Three boats, each with a past

In 1939 the schooner was built for General George S. Patton. As the Second World War began, he said that when the war was over, and if he returned, he and his wife Bea would sail her around the world. Patton died in 1945, and the voyage never happened.

She has spent her whole life in private hands, and a sail on her is a rare chance to go back in time. She is a champion racer, but with up to 28 guests aboard she sails at an easy pace, and she turns heads wherever she goes.

Captain Seth first saw her in 2000, sailing off the coast of Maine, and never forgot her. In June 2013 he was hired to captain her and oversaw her 18-month restoration. When she came up for sale in 2015 he bought her, which kept her in America, where she belongs.

From November to May she sails in Key West. Perhaps one day she’ll make that trip around the world; until then, she sails with our guests.

High Tide is a Key West original. The legendary Admiral Finbar built her here for day sailing and snorkeling, and in 1980 the 33-foot Glander became the first charter sailboat in Key West.

Captain Seth crewed on her with Captain Pam when he was 14. Years later he found her dry-docked and close to ruin, and restored his old friend from the ground up.

With a big, comfortable cockpit she suits groups: family snorkel trips to the National Wildlife Refuge, bachelorette parties, lilypad afternoons, the mangrove bird sanctuary. She’s one of only two medium-sized sailboats in Key West that can go into the backcountry. If you’d like to learn the ropes and take a turn at the wheel, she’s your boat.