Never exceed capacity
Certification is a limit, not a guideline.
Why a good operator says no
Because the pressure to sail in marginal weather comes from everyone except the person responsible.
How we work
Capacity and weather are not negotiable
Two rules decide whether a charter operation is safe, and both are routinely bent. The first is passenger capacity: a vessel certificated for six cannot lawfully carry thirteen, whatever the occasion and however disappointed the group is.
The second is the weather call. A captain under commercial pressure to sail is the single most common factor in charters that go wrong. Agreeing a backup date at the moment of booking removes most of that pressure before it exists.
Everything else is planning. Matching draft and cruising area to what guests actually want, provisioning in advance, and thinking about parking and boarding times is what separates a good day from four hours of logistics.
Our principles
Three beliefs behind the method
The captain decides
A backup date is agreed at booking.
Licensed, and said plainly
USCG captains, certificated vessels.
Thinking about a day on the water?
Tell us the group and the date. Free to enquire.