Captain John and Donna were absolutely amazing crew for our first time sailing. They answered all…read moreof our newbie questions and told us lots of interesting stories while we were on the water. He very graciously let my daughter have a turn steering and patiently explained everything she needed to know. The boat itself is beautiful and well-furnished. I only wish we had more time to be on the water!

John took my parents and I out on a sail boat for a test sail yesterday. He was great captain! He…read moremade sure someone was always on the helm and took over whenever there was any risk involved. He was very personable and instilled confidence in everyone on board to do what they needed to. He demonstrated the capabilities of the boat very well and answered any questions we came up with.

A little over 2 years ago I commissioned two jibs and an offshore mainsail from Jerry and Justin in…read moreDeltaville. The sails fit perfectly and are well made. The new main has full length battens. On a trip to Maine this year, a cotter ring was snatched out on the lower batten in sloppy offshore conditions and one of the shackles connecting to the slide was lost. I emailed Jerry, and Justin, Jerry and Meghean had new hardware (this time with cotter pins) in my hands within 3 days. Excellent service!

Deltaville. My inmast furler had failed and the rigger recommended modifying the mainsail for slab…read morereefing. As the mainsail was still in good shape, I elected to modify the sail and get a stack pack. Evolution was recommended, by the yard doing my mast work. I was happy with the modifications to the mainsail; but, their communications were pretty poor. The sail technician gave me an attitude when I asked for time frames, for completion. I wasn't told until later, the sailbag (for the stack pack) wouldn't be ready for two weeks after my mast work was done and the mainsail installed. After paying $250 to have the stack pack installed, the installers had shoved the mainsail in the bag and then stomped it down with their feet. They use a different system for easing the lazy jacks, by loosening a knot on top of the sailbag. It's too high for me to reach, so I had to modify it, to longer lines and blocks, running down to cleats at the base of the mast. Additionally, they placed the padeyes so low on the mast (the attachment point for the lazyjacksj, the sail ends falling over the sides of the lazy jacks and sailbag. I ended up moving the lazy Jack padeyes farther up the mast and adding padeyes to attach the front of the sailbag to hold it up (they'd never installed them, just left it hanging down). They also installed the bag too far forward, as there is a large gap at the front. Very poor communications, very poor installation and needless modification on the stackpack.

The new owner of The Ships Tailor has done an amazing job to bring this business back from the…read moredisaster that the last "new owner " created to what it once was for the previous 25 years. Please don't let the experience with the last "new owner"keep you away.

I recently used The Ship's Tailor for some repairs and some new canvas items for my sailboat. Their…read moreservice was great! I can't believe how quickly they got an estimate back and the work completed! I am use to waiting around for months to get anything done in this area. Great service, great work and even followed up with a Thank You card!

Great group of people at this place. We hauled out, had a few issues i needed help with they sent a…read moreguy over quickly to help me, and were very fair in the pricing all the way around. We will be back!!!

The transmission of my new-to-me1983 Wauquiez 38 broke down just off Deltaville on a long trip home…read morefrom buying her in FL. The towboat/US guy brought me here & I couldn't have been luckier. This family-owned full-service marina at the southern entrance of Chesapeake Bay is extremely well run, clean, organized & friendly. Everyone I dealt with here at every level struck me as honest, friendly & competent. I had to leave the boat over the winter to have the transmission, shaft seal, & cutlass bearing replaced. Because they charge one price per boat (not per foot) for winter storage the place is full of very big sailboats wintering on long passages up & down the US coast. Mine was on the smaller side. Because they allow you to work on your own boat, which USED to be the norm, I spent many weekends over the fall & spring there & got to know this beautiful area filled with lots of marine businesses & extremely friendly people willing to help out a stranger. I was actually a little sad to leave in Spring. The yard did my repairs on time, highly professionally & their prices were reasonable compared to many other bigger-name marinas in the area. Their well-maintained facilities also included free use of a pool, showers, clubhouse lounge & even use of a car for local errands. Deltaville is only about an hour by car from Colonial Williamsburg & close to other historic sites like Jamestown. Sailing families with kids will particularly enjoy stopping here, though there is no mass transit as far as I could see. DYC sells boat gas but not diesel, which was a surprise, but it isn't far away. The inlet to get in here can get shallow but I saw scores of big deep-draft fixed-keel sailboats on the hard here so evidently not a problem. You just need to time your comings & goings well. This breakdown could have been a soul-destroying, money-sucking nightmare for me at some other marinas. Instead, I was extremely lucky to land here. Can't praise & thank everyone there enough.

Scam. Funds for deposit followed by request for funds for parts. Not a legitimate service.read more

From the owner: Quality, Service. Power, Sail…read more All marine Systems: Electrical, Electronics, Engine, Plumbing, Rigging, Fiberglass, Carpentry, Restorations.

Disreputable and not trustworthy. They did not follow through with promises, made ridiculous…read morepolicy claims, said they would do work the next day and never showed up, broke promises to do work the next week. Do not use There are lots of other repair and mechanic folks in the area

Terrible. I bought a boat out of Deltaville that was being stored at this yard. Prior to the…read moresale, we had this yard do work on the boat and literally everything they did, they screwed up. (1) I had them service the engine and they forgot to reinstall a gasket on one of the filters, which allowed air in the system and prevented the motor from starting. When they came back the next day to correct the issue, they left the belt for the alternator so loose, it was about to fall off. (2) I had them replace the air conditioning system and when they hooked up the condensate pump, they connected the discharge line of the sensor to the vent on the sensing unit, and nothing to the discharge line. This resulted in the pump drawing air, making a ton of noise and all of the water leaking into the bilge. (3) The broker had them replace the water pump for the house water system. They did the replacement, but then never confirmed that the water system was working. It wasn't. It was clogged, which I had to figure out when I took delivery of the boat. They should have known this because when the switch for the pump was activated, the pump just ran and ran and never stopped, which is a clear indicating the system isn't working. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on this one because I'm not sure they were specifically asked to make sure the water system was working as part of the work of replacing the water pump, but it seems like that would have been done by any competent yard and given the other stuff they screwed up, I feel like this a legitimate gripe. Basically, I would NEVER go back for work there EVER again.