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Schooner Clearwater- Afternoon Sailing Cruise-Clearwater Beach

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Schooner Clearwater - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) - Tripadvisor

AFTERNOON SUN SAIL

Life is better on the water... Come sail with us!

Adults - $60 / Children under 12 - $30

A 2 hour Sailing excursion lay back, relax, sip a delicious cold drink from our service bar and listen to a variety of music. Custom built 50 foot Catamaran. Spacious sundeck. loads of space to view. Abundant seating area. Convenient service bar Two restrooms Beer and Wine Licence Stereo Sound System Capacity 41 guests

There is no better way to sail the Gulf of Mexico waters than aboard the Kai Lani Catamaran!

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DAILY SUNSET CRUISES

The perfect way to end your day or kickoff your night!

• Relaxing Sunset Sail Monday & Friday $60 for adults $30 for children (under 12)
• Sunset Sail with Live Music Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday $75 Adults and $30 for children (under 12)
• Sangria Sunday Sunset Cruise Sunday Evening $80 Adults and includes bottomless Sangria $30 Children (under 12)

Enjoy a 2 hour Sunset Sail in the Gulf of Mexico or Clearwater Bay. Whether you choose to have a few drinks and make new friends dancing to live music or enjoy a wonderful romantic cruise with that special someone, we know you'll make a memory to last a lifetime.

SPECIAL EVENT CRUISES

Join us for one of our monthly special event cruises

Our monthly event cruises feature an open bar, food and may also have live music. Many of these cruises are also partnered with non-profit organizations to increase awareness or funds. So raise a glass with your friends while helping the community!

Just some of our special events include our Valentine's day Sunset Cruise, Easter Brunch Cruise and July 4th Celebration Sail

We also have all inclusive packages available at discounted rates. These packages include other goodies like party favors for your bachelor or bachelorette party or decorations and special touches for your birthday or reunion celebration.

Please include in your email a phone number in the contact form below so one of our representatives can be in touch with you.

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Where do i park, what about bad weather, can we bring our own alcohol, are guests required to wear life jackets, is there a restroom on the boat, what is the unlimited drink wristband, how do i pay for drinks on board if i don't have a wristband, can i host a private party on the boat.

It is best to reserve as early as possible, as last minute bookings are hard to get. We suggest a few days ahead of time. Walk-ups are welcome if you want to leave your adventure to chance of available space on one of our day trips.

Contact Info

Address 25 Causeway Blvd, Slip #49 Clearwater Beach, FL 33767

Phone (727) 446-6778

@kailanicat1 on Facebook

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Covid-19 update: due to the pandemic, we do not expect to be able to sail with passengers or provide in-person education sails in 2020. the good news is that we have launched our new clearwater connects program, providing virtual sailing experiences on clearwater and from the banks of the hudson river for all ages. for more information and to discuss having a program curated for your group, visit our clearwater connects page.

Book your spring sail now by clicking the button below:

Available Charters are in green, Public sails are purple and land based programs are brown. If you don’t see a date or dock that works for you please contact us. We may be able to accommodate your request.

*NOTE* A credit card is required to reserve a charter, but will not be charged until you have authorized us to do so. You may still pay with a check or purchase order at a later date.

Applicants please fill out the application below: Group Sail Application

Questions? Email [email protected].

Bruce Rector victorious in heated race for Clearwater mayor

• Tracey McManus Times staff

Significant conservative turnout in Tuesday’s election helped GOP-backed candidates unseat two City Council members in Clearwater’s nonpartisan races.

Lawyer Bruce Rector defeated City Council member Kathleen Beckman in the two-way race for mayor following an expensive and negative campaign. He won 63% of the vote with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial results.

And in the three-way race for Seat 2, Lealman Fire Capt. Ryan Cotton had 42% of the vote, unseating council member and prominent Church of Scientology critic Mark Bunker.

For the open Seat 3, which Beckman vacated to run for mayor, voters elected small business owner Mike Mannino over two opponents with 63% of the vote.

In addition to the council upset, residents also voted to change the city charter by replacing the single winner-take-all elections with a runoff system. The ballot question asking whether to move the regular March elections in even numbered years to August and create runoffs in November of even years passed with 64% percent of the vote. The change will take effect in 2026.

“I just worked really hard to connect with the citizens of Clearwater and I just think it reflects the better connection I had with them,” Rector said by phone from his watch party at Island Way Grill. “I was just able to listen to people and understand what they are concerned about and they responded to my message a lot better.”

Beckman could not immediately be reached for comment.

