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Let us host your next special occasion, cocktail cruise, relaxing weekend, or wedding cruise aboard one of our luxury yachts.  

Located in the heart of Annapolis, our professionally crewed charter yachts are easily accessible and create stunning and memorable experiences on the Chesapeake Bay. 

Our yachts are equipped with state-of-the-art amenities, including air conditioning, comfortable seating, and entertainment systems.

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Our crew members are experienced and knowledgeable about the Chesapeake Bay. They will ensure that you have a safe and memorable experience on your charter.

Muse - 87' Warren Yacht

• This sleek 87 ft sport yacht is available in Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.
• Invite up to 12 guests for half or full-day private yacht charters.
• She boasts beautiful teak decks, dual salons, and a spacious aft entertainment area.
• With a 5 ft draft, Muse can navigate secluded coves and anchorages.
• A 27-knot cruise speed ensures fast travel and exploration of multiple destinations.
• Overnight guest accommodations for six plus crew.

Shredder - 54' Eastbay

• Built by Grand Banks, the 54 ft Shredder is the quintessential Downeast-style cruiser.
• Accommodates up to 12 guests for half or full-day private yacht charters.
• Ideal for multi-day or week-long luxury Chesapeake Bay cruises for a couple in the spacious master stateroom.
• Perfect for day excursions to quaint Chesapeake Bay towns, romantic dinners, and water activities.

Firefly - 68' Azimut

• The Italian-designed and built Firefly turns heads with its sleek lines and lavish leather interiors.
• With a 6 ft draft, Firefly can access secluded Chesapeake Bay coves and shallow rivers.
• Features two spacious staterooms, making it an ideal overnight retreat for two couples or accommodating up to 12 guests on a day charter.
• Suitable for various experiences, from an elegant sunset cruise to a week-long excursion along the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, and Baltimore.
• Firefly ensures your private yacht charter is marked by style, comfort, and luxury.

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Island Time Charters on the Bay

To check availability call: (703) 926-5668

The Bay's Exclusive Non-fishing Crewed Charters

Island Time is a beautiful, spacious and well-equipped 45' climate-controlled Yacht. Its features include A/C, Generator, Sat TV, XM radio sound system, Hydraulic Swim Platform/boat lift, 2 staterooms, 2 baths, flybridge seating, custom cockpit table, sunshades, chairs, RIB tender w/30hp outboard, 2 fridges/freezer, freshwater transom water, floats, cooler, towels, +++

All Charters are crewed with a fully COVID-19 vaccinated USCG 100-ton Licensed Master Captain and a professionally trained Stew/First Mate.      

Charter Options    

Full-Day Destination Boat Charter - (10:00-4:00 or 9:00-3:00) $1400. Private and All-Inclusive, including lite breakfast and lunch. See sample itineraries. Further destinations may be subject to fuel surcharge. Max. 6 persons and alcohol not included.  

Sunset Cruise - Private 2-hour Bay & Chester River Cruise $500. Max. 6 persons. Departs approximately 2-hours before sunset (weather permitting). 

Custom Charter (3-hour Min. $250/hr.) - (e.g. Bridal Showers, family get-togethers, Birthday's, etc.). Call Captain Paul and he'll work with you to plan a unique and memorable experience. Max. 6 persons.

Sample Destinations

All Charters depart Kent Narrows, (Grasonville) MD. 

Full-day Ports of Call include St Michaels, Rock Hall, Annapolis or a just a day on the water swimming, sunning and being on Island Time. 

Baltimore Inner Harbor, or other more distant ports of call may require a fuel surcharge. 

Sample Full-day Itineraries

   The St. Michaels/Miles River Experience - Begin your private charter by boarding in Kent Narrows, MD. After a tour of the Kent Narrows waterfront enjoy a light breakfast, including local fresh fruit and fresh baked breads. Head south and begin exploring the beauty of Prospect Bay and Eastern Bay on your way to St. Michaels. After a tour of St. Michaels waterfront, drop anchor and dingy in or tie up to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and spend the next couple hours enjoying historic St. Michaels. Enjoy lunch or charcuterie tray, then depart St. Michaels and explore the pristine Wye River before heading back to port.

