Local Lifestyle: Boating and Cruising
Cannon’s Marina
6040 Gulf of Mexico Drive
941-383-1311
Cannons.com
An award-winning marina that has offered customer satisfaction every single day since 1955. They offer new and pre-owned boat sales and service. They also offer rentals of Grady-White Boats, Scout Boats and Cobia Deck Boats, all powered by Yamaha engines.
Cannon's specializes in new boat sales including Grady-White Boats, Scout Boats and Yamaha Outboard Motors. This is an award winning marina for both customer service and sales. They have acheived the highly coveted Yamaha Five Star center status. Cannon's Marina is a full service marina, celebrating almost 50 years of family owned and operated business here on Longboat Key.
Their mission is simple: customer service every day. Whether you want to fish, ski or sightsee they have the boat for you. Please call for reservations.
Sarasota Bay Explorers
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
941-388-4200
http://www.sarasotabayexplorers.com/
This is a wonderful extension of Mote Marine Aquarium and a fabulous way to discover the beauty of our waterways. They have several different trips that you can choose from; Dolphin & Manatee watching, shelling, snorkeling, sightseeing, island picnics, kayaking or charter your own boat and create your own cruise. Please call in advance for times and reservations
The Enterprise Sailing Charters
Docked at Marina Jack’s
Bayfront
(On U.S. 41 in downtown Sarasota).
941-951-1833
The Enterprise offer serene and tranquil moments for basking in the warmth of the sun, watching dolphins swimming alongside the boat or just experiencing the joys of sailing. This is a 41 foot Morgan ketch, her cockpit and deck comfortably accommodates 12 people. She is licensed and inspected by the US Coast Guard and offers day and sunset cruises or private charters. Please call for reservations.
Le Barge Tropical Cruises
Docked at Marina Jack’s
Charter Boat Row
(On U.S. 41 in downtown Sarasota).
941-366-6116
http://www.lebargetropicalcruises.com/
This is sightseeing from a whole different angle. The sunset cruise has live entertainment and dancing or you can see the spectacular waterfront homes on the sightseeing cruise and if you don’t see dolphins on the dolphin watch cruise, they will take you out again for free. Please call for reservations.
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