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Grand Traverse Bay · Departures

Today's sailings, at a glance.

Next departure: your table on the water. Every time below is open for booking — pick a row and we'll see you at the dock.

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Departures · Today Grand Traverse Bay · Traverse City, MI
09:15 Morning Bay Loop Bay loop · out of Traverse City 2 hrs $35 Open 13:30 Private Island Picnic Run Whole boat · your picnic, your people 3 hrs $410 By request 17:45 Wine-and-Waves Evening Sail Evening sail · bring a bottle aboard 3 hrs $58 Filling fast 19:50 Sunset Skyline Cruise The skyline, from the water 2 hrs $42 Open

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How it works

Three steps from the couch to the stern.

Booking runs on the board — no phone tag, no waiting on a reply. If a time is open, it's yours.

A small tour boat tied up at a wooden dock on the bay at first light
First light on Grand Traverse Bay
  1. 01

    Pick a date

    Choose the day you're in town. The board shows what's running that morning, afternoon and evening.

  2. 02

    Choose a time

    Morning bay loop, sunset skyline cruise, the wine-and-waves sail or a private island run. Times stay live, so once a row closes it's gone.

  3. 03

    Board

    Turn up a few minutes before departure with your confirmation and step aboard. That's the whole process.

The sailings

Four ways onto the water.

A tour boat crossing the bay in late afternoon light, long wake behind it
Crossing the bay in late light

Every sailing leaves from Grand Traverse Bay and serves Traverse City, Suttons Bay, Elk Rapids and the Old Mission Peninsula.

01

Morning Bay Loop

Coffee, cool air and the quiet side of the bay while the shoreline is still waking up.

  • 2 hrs
  • Morning departures
  • From $35
$35per guest · from Book
02

Sunset Skyline Cruise

Traverse City going gold behind you and the whole bay in front of you.

  • 2 hrs
  • Evening departures
  • From $42
$42per guest · from Book
03

Wine-and-Waves Evening Sail

A slower evening on the water with room for a bottle or two aboard.

  • 3 hrs
  • Evening departures
  • From $58
$58per guest · from Book
04

Private Island Picnic Run

The whole boat, your people, and a quiet shore to spread a blanket on.

  • 3 hrs
  • Private run
  • $410
$410private run Book
Aerial view of the shoreline and teal shallows of Grand Traverse Bay with a small boat anchored offshore
Grand Traverse Bay from above

Where we sail

Five shorelines, one bay.

Our sailings cover the whole of Grand Traverse Bay and the towns around it.

  • 01Traverse City
  • 02Suttons Bay
  • 03Elk Rapids
  • 04Old Mission Peninsula
  • 05Grand Traverse Bay

Private runs can pick up at any of them — tell us where you're staying and we'll sort the meeting point.

Plan a private run

Book a time

Pick a date. We'll hold the water.

Tell us when you're in town and which sailing you'd like. We'll confirm your spot and the time to be at the dock.

Questions? Call (555) 014-2290
Two glasses and a folded blanket on the sunlit deck of a small boat with the shoreline out of focus behind
Deck space, evening sail

Availability request

Find your departure

We'll confirm your time and the dock to meet at. Prefer to book by voice? Call (555) 014-2290.