Customer reviews

Perfekter Service, gepflegtes Schiff, super freundliche Lead Crew

Everything from the reception received, the yacht and the lead boat crew AJ, Chilli & Lois

Snorkeling, food, sailing and Captain Malcom!

Things worked

Everything was top notch! The boat, the service and weather!

The sailboat was in good shape, the staff was helpful and the check in/ check out was easy.

Very welcoming staff, clean yacht, great lead crew.

Stress free sailing knowing you have our back

Great tuition from our amazing instructor Amy- who has the patience of a saint!
Well equipped boat which was very comfortable
Great local knowledge of excellent places to eat

The professionalism and charm of the lead crew

This is the 4th charter company we have rented from and it was the best experience. The boat was well maintained, the staff were wonderful, and it made for a very pleasant vacation.

The Sunsail staff was focused and very interested in accommodating our needs and getting us underway as soon as possible. They were contactable and would address any maintenance issues with great speed. Boat in good shape. All as advertised. Very appreciative as many charter organizations are not very responsive and the boats on arrival are far less than advertised.

I’ve chartered with Sunsail several times and every experience is amazing. The boats, the crew, the service, the locations. All top notch.

The boat and locations are perfect for us. We don’t want a lot of hassle, just get on the boat and go! Sunsail makes it easy.

Very seamless process and polished customer experience. Also, Boots, James, Kishmet and the rest of the staff are amazing.

We had a staff of 4 on our Lefkada Floatilla.
Phoebe was an amazing organizer and a great person to have leading the social aspect of our flotilla. She was bubbly and fun to be around and encouraging.
Tom was our handyman and helped my wife and I a ton with our boat and spent extra time explaining things around our boat. He spent just as much time with all the other boats making sure everything was in working order.
Matt was our captain and it was very obvious he had a lot of experience. He helped us, without making us feel dumb. He is kind and goes out of his way to make us feel safe and know the plan.
Manu was the new guy on the flotilla staff and had a great attitude and a wealth of experience as well. He spent extra time with our boat explaining navigation and other techniques to sailing. His warm smile is contagious.
As you can see, we had an incredible staff that all worked well together. Thank you for a great week.
Otto V

Well maintained yachts friendly and very helpful lead crew

This time we most enjoyed our lead crew

The people in the lead boat, they were wonderful

Once on site, the base staff + Costa our briefer were great. Matt / Tom / Manu / Phoebe – our flotilla crew were absolutely fantastic and made our trip. Our flotilla crew were professional and knowledgeable and took the stress out of sailing.

The best lead crew ever! Finn, Elanor and Mario were absolutely amazing. They made everything easy and fun. Our catamaran- Calculo was perfect for the four of us. Everything you could hope for in a perfect week with excellent weather and sailing conditions. Loved every minute of it.

We did the Krka flotilla with Finn, Elle, and Mario as our crew. They were the best! So cheerful and helpful. The boat was brand new and very comfortable. We had AC when we were docked and it helped so much. The flotilla itself was amazing. We got to see Croatia from a whole different angle. The little towns we stopped in, were so quint and felt really peaceful. The marinas’ facilities were clean except for one where we stayed on board. The coastline is just breathtaking. What an experience! A must for sea lovers!

They had breakfast and lunch on the boat, and Elle had great suggestions for little restaurants throughout the week. She took care of all the reservations, which made our lives much easier. Finn was super knowledgeable and gave great suggestions for lunch stops where we could anchor and swim.

All and all a very positive experience!

Just completed a fabulous week with friends on the Sunsail Krka flotilla. This was our first experience sailing in Croatia. Despite a last minute route change due to winds, Finn, Elle and Mario took excellent care of us providing not only technical guidance on where best to sail and stop to swim but also looking after social activities and dining recommendations (and reservations).

