Sun Chaser Charters

Sun Chaser Charters SunChaser Charters offers pleasure cruises throughout Tampa Bay.

We offer 2 hour Sunset cruises 4 hour and 8 charters, dinner destinations by water with sunset cruises, local historic island hops and local waterfront destination hops.

09/01/2026

Tomorrow Morning we get underway at 0700 🎣🎣🎣

⚓ YOUR BOAT IS IN TAMPA BAY… BUT YOU’RE NOT. 🌴Who’s checking on it while you’re away?Maybe you live in Michigan, Ohio, N...
08/27/2026

⚓ YOUR BOAT IS IN TAMPA BAY… BUT YOU’RE NOT. 🌴

Who’s checking on it while you’re away?

Maybe you live in Michigan, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, the Carolinas—or you’re simply a seasonal Florida resident who spends months away from your boat.

Your vessel may be sitting at a marina in Ruskin, Apollo Beach, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton or elsewhere around Tampa Bay.

🔋 Is the battery charger working?
💧 Is there water in the bilge?
⚓ Are the dock lines and fenders secure?
🧯 Is the safety equipment current?
🆘 Is the emergency equipment ready?
🔌 Is shore power okay?
🚤 Has something changed since your last visit?

You shouldn’t have to wonder.

🌊 SUN CHASER CHARTERS LLC — VESSEL CARE 🌊

Captain Doug provides professional monthly vessel inspections and absentee-owner vessel care throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Think of it as having LOCAL EYES ON YOUR BOAT — EVEN WHEN YOU’RE HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.

Each service level can include:

📸 Photo documentation
🔋 Batteries & electrical checks
💧 Bilge & visible water intrusion
⚓ Dock lines & fenders
🔌 Shore-power observations
🧯 Safety equipment & expiration dates
🆘 EPIRB & emergency equipment
🖥️ Electronics & onboard equipment
⚙️ Visual engine & systems checks
📝 Written monthly inspection reports
📲 Prompt notification when something needs attention
🛠️ Service coordination available

⚓ THREE LEVELS OF VESSEL CARE

VESSEL WATCH — Starting at $99/month
Essential monthly visual inspection, photos and reporting.

CAPTAIN’S INSPECTION — Starting at $149/month
A more comprehensive inspection with critical equipment checks, photo documentation and a detailed written report.

CAPTAIN’S CARE — Starting at $249/month
Enhanced vessel oversight, comprehensive inspections, service coordination, follow-up and priority support.

🎁 FREE INITIAL VESSEL ASSESSMENT
Sign up for a 3-month Vessel Care agreement and your initial vessel assessment is FREE.

Whether you’re an out-of-state boat owner, snowbird, seasonal resident, frequent traveler, second-home owner or simply too busy to get to your boat regularly, Sun Chaser can help protect your investment.

Your boat shouldn’t go unchecked simply because you’re not here.

⚓ YOUR BOAT IS HERE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE.

👨‍✈️ Captain Doug
⚓ Sun Chaser Charters LLC — Vessel Care
🇺🇸 USCG Credentialed Captain
📞 813-363-1239

Serving boat owners and marinas throughout the Tampa Bay region — Ruskin • Apollo Beach • Tampa • St. Petersburg • Bradenton and surrounding areas.

📲 Call or message Captain Doug today.

Know somebody who keeps a boat in Florida but lives somewhere else? Tag them or share this post with them. You might save them from discovering an expensive problem the next time they arrive at their boat.

🌴⚓ FACEBOOK SPECIAL — LET’S GET YOU ON THE WATER! ⚓🌴You don't have to own a boat to experience the BEST of Tampa Bay.Wel...
08/18/2026

🌴⚓ FACEBOOK SPECIAL — LET’S GET YOU ON THE WATER! ⚓🌴

You don't have to own a boat to experience the BEST of Tampa Bay.

Welcome aboard SunChaser Charters LLC with Captain Doug! 🌊

Whether you want to catch dinner, chase a Tampa Bay sunset, explore the islands, look for dolphins, hit the sandbar, or just spend an unforgettable day on the water, we'll build the trip around YOU.

🔥 FACEBOOK CHARTER PRICING 🔥

🌅 2-Hour Sunset & Sightseeing Cruise — $459

🐬 3-Hour Tampa Bay Adventure — $575

🎣 4-Hour Inshore Fishing Charter — $749

🏝️ 4-Hour Egmont Key / Island Adventure — $799

🎣 6-Hour Fishing Adventure — $979–$1,091

⚓ 6-Hour Premium Coastal Adventure — $1,149+

🌊 Full-Day Custom Adventure — $1,379+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Private charters — up to 6 guests

🚤 Cruise Tampa Bay aboard our beautiful 2022 Grady-White Freedom 275, powered by twin Yamaha 200s.

