The Captain
Captain Dan Riley is a Licensed United States Coast Gaurd 50 Ton Captain. Growing up the son of an ARMY and Department of Defense employee Dan has lived in Panama, Turkey, Korea and Germany. Spending summers since 1997 here, he now calls Rye home which is also home to the 31 foot West Bay the Medium Rare. When not tuna fishing or lobstering, Dan can be found surfing, hiking, cooking, traveling and practicing Home Care Physical Therapy.
The Boat
The Medium Rare is a 31 foot West Bay made in Steuben Maine. The fiberglass hull is moved along by a 300hp Sisu Marine diesel engine. The boat is seaworthy and equiped with all necessary safety gear including life jackets, EPIRB, raft, satellite beacon and flares.
The Medium Rare comfortably fits up to 6 guests.
The Tour
Lobster Tours depart from Rye Harbor in Rye, New Hampshire. During the two hour voyage Captain Dan will guide you through what it takes to check traps, bait traps and harvest American Lobster. Tours are not only exciting (you never know what’s going to come up in a trap) but also educational. Dan’s 100 lobster traps are set out accross the rugged New Hampshire coastline and he gaurentees you will catch lobster on every trip.
Guests are welcome to purchase the lobsters they catch after the tour returns to Rye Harbor.