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    Lively Schooner

    5.0 (25 reviews)
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    S T.

    Beautiful, relaxing and Romantic cruise in the port. Captain Andrew was very nice and extra accommodating to our requests. He had a table in the middle where I was able to lay out a white cloth with some wine and table decoration for a special occasion.

    Beautiful day out to celebrate life.

    Amazing experience. He was also informative and gave us enough space for our family. We experienced a loss and did a pet memorial on the Ocean. Beyond amazing experience. I recommend for anyone! It is a personal boat, he shares the history of the area with you as well!

    Angie Z.

    I came for Mothers Day with my family and we all had an amazing time! The captain had everything you can possibly need from speakers you could connect your phone on to sun screen (both in lotion and spray, because he thinks of everything). I asked to steer for a bit and he was super helpful and sweet! Will definitely be coming back to have another amazing time, this Captain and boat are the real deal I loved every minute of my time out in the water!

    Brian H.

    Such a chill ride on the boat. Thanks Captain Andrew for the perfect evening with the family.

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    Erin F.

    I've been coming to Orange County to visit family my whole life, and this is one of my favorite things that I've ever done here! I cannot recommend a sail with Andrew and Vanya highly enough.

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    Captain Andrew and the Lively Schooner was one of the highlights of my weekend. Captain Andrew is a wealth of information and made this 3 hour tour entertaining and relaxing. Lively is a beautiful and she is a very smooth sail. No need for motion sickness meds. Captain Andrew took us out into the ocean and pulled us close enough to sea lions that we could get great pictures. This is a must do for anyone visiting the Newport area

    Absolutely fantastic time with Andrew! My girlfriend got us a two person sailing trip with Lively schooner. Picked our day and Andrew Mayhugh met us out at the dock. This guy is the real deal and we felt safe within the first 10 minutes with him. He took us out in the harbor and treated us to knowledge and history of Newport. Smooth sailing all the way and will get the four hour cruise next time!!!

    This romantically beautiful sail is lead by the wonderful and knowledgeable Captain Andrew. The private sunset sail was the perfect get away from the Los Angeles heat wave. With a perfect salty breeze warm enough with a light jacket in September, C. Andrew showed us all the wonders of Newport Harbor. Sea lions, friendly people on the water, and the small islands in the harbor made for a great sail. The two-hour sail that started at 5pm let us enjoy nature's paintbrush paint the sky at sunset. We also enjoyed the speaker system provided by the sailboat to pair jazzy tunes with the wine and charcuterie we brought with us. Would do it all over again and would recommend to everyone.

    Most amazing experience you could ask for.

    The Captain was incredible and his boat was equally as amazing. Definitely sailing with em' again!

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    A nice relaxing cruise. The captIn is knowledgeable and more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

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    My husband and I went on a relaxing 2 hour trip sailing through the Newport Harbor with Captain Andrew.

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