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Sunset Dinner Sail On South Padre Island

The Southern Wave sailing into the sunsetImagine this - you're on vacation in South Padre Island (sounds great so far), aboard a beautiful sailboat with your family (getting better), a guitar player singing island songs, sipping a beverage of your choice as you sample some fresh shrimp (yummm) as you cruise Laguna Madre Bay enjoying an unbelievable sunset - wow, it just doesn't get much better than that! That's what I imagined when I heard about the sunset dinner cruise on Southern Wave so we immediately signed up! And it lived up to it's promise - we had a fantastic trip.

 

Mr & Mrs Texas Outside raced hobie cats for 9 years in California, until my crew fell off (she claims I dumped her) in the heat of a race in the Monterey Bay with the wind blowing 30 and swells of 8 feet and sharks everywhere (so she claims) and a life jacket too small (so she claims), and since catamarans were still in my blood, I was excited about climbing back on board a cat for a sunset dinner cruise.

Southern Wave The Southern Wave is a 48' catamaran with a 25' beam (a fancy sailors term for wide) that can hold up to 49 guests. Southern Wave offers cruises for dolphin watching, snorkeling, fireworks, and sunset dinner cruises which is what we signed up for. The Southern Wave is berthed at a dock in South Padre Island's entertainment district and as soon as arrived we were warmly greeted by our hostess for the evening, who did everything she could to make sure we had a fun time, from fetching beers from our coolers, to serving us some extra appetizers, to just checking to make sure all was well.

As soon as we stepped on board, our grandsons immediately started scampering all to the boat and settled down once they found the trampoline between the hulls - not for jumping but perfect for a cruise and watching the bay flow between the hulls. The rest of our group and the rest of the guests found a comfortable place to settle in and enjoy the scenery as we serenely cruised by the shoreline.

Grandsons enjoying the boatLook mom!Enjoying the view on Southern Wave

We shoved off shortly after we boarded and started heading north along the western shoreline of South Padre Island. We cruised by the entertainment district and all the fun bars, waving at the patrons who seemed envious of us being on a beautiful catamaran and I could almost hear them thinking, "I want to do that!"

AmberjacksLouies Backyard

Matt Theiss entertained us on the Southern Wave cruiseShortly after we shoved off the dock the music started with songs and a voice the I swear sounded just like Jimmy Buffett. And a couple minutes later the aromatic smells of Cajun jumbo butterfly shrimp cooking on the grill invaded my nostrils and made my tummy growl.

Island legend, Matt Theiss, entertained us the entire trip with his great voice and good guitar picking and medley of island and tropic songs, requests, and tunes appropriate for a sunset cruise on Laguna Madre Bay. The shrimp appetizer was cooked to perfection and it wasn't long before it was quickly devoured.

As we cruised by some beautiful homes along the bay and a variety of wildlife, the smell and sizzle of grilled onions, seasoned chicken, and beef made my stomach growl and mouth water!

Beautiful large home on South Padre IslandI want to go sailing!Large home on Laguna Madre Bay

And it wasn't long before I just happened to be the first in line for some excellent fajitas and all the fixings. The fajitas were followed by some delicious fresh fruit.

Fresh fruit aboard the Southern WaveThe fajitas were excellentThe large Cajun shrimp were delicious

And when the sun started to set to a great song by Matt, all my troubles went flying with the wind and I started to feel that life just can't get much better than this - cold beer, full stomach, family and new friends, great music, a beautiful sailboat with gentle waves lapping against the hulls, and an unbelievable sunset!

Southern Wave Sailing into the Sunset

We enjoyed it so much we were ready to sign up for the New Years Eve Fireworks Cruise, but they were booked! Maybe next year.

If you're planning a trip to South Padre Island, you should consider a cruise on the Southern Wave.

Return to our South Padre Island Vacation page.

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