http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog Luxury Yacht Charters for Small Groups in San Diego Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:45:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today was a momentous occasion! Two couples – all friends – chartered the yacht for their weddings. As an ordained minister, I had the pleasure of officiating for both ceremonies. We got underway about 5 p.m., with Capt. Murf at the helm. First up were Coleen and Berdi. Berdi had served ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/09/30/two-weddings-saturday-september-27-2008/ What a day! It began kind of iffy weather-wise, as the skies were overcast. However, being San Diego, the clouds began to break up as we rounded the kelp beds at the end of the channel and headed north. Three dads and a group of enthusiastic kids took the 2 ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/09/09/day-at-la-jolla-cove-labor-day-monday-sept-1-2008/ The woman whose ashes we were scattering had no children of her own, but her niece, nephew, their spouses, kids and mother said the most incredible things about this woman, and it was a beautiful send-off. Each member of the family said the nicest things, recalling happy memories out on ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/08/31/burial-at-sea-%e2%80%93-saturday-august-23-2008/ Tonight’s charter was hosted by a man from Texas who had always wanted to visit San Diego and finally said, “The heck with it, I’m just going.” Two of his friends had been invited to join him for a 4-hour cruise for his first night in town. The fun began ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/08/31/sunset-cruise-bay-tour-%e2%80%93-friday-august-15-2008/ Today’s third and last burial at sea was for an aunt of one niece from Arizona. With her were two friends – one a minister. The niece had only known her aunt for six or seven years, but enjoyed the fact that they had been fortunate enough to spend time ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/08/31/burial-at-sea-%e2%80%93-saturday-august-9-2008/ The families got a bit of a late start, but it turned out to be a beautiful service and location for the burial at sea.  The sermon took place at sunset and lasted about 45 minutes.  All present spoke about their loss and the life of someone so young having ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/08/05/burial-at-sea-sowles-charter/ It was a beautiful night on the Pacific and magical as all watched the sun sink below the horizon.  There was family, food, libations as well as music as the group was serenaded by guitar.  All said their final farewells to Shelly and her life was celebrated - she even ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/07/27/burial-at-sea-july-26-mears-party/ To celebrate my birthday, I invited a group of friends to join me on the San Diego Boat Tours yacht for a sunset tour of San Diego’s Big Bay. Everyone brought food … including Corbin’s gourmet baguette sandwiches, Karen’s homemade Bailey’s chocolate cupcakes (with a candle for each one), Frances’ ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/07/24/birthday-cruise-smith-party/ What are your plans for Labor Day? With the economy in the shape that it is and with the price of gas in the stratosphere, more families will be staying closer to home this year. In fact, a new term “Staycation” has been coined to reflect this trend. Labor ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/07/16/labor-day-at-home-on-the-yater-in-a-private-yacht/ Comic Con, an annual event in San Diego, will take place this year from July 24 – 27 at the convention center in downtown San Diego.  With a normal attendance of over 100,000 it is a big event for San Diego and brings many tourist dollars to the region.  It  ... http://sandiegoboattours.com/blog/2008/07/15/yacht-charters-for-aliens-%e2%80%93-comic-con-in-san-diego/