Editorial spotlight · Hurricane Hole Marina, Stock Island

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Best Eco/Wildlife Tour

Pirate Adventure Charters

One captain, one 26-foot center console with twin 200s, and a day you design: sandbar, snorkel, mangroves, dolphins, a wakeboard, a rod. Private, up to six, all ages, dogs welcome.

Private trips from
$350
Half day
$699
Guests
Up to 6
Google
5.0

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The captain

Sixteen years on this water, first as a commercial fisherman

Capt. Sergey Chashchukhin fished commercially out of Key West from 2008 before switching to charters full time. It is an owner-operator outfit: he runs every trip himself, so the person who answers the phone is the one driving the boat.

The boat is a Sea Born LX 26 center console with twin 200-horsepower Suzukis, fast enough to reach the backcountry or the reef with time to spare. Trips are priced for the whole boat and the itinerary bends to the weather and the group.

“Great for all ages.”
Pirate Adventure Charters, on their sandbar trip page

Owner-operated; Capt. Sergey runs every charter. Bio on the Pirate Adventure Charters site.

A center-console boat anchored in shallow turquoise water

The one to book

Four hours of sandbar, on your terms

The four-hour sandbar trip is the flexible one. Start at a sandbar, add a snorkel stop or a run through the mangroves for dolphins, and come back when the group is done. Snorkel gear and drinks are aboard; bring your own food and drinks, no glass.

Six-hour versions of the sandbar, snorkel and eco trips run $899, and the two-hour sandbar or sunset-and-dolphin trips are the cheapest private boat on this site at $350.

2 hours$350
4 hours$699
6 hours$899

Whole boat, up to six guests. Prices checked against FareHarbor on September 30, 2026.

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The boat

Sea Born LX 26

One boat, one captain. Center console with a T-top, GPS, fishfinder, livewell and ice box.

Pirate Adventure

Make
Sea Born LX 26 center console
Power
Twin 200 hp Suzuki
Guests
Up to 6
Berth
Hurricane Hole Marina, 5130 Overseas Hwy
Extras
Wakeboard, tube, snorkel gear, rods

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Trips

Every trip is private and priced for the whole boat, up to six guests, all ages. Checked against FareHarbor on September 30, 2026.

2-Hour Sandbar Trip

2 hours · Private · Up to 6

2-Hour Sandbar Trip

The quick version: out to a sandbar, float, back.

Whole boat$350
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Sunset & Dolphin Watching

2 hours · Private · Up to 6

Sunset & Dolphin Watching

Dolphins in the backcountry, then the sunset from the water.

Whole boat$350
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4-Hour Sandbar Trip

4 hours · Private · Up to 6

4-Hour Sandbar Trip

The flexible half day; mix in snorkeling or mangroves as you like.

Whole boat$699
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4-Hour Snorkeling

4 hours · Private · Up to 6

4-Hour Snorkeling

Reef or backcountry snorkel spots picked for the day's conditions. Gear aboard.

Whole boat$699
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4-Hour Eco Tour & Dolphin Watch

4 hours · Private · Up to 6

4-Hour Eco Tour & Dolphin Watch

Mangrove channels, flats and wild dolphins on a boat small enough to get in close.

Whole boat$699
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4-Hour Wakeboarding or Tubing

4 hours · Private · Up to 6

4-Hour Wakeboarding or Tubing

Board and tube aboard; twin 200s do the pulling.

Whole boat$749
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4-Hour Fishing Trip

4 hours · Private · Up to 6

4-Hour Fishing Trip

Light tackle with a former commercial fisherman. License, tackle, bait and fish cleaning included.

Whole boat$749
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6-Hour Sandbar Trip

6 hours · Private · Up to 6

6-Hour Sandbar Trip

The long sandbar day.

Whole boat$899
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6-Hour Snorkeling

6 hours · Private · Up to 6

6-Hour Snorkeling

Two or three snorkel stops and time to get farther out.

Whole boat$899
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6-Hour Fishing Trip

6 hours · Private · Up to 6

6-Hour Fishing Trip

Enough time for the reef and the wrecks.

Whole boat$949
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Also listed: a 6-hour wakeboarding or tubing trip ($949) and a 6-hour eco tour and dolphin watch ($899). Pirate Adventure Charters also rents a houseboat and runs a water taxi; call (305) 509-2882 for those.

Before you go

Know before you go

Where to board

Hurricane Hole Marina, 5130 Overseas Highway #1, Stock Island. Free marina parking. Your confirmation has the dock and time.

Bring

Your own food and drinks, no glass. Snorkel gear, drinks, wakeboard, tube and fishing tackle are aboard depending on the trip.

Fishing

Florida license, rods, reels, tackle, bait and fish cleaning are included on fishing trips.

Kids and dogs

All ages, and the boat is pet-friendly.

Reviews

What guests say

Reviewers write about the captain's patience with kids and first-timers, a boat that is new, fast and clean, and itineraries that shift with the weather so a sandbar day picks up a snorkel or a mangrove run without being asked.

Questions

Good to know

How many people can go?

Six, all ages. Every trip is private; the price is for the boat.

Where does it leave from?

Hurricane Hole Marina on Stock Island, 5130 Overseas Highway, about ten minutes from Old Town by car. Free parking.

Can we bring our own drinks?

Yes, including alcohol. No glass aboard.

What does it cost?

Two-hour trips $350, four-hour trips $699 to $749, six-hour trips $899 to $949 for the whole boat. Checked September 30, 2026.

Can we mix activities?

Yes. The four- and six-hour trips are built around whatever the group wants: sandbar, snorkeling, mangroves, dolphins, tubing.

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Private, up to six, from Hurricane Hole Marina on Stock Island.

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