boat hire in Nieuwpoort · Beneteau — First 31.7 (2004)
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Sailboat Beneteau First 31.7 9.61m
Indigo is a First 31.7, a famous racing cruiser, which gives her a very good balance between speed, sportiness and comfort. From the sporting regatta to calm and peaceful walks Indigo adapts to the choice of its passengers..... Passionate about sailing since my youngest age, I like to share my passion and love to teach sailing to interested people, I make myself a pleasure to receive my passengers and teach them how to sail, or to progress. The First 31.7 is my second boat, it is the perfect compromise between size, speed, comfort, it allows me to go alone or with my family and friends. I look forward to welcoming you on board for pleasant moments of navigation.
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It was a great experience to go sailing with Alain. The day started with some theoretical explanations before heading out to sea. Alain is a kind and patient teacher. Our kids (10 and 13 y.o.) also enjoyed steering the boat very much. We'll certainly come again. Thank you!
Very nice time with Alain and the sporty indigo. We all had mixed sailing experiences from several years of experience to first time on the boat and all of us had a great time and learned some new things!
What a wonderful experience with Alain on Indigo! Alain is so knowlegable and welcoming , he is passionate about sailing and ready and able to share his knowledge. For our group , after a presentation of his boat, he gave us a review ( much needed for all) of the art of sailing, he took us then to the sea on a beautifull sunny day in Nieupoort. We then practiced a variety of drills and all had the opportunity to be at the helm. What a trip! We have no hesitation to recommend him to anyone interested to try, learn or simply enjoy sailing!
Alain is a wonderful person and I am so happy to had the chance to sail with him. He is so experienced, he shows and teaches you whatever you might know and shares his incredible knowledge with a patience, I wish to have one day - 2 days full of incredible moments and my sailing skills have grown about minimum 200%! Thanks 🙏
A big thank you Alain ! You really involved us in the sailing with clear explanation ! Very interesting day
Great day and night on the beautiful and comfort Indigo boat. Great trip with Alain, who taught us a lot with passion and patience.
Alain was an impressive host: super kind and flexible, taking into account all needs of the group and adapting to whatever we feel like. We were 6 on board and stayed for the night, which was just possible with the 6 beds. We had good conversations with Alain. He is a focused and well trained skipper.
Dear friends, Alain is a very professional and experienced sailor man. He is very open minded and engaged. From the beginning with his very friendly and warm welcome, to the lessons about his impressive boat and lessons about sailing (me, I am a beginner) he does everything that you feel fine all the time. He shows you how to handle the boat, the sea and the wind, also. I enjoyed a fantastic day with Alain on his boat and do recommend him in every point.
It was a fantastic day for us. Alain guided us perfectly and gave us the opportunity to have every role on the boat. I can certainly suggest him.
Alain is a great guy! Friendly and had a great experience! We will book him again.
Alain is a great toughtful skipper. We (2 friends and myself) are learning to sail and took this opportunity for our first real practical lesson and just to have some fun. That's exactely what it turned out to be. Great mix of fun and education. We were a little concerned about a language barrier at first as our mother tongue is Dutch but we got along well in English together. Because of the high winds that day we had an early return back to the harbour, which was definately understandable and a lesson in itself. After docking we had a good mix of snacking, coffee and theory/chatting. Happy to recommend Alain and thanks again for a great day!
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Location of the sailboat: Nieuport, Nieuwpoort
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