Sailboating Adventures

Bolero Sailing Charters

So...if you are my friend on Facebook, you are probably noticing that I have been living on the water lately. Not sure what has gotten into me lately but I have been loving it! It has also been curing my fear of the water! I can swim but I cannot tread so I am scared to be on the water. ANYWAYS, enough about my inability to survive if I fall off a ship......

I booked this sailing charter for a group that I have organized and as a gift, the Captain thought it would be nice if I could see what the trip would be like before actually taking the trip. I have never been sailing before so this definitely was a first for me. Here is the amazing boat below:

The captain also let me invite one guest so I brought along one of my friends, Michele. This was a first for her as well. We met at the dock next to Persimmons at about 6:45PM to sail off at 7PM for a sunset cruise. Due to the storm that was headed our way, we stayed in between the Neuse River Bridge and the train tracks from New Bern to Bridgeton. Our sunset cruise was about 90 minutes long....he does let you bring your own beverages too! 

The best part about the the evening was that he actually let you steer the sailboat (well really it was him letting me play the theme song to Titanic by Celine Dion and him singing it but that won't happen on every boat ride). I only steered for about 1 minute which was long enough for me to put on the sailors hat and take a photo for instagram, facebook and this blog. My friend Michele, however, steered the boat for at least twenty minutes. Pretty cool I think. See posed photo below:

There are two different times that you can go sailing. You can go from 1PM-2:30PM or do the sunset cruise from 7PM-8:30PM. I thought the sunset cruise would be such a pretty view and boy was I right!! I'd show you a picture but I uploaded them all to my work computer and I'm home now leaving for Texas for a few days so your imagination will have to do. But believe me, the view was GORGEOUS! Now, you're probably wondering what this all cost to go sailing around downtown New Bern. Only a whopping $20!!!! The boat can hold up to 12 guest a time so a great family outing too! 

For more information about Bolero Charters, please visit their website at: bolerocharters.com