Anna Maria Island Boat Rentals | Pontoon & Tritoon Rentals

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 ⭐ 100+ Reviews • 4.90/5 ⭐ | 🚤 Self-Drive Rentals | 👥 Up to 12 People | ⏱️ 4, 6 & 8 Hours | From $500 + Fuel

Serving Anna Maria • Holmes Beach • Bradenton Beach

Experience Anna Maria Island boat rentals with Manatee River Boat Rentals and Water Sports. Our self-drive pontoon and tritoon rentals serve guests staying in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach, the island’s three cities. Plan your AMI boat rental around Anna Maria Sound, the island’s bayside shoreline, Longboat Pass, and the Jewfish Key sandbar area.

Choose four, six, or eight hours for swimming, island sightseeing, fishing, or a waterfront lunch. Your boat is reserved for your group, with comfortable seating and Bimini shade. Every rental begins with a boat orientation and local guidance to help you plan around your interests, experience, weather, and tides.

Our main pickup location is Coquina Boat Ramp South in Bradenton Beach, at the southern end of Anna Maria Island. Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach and other ramps can be used by arrangement. We also specialize in dockside pickup at approved island vacation homes, private docks, and marinas.

If you would rather leave the driving to someone else, optional USCG-licensed captain service can be arranged and quoted separately.

🚤 Boat options: Comfortable pontoon and tritoon rentals, with Bentley and Viaggio tritoons in our fleet.

⏱️ Rental lengths: 4, 6, or 8 hours.

💰 Starting rates: $500 for 4 hours, $600 for 6 hours, or $700 for 8 hours, plus fuel.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Capacity: Up to 12 people, including the operator and children, subject to vessel capacity and loading limits.

🧭 Self-drive: Available for qualified operators, with a boat and safety orientation before departure.

☀️ Boat features: Bimini shade, Bluetooth audio, GPS navigation, comfortable seating, and required safety equipment.

📍 Main AMI pickup: Coquina Boat Ramp South in Bradenton Beach.

🏡 Dockside options: Pickup or delivery at approved island vacation homes, private docks, and marinas by advance arrangement.

🐾 Dog-friendly options: Available with arrangements confirmed when booking.

Manatee River Boat Rentals and Water Sports offers Anna Maria Island boat rentals starting at $500 for four hours, $600 for six hours, and $700 for eight hours. These are boat rental rates for your group, rather than per-person tickets.

A great choice for a scenic cruise and one nearby stop. Enjoy a shorter outing focused on sightseeing, swimming, or relaxing at a suitable sandbar.

More time to combine swimming, sightseeing, and a waterfront lunch or sandbar stop. Six hours gives your group room to explore and spend longer at a favorite location.

Our full-day rental provides the most time for longer stops and a flexible itinerary. Plan a full day around your group’s favorite activities within the approved boating area.

Fuel is billed separately based on usage and current marina pricing. Request the complete booking total, including applicable sales tax and any requested equipment, pickup, delivery, or other reservation charges.

Your departure point affects how much time you can spend at each destination. Tell us your preferred stop before reserving so we can help you choose a practical rental length.

Choosing between 4, 6, and 8 hours? Choose four hours for a focused outing with one nearby stop, six hours to combine cruising with swimming and lunch, or eight hours for longer stops and the most flexibility within your approved boating area.

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Build your day around the activities your group enjoys:

🏊 Swimming and sandbar stops — Spend time floating and relaxing at a suitable stop within your approved boating area.

🌊 Coastal sightseeing — Enjoy views of Anna Maria Island, Bradenton Beach, and the surrounding bay waters.

🐬 Wildlife watching — Watch for dolphins, manatees, rays, fish, and coastal birds while cruising. Sightings are not guaranteed.

🍽️ Waterfront dining — Include a restaurant stop when opening hours, available dockage, and travel time fit your route.

🎣 Recreational fishing — Bring your gear and any required fishing licenses. Ask about the assigned boat’s fishing features before booking.

📸 Time with family and friends — Play your favorite music, enjoy refreshments, and take in the scenery together.

