Elan Impression 434

All very well

smooth booking, friendly crew, good equipped boat

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The area is beautiful, but unfortunately the marinas are outrageously expensive.

The boat is in good condition for being 15 years old. The sailing characteristics are actually quite good, the deck layout is efficient, and the equipment is complete. Unfortunately, the hull is heavily fouled, which affects the speed. The rudder system has a lot of play due to wear. The retrieval system for the blister was not functioning properly.

Below deck, there is a very large but poorly coordinated kitchen setup (many pots, no lids, etc.). The onboard electronics worked (except for the navigation light), but are laid out in a haphazard manner, resulting in the numerous indicator lights displaying something more or less randomly. The batteries are so weak that you can only pump water to waist height in the shower.

The charterer is very nice and seems to generally take care of the boats appropriately. Unfortunately, the booking process was quite chaotic – I believe we signed and sent the document regarding behavior in the national park four or five times in total. Additionally, all documents were requested multiple times, and it was never clear what else we needed to send. Furthermore, the prices for extras changed between the first contact and payment on site, which is always frustrating. The food supplier recommended by the charterer overcharged us significantly and did not deliver a large portion of the ordered and paid groceries – including about half of the water. Next time, I would go to the Mercadona about 1 km from the harbor.

The charter base is very well connected (I arrived by Trasmed ferry, and it’s really only a 300m walk). The sanitary facilities in Palma are okay but not nice. It’s a pity there is no good way to lock up your luggage with the charterer.