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Endless Summer Sailing Charter

• 5001 OQuinn Blvd (Slip C-45), Southport, NC 28461
• (910) 612-3279

A sailing tour of the Cape Fear region includes the opportunity to sail the 38 foot sloop, Endless Summer, or at least serve as a crew member.  Passengers are encouraged to help with sailing the boat, should they so desire, or they can sit back and enjoy the complementary beverages.  Four hour cruises on the waters of the Cape Fear area, replete with historical insights, make for a fun family outing for sailors of all ages!

• Price Range: $60 per person

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Boat & JetSki Tours 

WELCOME TO SUNSET BOAT CRUISES - Home of Grand Finale. To fully experience the beauty and fun of Southport and the surrounding area there is nothing quite like having your own boat with a local captain and guide. When you step aboard Finale you’ll have no worries - JUST pure fun.

Private Charters  starting at $250         Bald Head Island Pickup additional $50

Ready for some adventure? This tour offers a once-in-a-lifetime adrenaline pumping jet ski tour down the intracoastal waterway! With a quick stop at one of the most beautiful barrier islands. Daily tours starting at 9am! Reservations are required for all tours. More Info near middle of page.

Steam Pot Seafood Boil Excursion: (Half Day option)

Enjoy a private cruise over to one of the islands for a steam pot low country boil with spectacular views! Relax and enjoy some island time while your captain prepares your customized steam pot dinner on the beach.

MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR REQUIRED  

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Grillin & chillin  , charter pick-up locations.

We are happy to come to you and pick you up on the charter boat at your nearest public dock.  Here are some of the suggested locations: ​

Morningstar Marina

606 West West Street, Southport, NC 28461

Oak Island Boat Ramp

4750 Fish Factory Road SE, Southport, NC 28461

Bald Head Island Marina

6A Marina Wynd, Bald Head Island, NC 28461

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Jet Ski Tours 2 Ski minimum on all guided tours. Please call for more booking information.

1 hour guided ride – your experienced, trained guide will navigate your group through the waterways of southport to the south end of caswell beach, bald head island, battery island and southport. this one-hour ride is approximately 25 miles roundtrip, allowing you to explore the area and have a blast while riding your jet ski . $175 per ski, 90 minutes guided sandbar  adventure – we’ve had a lot of requests for this one. follow your guide &  head to sandbars or lockwood folly inlet for about 30 minutes of exploring time. our guides will take you to these barrier islands to hunt for sharks’ teeth and beautiful shells. you never know what wildlife you may come across so keep your eyes peeled $215 per ski, 2 hour guided ride – let our local guides show you around the best parts of the cape fear region via the intracoastal waterway. we head south to holden beach passing through lockwood folly and  back for a total of 45-55 miles round trip  we can stop on a barrier island for a swim break and explore for native wildlife, shells and sometimes if you’re lucky even sharks’ teeth our guides will make sure you make memories to last a lifetime $250 per ski.

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Things We Have On Board Grand Finale

These are the items we provide you on board The Grand Finale charter trips:

A Bathroom!!

Plenty of Shade

Fuel Included In Price

USCG Licensed Captain

Things You'll Need To Bring Along

These are definitely items you'll want to bring along on your charter trip to make the most of it!

Sunscreen/Sunshirts

BYO Beverages (Other Than Water)

Meet The Captain

Hey Folks! It’s Captain Ted. I’m an Appalachian State and UNCW (MBA) graduate and I’ve been around the Cape Fear Region my entire life. I am a USCG Master Licensed Captain with more than 20 years of experience on boats up to 90 feet. My best memories are out on the water with my mom and dad, and want to give that experience to others. I'm excited to have you on board!

Create Your Own Boat Tour

Our captain will work with you to customize your perfect day on the water and ensure your Southport one-day cruise or sunset boat tour is organized specifically to your desires at an affordable rate.  Our goal is to make your Grand Finale boat charter experience as enjoyable and stress-free as possible.Enjoy a private cruise over to one of the islands for a steam pot low country boil with spectacular views! Relax and enjoy some island time while your captain prepares your customized steam pot dinner on the beach.

