YACHT AGENTS
NAFTILOS MARINE AND
YACHTING SERVICES Naftilos Marine and Yachting Services is based at Piraeus, Athens where Elisavet and her team run the show. She has excellent relationships with local authorities to help smooth the brows of anxious captains, and the running of Naftilos operations. She says, “This year we look forward to offering our clients our dedicated professional hands-on service, ensuring they feel most at home during their stay within Greek waters as well as arranging various cultural day trips, suggesting different locations around Greece to really immerse themselves within the culture. Plus enjoying the fine and full kaleidoscope of cuisine that Greece has to offer. Naftilos is really good at Agency handling and communication.” For more details Tel: +30 2104 292411 or visit
www.naftilosmarine.com
to change the colour of his vessel whilst berthed in Ibiza one night - we sourced and set up industrial lighting from the dock with yellow light bulbs.”
Maja from MYS Yachting has been tasked with finding small dog diapers for the owner’s pooch and a professional croupier for a midnight poker party near a small Croatian island, but insists that the most ‘standard’ requests are often the hardest to deal with, such as technical issues and getting hold of not-so-easily-available food and drink.
“We had to source the sheet music of a Jimmy Hendrix song ready for a Saturday jam session between famous musicians onboard a client’s yacht in the South of France,” says Christiane. “And a last-minute
WE HAD TO SOURCE THE SHEET MUSIC OF A JIMMY HENDRIX SONG READY FOR A SATURDAY JAM SESSION BETWEEN FAMOUS MUSICIANS ONBOARD A CLIENT’S YACHT IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
trip to a small village in the French Alps to mark the arrival of the Tour de France, including heli transfers.”
Paola from Elite Yacht Service recounts, “Each and every year we are ready for the strange requests that come our way. One client asked for beds, mattresses, pillows, bed linen and a baby seat to be delivered within two hours. Our team was completely unprepared so we drove frantically around the city before delivering everything on time at port. Others asked for two professional KTM off-road bike instructors. We were also asked to plan a cycling itinerary across Mount Etna from Taormina to Portorosa, sounds ok, except when you’re asked to pinpoint stop-offs in trendy bars in what is essentially a rural area.”
“I was asked to organise a surprise on- board birthday party, but the guests hardly ever left the yacht,” says Dockside’s Paz Rodrigo. “We managed to tempt them into a guided tour of the area and as soon as they departed we came with two van-loads of balloons, deco, and a giant cake with candles. When the birthday ‘boy’ came to breakfast the next morning he was greeted with a pianist playing his favourite songs
and his family waiting to see his reaction. Truly memorable.”
Katerina is a real-life miracle worker having planned a same-day wedding in just a few hours, flown in Harley Davidsons and Jeeps from Athens, and arranged a 3am heli- transfer for a crew member suffering with decompression sickness from diving – her quick reactions helped save his life.
Elena tops the tables with this bizarre trio, “A captain once asked for eye surgery while he was waiting for the owners to arrive, while an owner took advantage of his time in Greece to have liposuction. The weirdest was from a bride-to-be who wanted to dress the wild geese of the island with big red bows for her wedding. Needless to say this didn’t go ahead.”
Krisjanis comments, whilst the outlandish requests create the biggest adrenaline rushes, little details can make the most lasting impression. “When trying to reach for the stars, don’t forget that the simple things can be even more important. One of our best clients will always fondly remember us for parking a cycle rickshaw next to his yacht after he admired one from his
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