Luxury charter packages for 1/2 days, full days & weekends
Morning Charter | 10.00am – 1.00pm | £425.00 |
Afternoon Charter | 2.00pm – 5.00pm | £450.00 |
Full day charter to River Dart | 10.00am – 5.00pm | £795.00 |
Two-day charter, including one onboard overnight in Torquay or another marina to be agreed at additional cost | Start at 10.00am | £1,500.00 |
Two-day charter, including 2 onboard overnights in Torquay or another marina to be agreed at additional cost | Start at 6.00pm | £1,600.00 |
Other bespoke charters; please call for a quotation on 07515 975157, 07860 950851 or email steve@yachtcharterdevon.co.uk |
Price Includes
All published fees are totally inclusive for your guests and include the hire of motor-yacht Oyster, her skipper/crew, fuel, Torquay moorings fees, VAT, drinks & catering as described on each charter for up to 6 persons. Prices do not reduce if your party is less than 6 guests, but rest assured the charter you book is exclusively for you and your party, we never mix groups. For overnight charters bed linen and towels etc are supplied.
Items not covered within the charter fee are as follows: breakfast and evening meals onboard or ashore, plus other (non-Torquay) marina overnight fees, and car parking fees.
Morning Charter
10.00am – 1.00pm
Total party cost: £425.00
Departing Torquay will include a detailed cruise around Torbay to take in Paignton and Brixham, showing the sites of the D-Day embarkations and other historic coastlines and plus the many coves and bays.
Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be served throughout this trip and will stop at anchor for savoury snacks along with coffee, beer, wine, and soft drinks.
If required and weather permitting, we can anchor off a beach or in a cove to allow swimming off Oyster, towels are supplied. The cruise will terminate at Torquay at 1.00pm.


Afternoon Charter
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Total party cost: £450.00
Departing Torquay will include a detailed cruise around Torbay to take in Paignton and Brixham, showing the sites of the D-Day embarkations and other historic coastlines and plus the many coves and bays.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served throughout this trip and will stop at anchor for afternoon tea with cakes and fruit or cream tea with scones, along with wine and soft drinks.
If required and weather permitting, we can anchor off a beach or in a cove to allow swimming off Oyster, towels are supplied. The cruise will terminate at Torquay at 5.00pm.
Full day charter to Dartmouth & River Dart
10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Total party cost £795.00
Departing Torquay with a cruise across Torbay to round the cliffs off Berry Head on coastal passage to Dartmouth and the river Dart, passing many bays and coves on the route. Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be served throughout this trip.
We will sail up the river to a point where we will moor or anchor for a buffet lunch along with beer, wine and soft drinks, lunch and drinks upgrades are available, please ask for a quotation.
After lunch we will take motor-yacht Oyster up the River Dart as far as Agatha Christie’s Greenway House now run by the National Trust, coming back down the river past the stunning architecture of the Royal Britannia Navel Collage where Prince Philip first met Queen Elizabeth when she was a young Princess.
On our return trip to Torquay, we will anchor off a beach or in a cove near Brixham for afternoon tea with cakes and fruit or cream tea with scones, plus soft drinks. For the brave among you and weather permitting guests may want go swimming off Oyster, towels are supplied. After hauling up the anchor and cruising across the bay, the cruise will terminate at Torquay at 5.00pm.


Two-day/one-night charter to River Dart and or the north coast above Torbay
10.00 am – 5.00 pm (31 hours), including one overnight stop
Total party cost £1,500.00
Your weekend or mid-week 2-day/1-night cruising adventure
Day 1
We suggest day one you take the same passage as detailed in our full day charter to Dartmouth and River Dart, all catering and drinks will be as described above in the full-day charter.
For overnight accommodation you will be moored in motor-yacht Oyster’s resident birth in Torquay Town Dock (marina) where you will have access to onshore loo’s and showers. When motor-yacht Oyster is moored and connected into mains electric, this is your accommodation for the rest of the day and evening, towels and fresh bed lining are all supplied. You will need to arrange your own evening meal and following breakfast on board or ashore, a list of recommended restaurants and phone numbers is available here.
After mooring yacht Oyster at the marina/dock and securing it to services, the crew will depart for the rest of the day/evening allowing you and your guests to have the privacy of your own vessel through to the agreed time the crew return the next morning (usually 10am) for your next day’s charter.
Instead of mooring in Torquay overnight that is included in your charter fee, you may wish to stay either in Kingswear Marina opposite Dartmouth or in Brixham MDL Marina. For this you will need to check availability in advance and there will be an additional charge, circa £40-£55 per night, for additional marina charges. Both these marinas have excellent onshore facilities and are close to many good bars and restaurants. The crew will also connect you to mains electric and secure Oyster for the night, before leaving you to enjoy your own privacy prior to returning the next morning.
Day 2
If you overnighted in Torquay or Brixham Marina we would suggest that on day two we start at 10.00am and head north out of Torbay in the direction of Teignmouth and the Teign estuary and slowly return along the picturesque Labrador coast line of Lyme Bay that includes Babbacombe, Watcombe, Ansteys Cove, the Ore-stone and Thatcher’s Rock.
At mid-day we will anchor off a cove for a buffet lunch along with beer, wine and soft drinks.
On our return trip to Torquay, we will anchor off a beach or in a cove in Torbay for afternoon tea with cakes and fruit or cream tea with scones, plus soft drinks. For the brave among you and weather permitting guests may want go swimming off Oyster, towels are supplied. After hauling up the anchor and cruising to the harbour, the cruise will terminate in Torquay at 5.00pm.
Alternatively, if you are moored overnight in Kingswear opposite Dartmouth you may want to see more of the coastline south in Start-Bay, such as Slapton Sands where the practices for the D-Day Normandy landings happened. We are likely to anchor off Blackpool Sands for our buffet lunch and drinks.
On your final return trip to Torquay, we will anchor off a beach or in a cove or beach near Brixham for afternoon tea with cakes and fruit or cream tea with scones. For the brave among you and weather permitting guests may want go swimming off Oyster, towels are supplied. This 2 day cruise will terminate in Torquay at 5.00pm.


Two-day/two-night charter to River Dart and or the north coast above Torbay
Friday 6.00 am – Sunday 5.00 pm (47 hours), including two overnight stops
Total party cost £1,600.00
Your weekend or mid-week 2-day/2-night cruising adventure
On Arrival for 2 day / Night Charter
On arrival into Torquay from 6.00pm onwards we will take you to motor-yacht Oyster, assist with stowing your luggage and direct you to car parking. We will explain all domestic operations of the vessel and give details of the port-side facilities (loo’s & showers) and gate codes. On that evening you will be responsible for your own dining ashore. Prior to your arrival we can advise and help you book a restaurant within easy walking distance of motor-yacht Oyster.
This 2-day/2-night option allows for customers coming from afar to spend the first night on Motor-yacht Oyster in Torquay Town Dock (Marina) allowing them to start their two-day charter at 10.00am the next morning without delays. This 2-day and 2-night charter is all the same as 2-day/1-night package after the first night in Torquay. Please see details as described previously in the 2-day/1-night package.
Morning breakfast will be your responsibility and can easily be booked at Below Decks Cafe directly by the Town Dock entrance. The crew will arrive usually at 10.00 am or time agreed by you the night before to commence your 2-day charter.

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Inclusive Catering
All drinks and catering are supplied on all charters as described and are included in the charter price you pay. This will cover the guest numbers up to 6 persons booked in your party. Any specific or dietary requests please let us know in advance when you complete the ‘Customer Preference Form’ that will be emailed to you on booking.