Jet Ski Tours:

We can cater our rides to be as fast and exhilarating or as slow and steady as your group desires. Yes we can take you into the ocean as well, just let us know that’s what you want!  We guarantee you a great time on the water!

We offer  2-hour s unset cruises, 3 or 4 hour cruises, half-day (steam pot seafood boil excursion option), and full day charters. Here are some popular destinations: ​ ​

Zekes Island Nature Preserve

Southport Water Front

Old Baldy Lighthouse

Bald Head Island Creeks

Battery Island (Wildlife Preserve)

Fort Caswell

Provisions  Restaurant (Holden Beach or Southport)

VETERAN DISCOUNT

We are proud to offer a special 10% discount to all v eterans & military personnel chartering Grand Finale.   

REFER A FRIEND AND GET $25 OFF YOUR NEXT RENTAL

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Victory Beach Vacations

Visitors who are on the hunt for the postcard-perfect vacation rental in the heart of the Carolina Beach or Kure Beach area will find an enticing selection and plenty of friendly customer service when they rent through Victory Beach Vacations. Based in Carolina Beach in the coastal Cape Fear region, Victory Beach Vacations has more than 100 vacation rentals in all shapes and sizes to ensure that every vacationing family can find their dream home away from home on the beach.   When you book your Cape Fear getaway with Victory Beach Vacations, the fun doesn’t end when you leave the beach, it continues with an array of privately-owned properties outfitted with all of the amenities needed for a fabulous beach vacation.   Jenna Lanier, General Manager, explains that her family first opened the rental and property management business in 2002. At the forefront of Victory Beach operations is Lanier’s mother, Caroline Meeks. Meeks is both the Broker in Charge and co-owner with husband, Buck Meeks, who manages the Field Services team with Lanier’s husband, Scott.   For nearly 20 years, the Victory Beach team has worked tirelessly to establish a network of top-of-the-line rental properties for Cape Fear visitors to enjoy. “As far as our properties go,” explains Lanier, “they are all updated, well-furnished and appointed. “We have always performed post-cleaning inspections and since the pandemic, have put freshly laundered duvets over all of the comforters between rentals.”   Lanier emphasizes how important the guests experience is “we strive to give our guests a relaxing, stress free, memorable vacation.” This emphasis on customer service has led to Victory Beach Vacations having a 4.8 Google rating with over 300 reviews by happy owners and guests.In addition to Victory Beach’s superior sanitation practices, the company offers properties for every type of visitor. Choose from luxury oceanfront houses and condos to more reasonbly priced 2nd row properties with oceanviews. Many properties include pools and hot tubs as well, perfect for outdoor entertaining, and many are dog friendly.   Lanier also notes that all properties are within walking or driving distance to Pleasure Island’s main attractions – Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. The former, as described by Lanier, is the more commercialized of the two destinations and features a boardwalk, outdoor dining options and a plethora of weekly activities including fireworks, live music, amusement park pop-ups, and movies under the stars. Kure Beach offers a more residential feel with its fishing pier, intimate restaurants and family favorite, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher.More water fun awaits, too. “There is a harbor and a canal that feed into the intercoastal. We have several properties on the harbor so guests can bring their boat, kayak, [or jet ski] and travel between islands,” says Lanier.   A stay with Victory Beach Vacations is an annual pilgrimage for most. “A large percentage of guests are previous guests. Some even reserve the same property for the next year as they’re checking out,” Lanier says. “It’s almost like it’s their personal vacation home.”   Even before guests arrive at their vacation destination, the Victory Beach Vacations’ website greets them with a live beach cam and exquisite aerial footage of both Carolina and Kure Beaches. See for yourself by scanning the QR code and call Victory Beach Vacations at 910.458.0868 to book your Cape Fear getaway. Start making your memories today! —Grace Silipigni

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The USS Battleship North Carolina is an unmistakable site in Downtown Wilmington. Taking up a large portion of the waterfront docks, this historic World War II moveable landmark is a must-see for Cape Fear vacationers.

