July 2010,

Dear Vangelis,

Undersigned, together with crew will like to thank you and your people for service and support during our very nice week on Aphrodite in week 26.

As our previous tour in 2008 on a SIB yacht, everything onboard was in good shape and order and no problems whatsoever occurred.

Our trip this year was again scheduled to be between the Saronic Island. We managed to visit more or less all of them. The only negative thing to be mentioned, is that we had hardly any wind, and consequently we have to run engine quite a lot.

Our next sailing trip is not yet scheduled, but we will love to come back as soon as possible and sail with SIB again, maybe on the West side - Ionian Sea.

Best regards to Christos and Nikiforos.

Best regards

Espen Børhaug & Crew

PS! Attaching a few picts for you.

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Dear Vangelis, June 2010,

We have now just spent our first day without Molly's (Oceanis 461) and are missing her already!

Everyone who sailed with us had a fantastic time and all are ready to sail again next year.

Many thanks for making our trip so easy - Nikos was fantastic to us as usual, nothing was too much trouble for him during our changeovers, so please thank him again from us all.

It was great to see you in Lefkas, I hope your season goes well and thank you very much for the champagne - it made Lynn's birthday!

Will be in touch as soon as we know our plans for next year.

Warm regards and many thanks from Liverpool.

John, Lynn Farrel and all our crews xx

U.K

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May 2010,

Vangelis,

Hey I wanted to thank you for the 2010 Bavaria. Nicest sail boat I have been on!

We had a good time and Nikos was great! Good sailor and easy to get along with. The whole thing was "fantastic" as Nikos (Skipper) would say.

Scott Esparza,

Puerto Rico, USA

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Hi Marina October 2009,
I have no words to express my satisfaction with the holiday. The entire crew is impressed with the quality of the yacht and
professional approach to service.
I wish you further success unions.
Please thank the whole team SIB.
See you at the next voyage.

Best regards
Sobolak Wojciech, Poland

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Dear SIB Staff, October 2009,

We like to thank you for our wonderfull holiday by your organisation. We had a great time with a beautifull boat (thank you Andreas) and luckely we had very good warm weather in October! We are happy that we made a lot of pictures to remember this holiday for a long time.

We really can recommand you to every body!

Warm regards,

Marco and Diane Broek

The Netherlands

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Dear Vangelis, August 2009,

Our holiday in Corfù was very nice: the boat was small but fine, the weather nice and I managed to stay away from crowded spots as much as I could.

I stopped only two times in a harbour (Lefkas actually), and both times for only half hour just to buy food and get water.

But the two central weeks of august are very crowded anyway: I was surprised to find boats in some small, beautifull coves usually considered uncomfortable from most of the boats.

I have never had a night alone....But we enjoyed our cruise very much anyway!!! Lot of sea life also!!!!

I hope you had a nice time too!

Many greeting also from Luca and Sandro and thank you once again for all your help.....

Betta Agosti

Italy

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Dear Vangelis and Marina: July 2009

I want to thank you for the great service, great boat and wonderful trip that we have just returned from. It all came together on amazingly short notice thanks to your suggestion, willingness to accomodate my desire for a Lavrion departure, and the provision of a first-class boat. Iokasti was by far the nicest yacht I have chartered and it was a pleasure to sail in her.

As this was my first time in those waters, I had some trepidation about what we might experience. As it turned out, I had nothing to worry about because you had taken care of all the details and made it all easy. I view this trip as a mere taste of all that Greece has to offer and can't wait to come back for more. Next time we will plan ahead and bring some friends!

I also sent a note to Diederik Willemsen who steered me to your company. I am sure you will acknowledge the important role he played in making our trip a success. He is a great ambassador for sailing in Greece.

Thanks again--until next time!

Mark Metzdorff

USA

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Dear Vangelis, June/July 2009

it was good to see you again in Lefkas.

We would like You to know, we really appriciated to sail in the 46 feet Molly´s.

One day it was blowing up to 18 m/s - and it was still very comfortable to sail Molly´s.

