Tampa Bay · Self-drive
Drive yourown boat.
One well-kept boat on Tampa Bay — fueled, prepped, and ready. No captain, no license needed. You're at the wheel, on your own schedule, from $250.
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You take the helm. We handle everything else. One well-kept boat on Tampa Bay — fueled and prepped, no captain and no license needed. The day is yours.
21.5′
Monterey 215 SS
One boat, kept in perfect shape.
8
Guests aboard
Bow lounge to shaded stern — bring the whole crew.
24/7
Online booking
Pick a date and reserve in about a minute.
Monterey 215 SS
One boat — kept impeccably, fueled, and yours to drive.
Baycation runs one boat — a 2023 Monterey 215 SS, and we keep it that way. A wide-open bow and a deck that seats eight in shade or sun. We hand you the keys to a fueled, spotless boat and walk you through everything before you go.
However you do a day out.
Date nights, birthdays, bachelorettes, sunset cruises, family days — a Baycation rental fits them all. The boat's just where it starts.
Plan your day on the water.
The real bay — every sandbar, channel, and the Skyway itself. Pick a stop and fly there: a morning dolphin run, a sandbar lunch, a swim off a preserve island, the bridge at sunset.
The launch
9:00aWe meet you at the ramp, walk the orientation, and hand you the keys — fueled, prepped, ready.
Sunset, half day, or the whole bay.
Sunset
$2502 hours · up to 8 guests
Two hours on the water for golden hour — the best light of the day and the best seats on the bay. The boat is yours.
Half Day
$5994 hours · up to 8 guests
Four hours to fill however you like — a swim cove, a sandbar lunch, a slow loop of the shoreline. Enough time to feel like a real trip, easy to book on short notice.
¾ Day
$6996 hours · up to 8 guests
Six hours: a long lunch at anchor, a full afternoon of swimming, and a cruise back in the early-evening light. A real day out, and home before dinner.
Full Day
$7998 hours · up to 8 guests
Eight hours, no clock-watching. Coves in the morning, anchor for lunch, swim all afternoon, and cruise back in the late-afternoon light. The day people plan whole trips around.
Add to your day.
Arrive to a boat that's already your day. Choose what you'd like aboard — we set it before you step on, and it travels with your booking.
A particular rosé, a birthday cake, a dietary need, a playlist — tell us and we'll do our best to have it aboard before you step on.
We'll confirm it with you before your trip — no charge until it's set.
Handing you the keys, the right way.
Insured & safety-first
Fully insured, life jackets aboard in every size, and a sober-skipper rule at the helm — it's the law, and it's the deal.
No license needed
Florida issues no recreational boating license. Born on or after Jan 1, 1988? Grab the $10 online safety card. 21+ to rent.
Full dockside orientation
Every trip starts hands-on at the dock — starting, docking, throttle, the local no-wake zones — before you ever leave.
Weather-protected
If we call it for weather, you reschedule or you're refunded in full. No questions, no fine print.
