Ocean Dragon

About Ocean Dragon

HMS Drake Establishment Yacht

Ocean Dragon is a Westerly Ocean 33'. She is a fin keeled cruising yacht with a Volvo Penta inboard engine with sail drive. The rig is a fractional sloop rig with a roller furling head sail. There are 6 berths in 3 cabins and a well fitted galley. There are chart folios for the south coast, English Channel and the north coast of France as well as a selection of nautical publications. The yacht is suitable for all levels of sailors. The yacht is MCA coded to Cat 2 ensuring that all safety equipment is in date, fit for purpose, and of the correct type. The yacht has a modern chart plotter and integrated AIS fitted to aid navigation, improve safety and make the yacht more user friendly. Ocean Dragon is berthed at Weston Mill pontoons within HMS Devonport Dockyard.

UPDATE - Ocean Dragon has undergone a mini-refit with the kind financial assistance of:

The RNRMC
Greenwich Hospital
Royal Fleet Club
Devonport Area Fund
HMS Drake CAF

How to Charter Ocean Dragon

The yacht is owned by HMS Drake Central Amenities Fund. She is available to charter by serving, ex-serving armed forces personnel and RNSA members.

The lead charter must fall into the above categories but the remainder of the crew may be non-eligible personnel for example, friends and family. After a recent grounding incident the required qualifications are as follows:

Charters

from Falmouth to Salcombe - RYA Day Skipper and Comp Crew
from Scilly Isles to Weymouth - RYA Yachtmaster (Coastal) and Comp crew
Cross channel - RYA Yachtmaster (Offshore) and Coastal

Charter personnel must hold a minimum of RYA Day Skipper and one other crew member with RYA Competent Crew and be cognisant of the restrictions that each RYA qualification entitles them to sail in.

You will be asked to provide photographic proof of qualifications at time of making the booking request. No proof of sailing qualifications, no charter

A security deposit of £1000 is required to cover the Insurance Excess in case of damage or loss, usually held as a cheque which is destroyed at the end of the charter.