About Us
Sea Fever Sailing is a new venture, weaving strands of everything that’s great about sailing in Scotland, into truly memorable experiences.
As a commercial skipper and RYA Yachtmaster Instructor, Dónal has drawn on his time working with some of the best operators in Scotland for over 30 years to produce a range of holiday, adventure and instruction cruises designed to give you the best possible time onboard.
Meet the Crew!
Skipper - Dónal Boyle
In 1986 Dónal moved to Arran and began his sailing (and music!) apprenticeship. Learning to sail with the Junior Sailing Club and Ocean Youth Club, Dónal went on to study Yacht Design in Glasgow. In 1990, he started skippering small yachts in the Clyde and Northern Ireland.
A Yachtmaster at 24 and Instructor at 25, Dónal worked at the Scottish National Watersports Centre, Cumbrae from 1997-2003 where he cut his teeth with many of the best sailors in the country.
Following a career break (which included owning Crofters Music Bar & Bistro on Arran), Dónal returned to the sailing world in 2019. In 2023 he moved to Dunoon and came back to commercial sailing full-time, freelancing for several of the Scottish charter and motor cruising companies. In 2024 he revalidated his RYA Yachtmaster Instructor’s certificate and went back to running the full range of RYA courses for sailing schools based in Largs Yacht Haven.
Dónal has been working on Sea Fever Sailing for a few years and feels it’s time to slip the lines...
Host
Kitty Poynter-Dalton
Meet Kitty, a friendly face in the hospitality world with 25 years of experience! She has worked at places like Costley and Costley, Macdonald Aviemore Resort, and Crofters Arran, taking on various roles from front-of-house to kitchen duties.
After years of helping others, Kitty followed her dream and opened her own charming bed and breakfast in Brodick on the Isle of Arran. These days, she’s bringing her expertise to freelance hospitality staffing, popping up at events all around the Clyde area.
Kitty’s love for sailing began with trips to Loch Lomond with her dad, a passion she now shares with her children through paddleboarding and sea kayaking. Recently, she’s been having a blast learning to sail with Go West. When she’s not busy at Sea Fever Sailing or hosting on the Clipper 60 Taeping for Ocean Sailing Scotland, you can find her daysailing a Westerly Fulmar on the Clyde.
