Sorry to have to confirm the negative reviews of Samantha and Lorenza. Girls (met on a boat), tough, nice and without the stench under their noses, with other experiences of sailing holidays and spartan trips. The third "girl" is my wife Marie and she is also equally unhappy. Surely the bad weather has negatively influenced the judgment of all of us, but those who go to sea know that with a good galley, good management of the landings and ... of good wine everything is compensated. Unfortunately none of this! If we then add the 3 bathrooms out of order, the punctured tender (...) and no info on safety management, things get complicated and the tension increases. The cost for the galley (NOT agreed) was disproportionate to the quality and quantity offered. It is true that if you find the shopping already done by skipper and hostess, avoid a good fuss ... but how sad !! Furthermore, If you also pay for a Hostess, you expect something more... When they offer you a tour of Elba, it is normal that some port has been booked where you can spend a nice evening on land, have a pleasant breakfast and ... to defuse tensions. Even more so if the weather is bad. Then if due to weather conditions or the crew's desire the program changes, it is canceled and peace. What is certain is that in Elba, you cannot book the day before (but not even a week before) in the middle of August with adverse weather. So in the harbor of Porto Ferraio we caught the storm of wind and rain on August 20th. Crazy gusts and another boat came at us. Most of all, the condition of panic that was generated in part of the crew in seeing how the emergency was handled by the skipper and hostess was bad. The situation was particular but I have seen worse. We were at anchor, without a wave. If only we had had fenders and some more preventive info, everything would have been resolved in a more peaceful way. Finally, I found it strange that we were asked to pay the port for the night after disembarkation, that is the 7^ night, when the holiday was 5 days and 6 nights. Well ! John and Marie

With Riccardo on board the [hidden], you live an experience that is difficult to forget. With attention to every detail, the week with him is to experience the sea, feel good, and why not.. rediscover yourself !

The islands are not great, Hydra and Spetzes are the only nice ones. The skipper was definitely unpleasant, he always took us to the ports immediately after lunch and the moorings in the bays were always almost offshore. Fortunately I had my sup to get closer but other older passengers found themselves in difficulty. He was also always nervous and responded very rudely. I was asked for a supplement for gluten and lactose free food of € 240 and for the first two days I was not given any substitute food, things were simply removed. Only after reporting the matter to sailsquare and the hostess did she organize herself a little better. I don't think I will repeat the experience with this group unfortunately.

Amazing adventure. Aga, Aja and Greg are supportive and dedicated. Notwithstanding the weather conditions have been challenging for sailing beginners they managed to make our trip amazing. Aga and Aja’s breakfasts and lunchs are healthy, tasty and creative!