Very bad experience to avoid. Boat to be arranged and cared for in many of its parts starting from the anchor chain and its winch in very bad condition (not working), to the rigging to be replaced, dated sails, the interiors and the only bathroom present leave much to be desired ... We left without mainsail (only with the bow) due to breakage the week before ours. During the navigation in addition to a day of downtime due to alternator to be replaced, the jib was torn after that in not simple conditions (about 30 knots) the top of the rolla-jib broke, carrying it out all and making the boat ungovernable. Interrupted the holiday (after 3 days) due to the lack of sails and the management in our opinion not very lucid of the captain who endangered the crew. --- ANSWER SKIPPER --- Mr. Igor, as you can read from the card, the boat is a Spartan and marine Baltic of 1975, has also just passed the visit RINA. On the CHAIN I can give you in part reason has already been landed and replaced, while it is not true what you write about the WINCH that was revised last spring. The INTERIORS and the only bathroom are cleaned and maintained efficiently every year. We left with only the FIOCCO but Mr. Igor knew it very well and agreed to leave anyway. The faulty ALTERNATOR was promptly replaced. TORN BOW: there were about 30kn. The top of the rollafiocco has broken, thus unfolding tilla the bow sail and making the boat ungovernable, because Mr. Igor B. was rewinding it with the winch to rewind the sail and reduce the surface exposed to the wind but he FORCED EXCESSIVELY the maneuver on the winch in charge, the top in dinema, highly resistant material, but to everything there is a limit when under too much effort of levers, pulleys and winch is forced, thus causing the exposure of the sail to the wind with excessive excess, I still managed to steer the boat and bring it back to the navy safely. I WAS READY TO BRING ANOTHER GENOA TO CONTINUE THE CRUISE, the choice to interrupt it did not depend on me. In the navy we know that we must stop and consider what creates resistance. I consider myself a man of the sea and with great experience capable of solving any situation inherent in navigation, I absolutely do not believe that I have been unpolished or have put someone in danger. GIANFRANCO.

Gianfranco very helpful person, great sailor, gave me great advice on sailing. The boat would need some care. Nice holiday.

Gianfranco ci ha fatto vivere la nostra prima Barcolana con entusiasmo e in modo piacevolmente inaspettato. La barca si e dimostrata all' alterzza della situazione e altrettanto il Comandante. Ritorniamo a casa arricchiti da questa bellissima esperienza e ringraziamo . Alessandro e l' Irlandese

Gianfranco è un uomo di mare. La sua barca rispecchia il suo spirito di marinaio e navigatore. Per lui il mare è bellezza e rispetto della natura. Ci ha fatto navigare ogni giorno alla scoperta di acque cristalline e paesaggi incantevoli. Fantastica esperienza.