San Diego Boat Tours

A federal appeals court has blocked the resumption of gay marriages in California.  At this point, it does not look likely that gay couples will be able to marry until at least early in the new year.

As of August 18, 2010 Gay marriage will be legally available again in California. There has been a temporary stay for about a week since the US District struck down the ban on gay marriage. Today that temporary stay was lifted and gay marriage will again be legal in California.

Let us hope that this right is now here to say.  According to the judge, it is his view that an appeal of this decision would unlikely be successful.

It is expected that many gay couples will take advantage of this opportunity and “Tie the Knot”.  If you are interested in exchanging vows on a private yacht, we would be pleased to be of assistance.

It is good to have summer on the way.  As usual, the charter business starts to pick up this time of year.  Remember to reserve ahead when booking a charter in order to get your desired time. Remember us as a venue when you have friends visiting this summer.

It looks like it is the end of “Whale Season” for this year.  We did a whale watching charter yesterday, but with no sign of the big guys.

This time of the year they are heading back up the coast - having given birth and feeding in Mexico.  They tend to be much further from shore, typically around 10 miles out and are focused on getting back to Alaska to feed.

As a result of Chile’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake there was some violent surge in San Diego Bay.  Several boats broke free of their moorings and several dock cleats were ripped out.  The Bali Hai dock has a section missing and several pieces of it were floating around America Cup Harbor.  The surge at our slip was about 8 knots as water rushed under our boat.

Wedding on the Water - It was a great day as friends of San Diego Boat Tours were married on the water.  The actual wedding took place in Glorietta Bay, by the hotel Del Coronado.  As the couple exchanged vows boats glided by shouting and blowing their horns to wish the couple well.

It was a great day.  People had been telling me that there were a lot of whales being seen this year.  It looks like they were correct.  We probably saw about 7 that afternoon.  One came up about 15 feet from the boat.  It would have made a great picture, but everyone was so surprised, they did not have time to get a picture.  Please see our Whale Watching tours.

It was just a beautiful evening.  Earlier in the day the fog from the marine layer started rolling in and it was questionable if we would be able to take the cruise.

Luckily, all the fog blew off and it was crystal clear, warm and just a beautiful evening.  We took a cruise up to see the sea lions who live on the bait barge near the submarine dry dock.  As usual there were a couple dozen there sunning themselves and doing what sea lion do.

Do you know the difference between a sea and sea lion?

The captain gave a great talk about their behavior and why they hang out at this location.

A GREAT time was had by all.

It was a big project and a bit scary at first, but the remodel went GREAT!

We finally scheduled High Spirits for her photo shoot.  The complete set  of pictures may been see on the main web site (High Spirit Pictures).

If you are looking for a great venue for an event - you have found it.  We can accommodate up to 49 people, we have a great caterer and the yacht is licensed for wine and beer.

You and your guests will have a great time.

• Weddings
• Birthday Parties,
• Corporate Events
• Bachelorette & Bachelor Parties
• Post-wedding cruises
• Ash Scattering at Sea

It was a long but productive day as we participated in the Bridal show at Pala Casino on Sunday Aug 23, 2009.  There were roughly 80 vendors in attendance covering the gamut of products and services related to weddings, such as wedding gowns, music, photographers, wedding locations and even sexy lingerie was available.

We were the only yacht charter company in attendance and were well received.  A yacht is a great venue for various activities related to weddings such as the

• Wedding ceremony
• Bachelorette & Bachelor Parties
• Rehearsal Dinners, Bridal Showers
• Thank you Charters for Wedding Party
• Post-wedding cruises

If you know someone looking for a location for a wedding related event, please mention us.