When considering our summer holidays during the winter we were keen for sun, day sailing with plenty of places to visit and a relaxing place to come back to after sailing. The holiday delivered all of this and much more!
The Boats. Phil takes real pride in ensuring his boats are immaculate, well prepared and fully kitted out with all you need. In addition to required safety equipment, pilotage book and charts, Phil also provided some additional luxuries (seat cushions, bimini that can be set between main and mizzen and a picnic set (cool bag, cups plates, storage etc). These little comforts proved a big success when anchoring or beaching in remote locations. Phil would make a point of checking over the boat daily, topping up fuel, providing a summary of the predicted wind conditions for the day and making helpful suggestions around where we should consider going. On our arrival Phil took us out in the boat and give us a quick refresher on how the boat was rigged and how the outboard was operated.
The Sailing Area. After our planned week of sailing we were fortunate to be able to extend our trip by a further 2 days and still had not exhausted all the beautiful places Phil had suggested we visit. A typical day would start around 10am, find a quite beach or cove for swimming then either picnic or go to one of the many small islands for a taverna lunch and then a relaxed sail back to the apartment for 4pm. Having a small boat means there is always space in harbours or as we often did, just pull the boat up the beach (no tide to worry about!)
The Accommodation and neighbourhood. We stayed at Geni Garden and it was idyllic. Our boat was kept a pontoon at the bottom of the garden so just a short walk from the apartment. Returning from a day sailing it was great to have the pool to swim in and plenty of quiet places to enjoy the late afternoon and early evening sun. The accommodation was simple, clean and had very effective air conditioning. Lots of quite seating areas in the garden. As Geni Garden is on the other side of the bay from the town it is very quiet and has a good selection of lovely restaurants just a 15-minute walk along a quiet road. For shopping there is a small supermarket on the other side of the bay, a couple of minutes in the boat and 5 minutes walk at the other end. Phil keeps a small trolly at the landing point to help transport your shopping to the boat which we were most grateful for in the heat of the day.
The Logistics. Phil organised transportation for us from the ferry port we arrived at (from Corfu) and back to the airport on our departure. All went without a hitch.
In summary we had a fantastic break and would definitely recommend Dragon Drascombe to anyone that is thinking of a sailing holiday but would like the luxury of a swimming pool to come back to, air-conditioned bedroom every night, and no mooring or passage planning stress!
