Most popular
Duffy Suncruiser
Enclosed cabin with full canopy and windscreens, plus an open rear deck. Our most-booked Alameda boat.
Your Boat. Your Crew. Your Alameda Adventure.
Take the helm of your own private electric boat and discover the Oakland Estuary. Our Alameda boat rentals make getting on the water easy, whether it's a date, a celebration, or just because.
100% electric, emissions-free
No California Boater Card required
Alameda & Sausalito departures
2, 3 & 4-hour rentals
Dog-friendly Pup Packages
The Alameda fleet
Four boats, one marina
Choose by weather and by group. The Old Bay is the warmest and most enclosed, the Suncruiser adds an open deck, and the pink Fantail is completely open-air.
Duffy Old Bay
The most interior space in the fleet, fully enclosed with wraparound windows. Warmest boat on cool days.
Pink Fantail
Open-air, pink inside and out, and the most photographed boat on the estuary. Best on warm, still days.
Check availability and book
Live availability across every Alameda boat. Choose your date, rental length and boat, then confirm your booking.
Cancellation & weather policy. Cancel or reschedule at least 24 hours before departure and your payment moves to a new date or converts to gift-card credit. Cancellations inside 24 hours and no-shows are charged in full. If Bae Boats cancels because of weather or an unforeseen issue, you choose a full refund or a credit.
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Packages for Alameda
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Admiral Package
Five two-hour Alameda cruises for the price of four, on the Suncruiser or the Old Bay, bookable on any dates you choose.
Dog friendly
Pup Package — Alameda
Pet fee included, plus a Fi Series 3+ smart collar with a six-month subscription and onboard extras.
Gift idea
Bae Boats gift card
Give a cruise on the Bay, redeemable in Alameda or Sausalito against any boat and rental length.
Our other marina
Also sailing from Sausalito
Forty minutes north, our Sausalito fleet cruises Richardson Bay — a different stretch of water with floating homes, Belvedere Island and Golden Gate Bridge views.
Newest boat
Sausalito Duffy Suncruiser
Our newest boat at Clipper Yacht Harbor, with one-hour rentals available.
Pup Package — Sausalito
Richardson Bay with your dog aboard, plus the Fi collar and onboard extras.
Where you can go
Approved cruising area from Grand Marina
Every Alameda rental includes a briefing and a map of the approved cruising area, so you know exactly where you may take the boat.
- Departure pointGrand Marina, 2099 Grand St Suite 2, Alameda, CA 94501
- ParkingGrand Marina lot, plus the public lot at the Grand Street boat ramp next to the dock
- Check inMarina reception area — restrooms available
- Cruising time2, 3 or 4 hours
- Restrooms on boardNone — public restrooms at the marina
- What to bringFood, drinks, layers and sunscreen; blankets in shoulder season
Alameda cruising map. The approved cruising area from Grand Marina, showing the estuary, the Fruitvale Bridge and the houseboat rows.
Finding us
Two marinas, one easy day on the water
Bae Boats sails from Grand Marina in Alameda and Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito. This page covers the Alameda departure.
Grand Marina, Alameda
About 15 minutes from downtown Oakland and 25 minutes from downtown San Francisco via the Webster or Posey tubes. Park at the marina, or in the public lot at the Grand Street boat ramp immediately next to the dock. Check in at the marina reception area — restrooms there — and our host will walk you to your boat.
Clipper Yacht Harbor, Sausalito
Our Sausalito marina, cruising Richardson Bay. See Sausalito boat rentals for that fleet, parking and check-in details.
Questions
Alameda boat rental FAQs
Everything guests ask before booking an Alameda electric boat rental.
Bae Boats rents four boats at Grand Marina in Alameda: the Duffy Suncruiser (from $424 for two hours), the Duffy Old Bay (from $371), the pink Fantail (from $318) and the Suncruiser as part of a Pup Package. Rentals run for two, three or four hours and every boat is 100% electric.
All Alameda rentals depart from Grand Marina at 2099 Grand St Suite 2, Alameda, CA 94501. Park at the marina or in the public lot at the Grand Street boat ramp next to the dock, then check in at the marina reception area, where there are restrooms.
The Oakland Estuary between Alameda and Oakland. You can cruise beneath the Fruitvale Bridge, past Coast Guard Island and the colourful houseboat rows, with Jack London Square and the San Francisco skyline across the water.
No licence and no California Boater Card are required. The driver must be at least 21 years old and hold a valid driver's licence. Every rental starts with a safety briefing and a map of the approved cruising area.
Yes. Children of all ages are welcome and life jackets are provided for adults and children; children 13 and under wear a life jacket at all times. Bringing your own food and drinks is encouraged, and there is a picnic table on board. Well-behaved dogs under 45 lbs are welcome for a $45 pet fee, or book a Pup Package and the fee is included.
Two-hour rentals start at $318 on the pink Fantail, $371 on the Duffy Old Bay and $424 on the Duffy Suncruiser. Rates are per boat rather than per person, and pricing varies by boat model. The Admiral Package buys five two-hour rentals for the price of four, from $1,272.