WINDSONG SAILING CHARTERS, INC. Information

About Windsong Charters in Tampa Bay Area, FL In 2002, what started off as silly banter over cheap cigars and even cheaper beer has turned into the largest family owned boat rental company in the entire Tampa Bay area! We started with just one sailboat doing half and full day sailing charters. We then added a 2nd and then a 3rd sailboat by 2006. When someone asked if it was possible to get married on a sailboat, we thought.. why not? Thus began our weddings division and we now perform over 50 weddings a year and facilitate as many engagements! We have a 100% YES for marriage proposals! When the pontoon rental company next to us closed down, this seemed like an opportune time to expand into boat rental and we began the boat rental division with just two used pontoon boats adding more each year. Now we only buy new boats and new engines and have over 20 pontoon boats in our fleet. In 2010 after the BP oil spill, we were only one of very few marine companies that did NOT qualify for loss reimbursement from BP. Simply because we had grown so much that we could not prove a loss! In 2013 we were awarded the contract by the State of Florida making us one of only four companies authorized to take visitors to Anclote Key State Preserve. Due to changing markets we have slowly phased out the sailboats in order to focus exclusively on pontoon charters and boat and kayak rentals. We are committed to excellent customer service and we do that by focusing on our staff by providing a living wage, incentives and training. Over the years many of our young dock hands have moved on to become captains themselves with some even starting their own charter business in the Keys and up North. Some of our captains have been with us for over 13 years. We are community conscious and believe in giving back to the community that provides us our living. We sponsor several charities including the Lighthouse for the Blind.