"Hi Allan - we've had a great time this past week based from Nidri and consolidated so much on our week with Jon in May 2008. Our skipper Alan O'B is clearly a very competent sailor and Pauline and I have learnt a lot from him. The very atypical Ionian conditions were challenging and have given us much more confidence for our future sailing. Keep the show on the road [or sea]." R&P, Sept 2008
"Thanks for the great holiday sailing in July, it was one of the best holidays we have ever been on, we both don't think we could ever settle for two weeks by a pool again. As we now have the sailing bug, we may break the unwritten rule we have of not going back to the same place twice! I felt we had great quality sailing, certainly with the skippers prepared to stay out later in the day to get the best winds, we always seemed to be having sailing fun when the others we in tied up for the night, at about 4pm! Thanks again for a great holiday, I would recommend your sailing to anyone." I&D, July 2008
"Dear Allan, Just a quick email to say thank you very much for a lovely holiday on a week's learn to sail course from 29 June - 6 July in the Ionian; it was great! It was a perfect break away from the real world - made possible not just by beautiful Greece + the sun/wind but also great skippers (Ben, Luke and Jon), who were all very knowledgeable (+ very patient!) and the other people in our flotilla who were all great company (for which you get credit given almost half had been before)." WP, July 2008
"Having just returned from Greece I wanted to say how brilliant the holiday was. We all enjoyed it very much and you have a great team of skippers. Also the hotel is lovely and the 2 bed apartment was just perfect." ST, June 2008
"Hi, just a quick note to say what a fantastic two weeks I have just had!!!! I didn't think that two years ago could be better but they were surpassed. Ben is a very talented and fun skipper who can adjust his training technique to different learning styles but always professional whilst keeping it fun. We had a wonderful week. Luke was very funny and lively to be with, and whilst also a great skipper was very willing to accept feedback on his training style (I am a trained trainer!!) and put it into practice immediately. Again it was a terrific week and we had a huge laugh together. Jon and Alan were both great steadying influences and great "look afterers" keeping us all in line. All in all there was a wonderful balance between learning and having fun. Once again many thanks for sorting it all out at late notice and I am seriously wondering if I can manage to get back later in the year." VD, June 2008
"Hi Allan, Can't find evaluation sheet so I would just like to say what a thoroughly enjoyable fortnight I've had. Our skipper was superb, the tuition first class, and the social side a joy." PC, June 2008
"Hi Allan: I've still got that swaying feeling at my computer so I thought I'd drop you a line to say thank you and your team once again for a superb week. It was great to be back there and I thought the base at Armonia looked superb. I gather the result of a lot of work by Con and your crew. We were very lucky with the winds and our route managed to get a lot of sailing in, tacking South in the mornings and getting in plenty of close hauls in the afternoons. We managed 75% of our sea time under sail which was great and had a really good leg on the last day reefed right down from Atakos to Sivota via Meganissi. You'll know that bit in force five gusting six! Our crew were new to the game and are now fully hooked. Matt spent most of the time very competently on the helm and they will be back to get the tuition soon! We'll keep spreading the word. Cheers for now and thanks to you and your team." PE, June 2008
"I've just returned from my week in Greece and still haven't come back down to earth - it was a wonderful week. Could you let me know what spaces you have available in July and the prices then... I would be pot lucking this time as I am day skipper... Also do you have an email address for Jonathan and Ben out in Nidri...would very much like to email them to thank them again for a great week. Many thanks." HL, May 2008
"Just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thanks once again for your help with the arrangements etc. I was so tempted to stay a second week that if the cab hadn't turned up I probably would have stayed – particularly looking at some of the ladies who came in for the next week!!" SC, May 2008
"Thanks for a fabulous week last week - had a super time. All the skippers were extremely helpful - esp Jon, Luke, Ben. Had great fun just the 2 of us on the pot luck - got on very well and were well matched skill wise. Met up with some great people - are thinking about coming again at end of season maybe." LG, May 2008
"To Allan Gauci, thanks for another brilliant week on Yanni G. All of us enjoyed it so much that we want to do another week together, maybe in September." JM, May 2008
"Just a quick note to tell you how much we enjoyed our week with the Learn to Sail. We joined this to see if we would enjoy it and also if we were fit enough to do this in our retirement! Colin had the best holiday ever I myself also realized that this was an enjoyable hobby and we fully intend to try for our Day skippers sometime next year...We have and will continue to recommend the sailing holiday we have several friends who are thinking of trying this out themselves. I hope they do." ST & CD, Sept 2007
"We both had a great holiday- really enjoyed it. The weather was great- warm but not too hot... There were lots of lovely places to visit- we stopped in some really nice secluded bays and anchored. We followed the route of the Flotilla and met up with them most evenings- so it was all very socialable... We felt it was all well organised and the Lead Skipper was knowledgeable and helpful. We also liked the fact that is was small company and we were not herded about like the the bigger companies seemed to." LC, Sept 2007
"Many thanks for organising our holiday. This is the first "Package" we have ever taken, and it was fabulous. Both the Sunvil staff and the company aboard were great. We will recommend Sunvil to our friends, and will come sailing with you again." DR & CM May 2007
"I am writing to say how much Howard and I enjoyed our week's sailing.
We got on very well with Adrian and Anthony and Yanni G was a delight
to sail. I agree that the area is very beautiful, much nicer than I had expected, the people were very friendly and the food and drink excellent. I will certainly be coming back." RB May 2007
"I wanted to say a huge thank you to you and the team. The trip I took was amazing. I loved it on so many levels. I love the water and have grown up in & around it in Lake Macquarie Australia. So in that aspect, and the climate, I felt completely at home. But, the food, the company, and the sailing were fantastic. Furthermore, the skippers really made the experience something else. They were great instructors, extremely patient, and encouraging. I felt safe at all times and felt I learnt a lot during the two weeks I was there. I would thoroughly recommend the trip to many of my fit, healthy and capable friends of all ages." LJ Aug 2006
"Just to let you know we had a brilliant holiday. We enjoyed other sailing holidays, but this was far more professional but at the same time a lot more relaxed. A big thanks has to go to the support crew who gave me a lot of advice without patronising... I think a lot of it is down to the flotilla being a little smaller and not rushing to get in at night. The other thing is, without wishing to offend, is that the support crew were a little older and much more mature than the young sailors in other companies. That reflected in their staying power, the ability to get up in morning and they had all the time in the world for you. We will be giving you a mention at our sailing club and when we can raise some money will certainly come with you again." RM & The Bolton Boys Aug 2006
"I wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know what a fantastic time my husband and I had on our recent learn to sail break - followed by a week at the Armonia Hotel. It was our first attempt at sailing and we have both come away hooked, and are already looking forward to our next trip out on the water. Our skipper was superb and did a wonderful job of making us both feel at ease (I was rather nervous to begin with!) and of identifying our stronger and weaker areas. We came away feeling that we'd worked hard yet had had a really good break (didn't think about life back in London all week). I'd also like to say a big thank you to the other guys on the flotilla that week who were also really friendly - we were very sad to leave." KM & JM July 2006
