CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (2024)

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Be the Captain of your own adventure on a backwater tour of Amelia Island and it’s surrounding areas. Experienced guides will lead you on an adventure through the waterways of Amelia Island as you travel on your own CraigCat Tour boat. There are various places to explore by water such as Downtown Fernandina Beach, Fort Clinch, Tiger Island, Cumberland Island, Fort George, and many more! These tour locations are treasured for their rich history and natural charm.

Fast Fun & Adventure

Our CraigCat catamarans are quick, roomy and exceptionally well-built water vehicles. They deliver a unique experience with the performance of a sports boat and the ability to drift across the water (speeds up to 25 mph!) and the genuine comfort of a runabout. These mini boats offer high-speed stability and comfort with unmatched horsepower and high-tech handling. CraigCat sets the standard in aquatic excitement and you will not be disappointed in the fun!

Dolphins, Manatee, Horses, Oh my!

On this journey, you also have the opportunity to see various wildlife unique to this area. Will you see a dolphin playing in the water? A manatee passing by your boat? Or maybe some majestic wild horses running free on the shores of Cumberland Island. Our guides are local naturalists with plenty of interesting facts about the area that will keep you entertained for hours.

Family Fun for Everyone

Each CraigCat can carry 2 people, one driver and one passenger. Drivers must be over 18, but the passenger can be 5 or above, so this is a great family water tour. We can also accommodate one passenger in the tour guide’s CraigCat, so a family of 5 can enjoy this amazing tour, too. Larger family? No problem, you could also book our pleasure boat “Ms. Elvira” so you can sit back and let our Captain do all the work while you watch the CraigCats glide across the water.

$135 /person

Pricing

Adult: $135 /person

Child: $125 /person

Tour Length: 2.5 hours

Minimum Age: Drivers - 18, Passenger - 5
Equipment: Supplied by Riptide.
Experience Needed: Beginners welcome.

Captain your own CraigCat with top speeds of 25 mph.

Note: If born after January 1, 1988 you must complete a online temporary boaters' safety course prior to driving/operating the Craigcats. Visit https://www.boat-ed.com/floridarental for your quick Online Florida State–Approved Boat Rental Course.

24 hours notice for cancellations required.

Be the Captain of your own adventure on a backwater tour of Amelia Island and it’s surrounding areas. Experienced guides will lead you on an adventure through the waterways of Amelia Island as you travel on your own CraigCat Tour boat. There are various places to explore by water such as Downtown Fernandina Beach, Fort Clinch, Tiger Island, Cumberland Island, Fort George, and many more! These tour locations are treasured for their rich history and natural charm.

Fast Fun & Adventure

Our CraigCat catamarans are quick, roomy and exceptionally well-built water vehicles. They deliver a unique experience with the performance of a sports boat and the ability to drift across the water (speeds up to 25 mph!) and the genuine comfort of a runabout. These mini boats offer high-speed stability and comfort with unmatched horsepower and high-tech handling. CraigCat sets the standard in aquatic excitement and you will not be disappointed in the fun!

Dolphins, Manatee, Horses, Oh my!

On this journey, you also have the opportunity to see various wildlife unique to this area. Will you see a dolphin playing in the water? A manatee passing by your boat? Or maybe some majestic wild horses running free on the shores of Cumberland Island. Our guides are local naturalists with plenty of interesting facts about the area that will keep you entertained for hours.

Family Fun for Everyone

Each CraigCat can carry 2 people, one driver and one passenger. Drivers must be over 18, but the passenger can be 5 or above, so this is a great family water tour. We can also accommodate one passenger in the tour guide’s CraigCat, so a family of 5 can enjoy this amazing tour, too. Larger family? No problem, you could also book our pleasure boat “Ms. Elvira” so you can sit back and let our Captain do all the work while you watch the CraigCats glide across the water.

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (6)Tot Gillis

11:09 18 Jun 24

Awesome Beach Chair and Umbrella Rental Service! I have a 21 month old toddler and I can’t haul chairs and umbrellas and carry sippy cups and EVERYTHING else down to the beach while watching his curious mind get into everything if I turn my back for 2 seconds. Riptide always completes my online requests just as I state in the online reservation form. They set up the chairs and umbrellas directly in front of our beach house as close to the water as possible, but far enough back from the ocean to avoid high tide. They always have the chairs and umbrellas set up out on the beach and ready for me by 8:30 and they swing back by and pick them up around 5:30. Not once has a single umbrella ever blown over or fallen down, and the wind can blow pretty fierce off of the ocean at times. The material is great and the chairs are super comfortable! I don’t have to drag anything back to the house to rinse off and put away except my child, myself, and some drink cups. Totally worth it in my opinion!!

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (7)Skylar Register

11:17 13 Jun 24

10/10 would do again!!! Boat Tour was easy to book (even week of). Kyle was our captain and he was amazing! He mixed education with history and made sure we saw all the wildlife possible: various birds, horses on Cumberland, dolphin and manatee. His personality and energy were top notch. 4 adults and one 4 1/2 year old were entertained and laughing the entire time! Memories were made!

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (8)R Mauro

21:32 11 Jun 24

From the lady that answered questions on the phone to booking and paying for the private boat tour all I can say is amazing. What a pleasure to deal with Riptide. I'm hard to impress but was blown away by the whole experience with them. We went out with Brandon as our "captain" and he was exceptionally delightful and knowledgeable. As we cruised around Brandon provided a wealth of information about the area which was great. And Brandon, if you read this, thanks for your Navy service and best regards to your family - you were fantastic. If we're back to Amelia Island again we will certainly look to book another tour - highly recommend this company! BTW, our little puppy enjoyed the cruise as well!

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (9)Camille Boyles

15:24 29 May 24

It was so great to have umbrellas and chairs ready for our family every day. It made it easy and inviting for family members to head to the beach whenever they felt like it.

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (10)Sara Roberson

11:02 27 May 24

Great time. Grandsons really liked it.

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (11)Seona Kroenin

22:57 25 May 24

We just had the most amazing boat tour with Zach. He made such an effort to tell us about the island, the history, the nature, and we were lucky enough to see dolphins, manatee, a variety of birds, and an alligator! Zach was so great and fun that he felt like a friend not just a tour guide. Despite the fact that it started raining he navigated us safely back to the dock. I’d recommend this to absolutely anyone who is considering it, it was something I’ll remember forever.

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (12)Brian DeMoss

19:36 25 May 24

So much fun. We had a great time. Saw dolphins in the water and wild horses on the beach. Guides know all about Amelia Island and Cumberland Island.

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (13)Laura Ebbert

14:24 20 May 24

I recently used Riptide Watersports Rentals for an umbrella and chairs for our beach vacation at Fernandina Beach. The umbrella and chairs were set up each morning on time. I would definitely use them again in the future.

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (14)alwaysplnty

14:52 14 May 24

On-line reservation worked well. Reserved 2 beach lounge chairs and an umbrella for 4 days. They were all delivered bright and early and picked up around 5:30 each day. It was great to have them waiting for us and not have to do anything. Thanks for making our beach time enjoyable! Would recommend Riptide!

CraigCat Catamaran Tours – Riptide Watersports Tours & Rentals (15)Richard Fisher

21:47 30 Apr 24

Beach chair rental online was extremely easy. Chairs were set up every day before 8:00am and were removed daily around 5:00pm. Chairs were comfortable & sturdy. Made our days out in the beach so much more enjoyable!!

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