Astrea 42

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The boat was the only thing that didn't fully convince me; for the year it is, it had some things in poor condition. The two sails were already old, especially the genoa or the foresail. The bow line that holds the anchor broke. The refrigerator closures were not optimal. The toilet macerator didn't work very well for me; we had to keep it on the whole time we were anchored because otherwise, we would run out of water.
They charged me for the SUP board for 8 days when I only requested it for 7. It's not about the money, but if they say it costs 15 euros per day, they should charge for the time I used it.
The service from the staff was impeccable, both from Leo and Laura.

The base staff are terrific. They answered all of our questions during the planning phase as well as added local knowledge about our itinerary items that we had not discovered for ourselves. In fact, they directed us to one of the best snorkeling spots we have been to in years.

The FP 42 was is excellent condition and the third refrigerator in the cockpit came in handy during the week with 8 on board.

The one thing that we were surprised by is how rolly Gustavia anchorage is. This would have been a HUGE issue on a monohull but much less so on the cat. We would definitely recommend spending the night at Columbier and then move the boat to Gustavia for the day in order to see the island before returning to Columbier.