You do not need to fill every hour with a different destination. Choosing a few priorities leaves more time to enjoy each stop.

1. Meet Us at Your Confirmed Pickup Location
   Arrive at Coquina Boat Ramp South, another arranged ramp, or your approved dockside pickup location. We will confirm your reservation details and get your group settled aboard.
2. Complete Your Boat and Safety Orientation
   Review the boat’s controls, safety equipment, navigation equipment, and return arrangements. Ask questions before getting underway.
3. Plan a Route That Fits Your Day
   Tell us whether your priorities are swimming, sightseeing, fishing, or waterfront dining. We will discuss suitable destinations, the operating area, and conditions expected during your rental.
4. Explore With Your Own Group
   Operate the boat at your own pace within the approved area. Allow time for travel, slow-speed zones, docking, and your chosen activities.
5. Return at Your Scheduled Time
   Bring the boat back to the agreed return location at the time listed in your reservation. Fuel is billed based on usage and current marina pricing.

🚤 A Boat Reserved for Your Group

Spend the day with your family, partner, or friends. Your rental reserves the boat for your party, so you can choose activities around your group’s interests.

⏱️ Three Rental Lengths

A four-hour rental suits a shorter outing with one main stop. Six hours gives you more time to combine activities, while eight hours allows a full day with longer stops and a more relaxed schedule.

🧭 Local Guidance Before Departure

Our team helps you plan around the waterways, your experience, and the day’s conditions. Discuss your intended destinations before booking, especially if you have a farther location in mind.

🛥️ Comfortable Pontoon and Tritoon Boats

Enjoy seating, shade, Bluetooth audio, and navigation equipment. Our boats offer space for sightseeing, refreshments, and time together between stops.

🏡 A Specialty in Dockside Pickup

Staying at a waterfront property? We specialize in arranging pickup at suitable private docks, vacation homes, and marinas, so your rental can begin from an approved location convenient to your stay.

🐾 Dog-Friendly Options

Dog-friendly rental boats are available. Tell us about your dog when checking availability so we can confirm suitable arrangements.

🏖️ Bradenton Beach and the South End

Staying in Bradenton Beach or near Coquina Beach? Our main pickup at Coquina Boat Ramp South provides a departure from the island’s southern end. Tell us if your priorities are sightseeing near Bradenton Beach, cruising around Longboat Pass, or a suitable stop near Jewfish Key.

🌴 Holmes Beach and the Middle of the Island

For guests staying in Holmes Beach, Coquina South remains our main meeting point, while Kingfish Boat Ramp is another option by arrangement. If your accommodation has access to a private dock, send us the address so we can assess dockside pickup and compare suitable departure options.

☀️ Anna Maria and the North End

Staying in the city of Anna Maria at the north end of the island? Share your vacation address and any plans to cruise near Bean Point. We will help you compare available ramp or approved dockside arrangements and choose a rental length that fits your intended route.

Build your day around the island’s waterfront and nearby boating areas. Your departure point, rental length, experience, approved operating area, weather, and tides determine which destinations fit your outing.

🌊 Anna Maria Sound and the Island’s Bayside

Explore suitable routes through Anna Maria Sound for views of the island’s bayside shoreline and opportunities to watch wildlife. This can be the focus of a scenic outing or part of a route connecting other stops.

🚤 Bradenton Beach and Coquina South

Beginning at Coquina Boat Ramp South puts your departure in Bradenton Beach. Plan a day focused on the waterways near the island’s southern end, with time for coastal views, refreshments aboard, and your chosen activities.

🌴 Jewfish Key Sandbar Area

The sandbar waters near Jewfish Key are an option to discuss for swimming and floating close to the south end of AMI. Allow time for a suitable anchoring spot, respect private property, and keep clear of navigation channels. The stopping area and water depth change with the tide.

🚤 Longboat Pass and Nearby Sarasota Bay

Longboat Pass lies between Bradenton Beach and the north end of Longboat Key. A suitable route through this area may combine island scenery, nearby bay cruising, and a sandbar stop.