The Rock Hall/Chester River Experience - Begin your private charter by boarding in Kent Narrows, MD. After a tour of the Kent Narrows waterfront, enjoy a light breakfast, including local fresh fruit and fresh baked breads. Head north and begin exploring the beauty of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay on your way to Rock Hall. After a tour of Rock Hall waterfront, drop anchor and dingy in or tie up and spend the next couple hours touring historic Rock Hall. Enjoy lunch or charcuterie tray on board then depart and cruise up the Chester River. Anchor in a quiet cove and enjoy the water and/or cool beverage before heading back to port. 

Meet your Crew

Island Time is owned and operated by Captain Paul Bize

Capt. Paul holds a USCG 100-ton Master Captains license.  He boats out of Grasonville, MD and has over 30 years of practical boating experience on the Chesapeake Bay.  He has delivered boats up and down the East Coast and is also available for providing personal on-water instruction or East Coast deliveries. 

First Mate/Chef Trina

First Mate Trina is Capt. Paul's wife.   Trina has over 30 years' experience in the hospitality industry.  She is the scheduler and Chef in charge of planning, preparing and serving all food items and tending to the needs of our guests.    

Captain Kate

Capt. Kate is Capt. Paul's daughter and also holds a 100-ton Master Captains license.  She has served on yachts up to 110' up and down the east coast and Bahamas, including running bareboat and crewed boat charters in the BVI's.  She holds all of the professional credentials for chartering.  One of her specialties is providing personal on-water boat handling instruction for women. 

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                                               2024 Season: May 1 - Sept 30

Bookings and Payments: 

• To make a reservation please contact us directly by phone; (703) 926-5668. 
• A deposit of $300 is required to confirm your booking.   Deposits can be made via Zelle, Cash or Check.
• The balance can be paid by Zelle, Cash or Check on day of charter.   

Refund and Rescheduling Policy:

• Things happen.  If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call ASAP. 
• Charters can be fully refunded or rescheduled to an alternative available date without cost up to 2-days prior to charter via phone call only.   
• However, no shows and no calls will mean the loss of your deposit.

Weather Policy: 

• If the weather forecast is simply a chance of showers, scattered thunderstorms, isolated thunderstorms or chance of thunderstorms, we will discuss an alternative safe and fun route with guests prior to our departure. Generally, we avoid these passing thunderstorms by consulting with weather radar or stay closer to port. 

Payments:   We currently accept payments via Zelle, Cash, or personal check.   We appreciate your patience as we are working to improve payment options.

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Please contact us at [email protected] for any questions.

Captain, Stew/First Mate, fuel, center console tender, grill, charcuterie board or catered lunch, towels, chairs, noodle floats, cockpit frig, snacks, bottled water, soda and a good time!  

Bring your personal items, sunscreen, camera, alcoholic beverages, and a great outlook!  We'll provide everything else you'll need for a memorable Cruise on the Bay.   

All costs are included, but if you received exceptional service tipping your stew is always appreciated.  Tipping the Captain is not necessary.

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“ We took a 40 minute cruise to tour around the Naval Academy and the surrounding areas and it was wonderful. ” in 20 reviews

“ Captain dean gave us a great tour of the Severn, and really made an effort to make everyone feel like they got a personal tour. ” in 4 reviews

“ My wife and I took my cousin and her husband for what turned out to be a marvelous cruise on the Severn River . ” in 4 reviews

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Took the cruise around the Naval Academy. Decent price $25 and not overcrowded. Had a beer onboard. Enjoyed the experience and would recommend it.

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We took a 40 minute cruise to tour around the Naval Academy and the surrounding areas and it was wonderful. They have an onboard bar for all sorts of drinks. They Also have a snack bar too.

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This was a Fireworks cruise (on July 4th), and just like last year...it was amazing! Actually it was BETTER than last year, because there was more room on the boat to see the fireworks from the open air. Last year there were just a few seats in the front that were open air, and it was a mad dash to claim the few prized seats. Much different this year ....everyone calmly came aboard . The staff was SO nice, and the snacks provided were perfect. A variety of lunch meat "sliders",chips, pretzels and big soft cookies! Of course the bar was wine and beer, and water. Prices for things are average, considering its a cruise. My wife and I had been out and about earlier in the day, so I had brought plenty of water and Gatorade. Any of the cruises are excellent, and it is a different perspective on Bmore from the water. I would highly recommend this to anyone.

Great short cruise, Great views of Thomas Point Lighthouse, Great historical narration, and RICK the Bartender makes THE BEST fresh Pina Coladas EVER!

