helped keep everyone safe…and made for efficient travel between destinations. Katarina, our hostess, made the most memorable and incredible meals the entire trip. I don’t know what we would have done without her (I suppose more cooking, cleaning, etc). She was also great company along with our captain Nicos and they helped make our trip extra special. The catamaran itself was the perfect boat for the Cyclades. If we were on a monohull boat, we would have been rocking so much more, but the catamaran kept so much calmer which helped for sleeping at night. The 4 cabins on board were more than enough room for our group and each of them had a full bathroom/shower! The hangout zones on the boat are amazing - the table for eating and lounging in the stern, the pads and net in the front and the pads next to the captains chair in the middle made for enough space to spread out or all hang together in one zone. The amenities on board were all we needed during our stay in addition to the provisions we bought, which were easily re-upped on islands along the journey. All in all, I would highly recommend anyone booking a sailing adventure of a lifetime like we did, or even a day trip, to go with Heyblue (the boat) and work with Maria and her family. They’re the absolute best and helped make this the best trip we could have ever hoped for. Thank you Maria, Theodoros, Vassili, Nicos, and Katarina - you guys are amazing humans!
Excellent guests to welcome onboard
Great to have onboard!
We can only have great words for this group. One of the best. Great people
