Enterprise Sailing Chartered

My friend and I were in the Sarasota area visiting another friend during the last weekend of January, 2010. The friend we visited had to work on Friday so we were left in search of something fun to do. Since January is a little cold for the beach and Sarasota is a little far from Disney, I decided to look into taking a chartered sail.
I emailed Enterprise Sailing mid-​week and was booked for a Friday afternoon sail in a snap. When we arrived at the marina, their boat was easy to find. They called us on board in order of booking, which made things less stressful (my fellow riders were standing in a shaky line waiting to board, I could feel some tension).
The boat was a good size, and there were lots of strategically placed pillows to sit on. I recommend sitting on the front pillows, my friend originally wanted to sit in back, but we couldn’t hear anything the people were saying – so we moved up front to the second row of pillows – much better.
Our tour was a 2 – 2.5 hour afternoon sail, we went out into the bay, they pointed out a few houses, and we basically just swayed and enjoyed the water for a few hours. They served chips and sodas, that was a nice touch.
When the tour was over they had us pay at their desk on the pier. I recommend bringing cash… they do accept credit cards, but they have one of those old fashioned carbon copy things, so it takes a while to get everyone set up. Don’t forget to bring a few bucks to tip – they’re worth it.
I would recommend this sail for people with older kids, kids that can sit still and enjoy the water, antsy kids might get bored.