CRUISE BEAUFORT NC  
   919-274-6162 
$500 for up to 6 Guest!

Weather permitting, we'll start our trip by heading under the new Beaufort bridge towards Morehead City. Keep your eyes open for dolphin and osprey! We'll head towards the MHC Port (one of the deepest on the US east coast) where we'll likely see several tug boats and large ships from around the world. Next, we'll cruise the busy Morehead City waterfront and check out the sights and then head back to Beaufort passing the US Coast Guard Station,  historic Fort Macon, and the Beaufort Inlet. From this area called the Turning Basin we will pass Radio Island (home to the 1st radio station in Carteret County from 1940) and Pivers Island (home to The North Carolina Coastal Reserve, National Estuarine Research Reserve, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Lab, and Duke University’s Marine Laboratory) and we will see the west end of The Rachel Carson Nature Preserve as we enter into Taylors Creek and the beautiful Beaufort Waterfront.  Being a favorite stop on the intracoastal waterway for many boaters traveling from Florida to Maine or doing the Great Loop we'll check out all the big boats.  Once in Taylors Creek we'll be flanked by downtown Beaufort on one side and the Rachel Carson Coastal Estuarine Reserve, a collection of islands (Carrot Island, Town Marsh, Bird Shoal, Middle Marshes, and Horse Island) and salt marshes which encompasses a total area of 2,315 acres. This is home to a wild pony population dating back since the 1940's (they live on the local saltmarsh cordgrass, and fresh water that is retrieved from digging just beneath the surface) and to over 200 different species of permanent and migrating birds including osprey (sea eagles). Then its back to our dock passing the beautifully painted local shrimp boats on the way. Bring your cameras!!!