boat hire in Phuket · Stealth Catamarans — 13 Sports (2019)

We had an absolutely wonderful day on the boat, surrounded by stunning scenery. John and Jaa were incredibly welcoming and made the experience even more enjoyable with their warmth and hospitality. Everything about the trip was perfect, from the breathtaking views to the friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended!

There were two of us and we enjoyed everything very much) we were met by the captain at the harbour, bought us a delicious Prosecco in advance at our request. The catamaran is in excellent condition. Captain John is an excellent sailor) his wife Jaa is a wonderful cook. The catamaran is a sailing catamaran with small motors so don't expect to be taken far out to sea and then you will be fine without unreasonable expectations) thanks for the great days!

We rent a boat in Thailand every year. For the first time we encountered an unprofessional crew (family) who lives on the ship and treats a boat like a home, so you feel like an uninvited guest. Nobody met us at the yacht club, we walked in the heat along a long to the pier (carrying everyone by car, when this is normally organized by the team from the boat), the boat was not parked at the club and we 5 people floated on the boat like sprat in a jar, getting our clothes and belongings dirty and wet. All our requests regarding the route (we wanted to go to a restaurant for lunch) and the purchase of coconuts were rejected. Every year we swim in blue lagoons with completely clear water. Here the captain simply swam wherever it was convenient for him, without discussing or even offering options. This team brought us to an ugly place full of tourists with muddy, opaque water. At the end, the captain urgently asked to finish swimming and swam at great speed to the port in order to land us as soon as possible and God forbid we would spend more than the allotted minutes on his hospitable boat. I recommend renting a boat with a professional team of captain, hostess, cook and not repeating our mistakes. I don't recommend. OWNERS RESPONSE: Hi Anna , myself and Jaa are very sorry you we not happy with your day charter on ZERO, we take all feedback be it positive or negative, or constructive as ways to improve our service moving forward. With that said there are many points in your review that are unfair and not true. Firstly unprofessional we are not , there is my wife Jaa (Thai National) that has had her own chartering business for the past 10 years and myself John ( NZ National ) sailing and racing 35 years and now yacht chartering 3 years. The reason why we choose to do chartering together here in Phuket is to give the customer the personal and best yacht charter we can give them. We do not live on the yacht but on some occasions when have a back to back charter then we will sleep on the boat. You said in your commit that there was a family onboard doing the charter , there are no children nor animals , just myself and Jaa looking after customers. ZERO our yacht is moored in Chalong bay and we pick all our customers up either at the yacht club or Chalong pier , with a short 5 min dinghy ride to ZERO ( everyone in the past has never had a problem with this) I personally meet all our guests at the time given to take them out to ZERO. Regarding the route ( day charter 10am till 5pm ) 7 hours, this is explained in writing prior to your charter of options were we can go and the best routes for a 7 hour day charter (Kho Mai Ton, Kho Coral Island, or Kho Racha Yai , etc but everything always is depended on weather , your day charter we had great Thailand weather. Once we were underway I was asked by one of your friends that he wanted to go to Kho Yao Yai ( an island 20 miles away ) I told him this was not possible as it would take us approximately 3 and half hours to get there and 3 and half return giving you no time to swim and enjoy ( this was not excepted well by yourself and your friend) I then told you my option which was Kho Coral island 1 and half hours sailing time with super clear water for snorkling , this option you were all happy with eventually. When we got to Coral island you all enjoyed a welcoming swim the water while Jaa was preparing a beautiful Thai lunch for you all , we were told then after you all got out of the water that you did not want to eat this food and you wanted to eat lunch at a restaurant on the land ( this was the 1st time of us hearing this request) as there were no restaurants at the place I had moored ZERO, I said I could take you to another place (1 hour Sailing ) to go to a restaurant for you to eat lunch , so we set sail again , when we arrived there we were told now ! You didn’t want to eat lunch on the land and preferred to go back to coral Island the original island I took you to , so again we set sail back to Coral island. By this time we got back to Coral island around 3pm not giving us much time as it had been waisted running back and forth to different place of your request. The request you asked for 25 coconuts night before your charter at 10.15pm was denied and I apologised that I couldn’t get them for you because of the time requested and the fact we did sleep on the yacht that night as we just came off a charter that afternoon and was not possible to go onto the land to get the coconuts. You stated we took you to and ugly place with muddy water full of tourist , this is completely not true , you were taken to Kho Coral Island , a very beautiful island with Crystal clear blue water and a lovely sandy beach , I took you around the back of this island because at the other side there are always many tourists , where I took you there were about 3 other boats. When we got back to Coral island the time was around 3pm and we had run out of time as the trip back to Chalong was approximately 1 hour 50 min , I did tell you about this and asked if you could be back on the boat from swimming no later than 3.45pm which you ignored . We eventually got back to Chalong Bay at 5.40pm (40 min late) We take our jobs very seriously on ZERO and only want to give the customer the best possible day out we can give them. Anna , Jaa and Myself are sorry you could not experience the day out we tried to give you. John Spencer.

This was afnatastic day out. John the skipper is very knowledgeable anbd experienced. We were a grouo of 4 on a day trip off the coast of Phuket. The food and service was excellent. John and his wife are very personable and I cant imagine anyone not getting along with them. Also, the food was excellent! Really good Thai dishes cooked to a high standard and very fresh. I could recommend this charter to families and friend groups alike or even single sex groups of men or women for bachlelors or bachelorette vacations. You'll have a great time discovering the islands of the Andaman with a really freindly fun crew.