Coolest adventure ever!
The people who operate Speed Boat Adventures are so chill! Before I arrived in Florida, the person who I was in contact with (Chris) was very accommodating. My friend and I planned on going on this adventure on the same day that I landed in Florida and I was afraid my flight was going to get delayed. I kept in touch with Chris and he made sure that we were able to experience this unique attraction. He even left me a voice mail during my layover in Nashville to make sure I was going to arrive in Florida on time. I am glad that things worked out perfectly for us!
The weather was a bit off (well, nothing can compare to sunny Southern Caifornia's weather), but we were lucky it didn't rain or thunderstorm while we were out on the water. Our guide, Captain Scott, was very enthusiastic about his work and about the area we were boating through. He made me want to quit my day job and start working as a tour guide haha. Neither of us had ever operated a boat before, but we found out that it was extremely simple and fun! Chris gave us a run down on how to operate the boat while Scott got the boats ready for us. Everything was very safe and we were assured that the boat would not flip over (SPOILER ALERT: it didn't!). We were given the opportunity to switch seats so that both of us could operate the boat during the middle(ish) portion of the tour, so don't worry about not getting a chance to operate it.
Give this adventure a try if you want to do something unique in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area!