Booked the night rider for my 31st birthday yesterday and had such a great time. Captain Don and…read moreChris were incredible! The boat was beautiful and Captain Don knew all the best spots to take group photos. We'll definitely be back! Highly recommend!

Wow! It's been almost one month since the best day of my life. I am so happy to say that my husband…read moreand I were joined as one on the Night Rider. Yup... we got married on this beautiful vessel. It was an amazing evening in the Boston Harbor. We were able to have an intimate ceremony on the stern of the boat. Captain Don brought us exactly where we wanted to be right in front of Rowe's Wharf. It all started with my communication with Natalie. She rocks!! She was so prompt with every call and email dealing with booking this vessel. I am super grateful for her and dealing with all of my questions! Captain Don and Cameron were absolutely amazing! They were completely accommodating to all of our wishes and needs. So friendly and welcoming. We were able to bring an array of cocktails and finger foods for the night which was perfect. If you're looking for a nice intimate setting for a wedding or even a nice Sunday at sea... I highly suggest the Night Rider!!! I'm looking forward to booking another charter with them in the future. Cheers! A very satisfied couple, Heather and Artem

What a great experience! We sailed with Captain David on a beautiful day in early May. Because my…read morepartner has such a strong desire to learn to sail, he asked a lot of questions to learn about the vessel and different verbiage. David enthusiastically answered every question, while also giving us lessons on different sights around the sail. Highly recommend - hope we can make it back another day!

Amazing! So fun! Saw parts of Boston that we wouldn't otherwise see any got to raise the sail!read more

Amazing time, again! Was introduced to Scott last year on a group trip and decided after an amazing…read moreexperience I had to get my father out on the boat. Today was our fathers day outing and WHAT A MORNING! Eric and John are awesome and we had a hell of a morning on stripers even with incoming weather! Another fantastic trip! We will be back, hopefully for a tuna trip! Highly recommend!

Couldn't have gone better. Scott and his mate took my 10 yr old son, 11 and 13 year old nephews,…read moreand my babysitter. They had an amazing time, and did not once complain about getting up and out the door by 5:15 AM during summer vacation! I can vouch for the size of the fish, as tons came back home for grilling. I'm so happy they filleted it for them. Not something in my skill set... The boys all told great stories about their half day adventure. They clearly loved it and were very comfortable aboard the boat. They said they had help when they needed it but learned a lot too about fishing for "big fish" versus the small ones off our cove on the Cape. Scott's responsiveness surpassed my expectations and the booking process was a dream! I highly recommend this option if you wish to fish in Boston Habah...well technically, you go a bit beyond this famous waterway to get to the fishing spots...

I selected this company based on good reviews, but wonder if things have changed during the…read morepandemic and encourage you to proceed booking with caution as my experience trying to get on the boat was terrible and they held 50% of my total payment illegally. We originally planned to set sail, however, due to inclement weather reports on the day of the charter, we jointly decided to reschedule for another time and did not set the reschedule date at that moment because my party size was large, 15, and I needed to repoll the group on another feasible date. My group worked together to select a reschedule date, which the company made for a Saturday. The Tuesday before, we found out that one of our co-workers has COVID. As a result, all of us were potentially exposed. Out of concern for the safety of the crew and captain, I reached out by text message on Wednesday to inform them of the situation and figure out how to proceed. My coworker who had COVID also tried to contact you to find a resolution but could not reach them by phone. We received an email stating they unable to reschedule on this charter, and could do a cancellation that would result in a partial refund. They did not offer the option to reschedule to a fee, and said short of canceling, the charter would be scheduled to take place on Saturday with full awareness of the situation I expressed. I responded saying that we would like to proceed with Saturday in this case. I again emphasized that we had been exposed, and they cancelled without calling or communicating. After repeated calls and emails from Saturday to Wednesday, and finally a warning to report to the FTC for poor business practice, only half of my payment was returned. Nothing in the contract allowed them to retain it. So- beware. If you book, make sure you are going and don't expect your money back if you need to make a change for anything reasonable like being honest about a COVID exposure

This is a harbor tour on a sailboat. The summer of 2009 was their first year in business and they…read moredon't sail in the wintertime. The sail boat, called the Tupelo Honey, can carry up to 12 people. I'd lived in Boston for several years but had never been on a sail boat there. I had previously been on boat cruises around the harbor. We were back in town for a visit and I saw an advertisement for this harbor tour. I absolutely love sailing and wanted to try it out. I called a day before we hoped to go on a sail and asked if they had any times available. Generally, the cost is about $25/person. But because we didn't have a large group, only two of us wanted to go, there was a minimum price to take the sailboat out. That was $140.00, which was fine with us. We had an absolutely fantastic time! The captain and other crew member were very hospitable, friendly and really easy-going. They asked us if we wanted to stay near the buildings to see the scenery or to go further out into the harbor and let us make the decision. I would definitely do this again and it was well worth the money. It couldn't have been better. Call at least a day in advance to make sure that they have room to take you out for a sail. Their website says that you can take a T-Boat (affiliated with the MBTA subway, the T) to a nearby pier and walk.

