Three adults and one child passenger boarded the boat, and all four returned safely with a renewed sense of wonder at the serenity of the gentle waves, the beauty of the sun in the sky, and the marvel of the physics that moves a sailboat at seemingly impossible angles in the wind.
The proprietors were really nice and brought us water, fruit, and crackers at perfectly timed moments. Like they could read our minds. It would have been unnerving if they were in a movie like "Scanners", but in this case, it was really nice. They were friendly and talkative, but not intrusive... like friendly background noise, they talked cheerfully to each other about the position of the sails and broat relative to the wind, gladly answering questions when asked but otherwise giving us space to simply relax and enjoy.
My kiddo was able to steer for a while and she didn't ground us due to exceptional technology on board and the watchful eye of our captain. She thought it was fun, and added a new statement to her bragging montage. She can now state the following: "I eat Mac and Cheese on the reg... I own every Captain Underpants book... My favorite snacks are from the Philippines... I can pilot any sailboat under 50' in length..."
Look, there may be other places to go sailing in Orange Beach, but why take chances? You'll enjoy these folks... go give it a try. We will, every time we visit from here on out. read more