We had such a fun time celebrating a friend's birthday on the boat! Captain Dave was extremely accommodating and even let us decorate the boat. He was also very flexible because we had to move up our reservation time in order to not get caught in a storm. I totally recommend sailing with Captain Dave, he's the best!
Great Familyfrom oldest to youngest. Lots of sailing experience good conversation
All is ok,
Have good costumes
We did a half day family gathering of 12.
Pros:
The boat was mostly as described, and able to accommodate.
The first mate (helper) was amazing. He was friendly and very service oriented (got us waters, opened bottles, set out and set up snacks/food) and ultimately just fun.
Bottled water, a cooler, plastic ware, sodas, ice, and serving trays were provided.
The floats were great and there is a shower and towels to rinse off prior to getting back in the main boat area
Yuri (owner) realized that he charged me twice for a landing fee, and quickly fixed/refunded that.
Nice scenery, speed, and swim.
Cons:
Yuri (owner) was very aggressive and seemed angry as if he had a bad day prior. He yelled no one in particular for there not being internet connection to take my landing fee payment quick enough, at my cousin for getting a picture behind the wheel prior to us starting the exhibition, another cousin for asking if there was problem, his first mate for unknown reasons, a jet ski rental lady for renting us jet skis and screamed that her business was illegal, at random boat and jet skis he felt were in his way when trying to dock, and lastly he yelled at a 17 year old teenager with us, stating that she was the reason for some blue residue left on the bow cushion simply because her bikini bottoms were blue. We didn't witness any positive energy from him
The bottom/cabin area was sweltering and when we asked if there was A/C we were told "yes, but it's not on because the door is open". However, we asked if they could close the door and turn on the A/C and there was no action.
The speaker is aux connected and in the cabin area so either you have to have a ready playlist and no need for your phone, or stay down in the cabin to dj. There are also no speakers on the top, bow area so you can't hear the music there, so they provide a small bluetooth speaker for that area if requested. That music can't be heard in the seating/eating area.
We weren't advised until last minute that if we went to tour the sandbars and things listed, we would be dropped off far away from pick up and have to find a way back.
Danielle and Ashley were great to have aboard. It was a breezy day, but they were intrepid even as the boat heeled quite far. They were mesmerized by the nighttime Manhattan skyline.