Frequently Asked Questions

The primary driver must be 21 or older with a valid license and a credit card. If you were born on or after January 1, 1988, you'll also need a Florida boating safety education ID card. There are three paid options to get one: an online temporary certificate, an online lifetime certificate, or an onsite temporary certificate (arrive 45 minutes to an hour early if you choose the onsite course). All ages are welcome on our pontoons; we recommend a minimum age of 8 for WaveRunners.

Reservations aren't required but are highly recommended. In summer, our pontoons book up weeks in advance. In spring and fall, book at least a week ahead. In the off season, reservations are required since we run with limited staff. For WaveRunners, kayaks, and paddleboards, summer reservations are recommended for the best time slots, and in the off season cold water can pause certain rentals altogether.

A cooler with food and drinks, ice (sold on site), your cell phone, a credit card or cash, a photo ID, a camera, sunscreen or tan lotion, Dramamine if you're prone to seasickness, sunglasses, towels, waterproof sealable bags, a watch or fully charged phone, a Bluetooth speaker for music, water toys like floats, noodles, goggles, a bucket or nets, and fishing gear plus a Florida Salt Water fishing license if you plan to fish. Pets are welcome too. We recommend bringing something to protect your seats.

Towable tubes, BBQ grills, and generators are not allowed on the boat.

Spring Break (March through May): 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00am, and 1:00, 1:30, 2:00pm. Summer Morning 4-Hour (May through August): 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00am. Summer Afternoon 4-Hour: 1:30, 2:00, 2:30pm. Summer All-Day 8-Hour: 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30am. September after Labor Day: 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00am, and 1:00, 1:30pm. September (post daylight savings) through March: 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00am.

Our 20ft pontoon holds up to 7 passengers per USCG regulations, and our 24ft and 28ft pontoons hold up to 12 passengers. Every person aboard counts as a passenger, including children.

All of our equipment is prohibited in the Gulf of Mexico and the East Pass. You're welcome in the Choctawhatchee Bay, Santa Rosa Sound, and the inland bayous and waterways of Okaloosa County.

Cancel at least 24 hours before your arrival for a full refund minus a $5 service fee. Cancellations within 24 hours of your rental are non-refundable. If the weather is bad, we'll reschedule you or issue a full refund. No-shows forfeit their payment. Changes are permitted with no fees outside the 24-hour window.

Trips cancelled for weather are rescheduled based on availability. You're also welcome to call ahead of time to proactively reschedule if you see bad weather coming.

Yes, alcohol is allowed on the boat as long as you designate a driver. It's a violation of Florida law to operate a vessel while impaired. A blood alcohol level of .08 or higher is presumed impairment, and for anyone under 21, a level of .02 or higher is a violation of Florida law.

You'll need a Florida fishing license unless you're under 16, an active US military member on leave, or 65 or older with proof of residency. Licenses can be purchased online or at Half Hitch Tackle, the Destin Walmart, or Harborwalk Marina.

Any child under 6 must wear a USCG-approved life jacket while underway on a livery vessel, and we recommend everyone wear one at all times. PWC operators and riders, along with kayak and paddleboard users, must wear USCG-approved life jackets (inflatable life jackets are prohibited for PWC use).

Any vessel in a posted "Idle Speed, No Wake" zone must operate at the minimum speed needed to maintain headway and steerageway.

Anchor at Crab Island, dine at dockside restaurants, relax on the beach at Norriego Point, cruise the bay, tour the harbor and its waterfront mansions, fish, watch for dolphins, catch crabs, snorkel, scuba dive, and swim.

Holiday rates apply on Memorial Day Weekend (May 29 to 30), Billy Bowlegs, Fourth of July Weekend, and Labor Day Weekend (September 4 to 5).

Yes, we have dockside parking with room for up to 2 vehicles per boat (we can accommodate extra vehicles too). Our staff will unload your supplies while you complete your paperwork.

Destin is known as the World's Luckiest Fishing Village on the Emerald Gulf Coast, with over 24 miles of sugar white sand and baby blue waters. Destin Harbor is among Florida's largest and most elaborately equipped, home to over 110 charter boats. The city is named after Captain Leonard Destin, who settled here around 1845, and it hosts the annual Destin Fishing Rodeo every October.

Crab Island is an underwater boating and party island located on the north side of the Destin bridge, about 5 minutes from our docks. It's a sandbar in the Choctawhatchee Bay with water depths of 2 to 10 feet, drawing anywhere from 10 to 200 anchored boats a day between April and October.

Yes, we're pet friendly.

Choose a floating cooler (40 qt), a large cooler (40 qt), or a small cooler (28 qt), each available solo, with ice only, or with ice and drinks included. Coolers with drinks include 20 drinks for the floating and large coolers, or 12 drinks for the small cooler. Beverage choices include water, Gatorade, Coke, Diet Coke, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Sunkist, and Capri Sun.

Yes, an interactive waterway map is available online through Google Maps.