⭐ Florida Native Captain
⭐ USCG Credentialed
⭐ Private Trips
⭐ Fishing & Sightseeing
⭐ Islands & Sandbars
⭐ Dolphins & Wildlife
⭐ Sunsets & Special Occasions
⭐ Custom Coastal Adventures

🔥 FACEBOOK SPECIAL 🔥

Mention this Facebook post when you contact us to book!

We'll add a little something extra to your trip as our way of saying thanks for finding us here. 😎⚓

💬 COMMENT “SUNSHINE” BELOW and we'll send you information about available trips.

Or message SunChaser Charters LLC directly to start planning your day.

Birthdays. Anniversaries. Family visiting Florida. Couples' days. Fishing buddies. Vacation memories.

Don't just visit Tampa Bay. EXPERIENCE IT FROM THE WATER. 🌴🌊

⚓ Captain Doug | SunChaser Charters LLC
Ruskin • Little Harbor • Tampa Bay

Tag the person you'd bring with you. 👇

08/17/2026

🌴 YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION DESERVES MORE THAN ANOTHER HOTEL ROOM. ⚓

Anniversary coming up? Big birthday? Retirement? Couples getaway? Celebrating something you’ll only get to do once?

What if the journey became the vacation?

Welcome aboard the SunChaser Charters Tampa Bay → Gasparilla Island Two-Day Coastal Experience.

This is NOT your average vacation.

Imagine leaving Tampa Bay aboard our 2022 Grady-White Freedom 275, powered by twin Yamaha 200s, cruising beneath the Sunshine Skyway and heading south along Florida’s incredible Gulf Coast.

🐬 Dolphins and wildlife along the way
🌊 Miles of Gulf Coast scenery
🏝️ Arrive at historic Boca Grande BY BOAT
🌅 Catch an island sunset
🍹 Spend the evening enjoying Gasparilla Island
⚓ Wake up the next morning, step back aboard SunChaser and experience the journey home

No crowded tour boat. No ordinary itinerary. No rushing through somebody else’s vacation.

Just your group, your boat, Captain Doug, a First Mate and the Florida Gulf Coast.

Perfect for:

❤️ Anniversaries
🎂 Milestone birthdays
💍 Engagements & romantic getaways
🥂 Couples trips
🎉 Retirement celebrations
🌴 Bucket-list weekends
⚓ Or simply celebrating LIFE

2 DAYS • 1 ISLAND • HUNDREDS OF MEMORIES

🔥 Private Charter — $2,995 up to 4 passengers
🔥 Private Charter — $3,495 up to 6 passengers

Captain & First Mate, fuel for the planned itinerary, ice, bottled water, coastal sightseeing, wildlife viewing opportunities, overnight vessel care and return voyage to Tampa Bay included.*

Here’s the question:

Who are the 2–6 people you’d want sitting beside you when the Sunshine Skyway disappears behind the boat? 👇

Tag them.

Because you can always book another hotel room.

But how many times in your life will you arrive at Boca Grande by boat after cruising the Florida Gulf Coast?

🌊 LEAVE THE ORDINARY. LIVE THE COAST.

⚓ Captain Doug • SunChaser Charters LLC
🇺🇸 USCG Credentialed Captain
📍 Tampa Bay, Florida
📞 813-363-1239

LIMITED DATES AVAILABLE
25% deposit reserves your adventure.

📩 Message SunChaser Charters LLC for available dates and trip details.

*Route, stops and itinerary are subject to weather, sea conditions and Captain’s discretion. Charter terms apply.

⚓ CAPTAIN D’S MORNING THOUGHTS ⚓Lessons from the HarborGood morning, my friends.I was looking across the harbor this mor...
08/15/2026

⚓ CAPTAIN D’S MORNING THOUGHTS ⚓
Lessons from the Harbor

Good morning, my friends.

I was looking across the harbor this morning, watching all those boats sitting quietly in their slips, and it occurred to me…

A harbor looks a lot like life.

Some boats have traveled thousands of miles. Their hulls have scars, their engines have hours, and their decks are weathered from sun, salt, storms, and adventure. They may not be the prettiest boats in the marina anymore — but damn, they have stories to tell.

