Review Detail

Bryan left a very good review about DYC. I'll hit some other items.

Pros:
Price
Availability
Scub Island base is part of a resort/marina (very pretty)
Ferry is free and close to the airport

Cons:
Preventative maintenance
Phone communication (use email or WhatsApp)
Scrub Island Market is very poorly stocked

As Bryan mentioned, you have to be very careful that you look over every specification of the boat. We had a FP 47 Saona with Gen, AC, and a Watermaker... With all of that investment, you'd expect some other options... Don't assume. It had pump toilets and no chart plotter/GPS at the helm.

My other struggle with DYC is that they have changed my boats at the last minute, nearly every time. We rented a Nautitech 46 Fly (owner's version) but the week of the charter, changed to the FP 47 (4 cabin + bunk room). They were willing to swap to a Lagoon 42 (newer) or let us out of the contract, but we weren't thrilled with those options.

DYC does a pretty laissez-faire attitude about everything. This is good and bad. You really have to push for what you want.

On the flip side, that laissez-faire style means you do what you want and checking in the boat is very quick!

My strong recommendation with DYC is to get a boat 0 to 1 years old. Anything older is going to have issues (in my experience).

Ours was 4 years old and it showed a ton of wear. Many dings, cracks, and scrapes. Inside and out. Our Generator wasn't working the first night. We did all of the troubleshooting and realized it was likely the impeller. Sadly, it required tools and a replacement, which we didn't have. We also didn't want to break anything.

DYC met us the next day at Cane Garden Bay and replaced the impeller. I'll post a picture of the original. I feel like this is a part that preventative maintenance would catch before it's broken. Props to DYC for sending some people out.

If you want to contact DYC base, use email or WhatsApp. They are incredibly difficult to get via phone. I asked for a call back and they called me. Everyone was super nice.

Bringing the boat back was fine. They had us dock the boat and conditions were fine. No problem there.

The Scrub Island marina is part of a resort so it's beautiful. Probably the prettiest base we've left from. We ate at Donovan's Reef and it was slow but very good. Great views!

The ferry to and from Scrub Island is free, runs every hour, and picks up on Tortola right next to the airport. We had luggage so we took a 2 minute cab ride. It's probably 2/3 of a mile or so if you walk. There's a little bar, restaurant, and market at the ferry dock so waiting is kind of nice actually.

DYC suggested using the Scrub Island Market but we found the prices and availability were not what we wanted. We used Rite Way, all online, and they brought everything to the boat on time. They actually loaded it all before we got there.

Overall, DYC has more boats and bases than anyone so it's pretty hard to not consider them. If you go with them, be meticulous with your research, voice your opinions, and push for what you want. If you go with an older boat... You're really rolling the dice.

Thanks to Amanda, Tika, Carlton for all of their help before, during, and after the charter. They are very nice people and they were very helpful.