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An Engine Problem Destroyed My Sailing Holiday. What Shall I Do? by: Alexander Vournas Nobody likes to run into problems whilst on holiday, but the very nature of a yacht charter holiday does demand that you have to cope with the sea - which is always unpredictable (hence 'sea' being of the feminine gender) - and a vessel, which consists of thousands of parts and bits of equipment, (electrics, electronics, mechanical items, sails, etc) all of which should work together, and in unison. You can ignore all the promises that nothing will go wrong - it might just do that. Add to that the fact that you have chosen an idyllic setting for your holiday - 'away from it all' - for example the Ionian Islands in Greece (the Caribbean, Turkey, or any other exotic location would be similar), where you can not expect the natives to be as trained and proficient as those in the Hamble. A recent TV commercial for a Jamaican rum shows the very situation. Let us look at an example - how you should react - how you should carry out the necessary damage limitation steps - and tips as to how you can smooth out the resulting aggravation. Let's say you have chartered a yacht in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, for a week. Everything starts off well - until the morning of Day '3
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