Horrible horrible experience with this company. My daughter paid $180 for the cruise to st michaels for the wine fest. Ended up on a fricken school bus. Per the bus company watermark knew on Friday evening that they would not be taking boats in the morning and the afternoon ride back was iffy. No phone call no text no email. Not given anything promised. Not a watermark employee to be found anywhere when it was time to leave. They were hiding rather than assisting the hundreds of people that they screwed over Terrible experience. Should have told us there was an issue and given the opportunity to cancel.

Number 100 arrives with a bang. Something different I propose! Let's wander on a cruise of the Severn River that runs into Annapolis Maryland. First off, you get to wander by the US Naval Academy. Secondly the have a full bar, with craft beer so I was happy! The tour lasts 90 minutes. You leave Annapolis and head upriver. There are many veyr cool historical places to see along the way. The coolest thing for me was to see the US Naval Academy from the water side. We've seen it from the land side many times. I want to go visit the burial place of John Paul Jones. Overall the cruise was amazing. We actually got to sit at a table with another couple (theyw ere celebrating their anniversary). We had a wonderful conversation. It wasn't a hot, hot day in fact on the water it was pretty cool and comfortable. Great cruise, great way to see the city of Annapolis Maryland! Oh yeah, and crack 100 reviews!

I was out in Annapolis wondering around for the day and walked up to the 40 minute cruise 10 minutes before it left dock so my friends and I decided to jump on board and see what the experience would be. The ladies that were selling tickets were extremely nice and accommodating, they even offered us sunscreen since we were talking about being burned in the sun.. Once we boarded we went to the top level and got great seats to see all of the sights of Annapolis.. There wasn't many people on board so it was nice for our small group to really spread out and enjoy ourselves. I enjoyed the narration and all of the fun facts I would have never known about Annapolis! It's something I would do when I have visitors in town that want to do something with a little history..

Took a Queen Harbor 40 min cruise. These cruises leave every hour, on the hour basically. There was a bathroom and bar on here. Plenty of seats. Automated tour, with a tour guide to make additional comments if necessary. Walked up 5 minutes before the cruise took off and got on. $18 for adults. On a hot Sunday summer, the breeze was perfect on this boat. Talks a lot about the history of the naval academy and other buildings and bridges along the shoreline. This was nice!

My wife and I really enjoyed the three hour inner harbor tour in Baltimore! Truly a great time. The only thing that was bad is really out of the control of Watermark. The Inner Harbor of Baltimore is really littered. Also, there was some gang members harassing people on the dock and police had to be called. I would recommend going to the Annapolis cruises over Baltimore. With that being said, our bartender Colleen was great! Super fast and friendly. She made great drinks and was making jokes. Definitely wished she was at my local bar. The band playing, Tranzfusion, was incredible! Classic rock was spot on. They started playing as soon as we left the dock and didn't stop until we got back (three hours). Can't beat that for $38 a ticket. Overall, I would recommend this harbor cruise to anyone.

We had a great time on the cruise when our friends came to visit and family visit on a different occation. Both times we had fun and the tide was much gentle on the 2nd time around due to less winds on the bay. The staffs are really warm and welcoming. The audio description of the landmarks nearby is informative and clear. Highly recommed if you are in Annapolis.

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Private Yacht Charters & Weddings

The perfect venue for any occasion; providing dynamic events with an ever-changing backdrop.

Weddings on the Bay

Chartering a boat is a refreshing alternative for your wedding celebrations! From ceremonies and receptions to engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, and beyond, our luxury yachts make a stunning venue.

Corporate Outings

Take your company event to the water! Treat your employees, entertain clients, celebrate the holidays, host networking events … The possibilities are endless. Corporate yacht charters are flexible and offer a unique, one-of-a-kind experience.

Social Events

The perfect venue for any occasion! From birthday parties and family reunions to anniversaries and milestones, chartering a yacht is a refreshing way to celebrate. Treat your guests to the best waterfront venue in Annapolis and Baltimore.

Yacht Charters on the Bay

Our diverse fleet of yachts is available for private rental for up to 200 passengers.

Catherine Marie

Harbor Queen

Annapolitan II

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From the original proposal to the actual event, Watermark offers professional, polished service down to the most precise detail, so you and your guests can sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Yacht Venues for Social Events

Take your next event to the water. Contact us to see how we can make your birthday, reunion, or just for fun event a truly memorable experience. Our event specialists will assist you throughout the entire process to ensure your event is a resounding success!

