Santa Maria Water Sports

Santa Maria Water Sports is a private charter business with a specific focus. Instead of a general boat rental with a swim stop, it builds the day around wakeboarding, wakesurfing, wakefoiling and towed tube rides behind a purpose-built wake boat. It is based at Laguna Marina in Valletta, and was started by two watersports enthusiasts, Luis and Patrice, who wanted to bring performance wake sports to Malta.

The company appears in our directories of boat charter in Malta and water sports in Malta, which reflects its mix of vessel hire and activity.

The boat and what is included

Everything revolves around one vessel, a Nautique G25 Centennial Edition 2025, which is 25 feet (7.62m) long. It is designed to produce clean wakes for wakeboarding, long waves for surfing and steady speed for foiling, with room to sunbathe, swim and listen to music in between rides.

Every charter includes private use of the vessel, a licensed skipper and certified watersports instructors, along with access to the equipment for the activities. The listed activities are wakeboarding, wakesurfing, wakefoiling and tube riding, with professional boards and foil setups provided. Instructors are on board at all times, so complete beginners can try the sports and experienced riders can work on technique. The crew is bilingual and fully insured. Up to 12 guests can be on board, and the rider groups are suited to birthday parties, families and mixed groups.

Charter lengths, fuel and pricing

Charters can last one, two or three hours, or a half day of four hours or a full day of eight hours. Fuel is included in all packages. For one to three hour sessions, fuel covers the coastline of Sliema, St Julian's and Pembroke, and a relocation fuel fee may apply if the boat has to collect guests or sail beyond that area. The business confirms this fee on request.

The simplest way to join is a shared charter at €100 per rider, run as a scheduled private charter. Each departure needs at least three riders and holds a maximum of six, and a charter is confirmed once the minimum is reached. Sessions last between one and two hours. If the minimum is not reached, your booking moves to the next departure. After booking you are added to a riders' messaging group where dates and times are agreed. All activities are delivered as part of the charter and are not sold as stand-alone instruction courses.

Prices for private charters are not published in the information we hold, so ask for a quote with your date, group size and duration. For help choosing the right time of year, our Malta weather guide is useful.

Rider packs and membership

Regular riders can buy a pack of five shared charters at €85 each, a total of €425, or ten at €80 each, a total of €800. Packs last six months and carry priority booking over public availability. For a deeper commitment there is the Santa Maria Crew annual membership at €500 a year, limited to 30 members. It includes one shared charter, a crew T-shirt and cap, a membership card, priority booking and access to community events. Members then pay €70 per shared charter and can bring a guest at €80. There is also a small shop with crew T-shirts at €40 and caps at €20.

Around Valletta and Marsamxett

Laguna Marina is in the Valletta area, close to the capital's historic centre. The Valletta guide and the Upper Barrakka Gardens guide are good ways to fill the rest of a visit, and hotels in Valletta or hotels in Sliema are convenient for the departure area. Many visitors also take a look at the Three Cities across the water, and our things to do in Malta guide gives more ideas.

The business also welcomes partnerships with hotels, language schools, travel agencies and corporate planners.

How to enquire

Use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page, with your preferred dates, group size and the activity you want, and we will pass your message to Santa Maria Water Sports.