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Oak Island, NC

Visitors will find an easy-to-get-to beach paradise at Oak Island, an expansive but peaceful retreat that's located an easy drive away from Wilmington, Southport, and other inland North Carolina communities. Both the main town and the island itself share the name of "Oak Island," and while the town extends slightly inland, encompassing the Cape Fear Regional Jetport, the rest of the community is cut off from the world by the long Elizabeth River, and a network of salty creeks and canals. This watery gap may not be particularly wide, but visitors will feel the change as soon as they cross over the bridge. Once ashore, Oak Island is a picturesque landscape of charming vacation rental homes, cool seafood restaurants and shops, and miles of ocean shoreline.

Blackbeard       Scuba

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Southport Sunset Cruises

Bald Head Island Tours

Blackbeard's Compass is perfect for small private boat charters, up to 6 passengers. These charters are great for accessing places like  Bald Head Island, Wrightsville Beach, Downtown Wilmington to go for drinks and dinner or out to places like BHI Island for a private beach and boat tour. There’s is plenty of shade & a marine restroom on board, & she does come with a fine stereo with ipod/phone connection. Bring your ipod, food and drink, your coolers loaded up with whatever and come on out for a day on the water! Alcohol is encouraged, we want you to have a good time! Be sure and call us @ 910.465.1902 to reserve.

                Pricing

$425.00 for 1st 2 hours, then $185.00 an hour after that., length: 30 ft, maycraft , capacity:  6  passengers (bareboat charter w/captain), 2 hour minimum., rates may be higher on holiday weekends..

Blackbeard's Compass will host a 2 hour cruise around the harbor taking in the sites and seeing Southport's endless history along the way. And you heard right--You can (and should) bring a cooler filled with food and drink, including adult beverages. Keep your eyes open for Bottlenose Dolphins, they're often spotted on our route! Your trip wraps up by watching the sun sink into the horizon. Be sure and call us @ Blackbeard Water Tours to reserve.  910-465-1902

                    Pricing

          $60  per passenger, capacity:  6 passengers (bareboat charter w/captain).

Bald Head Island will now have Sunset Tours & Much, Much, More!! If you are looking for a Professional Boating Operation, you have come to the right place! Blackbeard Water Tours offers the best boat tours in the Brunswick County Area! Veruca Salt is a very large indoor/outdoor power catamaran yacht - that you will not be disappointed on!! Be sure & call us @ 910.465.1902 to reserve. 

                  Pricing

  $800 for 2 hour Sunset Cruise,     includes Wine & Cheese

Length: 40 ft, luxurious power catamaran , capacity:  12 passengers (bareboat charter w/captain), rates are for the entire boat price, but - a party can bring up to 12 passengers on their trip, veruca salt charters are also offered in southport & oak island, blackbeard water tours calendar, (please call in to reserve for a private rental - as long as boat is not on charter it can be reserved for a private charter. no times are shown for a private rental on calendar, because it is anytime).

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Sunset Cruise

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Enjoy a Sunset Cruise Around the Waters of Cape Fear River

Experience the beauty of the Intercoastal Waterway and Cape Fear River in Southport, North Carolina like never before on our Sunset Cruise. As the sun sets over the water, you’ll be treated to a visual feast that will take your breath away. But the fun doesn’t stop there – we’ll also turn up the music and create a relaxed, party atmosphere for you to kick back and enjoy. Don’t miss out on this popular trip, and be sure to join us on one of our Sightseeing cruises to learn more about the area’s rich history and stunning wildlife.

(Captain May choose to cancel the trip if 6 passenger minimum is not met)

Please arrive 15-20mins early as we leave on time

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