I wanted to take my elderly father out on a special day while he was visiting this Christmas. I lost my mother (his wife) a couple of months ago, so this was his first Christmas without her in 60 years and I wanted a special treat for him, something he hadn't done before. I was a bit concerned about a day of sailing on a proper sailing boat, as he's 86 and a bit fragile, and he's never been on a sailing boat before, but I need not have been concerned, Captain Dan (and first mate Tracy) were SO wonderful with him - friendly and welcoming and they made sure he got on the boat safe and sound, got him seated, helped him every step of the way. Captain Dan was flexible and just followed what we wanted to do - we decided going out to sea was a bit too much for my dad, so Captain Dan recommended just going down the New River to the Bahia Mar area, which took about an hour.
It was just wonderful, a nice gentle ride, they had icy cold water, sun screen, and Captain Dan was a great tour guide - we loved going under the bridges, seeing all the mansions, looking at the "Mega Yachts" parked along the side of the river, spotting manatees and iguanas, my dad just LOVED it. We will DEFINITELY do another charter with them the next time my dad comes to town or if we have friends in town. Maybe we'll feel a little braver and actually go out to sea then! Captain Dan and Tracy treated us like old friends, not just like customers, and we feel like we definitely made new friends with them. The boat itself was lovely, very pretty and clean, and it was so exciting, we even saw the Jungle Queen and waved at everyone on board, it was so much fun.