Change of Watch at Desolation Sound Charters
One of the oldest and most respected bareboat charter operations on the BC coast has passed into new hands. Merion Martin and Jennifer Knox-Martin are the new owners of Comox-based Desolation Sound Yacht Charters. They take over from longtime DSYC owners Bob and Lois Stevenson. The Martins are veterans of luxury yacht operations in the Mediterranean and sailing charters in the Caribbean, with extensive ocean cruising miles. DSYC’s fleet of up to 30 sail and power yachts is based just 24 miles from Desolation Sound. The new owners’ plan to continue the company’s “hands on” approach; they also intend to expand their fleet and open a second base farther north in future. To help with the transition, the Stevensons will continue working with DSYC until November 2013.
