Rent a kayak, paddleboard, or canoe from open to close near Assateague Island
Rent a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard for 4 hours at the Bayside stand
Ride a guided jet ski eco tour around Chincoteague and Assateague
A private on-water view of the annual Chincoteague Pony Swim
Find newborn foals and see as many pony herds as possible with a Saltwater Cowboy captain
Cruise to see wild Chincoteague ponies with a Saltwater Cowboy guide
See the Pony Swim from a comfortable pontoon boat
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.