About Us

I’ve always loved science, especially biology, but I wasn’t the best student. To earn my BSc in Biology, I attended two colleges, then moved to Key West to work on boats, and finally finished at a third school! Despite my academic struggles, my passion for biology surpassed most of my peers, and my time in Key West played a huge role in that. After guiding eco tours in Key West, I felt like I could truly feel and understand the biology I had learned in text books. What was once black and white became vivid and colorful after guiding snorkeling, dolphin watching, and kayaking tours.

This experience that was so great for me, is what I strive to offer my guests. I want to try and provide the stage for the story of the wildlife to play out, so that you can get a sense of the awe of something as simple as a mangrove crab to an animal as impressive as a dolphin, and take that experience home with you.

One of SQUID’s missions was to be the most environmentally friendly boats possible, and while she still is, she actually began her life as a the First US Coast Guard inspected Lithium Ion Electric boat in the United States of America.

While we are proud that we gave it the college try, unfortunately the propulsion was built by a German company called Torqeedo, and while the Germans still Love dolphins more than anyone, sadly they apparently are not quite the engineers they used to be! So after a 5 year struggle, we had to rip out the system and rebuild the boat to accept the the tried and true Yamaha motors. While not as glamorous, Reliability and safety are critical components of what we do for our guests, and the boat is now much better for our guests and our crew, our initial goals have been finally met!