Sailing Adventures Available

This relaxed experience allows you to watch the sky change from vibrant blue to radiant red and amber, while the sea breeze fills the sails. Enjoy the best view in town of the spectacular Florida sunset. Please feel free to pack your picnic basket and bring your own adult beverages.

*Must be able to physically get on and off a dingy.

• Beverages included bottled water
• Plus applicable taxes and tip

Enjoy a romantic, private, overnight get away for two in Ft Myers Beach – Sanibel Island waters. Board the Plan B at 4pm, toast your special event with your favorite wine or champagne while enjoying a basket full of tempting gourmet treats (At an additional charge or feel free to bring your own.) Continue your evening aboard our beautiful yacht for an unforgettable night of romance. We will anchor the boat at Mantanas Pass before dark. You can have dinner delivered to the dock prior to departing. Or have an evening out on beautiful Fort Myers Beach. Captain and crew will accommodate dinghy shuttle service. By 10 pm, you will return to boat leaving you to enjoy the romance “on your own” at anchor. Leisurely wake up the next morning with coffee and a continental breakfast. You will be returned to the dock by 9am. 

Let Port of Call Charters make your next special occasion, extra-special. Each trip is customized to fit your needs and desires. We’ll make sure to make it an event to remember!

From Champagne and caviar to a picnic basket of Brie and wine, our Romantic Overnight Getaways are designed with you in mind. We’ll customize your trip, whether it’s “popping the question”, celebrating many years of happy marriage, a special birthday celebration or just a special night, we’ll make sure it’s exactly what you want.

Plus applicable taxes and tip

Come join us for a relaxing morning or afternoon cruise along the west coast of Florida. Experience the sights, scents and sounds of the sea. Watch playful dolphins, manatees and maybe a sea turtle enjoying the Gulf of Mexico waters. You are free to do as much or as little sailing participation as you wish.

Bring your camera and smart phone to capture images of a relaxing day on the water. Plenty of bird watching to see pelicans, osprey, egrets and herons. Daily ½ cruises provide accommodations for up to 6 people under the Florida sun. Complimentary water available. Please feel free to pack your picnic basket and bring your own adult beverages.

• *Must be able to physically get on and off a dingy.

  • Beverages included bottled water
  • Plus applicable taxes and tip

Come join us for a relaxing full day cruise along the west coast of Florida. Experience the sights, scents and sounds of the sea. Watch playful dolphins, manatees and maybe a sea turtle enjoying the Gulf of Mexico waters. You are free to do as much or as little sailing participation as you wish.

Bring your camera and smart phone to capture images of a relaxing day on the water. Plenty of bird watching to see pelicans, osprey, egrets and herons. Daily ½ cruises provide accommodations for up to 6 people under the Florida sun. Complimentary water available. Please feel free to pack your picnic basket and bring your own adult beverages.

• *Must be able to physically get on and off a dingy.

  • Beverages included bottled water
  • Plus applicable taxes and tip

Private one on one instruction for the beginner sailor. The Port of Call Charter Experience includes:

• Full day on the water
• Sailing basics, points of sail, tacking, jibing, run and sail trim.
• Docking, mooring ball pickup and anchoring
• This course instruction includes online textbook, printed complete with
  Academic and practical testing
• Successful passing of tests you will receive a Port of Call Printed Graduation Certificate

• Plus applicable taxes and tip

This advanced Port of Call Charters Course certifies that the candidate is able to safely act as a skipper and crew on a sailing vessel day and some night sailing required. You will also learn how to sail coastwise in many conditions. This lesson puts to use all of the skills developed in previous classes. It emphasizes seamanship and navigation; you will set sail overnight at 2 different locations on the gulf for 3 days.

Plus applicable taxes and tip

ASA 101 Basic Keel Boat Certification: Learn to skipper a sloop-rigged keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn basic sailing terminology, parts and functions, helm commands, basic sail trim, points of sail, buoyage, seamanship and safety including basic navigation rules to avoid collisions and hazards.

Plus applicable taxes and tip

Able to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary powered (inboard or outboard engine) keelboat of approximately 25 to 35 feet length by day in moderate winds (up to 20 knots) and sea conditions. Knowledge of cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather interpretation, safety and seamanship.

Plus applicable taxes and tip

Learn how to sail a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered 45′ sailboat during a multi-day cruise upon inland/coastal waters in moderate/heavy winds and sea conditions. Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring / mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.

Plus applicable taxes and tip

This course allows candidates to earn three certifications in six days. First and Second day are spent reviewing the basics. Third day is devoted to handling a vessel with wheel steering and inboard engine. Practice steering, turning, backing, docking and anchoring. Work on voyage and chart reading while cruising Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. On the fourth day, practice sailing, reefing, heaving to, and other big-boat skills on the Gulf of Mexico. The fifth morning, we’re off for a long day of sharpening new skills with a night spent at anchor. Sailing back to the docks, with final sailing exercises and testing on the sixth day.

This course is specifically intended for sailors with Bareboat Charter (104) certification and cruising experience who want to learn to sail and experience a cruising catamaran. The course covers terminology, construction and skills unique to multi-hulls, preventing capsizing, effects of windage, crew overboard, handling under sail, docking, anchoring, and understanding twin screws.

Able to skipper an auxiliary-powered sailing cruising catamaran of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day liveaboard cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions. Knowledge of catamaran structure, components and features, performance under sail and power, boat systems, seamanship and safety, heavy weather operation, and emergency response.

Prerequisite ASA 101: 4 days 3 nights onboard
ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising & ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising $1395
ASA 103: Learn to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary powered keelboat by day in moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather, safety and seamanship.
ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising:
Learn how to sail a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered 45′ sailboat during a multi-day cruise upon inland/coastal waters in moderate/heavy winds and sea conditions. Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring / mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.
Student purchases: ASA both 103 & 104 (2) textbooks Package $64.90 plus tax and shipping, current membership $59/yr, logbook included then successfully pass each test, each certification then $150/per sticker if pass test.