Black Beard Sports

They cancelled our tour of the bio Bay with only 1 hour notice stating the weather was poor. So, I just chilled on the beach looking out at a perfectly flat ocean for the night.

My girl friends and I had a wonderful tour of the island and 2 hikes with our tour guide Sarah Elise. She was very knowledgable of the island’s history and aside from showing us the magnificent views she offered some awesome dining recommendations away from our resort! It was a very chill and go with the flow style hike and she showed us what we asked to see without forcing any canned tours on us. Well worth the money and we will use them again next time we are back on Vieques Island!

Fifty dollar delivery for kayak rental and fifty dollar pickup plus the fifty dollar charge for the rental itself lol. These guys are a complete ripoff!!! Go somewhere else !!!

Great attitude, competence and prices. They are free with information and help, even «downsold» me on gear I needed, but could get for less than the «gold plated» but no better option. Highly recommend!

Good rental prices! The staff are very friendly and super helpful! Really glad we rented snorkeling gear from them!

We went snorkeling with black beards and had a blast! Our guide, JJ, was super friendly and full of information about the island history and other fun activities/​adventures to explore during our stay. We were able to book our tour same day and it ended up just being us; it was a fantastic two on one experience with a guide who truly knew his stuff and loves what he does! Black Beards provides you with everything you need to snorkel and a drink/​snack after you one off the water!

My boyfriend and I had the most amazing time with the crew at Black Beard Sports! We went scuba diving to Mosquito Pier and were super impressed with how attentive and safe they were with us and with how much fun we were able to have under and above the water! If you’re looking for a safe, fun, adventurous scuba experience, definitely check them out! If we were staying longer, we would have definitely gone with them for hiking and kayaking!!! Thanks, Black Beard!

We did the kayak bio bay excursion with them and had a great time! They were well organized, punctual, very friendly and knowledgeable! It wasn’t a big group of people and they guides made sure we knew how to use the equipment before we went out to the bay. Once we were out there we kayaked to the center of the bay were we sat for a while and they have us a talk about the bay and its history while we splashed around and played with the water. Then we headed back to shore.

We did the Bio Bay tour. The guides did an awesome job. They gave tons of information about the bay. The Bio Bay was a great choice. The driver of the van, deive a little «crazy». Part of the drive is on a dirt foad with lots of large pot holes. Even with that it is a great tour to do. Also it was a small group of people.

Had a GREAT time with Black Beard Sport kayaking on Vieques’ bioluminescent bay. The van picked us up right at the W Resort, and delivered us to the bay, where we enjoyed a beautiful night time kayak trip with the very knowledgeable and patient guides. The kayaks are open tandem kayaks, and there were only 10 total people on the tour, which is their usual maximum group. It allowed us to ask plenty of questions and really enjoy a special evening on the bay. Not only was the bioluminescent water amazing, but the night sky was spectacularly clear — we even saw a couple of shooting stars. There were a few foreign tourists in our group who were novice kayakers, and the guides were very patient with them. I’d definitely go on another tour with Black Beard Sports and would recommend them to anyone interesting in kayaking the bio bay. Fantastic time!

We used Black Beard’s for our Bio tour and I am really glad we did. The experience was pleasant from start to finish. Black Beard’s only takes ten people on the bio tour — others we saw took 2 or 3 times more than that. I thought we benefitted from the more personal service. I felt safe in the small group (you’re kayaking in the dark), and the guides were friendly and knowledgable. They even pointed out constellations with a souped up laser. The stars were amazing and we very lucky to get a clear dark night so the dinoflagellates were well lit up. Highly recommended and perfect if you are staying in Isabel rather than Esperanza because they can pick you in town (as well at the W).

My husband and I did 4 dives with Black Beard Sports in Vieques, PR. They were very friendly, professional and guided us on specialty local dives. They knew the area well, pointed out local aquatic life and took great care of us and our gear. I ended up losing my mask/​snorkel before the first dive like a rookie… and they spent an enormous amount of time snorkeling for it but was lost in the end. They even had extra gear to accommodate my mistake. AND they had a great gear and t-​shirt selection when we returned to land so we could dive again the next day. We had a great time with Gabe, Christina and Jarred. We would highly recommend them to anyone looking to dive in that area and we definitely plan to visit again soon!!!