Unique Business Events & Corporate Entertainment

Add a unique experience to your corporate event and ask us for a full day on the bay trip to St. Michaels, a lighthouse cruise with a live narrator, or cruise with Francis Scott Key. Whether it is cocktails and hors d'oeuvres or a full crab feast on the top deck, a private yacht charter will become your most popular event.

Breathtaking Wedding Venues

Watermark specializes in rehearsal dinners, welcome cruises, bachelor/bachelorette parties, wedding receptions/ceremonies, and other wedding related events. Simply choose your dream waterfront wedding venue from our entire fleet of pristine vessels. Watermark is home to all things weddings in Annapolis, Baltimore, and the Eastern Shore.

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Celebrating unforgettable journeys for 50 years!

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Keith and Galina

Sunset Cruise

Eileen and Chuck

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30000 - 50000 per week.

• Length: 20-28 meters
• Guests: 6-8 (10 on older yachts)
• Cabins: 3-4 (5 on older yachts)
• Crew members: 2-4

50000 - 100000 per week

• Length: 28-35 meters
• Guests: 8-10 (12 on older yachts)
• Cabins: 4-5 (6 on older yachts)
• Crew members: 3-5

100000 - 150000 per week

• Length: 38-45 meters
• Guests: 8-12
• Cabins: 4-6
• Crew members: 5-10

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• Length: 45-150 meters
• Guests: 12-14 (a few are licensed for up to 36)
• Cabins: 5-12 (a few yachts have up to 37)
• Crew members: 10-50

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Missing revealed as divers search superyacht that sank in storm off Sicily

ROME — Rescue teams and divers were searching Tuesday for six missing people, including a British tech magnate and a Morgan Stanley boss, after a luxury superyacht sank in a storm off Sicily .

The identity of those still missing emerged after an initial search of the 184-foot sailboat, named the Bayesian, was unsuccessful Monday. The British-flagged tourist vessel had 22 people aboard when it sank because of “a violent storm” off Sicily’s main city, Palermo, around 5 a.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) on Monday, the local coast guard said.

Newly released video shows the moment the vessel suddenly sank after being battered by the storm. In the video, the 250-foot mast, which was lit up and lashed by the storm, appears to bend to one side before it disappears and is replaced by darkness.

The grainy images obtained by NBC News and other outlets were recorded on closed-circuit television not far from where the Bayesian was anchored.

Fifteen people were rescued by a boat present in the immediate vicinity and then brought ashore by coast guard vessels, but six passengers, including American, British and Canadian citizens, remained missing, it said. They were believed to be trapped in the boat's hull, some 164 feet underwater, posing a challenge to divers who returned Tuesday to the site off Porticello, near Palermo.

Salvatore Cocina, director of Sicily’s Civil Protection Agency, told NBC News that the missing include British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter, Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife.

Cocina did not specify the nationalities of the missing. He also did not identify Lynch's daughter or the wives of Bloomer and Morvillo.

A spokesperson for Clifford Chance, where Morvillo works as a lawyer, confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday that he and his wife, Neda, were among the missing. 

Aki Hussain, chief executive officer of U.K. insurance company Hiscox, where Bloomer is a nonexecutive chairman, confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday that Bloomer and his wife, Judy, were missing.

Italy’s national fire department said that its divers were able to get inside the wreck during a late-night dive Monday, inspecting some cabins under the bridge, but were having trouble navigating because of obstructions and narrow access gates. One of those obstructions was reported to have been caused by furniture from the cabins that moved during the storm that struck the ship early Monday.

Rescuers said that there might be bodies inside the cabins, especially considering the timing of the storm, but that they had so far been unable to check through the ship’s portholes.

Divers were forced to work in 12-minute underwater search shifts because of the depth, while surface searches continued in the area of ​​the shipwreck with a helicopter and a fire brigade boat, it added.

Mike Lynch, who was regularly described in U.K. media as “Britain’s Bill Gates,” was cleared of fraud charges in a blockbuster U.S. trial earlier this summer. Sources told CNBC on Monday that his wife, Angela Bacares, has been rescued. Italian news agency ANSA identified his daughter, missing alongside her father, as Hannah, 18.

