Our Sailing Packages

Come Sail Away Charters Cruise Options & Rates ... Best captained sailing charter rates on the Great Lakes!

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You can contact Captain Rich to workout special sailing packages; such as for multiple sailing trips for sailing lessons; or perhaps a destination cruise to Lake Michigan ports-of-call such as South Haven, Saugatuck, Chicago; at a special, low rate. Let the Captain know your wishes!

You, with the assistance of course of Captain Rich, will custom design what your personal sailing cruise will be. Certainly Mother Nature will have a hand in these plans ... which is part of the beauty of sailing ... working with nature ... and is what makes each and every sail a unique and memorable experience.

Our sailing charters will provide limitless opportunities to provide you, area visitors, residents, your customers, clients, and employees a fun, safe, unique opportunity to experience and enjoy our local, globally significant and magnificent resource ... Lake Michigan.

The Captain takes most seriously his responsibility to assure your safety and comfort level. He will also strive to make available to you for your enjoyment his passion for the St. Joseph area, Lake Michigan, the Great Lakes ecosystem, and sailing.

The following package rates are per cruise, same rate for up to six passengers. Friday night Sunset and Moonlight Cruises are at the weekend rate, and Sunday night Sunset and Moonlight Cruises are at the weekday rate.

Be sure to reserve your Sailing Package early as
Premium Time Slots (Weekends & Holidays) go quickly!

All our Sailing Packages are available via secure ordering using PayPal.

Sailing Packages	Weekdays	Weekends	Reserve Yours
Half Day Cruise Approximately 4 hours, 10am - 2pm, or Noon - 4pm	$185	$255
Full Day Cruise Approximately 6.5 hours, 10am - 4:30pm	$295	$385
Business Lunch Cruise 1 to 2 hours as desired, mid-day	$95	$125
Sunset Cruise Approximately 2.5 hours, 7:30 - 10pm	$185	$255
Moonlight Cruise Approximately 3.5 hours, 8:30 pm - Midnight	$255	$345

Your Cruise balance will be due on or before the day of your sail.

Captain Rich puts your safety and comfort level first and foremost. If there is any chance of adverse, unsafe weather or lake conditions, S/V Spindrift will not leave port, and you will receive a full refund. If wave conditions are from over two feet to four feet, the Captain will give you the option to reschedule.

What We Provide For You: Our Sailing Vessel 'Spindrift' is a well built, safe, extremely clean, sturdy yet quick and responsive sailboat. Spindrift takes the waves and weather very well, and is a very easily sailed vessel, and a great sailboat to learn to sail on.

She is very well equipped with many updated safety features, new electronics, new stereo system; new sailing rigging, and brand new Doyle Sails. USCG Type I Offshore Survival Jackets with attached strobe lights are provided for every adult passenger, as well as two youth sized Type I jackets with lights. We also have an assortment of rafts for your use.

There is a head (restroom for the landlubbers), small galley, ice box with ice, and running water aboard.

S/V Spindrift meets or exceeds all U.S. Coast Guard sail chartering guidelines and requirements, and (move word 'annually' as indicated) is inspected and certified annually to meet stringent standards to be a Great Lakes sailing charter vessel by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

*** What to Bring for Your Voyage on S/V Spindrift ***