The speed was then 10 knots. It was a great fun.The ladies was not sure if we would be able to handle the big boat. But we soon found out, this was not more difficult than to handle a 34 feet boat - but much more comfortable. We do thank for Your great kindness, to let us sail in Molly´s. We also thank You for the great faith You show us.

We hope You will get a good season, despite the CRISIS.

all the best wishes

from Jytte, Susanne, Poul and Lars

Denmark

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Dear Vagelis, June 2009

We have safely returned home from our wonderful trip to Turkey and Greece. In Marmaris clearing in was simple as they have now changed the procedure......Fotis has done a wonderful job, always helpful, friendly and efficient.

The way he handled the problem with the damaged motor was excellent, although the incident naturally hampered our sailing plans to some extent.

Nevertheless, we had a wonderful holiday and everybody has happily returned to Switzerland.

Kind regards from

Rolf Amser

Switzerland

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Dear Vagelis June 2009

Everything went smoothly and your organization was more than perfect as usual. The taxi driver came very punctually and was very friendly. Thank you so much. Hope you got your towels back. I packed them seperately in your plastic.

That's all for the moment. I'll send more fotos when we have settled back and normal everyday is running again.
Lots of love and a warm hello to Marina as well.

Beryl and Urs, Hello from Switzerland/Elvetia

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Hi Vangelis, May - June 2009

Yvonne and I returned home to a very wet and cold Wellington last week after having had an absolutely fantastic 6 week adventure in the North and South Ionian seas. We completed our plan to sail south to Kalamata then north to Erikoussa visiting the towns, villages, anchorages, sampling the food and experiencing a whole range of sailing conditions on the way. In all we covered 860 nautical miles with, unfortunately, about 125 hours of motoring.

Thank you for helping to make this a wonderful experience for us. Thank you also for the upgrade to the Bavaria 33, it was a great yacht and home to us for the 6 weeks. Pass our thanks also to Nikos in Lefkas who looked after us really well, nothing was too much trouble for him.

Sitting in front of a heater here at home thoughts drift towards the warm days and nights, good food and great sailing breezes in Greece. Soon we will be opening the Greek Waters Pilot again to start planning next years adventure.

Best wishes

Neil & Yvonne Armitage

Wellington New Zealand

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Dear Vagelis, June 2009,

Once again, we would like to thank you for securing a great holiday in Greece for us. During the many years that we charter boats from you, we always enjoy outstanding service from your friendly and competent crew of co-workers. Your boats are always comfortable, well-equipped and flawlessly prepared. Particularly we would like to thank you for the amazing surprise you prepared for us this year. The yacht was fantastic and we had a marvelous time with our friends.

Best wishes for you, Marina and the whole Sailing in Blue team. We hope to see you soon!

Grzegorz, Joanna and friends

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Dear Vangelis, June 2009,

Back in Switzerland I am glad to inform You that we had a very good time with the "Siora Maria". It's a very good Yacht!

We had always a good weather and a good wind.The region between Rhodos and Fethye is very nice.

I hope You will have a good summer and I wish You all the best

with kind regards

Ueli

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Dear SiB Staff, June 2009

I'd like to appreciate your hospitality and professional attitude to your customers. Me and my wife spent a wonderful week on board of Ocean Star 56,1. It was a big surprise for us, because we have been informed that you confirmed Cyclades 50,5 for our group.

Yacht was great, skipper Grzegorz Krupa was wanderfull, only wind was too weak.

Thanks a lot, see you on board next year !

best regards

Krzysztof and Barbara Groyecki from Poland

Dear Christina,
Someday we we be chartering again through your company. Our trip to Greece (June 2008) was just wonderful and maybe the highlight of our stay in Europe over the last 2.5 years. Hope all is well for the new year, take care.

Best regards,

Craig Kelly - USA

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Dear SiB Staff,

I'd like to appreciate your hospitality and professional attitude to your customers. Me and my wife spent a wonderful week on board of Ocean Star 56,1. It was a big surprise for us, because we have been informed that you confirmed Cyclades 50,5 for our group.