Some boats sit perfectly polished in their slips. Their owners spend a fortune keeping them beautiful, but rarely untie the lines. They have everything they need to go somewhere… they just never leave.

Some boats work every day. Fishing boats, charter boats, commercial boats — earning their keep and carrying people toward something.

And some boats just sit there forgotten. Lines getting stiff. Bottom getting dirty. Waiting for somebody to remember why they bought a boat in the first place.

People aren't much different.

Some of us spend our lives chasing destinations.
Some spend our lives waiting for the perfect weather.
Some work so hard making a living that we forget to make a life.
And some are tied so tightly to the dock that we've forgotten what open water feels like.

Our family and friends are a lot like the boats around us in the harbor, too.

Some sail beside us for years.
Some only share a short stretch of water.
Some help pull us through a storm.
Some drift away without us even realizing it.
And every once in a while, somebody comes into our harbor exactly when we need them.

Here's the thing about boats — they weren't built just to sit safely at the dock.

And neither were we.

You're going to get scratched up. You're going to burn some fuel. You're going to make a few wrong turns. You're going to hit rough water, lose things overboard, and occasionally wonder what the hell you were thinking.

But someday, when our voyage is over, I'd rather have a weathered hull full of memories than a perfect boat that never left the harbor.

So call your family.
Check on your friends.
Untie the lines once in a while.
Take the trip.
Watch the sunrise.
Stay for the sunset.
Make some memories.

Because the safest boat in the harbor isn't necessarily the one that lived the best life.

Fair winds, following seas, and make your wake count. ⚓🌅

— Captain D

08/14/2026

🎣🔥 SEPTEMBER 1ST — IT’S GROUPER TIME! 🔥🎣

Sometimes you just have to GET OUT THERE AND GET ONE! 💪🐟

September 1st, GAG GROUPER OPENS, and Captain Doug with SunChaser Charters LLC is ready to put you on the bite! 🌊⚓

There’s nothing quite like dropping down, feeling that THUMP, watching the rod load up, the drag start screaming, and knowing you’ve got a grouper trying its best to get back into the rocks. 😎

That’s when the fun begins.

🐟 Gag Grouper Trips
⚓ Local Tampa Bay & Gulf knowledge
🎣 Quality gear & a great day on the water
🇺🇸 Florida Native
⚓ USCG Credentialed Captain
☀️ Professional • Reliable • Local

September dates are going to fill up — BOOK YOUR CHARTER TODAY!

📞 813-363-1239

Grab your crew, bring your appetite, and let’s go make a fishing story worth telling.

WHEN WE DO IT — WE DO IT RIGHT. 🤙🎣🌊

🌙⚓ CAPTAIN’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY — PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIDESpend enough years on the water and you learn something:Noth...
08/08/2026

🌙⚓ CAPTAIN’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY — PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIDE

Spend enough years on the water and you learn something:

Nothing in nature stands still. And neither should we.

The moon changes.
The tide rises. The tide falls.
The current starts moving, baitfish get pushed from their hiding places, and somewhere in Tampa Bay a predator is waiting for the opportunity.

Around the new and full moons, those stronger tidal swings can mean more moving water—and moving water can mean moving bait.

And where the bait goes… the fish usually aren’t far behind. 🎣

But there’s a lesson in there that has nothing to do with fishing.

Sometimes life feels like an outgoing tide. Things disappear. The water gets skinny. The current fights you, and places that were easy to navigate yesterday suddenly aren't.

But the tide always turns.

Sometimes the strongest currents are exactly what stir things up enough to create the next opportunity.

A good fisherman doesn't curse the tide.

He learns to read it.

A good captain doesn't fight every current.

He learns when to run with it, when to cross it, and when to wait for it to change.

Maybe we're not that different.

We all have high tides and low tides.
Full moons and dark ones.
Calm water and ripping current.

The trick isn't trying to control any of it.

The trick is learning how to navigate it.

And for my fellow Tampa Bay fishermen—don't just ask where the fish are.

Watch the moon. Watch the tide. Find the moving water. Look for nervous bait, birds working, points, passes, cuts and current seams.

Because sometimes the difference between fishing and catching is simply understanding what the water is telling you.

⚓ Read the water. Respect the tide. Follow the bait. And never stop learning.

— Capt. Doug
SunChaser Charters LLC

Living the Dream, One Tide at a Time. 🌊☀️🎣

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Tampa, FL
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Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 7pm

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