I had sailed on and off for many years (always with a skipper) and had taken my Day Skipper theory course as a student 34years ago! Now, with retirement approaching my partner and I decided it was time to complete my day skipper course and for her, having never sailed to take on the competent crew course. I retook my theory course with Sunsail’s partner Prometheus. This was challenging but well structured and I completed it the week before. So my theory was fresh but my boat handling very rusty and riddled with bad habits.
We chose Sunsail through family recommendations and for the fact that they could offer a private shower/toilet ( heads) . As it turned out each cabin had a private heads so privacy was not an issue. We met our fellow trainees, a couple from Canada and a new to sailing young woman and our fears of sharing with ‘strangers’ were dismissed almost immediately. As we quickly became firm friends and hugely enjoyed each other’s company both during the busy learning on board and in the evening. Each supporting and complementing each other’s learning.
I would like to save the greatest praise for our instructor Tadeusz ( Tadek ) He is a young man with the wisdom , knowledge and ability of someone much older. He has a calm and friendly nature and excellent teaching skills. He was patient with the newbies and firm when needed. He is also relaxed and fun company. I am sure he has a very bright future.
We had initially planned to do the course in Greece but Croatia proved a beautiful and ideal location and if you are there in June listen out for the nightingales as you rest at anchor in the a beautiful bay and watch the sun go down.

My wife and I just returned from a weeklong charter with Sunsail / The Moorings in the BVI. Our original 46 foot monohull from the Moorings became unavailable due to damage a couple of days before our charter, but the booking team substituted an identical replacement boat from the Sunsail fleet at the last minute.

Our captain, Will Stewart, was the highlight of our trip. With training from the British military and the Royal Yachting Association, he was the perfect captain for us. I wanted to re-acquire my long dormant sailing skills, and by the second day Will turned our charter into an extended sailing school, which is exactly what I was hoping for. A natural teacher whose high standards inspired us to perform our best, Will had us handling most aspects of sailing the boat by the end of our charter.

In addition to his patient instruction, Will coordinated all the details necessary for us to enjoy our trip tremendously, from itinerary planning, to provisioning, to reservations on the nights we dined ashore. On the nights we cooked onboard, Will was a delightful dinner companion for my wife and me.

My wife and I are already planning to come back, this time with friends. We were lucky to have Will as our captain and guide this time, and we will make sure he is with us the next time we sail here.

Our family had a fantastic time in the BVI onboard our Sunsail 424 for a 5 day charter. It had been 30 years since I sailed here (in my single days) and I was excited to share the BVI adventures with my family. From arrival to departure, Sunsail’s customer service was exceptional! Of course, I knew 5 days wouldn’t be enough but my plan work, my family is hooked on sailing vacations and already talking about another Sunsail adventure next year!

Great location and yacht. Flotilla holiday made the sailing a lot more relaxing owing the competence and support of the flottila crew, which advised on the places to stay/stop overnight, and ensure that we had a berth. Finn, Eleanor and Carraig were great.

All aspects of trip from booking, to asking questions, to checking in and checking out went very smoothly. We’ll be back before long.

Superb! We are Sunsail owners, and have used our weeks at bases all over the world. I have to say that the staff at the Belize base was among the best we have ever encountered. There had been some miscommunication about our sleep-aboard the night before our charter, but the base manager and cleaning staff went above and beyond to get the boat ready so we didn’t have to scramble to find a hotel. The boat was impeccable (even with the rush cleaning) and the sailing area was fantastic. Provisioning was easy and delivered promptly. Great experience!

We went sailing for one week on board a Sunsail 454 Premium in Belize . Everything was perfect! Easy booking, the staff at Sunsail Base is extremely helpful and attentive, the boat is impeccable, with everything you need and more, the islands are a dream, snorkeling amazing, with turtles, dolphins , manatees in the most preserved reef in the Caribbean. This is our second time and we highly recommended this for everyone.

