David Sturrock Yachting

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Freedom One Way Charter 28 Sep – 12 Oct 24

We are offering a one way charter with our Moody 54 DS Freedom from Corfu to Kos.  This is a 2 week charter from 28 September to 12 October 24. Please get in touch if you would like more information regarding this trip.

Southampton International Boat Show 2022

The Southampton International Boatshow is running from 16-25 September although it will close on 19 September for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral ceremony. Our good friends at Inspiration Marine are exhibiting a number of Hanse Yachts as listed below. They will also be promoting our charter operation from onboard their exhibited yachts. Please call in and visit […]

Customer Reviews 2022

Here is a selection of reviews that  our customers have said about our yachts and service in recent seasons: “Want to go sailing in one of the most gorgeous settings, and be completely taken care of by a jovial host who maintains a laid back and fun atmosphere? That’s what we did for a week […]

2022 Season Upgrades

Here is a summary of the main changes to our yachts this season: Caitlin of Lorne new Quantum mainsail and genoa. Flyer of Lorne major refurbishment including new flexi-teak decks throughout, B&G chart plotters in the cockpit and Nav station, instrumentation, AIS, running rigging replacements plus many other improvements. Tria S new sprayhood and bimini. […]

Autism on the Water

Since 2016 DSY has been sponsoring this Scottish charity founded by Murray MacDonald who is himself on the autistic spectrum. It has been incredibly satisfying to see this charity go from strength to strength and to be able to offer young autistic persons the opportunity to go sailing in an understanding and supportive environment. Murray […]

2021 Season

We would like to confirm our charter season will commence from 15 May at Kos. Travel will be possible with a vaccination passport or PCR test 72hrs prior to travelling, no quarantine will be required in Greece for those arriving from EU and other authorised countries including the UK and USA. Our yachts will be […]

2021 Flight Schedules to Kos

The 2021 flight schedules to Kos have been issued and direct flights will commence much earlier than normal. Just to highlight a few key points below offered by Easyjet, TUI, Eurowings, Ryanair, Lufthansa and Air Austria: London Gatwick to Kos commences 28 March 21 Glasgow to Kos commences 30 March 21 Dusseldorf to Kos commences […]

Season Close

As the last charter has been completed from Kos on 31 October we would like to thank all our customers, business partners and sailing friends for your amazing support once again. This has been a very difficult period for everyone and if you have been unable to travel we hope to see you again soon. […]

Customer Comments

12 May 22 Here is a selection of what our customers have said about our yachts and service in recent seasons:   “We had a wonderful week on board Caitlin thanks to Dave’s sailing skills. Never came across a skipper as professional as he his. Thank you 🙏 Dave.” Astrid D.   “We enjoyed 2 […]

Season Restart

We are pleased to announce that the charter season will commence from 04 July at Kos. This has been a very difficult period for everyone with the pandemic severely restricting all our lives. However we have been heartened by the commitment and sheer desire of so many of our clients to make their charter holiday […]