Is Dan really licensed to run my yacht?
Yes. Dan is a USCG-licensed captain, and he is happy to share his license details on request. He is the one captain you call, and the one on the wheel.
USCG-licensed captain
One call. The captain runs the boat.
You need the boat moved, run for the day, or repositioned to the yard. You do not need three numbers and a string of maybes. Call Captain Dan. He has run these waters since 1988 and lived aboard six years, and he knows the Snook Bight channel, the back bay, Estero Bay on a falling tide, and the run down to Naples Bay and Gordon Pass. One licensed captain takes the helm of your 50-foot-plus yacht, watches the systems while he runs it, and tells you straight what he found. No dispatch desk. No stranger at your wheel.
Owner standard
What is included.
A yacht owner wants clarity before scheduling. The work below is scoped around this service, then tied back into the broader management calendar when the boat needs recurring care.
- 01 Owner trips with you and your guests aboard
- 02 Yacht delivery and repositioning, dock to dock
- 03 Yard moves and haul-out runs
- 04 Close-quarters docking and tight-water handling
- 05 Electronics and systems walk-through
- 06 Pre-departure readiness checks
How it works
Simple, documented, handled from the dock.
01
You call. We lock the vessel, your dock, the destination, the timing, and what you expect from the day.
02
Dan checks readiness before the lines come off, so a dead head or weak shore-power feed gets caught at the dock, not in Gordon Pass.
03
He runs the trip on your comfort and your guests' day, inside what the boat and the weather will give him.
Service areas
Captain services in the two core markets.
Fort Myers Beach
Snook Bight's wet slips run floating docks with metered power, fresh water, and slip-side pump-out; for a 50ft+ yacht the value is the management around the slip, not the slip itself.
Naples
Captain Dan O'Leary runs SOS Yacht Solutions out of Snook Bight on Estero Bay, a short run up the coast to Naples. He has been on this water since 1988 and lived aboard six years, so he knows what Gulf heat, salt, and shore-power load do to a yacht sitting between trips.
Questions owners ask
Before Dan comes aboard.
Can he teach me to run my own boat?
Yes. Docking, close-quarters handling, electronics, and reading local water are part of owner training, taught on your boat in the water you actually run. It fits right alongside the management work he already does on your yacht, and you leave the dock knowing it instead of guessing at it.
Private request
Tell Dan what the yacht needs first.
Use the form for non-emergency service. Call or text when the yacht is actively failing, guests are arriving, or a storm decision needs to move now.