Just days earlier, Lynch's co-defendant, Stephen Chamberlain, died after being “fatally struck by a car” while out running Saturday, his lawyer Gary Lincenberg said in an emailed statement.

The sailing vacation that ended in tragedy appeared to be something of a celebration after Lynch’s acquittal — Morvillo was one of Lynch’s U.S. lawyers and Bloomer testified in his defense.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event. Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our Chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing,” Hussain, the Hiscox CEO, said in an emailed statement.

A Morgan Stanley spokesperson also said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular the Bloomer family, as we all wait for further news from this terrible situation.”

The Eve Appeal, a British cancer charity, described Judy Bloomer in an emailed statement as “a brilliant champion for women’s health and medical research.”

Britain's Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it was deploying a team of four inspectors to Palermo to conduct a preliminary assessment.

The coast guard said in a statement Monday that the ship’s cook had died. It did not give his nationality. Reuters identified him as Antiguan citizen Ricardo Thomas.

One of the survivors, identified as Charlotte Emsley, 35, told the Italian news agency ANSA that she had momentarily lost hold of her year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but managed to retrieve her and hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were pulled to safety.

Built by Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, the U.K.-registered, Bayesian can carry 12 guests and a crew of up to 10, according to online specialist yacht sites.

The yacht’s nearly 250-foot mast is the tallest aluminum sailing mast in the world, according to CharterWorld Luxury Yacht Charters. 

Luca Mercalli, an Italian climatologist and president of the country’s meteorological society, told Reuters that the storm could have involved a waterspout, essentially a tornado over water, or a downburst, a more frequent phenomenon that doesn’t involve the rotation of the air.

Storms and heavy rainfall have swept Italy in recent days after weeks of scorching heat.

“The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), which is almost 3 degrees more than normal,” Mercalli said. “This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms.”

Claudio Lavanga reported from Rome and Yuliya Talmazan from London.

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Moscow sees one of Ukraine's largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital.

The drone attacks come as Ukrainian forces are continuing to push into Russia’s western Kursk region.

“This was one of the biggest attempts of all time to attack Moscow using drones,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel. He said strong defenses around the capital made it possible to shoot down all the drones before they hit their intended targets.

Russia downed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 11 over the Moscow region.

Some Russian social media channels shared videos of drones apparently being destroyed by air defense systems, which then set off car alarms.

Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, reported a “mass” attack on his region but said that all 23 drones were destroyed.

While Ukraine has been bogged down in a land conflict in eastern Ukraine in which the Russians have been driving forward slowly at a heavy cost to both sides, Kyiv has also been attacking Russia with drones. Ukraine has targeted oil refineries and airfields in an attempt to weaken Russia's fighting potential, and also has targeted the capital several times.

The daring incursion into Russia has raised morale in Ukraine with its surprising success and changed the dynamic of the fighting. But it’s uncertain how long Ukraine will be able to hold the territory it has seized in Kursk.

It has also opened up another front in a fight where Ukrainian forces were already badly stretched. The gains in Kursk come as Ukraine continues to lose ground in its eastern industrial region of Donbas.

The Institute for the Study of War, a think tank based in Washington, said in its daily report late Tuesday that the Ukrainians had made additional advances in their incursion in Kursk, now in its third week.

The Russian state news agency Tass reported that 31 people had died since Ukraine’s attack on Russia began Aug. 6, citing an unnamed source in the medical service — figures which are impossible to verify. It said 143 people had suffered injuries, of whom 79 were hospitalized, including four children.

Ukraine’s attacks on three bridges over the Seym River in Kursk, in areas it does not control, could potentially trap Russian forces between the river, the Ukrainian advance and the Ukrainian border. Already they appear to be slowing down Russia’s response to the Kursk incursion.

Ukrainian forces appear to be striking Russian pontoon bridges and pontoon engineering equipment over the Seym in an area west of the Ukrainian advance point, the Washington think tank said.

Though few details are available, Ukraine appears to be actively seeking to hinder Russians from crossing the river.

Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed Wednesday by The Associated Press showed a significant fire on the Seym near the village of Krasnooktyabrskoe.

The blaze appeared on the northern bank of the river on Tuesday, with another fire seemingly in the village itself. Such fires are common after strikes and often signify where ongoing front-line combat is taking place.

Associated Press writer Jon Gambrell contributed to this report.

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