My wife and I charted this boat for a full day (8 hour) private charter and everything was exactly as expected. Sergei was in constant communication with me leading up to the trip date, he arranged transportation from my hotel to the marina and back (which was cheaper than my local rate). Upon arrival at the Marina, Sergei quickly found me and my wife and he has us on the boat in minutes. Once we got on the boat, we were immediately underway. Now Sergei was not with us on the boat- but his crew of 3 were and they were great. As soon as we left the harbor we started trolling for tuna and ended up catching 2 tuna. Spent the rest of the morning trolling for tuna, then stopped for snorkeling and lunch at a secluded cove. The lunch spot was incredible! The crew even prepared some of our tuna as sashimi and it was to die for. Then when we said we were ready, we began fishing again, this time we rigged up for sail fish and proceeded to work trolling zig zags on our way back. Unfortunately we only caught the two tuna, but still An amazing trip and would do again in a heart beat.
Plenty of fishing, a great lunch, great crew, a great time.
For those who donโt know how to fish, donโt worry, you can be as hands on- or as hands off as you want. The crew does most of the work unless you choose to get in there and do it.
My wife and I charted this boat for a full day (8 hour) private charter and everything was exactly as expected. Sergei was in constant communication with me leading up to the trip date, he arranged transportation from my hotel to the marina and back (which was cheaper than my local rate). Upon arrival at the Marina, Sergei quickly found me and my wife and he has us on the boat in minutes. Once we got on the boat, we were immediately underway. Now Sergei was not with us on the boat- but his crew... More
When we arrived in the morning we met with Sergey and he wanted to know if we could possibly postpone our trip because he was missing a deckhand. After an hour of him looking, he said he found a deckhand for the trip and sent him to bring us to the boat. When we arrived at the boat we all boarded and right before we left dock Sergey and the deckhand got off the boat and left us with two thai fishermen, The thai guys were very friendly and great but the whole interaction was very misleading. Why did he need to find a deckhand and postpone the trip if neither one of them had intentions of getting on the boat? Overall the trip was more of a sightseeing/swimming trip with trolling in and out of the snorkeling area. We also paid for the most expensive trip that included phi phi islands but Sergey told us he altered the trip to include a better fishing spot.
When we arrived in the morning we met with Sergey and he wanted to know if we could possibly postpone our trip because he was missing a deckhand. After an hour of him looking, he said he found a deckhand for the trip and sent him to bring us to the boat. When we arrived at the boat we all boarded and right before we left dock Sergey and the deckhand got off the boat and left us with two thai fishermen, The thai guys were very friendly and great but the whole interaction was very misleading. Why... More
Thank you Garrett for your review you left. It seems misunderstanding has happened that led to the confusion. Our charters are with the thai crew only, this is the explanations why I got out the boat on the departure. As regards to the changing the initial spot of fishing I thought it was mutually solved also under the crewโs advise. Thank you so much. Regards Sergei
Great day on the water. Crew was excellent and plenty of food and drinks provided. Would definitely recommend
Hi Ben , thank you,ย guys, youโve been fishing with us. Hopefully one day to see you again.
Sergei
Hi Ben , thank you,ย guys, youโve been fishing with us. Hopefully one day to see you again. Sergei