Most wakesurf operations are tied to one lake or one marina. Ours sits on a trailer, which means the session happens wherever the water is actually good that day.
The Heyday H22 lives on a trailer. Captain ET hooks up, drives to whatever ramp or dock makes sense for your group, and launches there. You do not come to us and you do not need a boat, a membership or a marina.
It sounds like a small thing. It is the whole difference. A boat parked at one marina gets whatever that piece of water gives it that morning. When the Gulf is rough we go inland to the harbor. When the wind swings we move to the protected side. When you have a lake house, we come to the lake.
Roughly two hours each way from Englewood. That covers most of the good water on this side of the state.
Englewood, Venice, Manasota Key, Placida, Boca Grande, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, North Port
Sarasota, Siesta Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key, Cape Coral, Fort Myers
Bradenton, Anna Maria Island, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Naples, Sanibel, Lake Placid, Sebring, Arcadia, Lakeland and the Winter Haven chain
Deeper coverage for the places we run most: Sarasota, Siesta Key, Venice, Boca Grande, Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte.
If you have a dock with enough water, that is the easiest version of this for everybody. Your group walks down, steps on, and the charter starts. No parking, no hauling coolers across a lot.
Otherwise Captain ET sorts the launch himself and confirms the meeting spot with you when he confirms your date. Where he puts in depends on conditions, on access, and on where your group is coming from.
Lake houses work the same way. Plenty of the lake communities inland from here allow a surf boat, and a private lake on a still morning throws a cleaner wave than the coast does. Send Captain ET the lake name and he will tell you whether it works before you commit to anything.
Captain ET confirms personally, usually within a few hours.
About two hours each way from Englewood, which covers Sarasota down to Naples, up to Tampa and St. Pete, and inland to the lake country around Sebring and Lake Placid. If you are outside that, call anyway and Captain ET will tell you straight.
There is a trip fee on top of the charter rate for anything outside Englewood, and it scales with how far the boat has to travel. Captain ET works it out and tells you the exact number before you commit to anything.
Often yes, as long as there is access we can legally use and the lake allows a surf boat. Plenty of lake communities do. Send the lake name and Captain ET will check it properly before anything is booked.
If there is enough water at your dock, yes. It is the easiest version of this for everyone. Send the address and ET will confirm.
Because the water changes every day. When the Gulf is rough we go inland, when the wind swings we move to the lee side. A boat stuck at one marina rides whatever that spot gives it. Ours goes where the water is good.