Reviews

06/01/2024-06/08/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Wilson Lagraize
Boat Name: Taisia
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Very
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Excellent
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Definitely
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Great, helpful and pleasant.

05/29/2024-06/06/2024

Name on Your Reservation: stephen lamboy
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Jays n Seass
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 0
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
I would give them an 8.5 out of 10. They were not overly friendly but business like and well organized. They were not interested in getting to know us really, but they were not rude in the least. I would charter with them again.

They did reach out when we were underway to see how it was going.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes- very thorough on all systems with one exception. I suggest not taking the boat out until you have raised the mainsail with the lazy jack system. This will save a lot of trouble as it can be tricky to raise the sail with the full battens.

I would also suggest that if you haven't used the latest B&G/Garmin chart plotter nav system to go online and run the free tutorial. This will save time.

One thing we were not made clear about- if there is an issue with the boat while underway they will walk you through the cure or come to you. We could have used this one time for the mainsail.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Excellent
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Clean and sufficient.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
yes, very
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
The port pilots are very skilled. They take the boat in and out of the slip for you. The space in the harbor is very tight and there is always wind. This is a great convenience.

05/03/2024-05/11/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Michael Prost
Boat Name: Lili
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yep
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
very good
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
yes
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
We had AC otherwise might have been tough.

charter dates 04/27/2024-05/04/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Kenneth Kitchen
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Odyssey
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Very helpful.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Excellent job!
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
I will use Navigare

charter dates 04/28/2024-05/04/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Jamie Trainor
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Wanderer
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes. They moved slow but that was expected
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
The black water tanks made cabins smell a bit

charter dates 05/10/2024-05/18/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Gregg Schifko
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Golden Hind
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Excellent
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Excellent
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Excellent
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Lacked cutting board or can opener. Otherwise sufficient
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Professional and thorough

Charter Dates: 04/15/2024-04/22/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Brett Thomas
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Maramar
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Navagare was excellent- super attentive staff and very helpful throughout the 2 weeks we chartered the Maramar.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes, they did an excellent job.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

charter dates 04/03/2024-04/09/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Draves
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Linnea
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
We had capt. That was his job
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes. Both boats
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

charter dates 04/13/2024-04/21/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Michael Kelley
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Michelle Ma Belle
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
We arrived after hours, but Navigare had prearranged a taxi and the our boat was
"front and center" when we arrived at the dock!
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes (but we had chartered an FP Helios before)
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Very clean. We did have a few problems with the boat.
1 - the primary refridgerator failed with a crew member's insulin in it. The insulin had to be thrown away because it got hot. Much of the fridge contents had to also be discarded.
2 - The freezer would not freeze (only keep cold)
3 - Multiple shackle-attachment bolts were loose at the base of the mast. One came off while under sail and we needed to perform a field-repair.
4 - The roller furler jammed multiple times (needs adjusting)
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Need a broom to sweep out sand! (other than a wisk broom)
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes. And the AC worked great!
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
First time we've been with Navigare and I would not hesitate to use them again.

charter dates 04/13/2024-04/20/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Michael Murphy
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Sand Dollar
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes it could have used a second cooler or a larger cooler and of equal importance a Yeti cooler I own them and the ice really does melt very slowly within them.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Navigate was the most organized charter company I have ever worked with hands down