Tidal currents and boat traffic affect the passage. We will discuss whether this part of the route fits your boating experience and the day’s conditions. Time on Sarasota Bay should fit your approved route and planned return to AMI.

📸 Bean Point and the North End of Anna Maria

See the northern end of the island from the water when your route and conditions allow. Bean Point is a destination to discuss before booking, especially when departing from Coquina South, so we can explain how the travel fits your available time.

🏝️ Optional Destinations Beyond Anna Maria Island

Sarasota Bay, Egmont Key, or the Passage Key area may fit a longer outing when conditions, your experience, and the approved operating area allow. Discuss farther destinations before booking so we can help you plan a practical day.

Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge is closed to public use year-round. Nearby boating must respect refuge boundaries, posted closures, and wildlife protections; a rental does not authorize landing on the refuge. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Our rental fleet includes a 2025 Bentley Fish N Cruise tritoon and a 2026 Viaggio tritoon. We confirm the assigned vessel for your selected date.

Boat features include:

⚙️ 150 HP Suzuki outboards

☀️ Bimini tops for shade

🎵 Bluetooth audio

🧭 GPS and navigation equipment

💺 Comfortable seating and storage

🛟 Required boating safety equipment

The Bentley includes JBL audio, Lowrance navigation equipment, fishing rod holders, a baitwell, an integrated cooler, and a swim ladder. The Viaggio includes Clarion audio, Simrad navigation equipment, and a power Bimini.

A tritoon is a pontoon-style boat with three flotation tubes. Confirm any particular equipment needs when reserving, as features vary by vessel.

Our rental boats accommodate up to 12 people, subject to the assigned vessel’s capacity and loading limits. Your total includes the operator and all children aboard.

Your rental includes:

🚤 The assigned boat for your booked four-, six-, or eight-hour rental

🦺 Required safety equipment and life jackets

📋 A boat-operation and safety orientation

🧭 Local route guidance before departure

☀️ Bimini shade and comfortable seating

🎵 Bluetooth audio and navigation equipment

📍 Coordinated pickup and return arrangements

Fuel is additional and billed based on usage and current marina pricing. Requested extras and any dockside service charges are confirmed separately.

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🚤 Main Pickup: Coquina Boat Ramp South

1465 Gulf Dr S
Bradenton Beach, FL 34217

Coquina Boat Ramp South is our main pickup location, on the bayside of southern Anna Maria Island in Bradenton Beach. Guests staying elsewhere on the island can meet us here or ask about another arranged ramp or approved dockside pickup.

🚤 Other Ramps Available by Arrangement

Other local ramps can be used when arranged in advance, including:

Coquina Boat Ramp North
1507 Gulf Dr S
Bradenton Beach, FL 34217

Kingfish Boat Ramp
752 Manatee Ave
Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Our business is based in Ellenton, while these rental arrangements serve guests on Anna Maria Island. Your reservation confirmation identifies the actual island ramp or approved dock where you will meet us, along with pickup and return instructions.

🏡 We Specialize in Dockside Pickup

Have access to a waterfront vacation home, private dock, or marina in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, or Bradenton Beach? Ask about AMI boat rental delivery and beginning your rental directly from an approved dockside location on the island.

We specialize in dockside pickup and work with you to assess whether your location is suitable for the rental boat. This option can make it easier to load your belongings and begin your day from a location convenient to your stay.

Send us the property address and dock details before booking. Dockside arrangements depend on water depth, tides, vessel access, property or marina permission, and availability.

We will confirm pickup and return arrangements, how the location affects your route, and any additional service charges before you reserve.

Bring your family or friends for a day that suits your group: a picnic aboard, a short sightseeing cruise, or more time swimming at a suitable stop. Comfortable seating, shade, and your own music make time between destinations part of the experience.

Children count toward the boat’s total capacity. Share their ages when booking so we can discuss suitable life jackets and arrangements for your group.

Dog-friendly boats are available by advance arrangement. Tell us about your dog before reserving, and bring drinking water, a bowl, and the supplies needed for time aboard.

