We’re excited to announce that we are now selling Troubadour Sunshirts. You can order the shirts online or buy them on the boat.
Mugs, water bottles, wine glasses, tote bags, and other products are only available in our online store.
Looking for a Gift Certificate? You can purchase those in the store now too!
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We are excited to announce we won the Best of Bermuda Award for Fishing Charters! Thank you to @bermudianmagazine for hosting, @bfminsurance for sponsoring, and everyone who voted! We’re honored! Many congrats to the other winners this year as well; well deserved!
We are excited to to announce our new deal! (Bermp! Bermp!) Book three charters during the 2024 Season (April > December of 2024) and receive our “Triple Strike Discount”! Save $100 on your third charter of the season! Who doesn’t love to save a little cash?
Photo by Lisa DeVito
We’re happy to announce that Early Bird Charters is now open for the 2024 season after a major “spa treatment” for our gal, Troubadour. We’re currently taking bookings for both fishing and boating.
In short: Troubadour received a new motor, a new exhaust system, a new paint job, and much more! Many thanks to the crew at Spar Yard for all their help and support. This project could not have happened without them; a special shout out to Mark, Kareem, and Randy! Bermp! Bermp!
Click “here” to view our short video of Troubadour’s latest transformation on Instagram.
Happy New Year!
We will be closed for charters January - end of April 2024 for maintence. In short - our fishing vessell, Troubadour, is getting the much needed “Spa Treatment” she deserves!
We’ll be reopening the end of April 2024; the exact date has not been set quite yet. This will ultimately depend on the progress of the maintence during the off season.
In the meantime, please feel free to stay in touch with us via social media.
Cheers,
Cap’t Jim & Melanie West
We are “gearing up” for a super fun - and busy - holiday season! We’ll be taking a limited amount of bookings in the last few weeks of December. Kindly note ~ Holiday Fees will apply in the weeks surrounding the winter holidays and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Please feel free to send an email to begin an inquiry:
We’re wishing all of our Canadian and American friends a Happy Canada Day and a Happy 4th of July! It’s been a busy holiday weekend for us and we have loved every second of it! We hope you and yours enjoy the celebrations!
We have a new fishing charter that we’re offering - appropriately titled the “Ride Along”. If you're traveling solo with a flexible schedule and are looking for a real “commercial fishing” experience, this is for you! Unlike other charters, specific dates/times are not reserved rather, the Captain will call the evening before and ask if you want to ride along the next day.
Stephen West Riding Along on “Troubadour”; Photo By: Tripp West
The length of the Ride Along may vary; the trip may consist of a Half Day, 3/4 Day, or Full Day. The trip may may include deep sea or inshore fishing. These decisions will be made by the Captain and will ultimately depend on what type of fish are in season. We’ll keep in touch with you 2 weeks after your initial inquiry date; availability for trips are based on the weather. If customer is not able to join a ride along within the 2 weeks, customers may schedule a “regular” charter.
Customers are welcome to purchase bags of fish caught. A 15% gratuity for the deckhand is encouraged.
We had a wonderful time providing fish for Das Fete’s latest event, which was held at Sandymount! Das Fete was entertaining several journalists from Travel and Leisure and provided them with an amazing “local” dining experience! Once we cleaned the fish, Take Five Catering was there to cook it up for everyone!
The weather for this upcoming Labor Day Weekend in Bermuda is looking mighty fine for some time on the water! With that in mind, we’re now booking private fishing charters and boating charters. Looking to catch a big wahoo or tuna? (Drop a line!) Or perhaps you’d like to cruise around and see the beautiful island of Bermuda from the water & go for a swim? (Heck yea - drop us a line!)
Terms & Agreements
Charters are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Given the nature of the business, a charter may be canceled or rescheduled by Early Bird Charters due to poor weather, which is decided only by Early Bird Charters. To officially reserve a date for a charter, an initial payment + signed waivers are required. For your convenience, a 20% gratuity will be added to the invoice for groups of two or more. For Holidays, an additional 20% may be added on to the invoice regardless of group size.
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