Everyone who visits Washington sees the monuments from the ground — from the Mall, from a tour bus, from a crowded overlook. Almost no one sees them from the water, moving slowly past each one as the sun drops behind the skyline.
A Route Built Around the Skyline
Departing The Yards Marina on the Navy Yard waterfront, Geronimo carries you up the Potomac with an unobstructed view of the monument core — the obelisk of the Washington Monument first, then the colonnade of the Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin, then the Lincoln Memorial as the light fades behind it. It's a sequence you simply cannot get from land.
Timed to the Light, Not the Clock
Because sunset shifts through the year, so does our departure time — earlier in winter, later in summer — always aimed at putting you on the water for the ten or fifteen minutes when the monuments are lit gold rather than white. Your captain knows the timing down to the season.
A Private Vessel, Not a Shared Tour
This isn't a narrated tour boat with fifty seats. It's your party — up to six guests — aboard a classic Down East-style yacht, with a captain who'll slow down, circle back, or hold position for a photo if you ask. Add wine, champagne, or a charcuterie board in advance, and the whole evening is composed around whatever you're celebrating, or not celebrating anything at all.
Cruise the Monuments at Sunset
Our signature evening route — reserve your date and departure time.
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