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27-07-2025
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Set your sights on the Wilmington area's scenery by boat with these water tours
Are you new to the area? Whether a native or maybe just vacationing, you can enjoy nature and plenty of beautiful sights in the Wilmington area by boat along the Cape Fear River and more places. Some of these local cruises have been a part of the Cape Fear region for years and find spots rarely seen and/or only accessible by boat. Others offer up themes for the ride, such as a look at history in Wilmington. At least one even gives you the option to pedal. Here are six local businesses across Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties that offer an array of water tours. Did we miss yours? Let us know by emailing Wilmington Water Tours In its 16th season and having been voted most years as #1 on Tripadvisor, Wilmington Water Tours offer a variety of cruises along the lower Cape Fear River. Wilmington Water Tours also offers specialty cruises, private charters, school groups, and much more. Tours are held February through December. During Daylight Saving Time, tours are seven days a week. Reservations are recommended. For cruise times, please visit Take a trip: Wilmington Water Tours can continue operations from Riverwalk dock, judge rules You can also choose a variety of specialty cruises which include sunset wine tasting, Outlander in the Cape Fear with presenter Hunter Ingram of Wilmington Film History, breakfast with the birds (birding cruises with Jill Peleuses), and monthly cruises featuring Chris Fonville and other historians. For customized private charters, call Diane at 910-632-4095. Ravens Nest Sailing Co. Ravens Nest Sailing Co. offers sailing charters in Wilmington and Southport aboard its cutter rigged sailboat, Freyja. Oliver Parody, captain and owner of Ravens Nest Sailing Co., is a captain with the American Sailing Association. The sailing charters from the historic waterfront in downtown Wilmington, sailing early mornings to sunsets. The cost is $70 per person, maximum of six guests for a two-hour charter. Guests can bring their own adult beverages and snacks. Parody also offers sailing lessons. For more information, call 910-331-5009. Angry Pelican Charters Angry Pelican Charters has offered sunset cruises and dolphin watching trips since 2016. The tours generally include the Intracoastal Waterway, Cape Fear River along the Southport/Bald Head Island waterfront and nearshore out to the Oak Island Lighthouse. Wildlife is a big part of these trips, such as alligator and deer sightings at dusk along the waterway. There are plenty of bird sightings on Battery Island, such as the Ibis, and sometimes you can see brown pelicans nesting. And you might spot dolphins feeding playfully. Reservations can be made through Memorial Day and start again after Labor Day. During the summer months, the tours are booked weekly on a first-come-first-served basis. To make a reservation, email Angrypelican66@ visit or call 910-742-0296. Southport Water Tours Come take a ride on the "Sally Ann" tour boat, named after Eli Bostic and Robert Frankenfield's grandmothers (Sally and Ann). The tour boat was custom built to accommodate up to 31 passengers, but for room and comfort, the tour boat usually accepts up to 25 people. In its ninth season, the boat rides up and down the Cape Fear River and Intracoastal Waterway. Some of the destinations include Bald Head Island, Fort Caswell, Fort Johnston and Battery Island. Participants can see lighthouses along the way and there are plenty of dolphins feeding inshore. Tours run seven days a week beginning at 1 p.m. and go out every hour on the hour. Reservations are recommended but not required. To purchase tickets visit online at phone 910-523-6021, or in person at 112 Yacht Basin Drive, Southport. Southport Water Tours also is offering "Tiki Time," a tiki boat which offers scenic routes along the Cape Fear River near Southport Yacht Basin before entering into the Intracoastal Waterway towards Oak Island. Book private charters on the tiki boat. Bring your own beverages and playlists. The tiki boat is family-friendly and pet-friendly. Keep up with the area's latest Brunswick County news by signing up for the BrewBoat Wilmington BrewBoat Wilmington is a river cruising pedal boat located inside Port City Marina at 10 Harnett St. near the north end of the Wilmington Riverwalk. (Pedaling is optional, the boat has a motor). Open seven days a week. Cruises are 90 minutes, during which BrewBoat navigate under the three bridges that span the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers near downtown. Departure is every two hours starting at 10 a.m. The sunset cruise is the last one of the day, which departs at 6 p.m. Bring your favorite adult beverages. BrewBoat provides ice, cups, koozies, coolers, and a Bluetooth enabled stereo. The cost is $45 per person and the boat seats 15 people. BrewBoat is available to rent, if you want to to treat your party to a private charter. For more information, call 910-239-7703 or visit More: From news to culture, 7 digital benefits of subscribing to the StarNews Tuck's Water Shuttle Join Captain Tate on his private boat Tuck's Water Shuttle out of Topsail Island. It shuttles to and from Lea-Hutaff Island, surrounding sandbars, and the Intracoastal Waterway. Sunset cruises provided. To schedule a tour, call 910-616-7106. Cheryl M. Whitaker covers community news for the StarNews. Reach her at This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Water tours in Wilmington, NC: Here's what to know Solve the daily Crossword
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27-05-2025
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NC coastal flood advisory; high risk of ‘dangerous rip currents' for all beaches Tuesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — More flooding is expected at the North Carolina coast Monday night and there is a high rip current risk Tuesday along all beaches in the state, according to the National Weather Service. Several communities were flooded on Sunday evening amid a coastal flood advisory issued for the southern areas of the North Carolina coast. Flooding up to 1.5 feet could continue until 1 a.m. Tuesday near the Cape Fear River, including downtown Wilmington, a weather service advisory said. A flood advisory was issued until 11 p.m. Monday for Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover counties, the Wilmington office of the National Weather Service said. Forecasters warned of up to one foot of water above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. The flooding is from a combination of high tides and waves. Memorial Day weekend at NC coast: Concerns after 13 rip current rescues last week Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks might become flooded. Police in Southport in Brunswick County posted photos of flooding on several streets from Sunday night. Meanwhile, weather officials said there was a high rip current risk for Tuesday at beaches from the Outer Banks at the Virginia line down to Brunswick County beaches at the South Carolina line. Officials said forecast 'dangerous rip currents' in the northern Outer Banks, extending down to the counties of Dare, Hyde, Carteret, Onslow, Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick. The high rip current risk includes Ocracoke Island, Hatteras Island, and Nags Head. Last weekend, there were 13 rip current rescues in Emerald Isle beaches in Carteret County when there was a moderate rip current risk. 'Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,' the weather service said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
