Hi....sorry have not been over here for awhile....planning a BVI adventure soon. I really can't say which area I liked better ...they were both different and magical in their own way. We did a partially land based trip in 2015 which included Mykinos and Santorini so that was incredible....don't leave Mykinos off the table when looking at which islands to explore....much less touristy and incredible. the pelopenese area was more coastal then islands but very historic...we visited Navplion the old capital and climbed the 999 steps to the top..very cool ...we chose the docadanese area in 2016 for more wind but ended up motor sailing a lot....can't really control that....no meltimi thank god...The many islands of that area including some that are Turkish were spectacular. I think in hindsight that area was better <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />...We chartered with Seafarer holidays out of London and did a flotilla. I would not hesitate to bareboat now that we have done it a few times. the stern to " parking " as they call it can be a bit daunting in strong winds but my hubby is a harbour pilot and man handles super tankers and cruise ships so we had no problems. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />...any other questions PM me