Florida Nights - Sailing with the Stars

- A novel way to spend a birthday, honeymoon, or romantic anniversary.

On dark (moonless) nights, Mother Nature blesses us with her boundless beauty. She puts on a show for the leeward shore that includes views of constellations, the Milky Way, other galaxies, planets, and seasonal meteor showers that are breath taking and phenomenal.

Travel back in time with us on the open sea. Our charters include all the magic, mystery, and lore of the Gulf of Mexico, with you, away from city lights and city ways.

The soft, mystical brilliance of the night, The impelling beauty of the stars demanding veneration, and seven spheres moving through the heavens with god-like serenity; Surely in such celestial majesty and harmony there must be a Guiding Providence?

The most inspiring part for those who have experienced a meteor shower sail , seems to be utter fascination with the bounty of Florida's night skies. The lack of light and air pollution affords such clarity, that we are often given the fortune to view these natural wonders. Many visitors note they haven't seen such stars "since I was a little kid."

Because of the awe-inspiring reactions to our night cruises, we now offer "no moon" sails . Our guests enjoy these phenomena on the open sea with the breeze in their face and the lapping of water on the hull.

Full Moon Dates: 2003: Feb 14-16, Mar 15-18, Apr 14-17, 13 May 13-15, Jun 12-14, July 12 – 14, Aug. 10-12, Sept. 9 – 11, Oct. 8 – 11, Nov. 8-10, Dec. 7-9

As a sample itinerary, the full moon rises approximately 40 minutes after sunset. Setting sail an hour before sunset will give us time to experience the full range of hues in the sunset. We can then relax and enjoy the cosmic process painting the sky.

Next, we'll see the colors darken and fade to velvet black and experience about a 1/2 hour of skies lit only by the extravagance of thousands of stars, (you can actually see them twinkle). Before long, the full moon will be rearing its majestic head over Clearwater Beach lighting the waters around us. Other nights, the moon may already be up when the sunsets.

Dolphins grace us with their presence year around. If the Gods are kind and the spirits cooperate, we may also have the not-uncommon (given the environment) opportunity - but very unique, given few people have been so fortunate - and be visited by one of these species under the full moon.

During our voyage, we will share with you some of our knowledge on topics including, Sailing, astronomy, Dolphin and dolphin behavior, sea lore and/or? On this charter, you will enjoy 3 hours at sea.

To our knowledge, we are the only ones offering these trips anywhere . . . They evolved from our love of ocean, the sky and the marine life that share this planet with us. If you love clean air, night skies and the critters that live in the liquid world, you will not be disappointed.