Our rental went very well although the boat (Diana) is a little jaded and we had problems with the windlass (burnt wire, fixed by flotilla crew), mainsail (jammed, lost one days use, fixed by flotilla crew) and steering (adjusted by flotilla crew, but not fixed when by the time we left). Other issues were out of date flares, dated running rigging, cockpit shower not working, no call sign recorded on licence and an outboard that would not pwer up (needed a carburettor clean ?).
What made the trip despite the above were the Flotilla Lead (Marcus) and his mate George, together with other members of the fleet. The programme was excellent and the socials and evening meals a pleasure.
SamBoat could have been a little more proactive in providing joining instructions (no details of when to arrive) and the provisioning options available at the likely anchorages.