Reviews

charter dates 06/08/2024-6/21/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Tim Coury
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: FantaSea
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 ! Capt Nickie was Fantastic at Blue Lagoon. Very informative and thorough.

Leading up to our arrival, Queeniesha at the Moorings Base was beyond helpful. A pleasure to work with.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Best Briefing I have had compared to my 10 other Bare Boat Charters.

Great Job Capt Nickie.......aka Hollywood !!
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes.

Had 2 minor issues duriing the Charter but they were addressed by Queeniesha.
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?
Again, I have Chartered many times. Mostly w Moorings. This was the best experience overall that I have had.

Name on Your Reservation: Weberg
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Canouan 2
charter dates 06/11/2024-6/20/2024
Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 3
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Mooring’s staff were great and so friendly. Easy to check in, get transport, and push off the dock
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes. Quick and thorough.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
The yacht was generally clean and in fairly good order. It was an older yacht and had little issues with doors and dings. The worst part was that there was an infestation of drain flies that emerged on day 2. They would hide under the boat at the through hull points for the shower drain and sink drain and emerge at night to buzz around the lights outdoors.
They were not inside the cabin but made outdoor dining annoying. There was no fix. We tried vinegar and bug spray. Even sailing all day to anegada did not rid us of them.
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?
Opt for a newer boat as the older ones are wrecked. Also bigger is better. The lack of a traveller (2 mainsheet system was on our boat)) was inefficient. It’s really hard to trim it effectively and also keep the job adjusted right.

05/20/2024-05/28/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Bob Brooks
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Luck Lady
Charter Company & Yacht
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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?
Good, but could have been a little better. Seemed to have been rushed and very busy.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
90%. There were a few things that shold have been repaired. We reported those when we turned in the boat and it is my understanding it was going out the next day, so it is doubtful those were repaired for the next client. The Moorings was very good and nice boats, but they need to slow down some and make sure everything is A+.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
More than sufficient.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Excellent. AC.
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
See above notes.

06/01/2024-06/09/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Jose I. Galindez Mesa
Boat Name: Lucyanna
Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Outstanding. It was wonderful seeing what now seem to be old friends again, specially Liz and Captain CJ.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes, and it was well appreciated as the new 464's 12 volt systems are controlled not from a traditional 'DC breaker panel' but via touch pads integrated into the ship's control navigation system screens. It took us a few tries at first to get the page commands right, but it all became second nature after the first day.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Perfect.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Beyond expectation. First-class food prep cutlery with even a sharpener to keep the knives in top form, the Miele gas range and combo convection/microwave oven was awesome -but the star of the galley was the full-size fridge with bottom-draw freezer with yet another tray freezer on the opposite cabinet. With these units and the built-in water purifier, we bought NO bottled water for the seven-day charter, and only seven bags of ice at two stops at Norman Cay and Staniel. Super-convenient and money-saving as well.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Always works to please, and the boat was perfect

05/08/2024-05/16/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Rob Gilmour
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Malto
Charter Company & Yacht
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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, the bow thruster was
not working.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

charter dates 05/02/2024-05/08/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Jacob Wood
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Jenni Lou
Charter Company & Yacht
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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?
Mostly good
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
The generator had issues and the anenometer didn’t work. Otherwise no problems at all
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?
Very nice and helpful. Had some trouble hailing the harbor master when coming in.

charter dates 04/03/2024-04/11/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Villeneuve
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Don,t Rene
Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes no problem with the team
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes no problem clean yes, like I said before, the boat need love, look like a four years taxi.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Clean yes.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
No
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Great people at the base.

charter dates 05/12/2024-05/19/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Robert Cross
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Beso
Charter Company & Yacht
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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?
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?
Very positive

Charter Dates: 04/06/2024-04/13/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Janice Smith
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: High Life
Charter Company & Yacht
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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?
Yes, to a degree. The man providing the briefing forgot one very important fact. We were never told that the fuel is drawn from one tank only, and we had to manually move fuel from one tank to the other. Once we realized a few days later that one tank was much lower than the other, we called and was given confusing directions on how to balance out the tanks. This create an issue where too much fuel was moved to one of the tanks. Then we were told there was no way to move fuel back to the now almost empty tank. This create a very stressful ride on the last day praying we would not run out of fuel in the starboard engine in 30 knot winds.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
The yacht was clean, everything worked just fine - but it was definitely a bit beat-up and worn.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
It could use more cleaning equipment. All that was provided was a small hand broom and no cleaning solutions. We only used the microwave.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes, but the helm isinglass is very old and worn and hard to see thru. Especially right in front of the helm station. You want to see and get fresh air. So trying to roll it up we found many of the holders missing. Flapping was annoying
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
The microwave needs to be better attached. In rough seas, twice it fell and created a mess. The last time it fell, it hit the sink faucet, pushing the faucet over the counter and turning on the water, which leaked all over the galley.

Charter Dates: 04/05/2024-04/14/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Peter N. Tamposi
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Nacho Dinghy
Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
The Moorings base at Abaco was the best run charter outfit I have experienced. The boat was in excellent shape and the ground crew super helpful and pleasant.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Totally.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Excellent.
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?
They get an A+ in my book. I've seen my share of mediocre charter companies, including other Moorings bases, but these guys had their act together.