How much does a charter cost?
Watersports charters are priced per hour, per boat, not per person, and the rate applies to every hour you book. 3 hours is $240/hr ($720). 4 hours is $240/hr ($960). 5 hours is $240/hr ($1,200). 6 hours is $228/hr ($1,368). 7 hours is $228/hr ($1,596). Those are the Monday to Thursday rates; Saturdays are $30 an hour more, and Sundays and Fridays are $20 an hour more, shown as its own line before you pay. 4-hour minimum on Saturdays and holiday weekends, 3 hours every other day. Groups of 8 or more add $10 an hour; a deckhand comes along. It shows as its own line before you pay. Texas sales tax of 8.25% is added to the total. There is no required tip (it is appreciated, never added) and no booking fee, online or by phone. The price you see is the price.
What does a 4-hour trip come to, all in?
On a weekday, $960 for the charter plus $79.20 tax, so $1,039.20 total, and that is everything. On a Saturday it is $1,080 plus $89.10 tax, $1,169.10. No required tip and no booking fee. Tipping your crew is appreciated but always your call.
Do prices change on holiday weekends?
Yes. Charters on Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July weekend, Labor Day weekend are 20 to 28% more. The exact uplift shows as its own line on the booking page before you pay anything, so you will never find it after the fact. On ordinary weekends Saturdays are $30 an hour more, and Sundays and Fridays are $20 an hour more, shown the same way. On a holiday weekend you pay the holiday rate, never both; only one surcharge ever applies.
Do you run seasonal rates or an early-bird discount?
Yes, and every one of them is on the pricing page. At the moment: Friday and Sunday (+$20/h, trips every Sunday, Friday, from 2026-10-28); Early bird 2027: book by Feb 28, 8% off (-8%, bookings made 2026-10-01 to 2027-02-28); Early season 2027: 10% off Mon to Thu (-10%, trips every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 2027-04-01 to 2027-05-14); Last-minute: booked inside 48 hours (-5%, bookings made inside 48 h of the start, from 2026-11-01). Each shows as its own line on the booking page. Only one surcharge and one discount ever apply to a trip. Where a Saturday, a peak month and a holiday weekend overlap you pay the largest of them, never two; where two discounts overlap, whether for the trip date, for booking early or for booking last-minute, you get the larger one, never both. A discount still comes off a surcharged day.
Is there a spring break rate for college groups?
We sometimes run a spring break week rate; when one is on, it is listed on the pricing page and applied automatically on the booking page for those dates. Nothing is on right now.
Is there a last-minute deal?
Yes. Book a charter inside 48 hours of its start time and 5% comes off, shown as its own line on the booking page before you pay. Online booking closes 24 hours before the start, so on the website that is the 24 to 48 hour window; inside 24 hours, call or text 512-839-4573 and we book it with you at the same discount if the boat is free. It does not stack with other discounts: where two apply you get the larger one, never both.
When am I charged?
Nothing is charged for a place in line, and nothing is charged when you enquire. When you book through your private link or once dates are open, the deposit (half the total) is charged on the booking page and the balance goes to the same card the day before your trip. Every number is shown before you pay, and nothing is added afterward without telling you.
Is there a booking fee?
No. There is no booking fee on any trip, online or by phone, and no required gratuity. The price on the booking page plus sales tax is the whole amount. If that ever changes, the fee will be its own line on the booking page before you pay.
What payment methods do you take?
Credit or debit card on the booking page. If you book by phone we can also take cash, check, Venmo or Zelle; tell us which you would rather use.
Is a tip expected?
Gratuity is not included and it is never expected. If your captain made the day, it is always appreciated. Cash or Venmo at the dock is easiest.
Can we split the cost between friends?
Yes. One person books and pays the deposit, then taps "Split the bill" on the confirmation page or on their trip page, enters who is paying and the shares (equal by default, editable), and each friend gets a private link to pay their share by card. Every paid share comes straight off the organiser's balance. The links close 48 hours before the trip; whatever is still unpaid then goes on the organiser's saved card with the balance, so nothing is ever collected twice. Refunds go back in proportion to the card each person paid with.
Why do you keep my card on file after the trip?
Two reasons, and we would rather say them up front than surprise you. It is how the balance is charged the day before your trip, and that same card is authorized for guest-caused damage or excessive cleaning, with no preset limit. That charge is rare, and the full terms, including what counts as guest-caused damage and what does not, are in the waiver every guest signs.