Captain Riccardo and Judah did a great job with us. They worked hard, got us on fish and scored…read more Awesome job, looking forward to getting back on the water with Trinarcia again. Thanks for a great day on the water.

I get nervous in the water whether it's on a boat or swimming...only because I can't swim and I…read morehave anxiety. My family and I had so much fun on Rick's boat. His boat is clean and steady. We went lobster fishing. The boat is so steady, it wasn't rocking around too much. Rick gave us each a job to do. One was to record how many lobsters in the trap, which were keepers and which we had to throw back because it was either female (breeder) or too small. I had the job of measuring the lobster for size. Rick taught us that if it's a breeder, you clip the tail to indicate that it's a breeder. My sister in law was recording the number caught in each trap. My brother in law helped with steering the boat (he has a boat too.) My husband helped with gathering the lobster trap with a pole. I didn't know pig skin is used as bait. Although I was nervous, Rick kept me busy with putting bands on the lobster claws. I became an expert at it. At the end of the day, Rick put our catch on the grill. Let me tell you, grilled lobsters are the best! Especially when it's fresh out of the ocean. There was also a small crab in the catch too. I had forgotten about being nervous in the boat. Definitely book a trip with Rick, he makes boating fun! Even for people with anxiety being in the water. I want to go boating again with Rick this summer! I'm not anxious with Rick. He's great! Maybe this time I'll learn to fish!

Awesome 3 outings so far with Boston Electric Boats. Great to have this as an affordable and…read moreavailable activity on the harbor for a group. Super easy to drive, Bluetooth music works and sounds great, parking in lot or garage nearby is straightforward. Bring your own food and drinks and enjoy the water rain or shine for a few hours with their covered deck.

I had such a great experience with Boston electric boats! I went here with a group of 8 people and…read morewe all very comfortably fit on the boat. We had a captain on board with us and it made the experience even more seamless. He was great and showed us how we could take the wheel and try steering ourselves. The boat was very easy to navigate and allowed a great experience. I would definitely do this again!

We had a fantastic time!! The tour was organized and on…read moretime, the crew was Fantastic. We opted for the oyster tour, which was a lot of fun. When booking, there was a 21+ note (we have a 12yo who loves oysters and can absolutely behave with adults). I called and it was confirmed for all-ages (just no alcohol for those under 21) and was able to take my booking over the phone. The weather wasn't great - some rain, but the captain and crew were prepared with ponchos for those who wanted them - and even better kept the drinks flowing and the laughter and fun never stopped. Would absolutely do another event with the Classic Harbor Line.

I had such a great experience on the Adirondack day sail. I don't know much about sailing so I…read moredidn't know if the weather conditions were going to be suitable for actually using the sail but apparently they were! Besides pulling in and out of the dock, our sail was up the whole time! I was also impressed that the crew gets up and walks around to take drink orders and bring them to you, I wasn't expecting that kind of service. I got rosé and it was good! Overall so fun, now I want to go back and try the sunset experience!

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! There are so many reasons why Don and his business are terrible, that I think…read moreit's easier to bullet them out for you! - Booked and fully paid for a six-hour trip 1.5 months in advanced. - Don then ignored all messages, texts, and emails up until 2 DAYS BEFFORE THE TRIP, at which time HE WAS TRYING TO CANCEL THE TRIP! - We had 12 folks total, with some flying into Boston for this day! - After saying cancelling is not an option for our group, Don refused to give us our original trip of 1 pm - 7 pm. He would only give us 10 am - 2 pm because he had other parties booked for our time that he'd rather not upset. - When we booked, it stated food, beer, and liquor beverages included in our package, then Don tried to say this was not included once I got him on the phone. We had to fight back on this too. Just an awful experience. We finally decide to do the four-hour trip between 10 am - 2 pm vs our original six-hour trip between 1 pm - 7 pm because it was that or nothing, and the group had been looking forward to this day for months! Then Don shows up late on the day of the trip. And then he docks early and tells us to get off the boat before it's even 2pm. Also, the food was maybe enough for 6 people, not 12. And there were NO liquors as we were told there would be after our fighting about all the other wrong things happening -- just a cooler of beers. Perhaps he was saving the food and liquor for the parties he preferred to take on the water (his words, not mine). Apparently one party was a repeat customer and the other party was a bachelorette party so, forget about us booking 1.5 months in advance - we were just super unimportant. Don knows he messed up and admitted to such. He said the only way he would take us on the water (even though HE TRIED TO CANCEL and gave us a hard time) was if I promised not to give him a bad review. I did promise to not give a bad review IF for the two days leading up to our trip if he actually did what he said he was going to do. Well, he did not, so here is my review. And on top of all the things I've already listed about him being late for our modified trip, not giving us the appropriate food and beverages, not communicating, etc. he was also just a straight jerk to us, his dog, and his staff. DON'T BOOK THIS GUY!!!!