Yacht was great, skipper Grzegorz Krupa was wanderfull, only wind was too weak.

Thanks a lot, see you on board next year !

best regards

Krzysztof and Barbara Groyecki from Poland

Dear Vagelis,

back in Germany I often remember the wonderful time in the Dodecanes islands last week . It was a really great surprise when we arrived in Rhodos and 'Siora Maria' was waiting for us!! Thank you very much.

50 feet for 4 people.....fantastic! Everything was good, the condition of the yacht, check in and out with Fotis, the weather, the wind...

My wife and our friends also enjoyed the time on the yacht and sure we will come back again.

I send you my best wishes,

kind regards

Hartmut Matthiae

Germany

Dear Vagelis,
We have been travelling since the sailing last Aug-Sept, (08) so no time. In summary we had a wonderful time especially with Eddie (Stelios) again and would like to do it again.

Until later.

Gary Balke
U.S.A

Hi Christina, (Sailing in Blue)

We had a great time sailing in Sept, (08) in Skiathos. The people we dealt with were professional and helpful when we arrived. The boat was clean and there were no major problems with the boat- the only thing was that the UV protection for the foresail was damaged and flapping around but this did not hinder us and we were able to sail without any problems. Also when we returned with the boat everything was organised with the refuelling of the boats.

So all in all everyone enjoyed the holiday and we will be back in Greece some time soon

Regards

Dear Sailing in Blue,

We have returned to a colder, and slightly wetter England, after a fantastic week island hopping in Grease, and it already seams an age since we were having so much fun. On behalf of myself and the rest of our group I would like to thank you for helping to organise such an enjoyable and successful summer break. Sailing in Blue have been a pleasure to deal with from the start with excellent communications all along. The boat was fantastic and the envy of other charterers along our trip. When we had a small issue with the windlass trip Makis was very prompt to call us back with the solution. Overall an excellent experience all round. I can only hope that we will be able to charter the same yacht from you again in the future.

James Powell - England (September 08).

Hi Vagelis & Christina,

Well, were back to Canada and miss our trip immensly. It truly was a magical experience. The 6 of us had hoped on sailing the Cyclades Islands, but Petros advised us it would be to much sailing for one week and that we should go the other route down to Hydra. He said, "your on holidays, so sail a bit, relax, eat, sail a bit more, relax, eat, your on vacation", so we took his advice and ended up in Hydra as our final destination before coming back to Athens. The island of Hydra must be one of the most unique places in the world, it in itself is truly a magical place!

All I can say is that Petros was absolutely right, he cooked us up a couple of lunches, it was fantastic. Petros was a great Captain, not much of a fisherman though....We put our trust in Petros and were not let down to say the least.

I would also like to thank Christina who I was corresponding with over the previous 6 months before we set sail, Christina was polite, thorough in her information, and once I met her, I realized she was as pleasant in person as she was on the phone.

Our Nautitech 47 was everything we expected and more, you hear about the horror stories of picking a boat from some charter companies only to find out that once you get to port, its not the boat you had actually signed up for..........."Sailing In Blue" was everything they said they were, the boat was exactly what we saw on-line, there was absolutely nothing the 6 of us would have changed, other than having to come back to reality 10 days later.

Once Again, Vagelis, Christina and Petros, thank you for a wonderful experience. We hope to do it again in the future, perhaps Croatia this time.

Cheers,

Rich & Tracey - (June 2008) Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Hi Vagelis,

Everything was fantastic, the boat, Costas was great, the route, the sea, everything simply fantastic! We are very pleased and greatful with all your help and assistance and we'll recommend you to all our friends. My father wants to contact you for further charters, can you send me your phone number? He is very excited and wants to repeat soo

Best Regards
Juan Baques (June 2008)

Palma Mallorca Spain

Hello Christina,

Thanks for the follow up, I did think they were a bit over priced.

I sent Diederik a feedback on our trip with many positive notes about SIB and specifically you and your good work. What a trip. It was simply the best charter holiday that my wife and I have had over the past twelve years. I think your company is right on the mark.