Amazing!!! What more can I say! These guys gave us amazing deals on equipment and supplies! Tons and tons of great shirts to buy if you want souvenirs! I think I bought like 6! They are so knowledgeable about dive sites, fish and wildlife you might see, and diving! Highly highly recommend theses guys to anyone looking to snorkel, dive, of just looking for an adventure in Vieques!

I just got back from a Bio Bay excursion with Black Beard, and it was awesome! From the service, with a pick-​up at our hotel (Black Beard has a boutique at the W), to the quality of the tour, to the just overall good vibe we got from all of the Black Beard employees, I would highly recommend using this company for any snorkeling or Bio Bay adventure you plan in Vieques.
The kayaking and bioluminescent bay experience were really cool. We went out on a night with a relatively bright moon, but the glowing bay experience was awesome nonetheless. It was also pretty cool to be able to check out the stars on a very clear night. We didn’t see any fish or other sea creatures, but the glowing water was worth the price of admission.
The price may be a little higher with Black Beard, but it’s worth it, in my opinion. The tour was very organized, with 3 pick-​up areas and the friendliest van driver, who made more than his fair share of drop-​offs on the return trip. I was very impressed.
The Bio Bay tour came highly recommended by everyone I spoke to about my weekend trip to Vieques. And I am now a member of that group! Definitely a can’t-miss experience for any Vieques vacationer!

I want to go back. I want to go back. I want to go back.
We learned how to SCUBA dive here in 2007, and Brian and his staff were amazing. We did several shore dives, including a night dive. We received our certification in a week. They worked with our schedule. It was so much fun and very relaxed, but I learned everything I needed to be safe.
I have my hot pink fins as a souvenir. I cannot wait to dive in PR again, and Black Beard is where I’m going to organize that.

Blackbeard Sports had everything we needed– bikes, snorkeling gear, Bio Bay tour, advice, and knowledge. We had only 2 and half days in Vieques, and we wanted to make the best of it. Cheryl gave us a lot of advice that you could only get from someone who lives on the island and has done everything there is to do there. She marked up a map for us, and we used the heck out of that map for the next two days.
Our Bio Bay tour guide, Chez, was very entertaining and knowledgable. He even had a real light saber, which he used to give us a very thorough lesson about the night sky and all of the constellations.
If you visit Vieques I recommend:
— renting a jeep
— Sol Food food truck
— Duffys in Esperanza
— touring the sugar mill ruins
— snorkeling at green beach

I scheduled a bike tour with Black Beard Sports about a week before. We arrived and due to confusion our guide was at the location on the other side of the island. A simple fix would have been for one of us to call and confirm the day before. That aside the tour was great. Our guides name was Thor, at the time he had only been on the island for four months and was still able to tell us so much about the island and it’s history.
The ride itself was leisurely and fun with only one big hill. Thor took us to the old sugar mill ruins where we did a little walking around and exploring. Then we turned around and went down the big hill (which is always the fun way to tackle a big hill). We went out to a serene little church by the bay and then headed back with one more stop at Mosquito Peer. Thor again was able to talk in depth about all of the locations he took us to and the island in general. I would definitely do this again and recommend it to anyone looking for a way to explore the island in a more hands on way.

We did a 2 tank morning dive with Blackbeard sports. They were awesome. Very professional. Our dive master Gabe was spectacular. Definitely ask for him. The dives were good. Very relaxing. He provided me with a back up gauge when
my computer battery died. And he rinsed and dried our gear for us! It’s the little things that mean a lot… we will use them when we return.

We played tennis renting racquets and balls at the W vivques resort and was greeted by knowledgable staff but they did not know where the courts were.
Their store has cute things to see and little souvenirs but the problem is that they have a lot of people that are waiting in line and they are short staffed. Equipment is used!
If you’re going there call in advance to use the tennis courts and let them know what you want to do to avoid rain when visiting

Black Beard Sports has friendly staff who supply you with the goods needed to have a successful and adventure-​filled vacation. This shop reminds me of the the typical surf and sport shop you find on the West and East Coasts. We stopped by here to grab some snorkel gear before heading over to Mosquito Pier. At $ 15/​day for snorkel, mask, and flippers the rate was reasonable. The gear worked great, we’ll return again the next time we’re in town.