Based on Phone Call:…read more Called to inquire about a boat rental - Owner seemed incredibly skeptical after I mentioned having grown up on a boat but not having any recent driving experience. He wanted proof of boat operation knowledge. How does one prove knowledge over the phone? He asked if I know how dock a boat. Yes, I do. Sigh. It's not rocket science to drive a small motor boat. He basically decided within a 3 minute conversation that I am not capable of driving his boat. I assume plenty of goofballs have made him this way, but now we won't be renting from him. Pretty disappointing. I

If you are an adult looking to learn to sail you have much better options, Please don't waste your…read moretime or money at Courageous Sailing. If you want to learn the basics of sailing at a fraction of the cost of courageous just check out Community Boating on the Charles River, it is only $275-445 for the entire year. With this you will have access to Mercury, laser, 420 (race boats), ideal 18, sonars & windsurfing. With courageous the learn to sail is scheduled for 2 weekends (4 days) with Community the classes are being held all the time and you can take them whenever you want, so you can avoid cold rainy days, and take the classes with different wind conditions (light, med, high) as many times as you want for no charge, unless its an advanced class which is only $50. When I took my learn to sail at courageous it was cold, rainy with fairly large waves. One of the people I took the class with actually started to cry. This is a non issue with Community because if the conditions are awful just come another day. After 1-2 years at community, if you like sailing you can go to a real adult school if you want to level up your sailing skills. Note the internal ratings at community and courageous have little to no value at other sailing organizations. If you are serious about sailing you need to build up your ASA certifications especially ASA 101,103 and 104, there are many ASA schools and you can take classes at different schools all across the country, Caribbean & world. Once you are ASA certified these credentials will follow you to other ASA schools & organizations. Once you reach ASA 104 you can apply for a type of international license. Also note that community has a much nicer facility and dock with actual restrooms with a shower. At Courageous they have portable toilets, no shower and 2 outdoor sinks which almost never have soap. These are the same sinks the staff preparing the cookout food uses. Also note that the traffic on the Charles is much safer vs the harbor, in the harbor you will run into huge tug boats and huge freight ships. On the Charles the boats need to pass under the bridges, so the biggest boats there are duck boats and some small/medium sized tour boats. Actual ASA alternatives to Courageous are First Reef Sailing in East Boston, one of the owners is Capt Paul Sullivan 5 time outstanding ASA instructor, they have the best learn to sail boat in the Boston Area Colgate 26, unlike Courageous the motors actually work & are reliable. If you are a student you can get a Colgate membership for 2K which I think they allow you to share with other members so better boat & may be less expensive vs Courageous also once you achieve 104 status (can do in one year) there is no range limit you just need to be back by sunset. They also offer memberships on cruisers & catamarans, these cost more like 10 K but you can also share those memberships. These are new boats almost everything works on them unlike courageous, And you can go on multi day to week long trips. Another ASA alternative is Reef Runner in Friendship Maine, one of the instructors there is 4 time outstanding instructor, its pretty close to Arcadia National Park. They are less expensive than Courageous and they quality of the instruction is vastly superior. Once you pass a class in an ASA school your log book will be signed by the captain, you will also receive an official stamp for your log book from ASA and the results will be uploaded to ASA so all other ASA organization globally will see your rating. Another tip is no matter where you sail keep a log book on the miles & a brief description of the trip

Primary fleet is a bunch of old Rhodes 19 boats that are falling apart. It's incredibly…read moredisorganized and understaffed. Focus on the youth program, which is really good, however the adult program suffers by lack of attention Even the larger boats 4 J80s frequently mean maintenance and are under maintained. They wait for people to donate boats to them so the cost is low, but you get what you pay for.