Thank you,

Craig & Susan Kelly (June 2008)

Holland

Dear Christina, Dear Vagelis

Last Saturday we returned from the Dodecanes and it was another WONDERFUL sailing holiday thanks to Sailing in Blue. The yacht "Best Men" was great. 2 little problems came up after we left Kos and we returned to the Marina after a little more than an hour. We left after approx 2 hours maintenance. No problem. We were treated very well.

Just wanted to thank you most sincerely for everything. We are actually thinking of coming to Lefkas next year in June. It might be our last sailing holiday with a chartered yacht.... !!??

Anyway, we wish you another splendid season in business, private and sailing.

Kindest regards to you and I hope my Greek will improve by next year. Feel free to write in simple (!) Greek. That makes me study even more.

Beryl and Urs (June 2008)

Switzerland

To: Sailing in Blue (Mrs. Manti),

We have enjoyed our sailing vacation in Greece. (May-Lefkas 2008).

On arrival we were surprised that we were collected on the airport by bus arranged bij mr Girkas and on arrival at the harbour at Lefkas we found all provisions at the boat.

Next morning Mr. Nikos Girkas was very helpfull to fullfill al the necessary requirements.

Molly's was an excellent sailing boat. Me and my wife and our sons with their girlfriends have enjoyed their stay. We thank you for the superb organisation and equipment. We promised our selves to come back, if so it will be with SIB!

Regards,

Mr. Ben Tans - Holland

Dear Mrs. Manti, (Sailing in Blue),

beautiful vacation! (May-2008-Kos) I am very happy and I thank the your perfect organization. When I will return in Greek, I will surely turn me to your organization.

Thanks still and talk to you soon.

Best regards.

Roberto Nebiolo Vietti - Italy

Dear Christina,

We have received a warm welcome and efficient service from Nikos in lefkas.

(April 2008).

I have especially appreciated the advices given as regard designing our short tour. He has also been active in checking our needs during the trip. Your representative in Lefkas is an asset of the company.

Thank you for your service and follow-up.

Best regards

Benoit M. France

Dear Christina,

I would like to thank you for your service once more. Please thank Vagelis & Christos too. We had super trip and everything was perfect.I hope to see you soon.

Best Regards
Grzegorz Krupa - Polan

Hi Christina and SIB,
What a magic trip we had in Sept, 2007, thanks to your amazing charter company. We had a brilliant holiday, you have a beautiful country!
Something else, do you sell 'Sailing in Blue' sailing shirts, if you do I'd love to buy one to remember the amazing time we have had! Let me know if you have any sailing in blue or Greek island shirts that I might be able to purchase, again many thanks!

Gillian Ashley-Brown - Australia

Dear Christina,

Thank you very much for the service you offered us while in Greece. The boat was great and we had a really good time. It was very kind off you to let us have the boat for the last night (we are sorry that the mattress got wet as we left one of the windows open). We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Many thanks
Joanne Glasscock and the crew

Christina and Vangelis

Thank you for ensuring that our holiday in Sept, 2007 was most enjoyable. You provided excellent service and I would recommend Sailing in Blue to anyone wanting to charter a yacht in Greece.Regards

Paddy Waley - Australia

Hi Christina,

Just to thank you, Nikos and Vagellis for all you help with our sailing trip on Sept 2nd. We found "Angeliki" to be a wonderful yacht and got to visit most of the places we had earmarked. hopefully we will be able to come back again in 2008 maybe for two weeks and relax a bit more.We had a cople of small problems that Im sure you can fix for next time. The depth sounder stopped working half way through the trip and the fridge worked only sometimes. i attach o couple of photos for your gallery.

