Bosun Yacht Services| A Sailboat Rigging Company.
| Bosun Yacht Services, LLC. |
Bosun Yacht Services was established in 2001 by Dave van der Spuy. Since that time, we have provided rigging and management services. This consists of (but is not limited to) replacing rigging, installing deck hardware, being the owner's representative on new hi tech boats being built in the US and abroad, and supplying running rigging. In recent times we have concentrated on yacht management and running rigging (building custom halyards, sailboat sheets and lines).
In 1985, Dave graduated from YDI Schools with a diploma in Small craft naval Architecture from YDI Schools (Castine, Maine). On returning to South Africa, he got sidelined into spar/mast building and rigging working for Paul Green Masts and then Wespar. Here, he worked building spars with Proctor, Sparcraft, Isomat, Francespar and Z-Spar mast sections and systems, and rigging and stepping them. In 1993 he started his own mast building company D-Spars (Pty) Ltd, which he sold in 1995 before emigrating to the USA. In the US he worked with Chesapeake Rigging for six years before starting his own Bosun Yacht Services. His sailing experience includes over 30 000 miles of ocean cruising in the Indian and Atlantic. Offshore racing experience includes 3 Annapolis/Bermuda races, 2 Newport Bermuda races, 2 Pineapple cup Montego Bay races, 2 Vasco Da Gama’s and many more. Regatta sailing includes 6 Key Wests, 4 SORC's, 2 Big Boat series, 3 Block Island Race Weeks and countless events racing on the Chesapeake. All this has given him a very broad and deep knowledge of the demands and requirements on today's running rigging. This experience enables Bosun Yacht Services to provide you with what works best in practice!
Testimonials Thanks so much for your quick
My experience working with the Bosun Yacht Services was wonderful. The purchase of new halyards for my Fountaine Pajot was great. Dave asked all the right questions, custom made the halyards, sent them out quickly and gave a follow up call to make sure everything went well. I received exactly what I wanted at a great price. I was very pleased with the professionalism and courtesy I received from Bosun Yacht Services. Great Job!
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response to my request for Halyards. You got them made and delivered very efficiently and the pricing was admirable!
In the spring of 09 I decided at the last minute before launch to replace all the "wire to rope" halyards on my Catalina 30 and still make the first club race. Dave at Bosun Yacht Services worked tirelessly to help me choose the right type of line (for my budget), make all necessary splices, and ship them so I received them in 1 week.