Tampa Speed Boat Adventures may be one of the best kept secrets in St. Pete. These boats are a blast to pilot even for those that may own a larger faster boat. It's like driving a water go kart. For those that have never been behind the wheel the ad doesn't lie they are easy to operate, if you have no boating experience let this be your first. Chris does an excellent job of explaining the rules and how to operate the boats. He makes it sound simple and it is.
A personal note. Don't forget your hat, sunscreen although they'll share theirs, sunglasses right who goes anywhere in FLA without those, camera, video camera, and golf discs. The dock is right next to a 7Eleven so you can grab water, sodas, or snacks. I highly recommend taking some water with you.
The tour itself is totally cool and a great way to see St. Pete Beach from a different perspective. We were lucky enough to see some awesome Florida wildlife. We saw gulls and herons perched on the channel markers and sea wall on the way out to the Gulf. We encountered two pods of Dolphins while we were out. It was so exciting to see Dolphins in their natural habitat. We must have watched them for 10 minutes jumping and swimming. We saw an Osprey perched on a sailboat mast coming back to the dock and after docking got to see the biggest Manatee, over 10 feet, munching on sea grass.
The owner, Chris, and crew are very friendly, super helpful, and laid back. Before the trip begins you'll feel like old friends. We were lucky enough to have Captain Tony as our guide, what a great guy and guide. He made us feel right at home from the get go and is super excited about sharing and showing Florida wildlife. Captain Tony noticed my disc golf shirt right away, before the tour started, and engaged me in some great conversation. I wish we hadn't decided to take this tour our last day because I'm sure that Captain Tony and I would have gone around the corner and thrown a round of disc golf. I'm serious there is a course within a mile of the dock. So if you go for the tour and throw bring some plastic and maybe you'll be lucky enough to throw with the Captain.