Amazing time with Captain Leo and Mike! They took wonderful care of us! Beautiful ride in the lagoon. Learned some great facts about Belize and hope to come again. 🙂

From the moment we booked with Sunsail, everything was very easy. Becky responded to our emails very quickly, was knowlegdable and made arrangements for taxis etc seamlessly. On arrival at Agana the reception staff were very helpful, we could leave our bags and wondered off to have a leisurely lunch. We were lucky to get access to the boat early, a cheerful welcome message with contact details was in the cabin. We met Tadek our skipper and trainer a short while later for a quick introduction. There are too many high points to go through our weeks experience with Tadek, we had the most brilliant time with him and had the most brilliant instruction from him. We started as 2 potential Comp Crew and ended with 1 Day Skipper and 1 Comp Crew. We were ectastic. It is probably the best holiday we have had as a couple in a very long time. There was a sister boat running a day skippers course and we had the pleasure of meeting them and Michael, the Lead Instructor who was also so knowledgable and very encouraging and positive. I cannot extend our thanks enough to Tadek, for a brilliant, brilliant week. It was such a pleasure to meet you. We did the course in preparation for a sailing trip with friends that is booked for June via Sunsail in Greece, island hopping. We are very much looking forward to this trip. Overall we had a fabulous experience thank you to all involved.

Simply the best. We had from start to finish an outstanding experience. Great place, superb sailing, excellent Sunsail crew – Finn, Jesse, Becky – could not have been more welcoming, helpful, and their skills and warmth made for a great time for everyone. Loved the freedom to sail all day and explore, while coming together in beautiful harbours each evening. We will be back!

Just returned from an amazing 12 day trip out of Placencia on a Sunsail 454 with 2 other couples. Couldn’t have been more perfect. We’ve chartered in many locations, but Belize is really special – so many islands, few boats, no crowds, friendly people. We’ll be back. The Sunsail/Moorings staff are great – among the friendliest and most responsive of any chartering company we’ve used. Miss Rene, Diego, Mateo, Kevin and all of the team were really great. And extra shout out to the captain we had for first four days of the journey – Dwayne – who is exceptional.

Great staff at Sunsail. Very thorough boat & navigation briefings. The Sunsail 424 is a beautiful boat with well thought out design characteristics. Our crew of 5 enjoyed features such as A/C, watermaker, cockpit fridge, and more. The boat was immaculately maintained.

Fantastic in every regard. The captain they provided was just the best! A great sailor, so knowledgeable, and so much fun and friendly. (Thank you Ana!). The boat was perfect – new and everything functioned well. And the BVI’s are just the most magical place to sail. The staff at Sunsail was so helpful and friendly. Highly recommend Sunsail and the entire experience.

We had an awesome time on the flotilla sailing around Croatia. The lead crew were great, really helpful, friendly, knowledgeable. They made sure everyone had a really good time.

Really well positioned sailing base with super helpful staff and great boats for the Belizean coast

We took a 340 leopard catamaran for 5 days with two couples on board. Three cabins gave us loads of space and though the catamaran changes the connection to wind and water, it’s the only type of vessel to take in these waters.

The scary warnings they have to give about the implications of running into corral should be tempered by the care they take in the briefing to give you local knowledge and easy to follow waypoints built into the on board gps to help you navigate safely without expert navigational experience.

We initially thought the boat was over specced with hot water showers, saline to fresh water converter, generator, ac, coffee machines and fully equipped galley. When we realised that you need to be fairly self sufficient in these waters for food, water and energy we valued the Gucci nature of the kit.

This was a brilliant way to pootle, swim and fish in the unspoilt south of this amazing country – we will be back and for longer this time.

Thank you to the sunsail/moorings staff for being so helpful and maintaining my the boats to a high standard.

Julian, Sarah, Lucy and Stephen

First time in the BVI and loved it. The people were lovely as was the food. I have to say that much as the yacht was in perfect condition, it was infested with cockroaches which is inexcusable to me. How can a yacht be handed over like that? I found food quite expensive as well, but none of this detracted from the amazing time we had.

I had sailed for years and finally took the RYA five-day skipper course with Michael, the instructor. This was an unforgettable experience. Michael is an extraordinarily knowledgeable and experienced sailor. He demonstrated patience and provided skilled teaching guidance. Revise the course before you go! Michael continually tests your knowledge, which is needed to apply it to the practical course on the boat. It’s hard work but worth it! Sunsail made it very easy for me in the booking process, answering my questions and explaining every detail. I passed and have since sailed with joy and confidence.