Kind regards

Philip O' Byrne,Ireland

Dear Christina,
We just want to let you know, that we did have a great sailing holiday the last two weeks. Our boat was very good, we appreciate it that we get a Beneteau Clipper 41ft, instead of the booked Bavaria 38. The weather was great and we really enjoyed all the nice litte towns at the Ionian Island!
We will come to Greece again next year for a sailing holiday of 3 weeks!
We want to thank you for all your help and information and we certainly will contact you by the end of this year for our next holiday.
With our warm regards,

Paul & Ellen, Vivian - Alex de Swart, Holland.

Dear Christina, We had such a wonderful week on "Angeliki", (Oceanis 411),in lefkas area. The boat was perfectly in order and well appointed for our needs. Nikos was also very kind and helpful. I look forward to another charter with you in the future, as we were very happy with the high level of service of your organization. Best wishes,
Patricia Kinsella

Hi Christina, (Sailing in Blue)
We are back home again. The sailing turn was great and all of my friends are of the same opinion. Especially your people in the marina of Gouvia perform a top job. Small problems at the beginning have been solved properly and in advance. They are very friendly and have a lot of patience with the customers. Give them our best greetings (from the crew of the S/Y Frixos).
We will recommend you and your company.
Best regards

Alfred Buchta, Germany

This will be our 4^th year with Sailing In Blue and we can only speak highly of Vagelis and the service his team give. Such a friendly approachable man, our hoildays with your help have been the most memorable sailing experiences we have had. We are so looking forward to our return again in September. My family are always excited to see what surprise boat you given us.I would recommend Sailing In Blue for your perfect holiday

Steve Truman and family ,England

Dear Mr. Mourelatos
Just a quick word to say how much we enjoyed our month on your boat - she sailed beautifully and we had no problems at all. We would certainly recommend your company to others.

Many thanks
Steve Hatch, Oxford U.K

Dear Vagelis and SIB
Please see my father's comments below. We had a wonderful holiday, thank-you for your help organising it. We will recommend your services to our friends.
Kind regards
Comments

1. Yes, we were absolutely delighted with the boat
2. The boat was in excellent condition - very clean, and generally very well equipped
3. It requires better stern mooring lines - condition and type
4. It requires a much better stern fender
5. The depth sounder failed - don't know why - we had to fabricate a lead-line
6. Fire extinguishers should be mounted - not stowed in a locker
7. We were surprised that there was no holding tank

Overall we had a most enjoyable holiday and adventure - with a few dramas
Margot Gatland, U.K - Australia

Dear Vagelis,

1. The condition of the boat was excellent.
2. Your people were professional and competent
3. When we had problems, and there will always have problems at some point, support was quick and effective.
4. Not having to clean the boat at the end is much appreciated.

Most importantly, we had a tremendous vacation, we strengthened our family ties and deepened some friendships.
Suggestions for improvement:

1. More training in the operation of the electronics. The Siora Maria has lots of great safety features. Train your customers in the use of shalow depth alarm, deep depth alarm, anchor drag alarm (GPS), reset of the low voltage alarm, explain the VHF power back-up battery alarm, Explain the Autohelm alarms, Explain the "Bow truster on too long" alarm. It took a few days to master all of that stuff and I am pretty sure I am now probably the only one who knows all of them.
2. I vaguely remember an anchor ball during the first inventory, I never found it in eight weeks and it is a legal requirement.......
3. Move the anchor windlass controll to the chain locker.
4. We put in place a few ropes to prevent the jib sheets from entangling themselves around the dinghy. This worked for us and should probably be improved/up-graded to something more permanent.
5. I liked the oil lamps on the back deck, it was romantic and the storm lamps work well in lots of conditions. That said I agree that an electrical lamp would also work.
6. A search light and deck lights would be nice, note that I would have bought them if I really needed it.

Kind Regards and Good Luck with your company.
Frank Mierlo , U.S.A

Since 1988 we keep returning to a little paradise, called the Ionian Sea, a real Sailors paradise with hundreds of little picturesque Islands and beautiful safe anchorages. Each Island has something special to offer. We know Vagelis Mourelatos since a few years now and we are very happy with his boats and his service, an indeed very professional Charter Company. We can't wait to return.

Verena and Henry Young-Stadler, Switzerland