Master Captain, Founder
Captain Dan Stoll
Licensed since 1984. Captain Dan crews or personally oversees every charter High Tide runs, and is usually the one at the helm.
About High Tide Harbor Tours
Our captain
Thirty years on the water, most of them right here
Captain Dan Stoll has held a commercial license since 1984 and has sailed yachts on almost every coastline worth mentioning.
Captain Dan received his first maritime license in 1984 while based in Florida, and spent the decades since running yachts through the Florida Keys, Nova Scotia, the Caribbean, the Great Lakes, Cuba, and the Mediterranean coasts of Italy, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, France and Spain.
He is also well versed in the parts of the job nobody sees from the dock: firefighting, CPR, offshore rescue, first aid, sinking and survival techniques, and at sea mechanical repair. Every one of those credentials stays current, not just the license.
Now based on the Carolina coast, Captain Dan navigates the waters around Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Cape Fear, Hilton Head, Beaufort and Savannah, and personally crews or oversees every charter High Tide runs.
That range is why guests hear the real story behind Fort Sumter instead of a script, and why the captain can read an afternoon squall well before it ever reaches the harbor.
Meet the crew
The person actually driving the boat
Sample itineraries
Four ways guests typically spend the day
1
Sunset Cruise
3 hoursA relaxing sightseeing tour aboard the 45 foot Sea Ray, High Tide, timed to end right as the sky turns orange.
2
Fun in the Water
Full dayAnchor near Morris and Dewees islands, both accessible only by boat, for swimming and floating in open water.
3
Ladies Who Lunch
Half dayPickup at Ripley Yacht Club, a scenic run to a waterfront lunch spot, then swimming and sightseeing on the way back.
4
The Grand Entrance
By arrangementWedding transportation: a ceremonial arrival or departure by boat for the wedding party, coordinated with your planner.
Every itinerary above can be adjusted. Call Captain Dan and describe the day you want.