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The price is the price
No fuel surcharge at the dock, no park fee you find out about in the parking lot. What the site quotes is what you pay.
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Explore Taluvayne
(555) 018-2247How it started
A Skiff, A Cooler, And Too Many Questions About Turtles.
It began with one 22-foot skiff and a habit of taking visiting friends out to the reef because the commercial trips kept skipping the good parts. The friends told other people. Eventually the calls outnumbered the seats.
Two vessels later, the format has not really changed: a small group, a captain who grew up reading this water, and a route decided the morning of rather than printed on a schedule six months out.
Growth has been deliberate. We could run four boats. We would rather run two, well.
What we hold to
Four Rules We Don't Bend.
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Weather calls come early
If the swell is wrong we tell you the night before, not after you have driven to the marina. Full refund or a free reschedule, your pick.
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The reef comes first
Mooring buoys only, no anchoring on coral, reef-safe sunscreen supplied aboard, and sites rotated so none of them get worn out.
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Small stays small
Twelve guests is the ceiling on a reef day and we do not squeeze in a thirteenth. Crowding is the fastest way to ruin a good site.
Who takes you out
Meet the Crew.
Four people, all of them on the water most days of the week. You will meet at least two of them on any trip.
Captain, Reef Days
Elena Marsi
Grew up on the leeward side and has been running boats out of Vaila Bay since her twenties. Decides the morning route and is usually right.
Captain, Sunset & Charters
Tomas Aveiro
Handles evening sailings and private groups. Keeps the boat quiet, the ice full, and knows which cove holds the light longest.
Snorkel guide
Nadia Okonjo
In the water with every group. Patient with first-timers, and the reason nervous swimmers usually end up staying in longer than they planned.
Deck & galley
Sam Terrell
Cooks lunch aboard the morning of, fits every mask and fin, and is the one who notices you have gone quiet in the sun.
A reef day, start to finish
What Actually Happens.
- Route call. The captain checks wind and swell and picks the day's two or three sites. If it is a no-go you already have a message.
- Dock check-in. Coffee aboard, gear fitted to you rather than handed over in a bin, and a five-minute safety brief that is actually about safety.
- Lines off. Roughly forty minutes out, shaded seating, and no PA system narrating at you the whole way.
- First reef. Guide in the water with the group. Shallow, sheltered, and chosen so a first-timer can stand up if they need to.
- Lunch at anchor. Cooked that morning, eaten in a cove. Drinks are included and nobody is upselling you a beer.
- Second site. Usually the deeper one — a wall or a cave mouth — for whoever still has energy. Staying on the boat is a perfectly good choice.
- Back at the dock. Rinse-off aboard, and we are around afterwards if you want dinner recommendations that are not on a leaflet.
Straight answers
Before You Book.
Do I need to be a strong swimmer?
No. Flotation belts and pool noodles are aboard for anyone who wants them, and the first site is always shallow and sheltered. The guide stays in the water with the group the whole time.
What happens if the weather turns?
We make the call the evening before wherever possible and message you directly. Cancelled trips get a full refund or a free reschedule — your choice, no forms.
Can you take children?
Yes — snorkel gear is stocked in child sizes and the shaded seating means nobody has to bake. Sunset sailings suit families better than the full reef day if the kids are very young.
Dietary requirements?
Tell us when you book. Lunch is cooked the morning of, so vegetarian, vegan, and most allergies are straightforward as long as we know in advance.