A Perfect Weekend on the Water in South Florida
From a sunrise run up the bay to dinner on the hook off Key Biscayne — how we'd spend 48 hours.
South Florida rewards the boater who knows where to look. Between the Miami skyline and the quiet of the back bays, a single weekend can hold a sunrise cruise, an afternoon on a sandbar, and dinner at anchor with the city lights coming up behind you.
A day on Biscayne Bay
Start early. The water off Key Biscayne is at its glassy best before the breeze fills in, and the run south toward Stiltsville and the flats is one of the prettiest anywhere in the region. By midday the sandbars off Haulover come alive — drop the hook, let everyone swim, and settle in.
When you're ready for lunch, the Coconut Grove and Venetian waterfronts put a dozen dock-and-dine options within easy reach.
How we'd spend it
- Morning: a quiet anchorage off Key Biscayne, before the crowds arrive.
- Afternoon: the sandbars north of Haulover Inlet.
- Evening: dinner on the hook with the skyline as your backdrop.
It's the kind of day that reminds you why you bought the boat in the first place — and exactly the kind of itinerary we help our owners build, season after season.