How many guests can come?

Dauntless is planned around private charters for up to 6 guests. Final passenger rules, child requirements, and any weight or boarding limits should be confirmed by the owner before launch.

Requested pickup areas include Waterlily / KOA, Duck, Grandy, and other soundside locations by review. Exact departure details depend on dock permissions, water level, weather, and captain approval.

Are horse sightings guaranteed?

No. Carova and Corolla horse viewing is a possibility, not a promise. Wildlife viewing is conducted from a respectful distance without feeding, approaching, calling to, or disturbing animals.

What should we bring?

Bring sun protection, layers, soft-soled shoes, water, and a camera. For wildlife photography, a longer lens is more appropriate than expecting close viewing.

What happens if weather changes?

Currituck Sound conditions can change with wind, water level, storms, and visibility. Dauntless confirms each trip based on the captain's judgment and guest safety. Trips may be adjusted or rescheduled.

Ulysses, a white shallow-draft cruising trawler with a blue hull bottom, crosses the Currituck Sound in warm golden-hour light.

Private charters / Currituck Sound, North Carolina

Sound tours aboard Ulysses.

Private, specialized, expeditionary inland voyages for up to 6 guests: observe the flora and fauna of northeastern North Carolina, travel by safe waterborne transportation (water taxi), and choose dock-and-dine trip combinations from local partner restaurants accessible by water.

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Boat: Great Harbour TT35
Guests: Up to 6
Draft: 18 inches

36.4172° N / 75.9236° W · Currituck Sound

Trips

Choose your adventure.

Curated voyages planned with the customer, with due regard to weather conditions, water levels, navigable access, and the desired theme or experience you seek.

Egrets forage along a quiet marsh edge in the Currituck Sound.

Nature views and quiet water

Guided Sound Tours

Marsh edges, open water, birds, and soundside context.

Often planned around 90 minutes Waterlily / KOA, Duck, Grandy by confirmation

Request a Sound Tour

Wild horses graze near distant dunes on the northern Currituck Banks, viewed respectfully from the water.

Respectful wildlife viewing

Carova Horse Viewing

Distant, responsible viewing from the water when conditions allow.

Custom timing after captain review Waterlily / KOA or Duck by confirmation

Ask About Horse Viewing

Three guests on Ulysses' covered aft deck watch the sun set over the Currituck Sound.

Golden-hour private charters

Sunrise & Sunset Cruises

Early and late light over calm protected water.

Often planned around 90 minutes Waterlily / KOA, Duck, Grandy by confirmation

Plan a Sunset Cruise

Ulysses tied at a quiet soundside dock with the bow, cabin, blue hull, and rail visible.

Dinner by water

Dock-and-Dine Charters

Dinner plans by water when dockage and timing line up.

Custom schedule Waterlily / KOA, Duck, Grandy by confirmation

Plan a Dock-and-Dine Charter

Custom private expeditions

Custom Private Charters

A captain-reviewed plan for a specific group or route.

Built around the request By captain approval

Request a Custom Charter

The sound

Low horizon. Shallow water. Working docks.

Currituck is not an ocean thrill ride. It is protected water, marsh grass, navigation posts, quiet wildlife, and broad sunset light.

Routes adjust for wind and water level.
Wildlife is viewed without crowding.
Dock stops require confirmation.

Ulysses

A practical trawler for protected water.

Ulysses is a Great Harbour TT35 with shallow draft, a protected cabin, and a small-group layout suited to the Currituck Sound.

35 ft 8 inLength overall

18 inApproximate draft

Up to 6Private charter guests

Boat details

Plan your time aboard

Pickup details and answers, without the detour.

Review dock and pickup context before booking, then check the practical questions guests ask most often.

Pickup planning

Explore the pickup map.

See planned pickup areas, partner docks, and the confirmation notes for each location.

View pickup map

Before you go

Review safety and FAQ.

Find weather, wildlife, access, guest, and onboard-details guidance in one place.

Read safety and FAQ

Responsible wildlife viewing

Distance is the rule.

Horse viewing stays patient, quiet, and offshore. Sightings are possible, not promised.

Horse sightings are never guaranteed.
All wildlife viewing is from a respectful distance.
No feeding, approaching, calling to, or disturbing wildlife.

Ask About Horse Viewing Corolla Wild Horse Fund

Custom plans

Need something beyond a standard charter?

For dock-and-dine outings, special pickup arrangements, accessibility needs, wildlife-focused trips, or another route that needs captain review, send a custom inquiry.

Start a custom inquiry