Hourly Yacht Rentals in Fort Lauderdale

2 hours: sunset or a skyline loop

Out of the dock, down the Isles, a pause at Lake Sylvia and back as the light goes: the sunset cruise, or a daytime loop of the mansions.

3 hours: the Intracoastal plus a Lake Sylvia swim

The standard charter. The cruise, forty minutes at anchor with the mat in the water, and the run home.

4 hours: add the beach or the New River

Out the inlet to Fort Lauderdale Beach on a calm day, or up the New River under the drawbridges and past the Riverwalk.

Hourly prices by boat size

Under 40 ft: about $825 for two hours, $850 for three, $1,150 for four. 40 to 54 ft: $1,050 for three, $1,400 for four. 55 to 79 ft: $1,125 and $1,500. 80 ft and up: $1,950 and $2,575. Captain and fuel are added at checkout; the full table with the day rate is on Fort Lauderdale yacht rentals.

How the clock works

The hours start at the booked time, not when the last guest arrives, so the group meets at the dock twenty to thirty minutes early. The captain brings the boat back for the end of the block; an extra hour on the day is possible when nothing is booked behind you, at the hourly rate, and is best asked for in the first hour rather than the last.

When hourly beats a full day

When the point is one thing: a sunset, a swim, a birthday toast. The full eight hours earns its price when the sandbar or the Keys are the plan, on day yacht rentals; every other occasion is on Fort Lauderdale yacht events.