DK YACHTING GREECE Reviews 34

These people are thieves.

In 2023, I rented a sailboat from them, through the boataround platform.

2 weeks before we boarded the sailboat, they announced that my permit is not accepted by the port authorities, a lie by the way, and that they will not rent the sailboat.

After which they claimed that in fact their insurance company does not accept my license.

The 3rd reason cited for not renting the boat was that I am not allowed to sail more than 6 miles from the shore, which is correct, i can respect these regulations, but not a condition to refuse a client.

I asked for the money back, they refused.

I rented the same model of sailboat on another platform, with the same permit, from the same marina. There was no problem.

Because of them, I risked losing 4000 euros and ruining the vacation of 7 more people.

I somehow recovered the money from Boataround through a 4000 euro voucher that had to be used until December 31, 2023. So I couldn't use my money as I wanted.

if anyone wants more details, I can send them to you privately.

Excellent boat. I took the Rigel, 2019 Elan Impression 44. Very well equipped and comfortable boat supplied in very good condition. We had six days of sailing and motoring around the Saronic Gulf and redelivered on time on the Friday to Evi and Thanassis. All was good until Evi stated that there was a disaster and that a diver had found rope around the propellor and Thanassis checked the sail-drive and found water in the oil of the gearbox. He explained that when rope gets around the propellor it often causes a stress which damages the seal on the sail-drive shaft. So the boat had to come out of the water. The next day I attended the lifting in the marina and saw that it was some fishing netting that had gone between the propellor and the anode on the shaft. OK, lifting out and in, mechanic to dismantle the shaft, replace the seal, flush the gearbox and refill with new oil. All costs to come from the EUR2,500 guarantee that I had left with them one week earlier. I asked what the costs would be but Evi was so stressed she could not answer properly and said that I would get the invoices in a few days. It is now Friday and not only do I not have any invoices but I cannot even get an estimate of the costs from Evi. Total costs including a blocked toilet are unlikely to exceed 600 or 700 euros but they are holding 2,500 from me without any suggestion of when I will be reimbursed with the balance. And rudeness in response to any questions. Apalling.

Update 18th June. In spite of the owner's reply below, still no refund received by my bank. The total costs were over Eur1,300 including 310 for unblocking the toilet charged by the owner. Really?
His comment "Your tactic to hide things or not to comply with contract obligations" flies in the face of reality. I notified them of the blocked toilet the day before returning the boat. The fishing net was not known at the time. Otherwise the boat was just as received.
His comment and tome just confirms that their attitude is really non client oriented, that's for sure.

Final update - balance received 20th June, not as claimed by the owner below.

A very bad experience for us! We rented a boat one month ago and with 4 days before the trip, the company cancelled it and refuse to return the money

A week sailing in the Saronic Gulf and around the island of Hydra. Very clean and beautiful yacht in very good condition. The handover went smoothly and Evi from dkyachting is absolutely professional and very nice.
Thanks very much

1 week in cyclades and saronical islands. Professional and experienced service charter, nice quay people, great boat (Elan Impression 45 2018) and care for the skipper (me) and other members of my crew. Recommended for sure.

Best Holidays In Saronic Islands.
Definitely we will use them again in future.

First charter of the season boat badly prepared and very poor help when we had a problem
Never again

Hi..the yacht was perfect.all the instrument works perfect no eny problems epir during the sailing.
We get privately serves from the crew that was very friendly and professionally.

We got a very clean Elan Impression 45 model 2018.
Very good looking and in a very good condition.
The check in was done while taking care to check that nothing was missing.
We got explanation about the sails. Evy explained everything, and checked that it works smootly.
We didn't have any problems with the equipments
Checking out. They ordered a diver to check the yacht. Checked the sails and all other parts. Very kindly and nicely.
We will for sure contact them for a yacht on our next visit to Athens.

A professional and fast handling!! Very nice guys!

Nice and comfortable yacht. A lot of facilities and amenities. Professional attitude by DK Yachting.

Excellent people ! Nice yacht ! Strongly recommend them !

Amazing experience! Brand new yacht on perfect condition and well maintained. Booking process was super easy and hassle free. Definitely one of my best vacations around Greek islands and a memorable experience! Highly recommended!

Hired the Elan Impression, wich is in perfect condition and well maintained. Good sailing and equipped with extra's, as a dinghy and paddleboard. Also navigation instruments with chartplotter were in good condition. Check-inn was well organized, with a perfect clean inventory, and sufficient bed covers and towels.
The only recommandation for DK Yachting is to add a bigger battery on the general purpose, because with no shore power and less use of the motor, the refrigerator stops working and power is under 12 V. motor battery is ok to start the engine whenever needed.

The boat was great, the service as well. We had some issues with the boat but they were sorted asap and well. Fully reccommend.

Brand new boats ,really clean !Nice company to do job with them.Polite and friendly.

Dmitris was a great host and provided support all the way through our journey.

The yacht was pristinely clean when we got on board and was a pleasure to sail throughout the week.

Dk Yachting Greece is one of the best choises you can do as a skipper, if you plan to start your trip from Alimos..
Verry nice boats, in verry good conditions, everything is new, everything smels like new and the owner is verry cool and open minded, business orientated ready to offer you support or recommendations in all aspects.
I already booked the boats again for following months august and september. .#velaventurayachting & #dkyachtinggreece back 2 back.

Very good service, very friendly people.

New yachts in excellent condition. Nice check in and fast check out.