Snorkel and shell at Shell Key Preserve on a small-group cruise
Learn hydrofoiling with a private lesson at Skyway Bridge
Relax across four social spaces on a private Sarasota Bay catamaran
Create your own island-hopping cruise with a local captain
Sail St Joseph Sound with the option to explore a local island
Follow mangrove tunnels to the bay in search of manatees and dolphins
Bring your own drinks aboard a tiki boat cruise to two island sandbars
Fish Tampa Bay or nearby reefs for a wide variety of local species
Paddle a clear kayak with LED lights on a guided night tour
Cast for bay and nearshore reef species on a private evening trip
Paddle beneath mangroves and watch for coastal wildlife
Glide along St. Pete Beach’s coastal waters at your own pace
Shell, snorkel, and look for dolphins on a Sand Dollar Island cruise
Semi-private 2-hour sunset cruise through Tierra Verde canals
Private pontoon escape with music, floats, and a Gulf sandbar
Sail from sunset into moonlight on a cruise offered only 4 nights a month
Anchor at local sandbars for swimming from a floating tiki boat
Enjoy a peaceful morning paddle on Terra Ceia Bay
Customize a private tiki boat outing for celebrations, sandbars, and coastal exploring
Learn to ride an eFoil with expert instruction in St. Petersburg
Paddle 3 miles of Weeki Wachee River in a clear kayak
Reef fishing for seasonal offshore species
Paddle transparent kayaks and look for marine life beneath Clearwater Beach
Clarity is geology, not luck: quartz sand, seagrass filtration, and how close the Gulf Stream runs. Thirteen beaches, and the trade-off each one asks of you.
Florida issues no boating license at all. What the marina checks is a safety education card, and whether you need one comes down to one date: January 1, 1988.