🪪 Photo identification and any required boating credentials

💧 Drinking water and refreshments

🥪 Snacks or a packed lunch

🧴 Sunscreen, sunglasses, and a secure hat

🏖️ Towels and swimwear for planned swimming stops

📱 Water-resistant protection for phones and valuables

🎣 Fishing gear and any required fishing licenses if you plan to fish

🐾 Water and supplies for a dog joining your group

Tell us the ages of children in your party before departure so we can discuss appropriate life jackets. Confirm cooler space and any particular equipment needs when reserving.

Yes. These rentals are for guests who want to operate the boat themselves. Your group has exclusive use of the assigned boat for the reserved rental period, subject to operator eligibility and rental requirements.

Our rental rates start at $500 for four hours, $600 for six hours, and $700 for eight hours. Fuel is billed separately based on usage and current marina pricing. Confirm your selected boat, date, and any requested extras before booking.

No. Fuel is billed separately based on usage and current marina pricing. Your fuel charge depends on how much fuel is used during your rental.

Our AMI boat rentals are available for four, six, or eight hours. Choose the length that allows enough time for your planned activities, travel between stops, and return.

A four-hour rental works well for a scenic cruise and one nearby stop. Depending on conditions and your approved route, you might combine sightseeing with swimming near a suitable sandbar or spend the outing cruising local waterways.

Choose six hours for a substantial day with time to combine activities. Choose eight hours if you want longer stops, a waterfront meal, or more time exploring an approved route. We can help you choose based on your priorities.

Our rental boats accommodate up to 12 people, subject to the assigned vessel’s capacity and loading limits. Count everyone in your party, including the operator and children, when checking availability.

Our main pickup location is Coquina Boat Ramp South at 1465 Gulf Dr S in Bradenton Beach, at the island’s southern end. Other ramps, including Coquina North and Kingfish in Holmes Beach, can be used by arrangement. We also specialize in approved dockside pickup.

Yes. Our rentals serve guests staying in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach. Tell us where you are staying so we can discuss Coquina South, other arranged ramp options, or suitable dockside pickup.

Yes, delivery and dockside pickup can be arranged at approved waterfront locations in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach. Send us the address and dock details so we can assess access, water depth, tides, permission, and availability, and confirm any additional charges.

Florida uses boating-safety education credentials rather than a boating license. Operators born on or after January 1, 1988 generally need approved boating-safety credentials and photo identification to operate a motorboat of 10 horsepower or more, unless an exemption applies. Review the FWC boating-safety requirements and confirm your documents with us before booking. FWC

Tell us about your boating experience before reserving. The operator must meet rental requirements and be able to handle the boat safely. We provide an orientation, but your experience and the day’s conditions help determine suitable routes and destinations.

Families are welcome. Share the children’s ages and your complete group size when booking so we can discuss life jackets, seating, and suitable plans for your day.

Dog-friendly boats are available. Let us know about your dog before booking so we can confirm the vessel and applicable pet arrangements. Bring drinking water and the supplies your dog will need aboard.

You may see dolphins while cruising the local waterways, along with manatees, coastal birds, and other wildlife. Sightings vary and are not guaranteed. Observe wildlife from a respectful distance.

A stop in the sandbar waters near Jewfish Key may fit your outing when your departure point, rental time, approved route, and conditions allow. Tell us if swimming or floating there is your main priority. Nearby private property is separate from the sandbar stopping area.

Egmont Key may be an option when your approved operating area, experience, available time, and conditions allow. Discuss it before booking so we can assess whether it is a suitable destination for your rental.

Yes. Bring refreshments and snacks for your group, keep containers secure, and confirm cooler arrangements before departure. A waterfront restaurant stop may also fit your route when dockage and opening hours allow.

Weather can affect departure, destinations, and the approved boating area. Review the weather and cancellation policy before reserving and contact us about any concerns with your booking. We will discuss arrangements based on the expected conditions and applicable policy.

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Plan your AMI boat rental by choosing a date and four, six, or eight hours on the water. Tell us your group size, where you are staying on Anna Maria Island, and any destinations you have in mind. Meet us at Coquina Boat Ramp South, arrange another ramp, or ask about our specialty dockside pickup service.

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