On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:57:29 GMT, felton wrote:

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Having once had a boat that I allowed a charter operation to charter,
I was never so glad as the day I pulled my boat out of charter.
Hopefully the folks who charter your boat don't abuse your's the way
mine was abused. I don't believe I would ever buy a former charter
boat unless there was a heavy discount, based on my experience. In
any event, I hope things work out better for you.

My experience with OCSC in the SF Bay Area has been consistently excellent.
These guys know how to run a charter fleet, they keep the boats well maintained
and make sure only qualified people are allowed to take the boats out.

It always comes down to the quality of the people running the operation; anyone
considering this kind of arrangement should be very sure they're comfortable
with the owners of the company.

For anyone who's interested in seeing what a first-class charter and sailing
school operation is like, pop over to www.ocscsailing.com. I've been dealing
with these guys for just about 10 years now, and it has been a pleasure.

Joe Parsons