It was a heated election season in Tampa Bay’s third largest city due to the mayoral race.

During her first term on council, Beckman became known for extensive resident engagement. Her platform for mayor focused on neighborhood empowerment, strengthening small businesses, environmental resiliency and lowering city costs.

But on social media, in mailers and public appearances, Rector pummeled Beckman’s record, primarily by repeating that she “supported spending $90 million on a new City Hall.” Beckman called it a gross misrepresentation of the brainstorming process for a project now in design for a third of that cost.

During a council workshop in March 2023, city staff estimated a joint City Hall and municipal services building could cost $90 million. Then-mayor Frank Hibbard resigned from office in frustration during the meeting after his four colleagues, including Beckman, agreed the project should be a priority. But months later, the council settled on a standalone City Hall instead that is projected to cost $31.5 million.

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Rector also had help from a Republican political committee funded with $34,100 from Pinellas County business and development interests, which sent at least three attack mailers painting Beckman as a wasteful spender.

And during a council meeting in January, Mayor Brian Aungst Sr., who was appointed to finish the last year of Hibbard’s term, accused Beckman of electioneering on council time by using city staff to send letters to beach residents about flooding. Records show Beckman used democratic campaign software to pull the names and addresses, but she denies the letters were improper.

Hibbard filed a state elections complaint against Beckman for the letters, and attended a council meeting in February to announce it. The Rector campaign also sent letters written by Hibbard to homes listing reasons residents shouldn’t vote for Beckman.

“This is the third largest municipality in Tampa Bay, it’s a city that plays a pivotal role in the entire region, so we knew it was going to be tough from the beginning,” Rector said. “Just like my opponent, it doesn’t sit well with me when people say things about me I don’t like, but that’s part of campaigning hard today.”

Rector raised $138,843 through March 14, more than a third of which came from political committees and businesses, according to financial filings. Much of Beckman’s campaign was self-funded but almost all of her outside donations came from individuals. She raised $151,000 in cash and in-kind donations - $63,211 from her own pockets.

In Clearwater’s city manager form of government, the mayor is one of five votes with no more power than the other council members. But the mayor runs meetings and largely sets the tone of the council’s discussions.

In the race for Seat 2, Bunker was backed by the Clearwater police and fire unions as well as the Pinellas Democratic Party. He touted his efforts to talk publicly and frequently about Scientology’s control of vast amounts of real estate downtown, a topic largely avoided on the dais before Bunker was elected in 2020.

But Cotton had the backing of the Pinellas GOP, which ran an aggressive effort to get its voters to the polls. Cotton ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and government efficiency. He is also the son-in-law of sitting council member David Allbritton.

Bunker earned 39% of the vote and marketing executive Mike Mastruserio finished with 18%.

Cotton could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Bunker said it was an honor to have served Clearwater residents. But with the outcome, he said the council lost the one member willing to speak candidly about Scientology’s actions downtown.

“Now no one on the council is going to talk about Scientology, no one is going to do anything about it,” Bunker said.

Mannino won Seat 3 after his campaign that focused on balancing quality of life in Clearwater with the tourism industry. Clearwater neighborhoods coordinator Javante Scott won 24% of votes in the race and freelance journalist Jared Leone finished with 13%.

Both of his opponents pushed back on Mannino as a member of the political establishment that they said have historically ignored the needs of portions of the community.

But Mannino said his range of endorsements from the chamber of commerce to the police and fire employee unions, showed the relationships he’s built through community work. Mannino owns an athletic event company and first ran for office in 2020, losing Seat 2 to Bunker.

“We really worked a long time in Clearwater serving our community and serving the residents,” Mannino said from his watch party at Capogna’s Dugout. “Clearwater spoke today and we’re excited to get to work, roll up our sleeves and serve the citizens.”

The passage of the referendum to create runoffs also marks a drastic change to the way elections will operate in the city.

Aungst pushed for the referendum to appear on the ballot, saying candidates should be elected with a mandate and runoffs will ensure candidates win with at least 50% of votes. Under the current plurality system, the candidate with the most votes in a race wins. Bunker won his five-way race in 2020 with 27%, which initiated discussions from the dais about changing the system.

No political committee or organized effort emerged to push for the referendum this year, but voters still favored the change.

“I believe it’s a more fair way of doing things to get (elected with) 50%” resident Tina Peters, 60, said after casting her ballot at the Polish Center. “And I don’t believe that’s a party thing.”

Tracey McManus is a reporter covering Clearwater and the Church of Scientology. She can be reached at [email protected].

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