LBI Luxury Charters is a new private charter yacht service featuring sunset cruises, day cruises and half-day excursions for up to six guests. Barnegat Light local Capt. Mike Spark, 31, and his fiancée, Kara Basque, operate their immaculately restored 1981 Fortier 26 with a strong background of knowledge in yachting here as well as in running 100-foot yachts in the Caribbean.

Trips on Barnegat Bay leave from Lighthouse Marina on Sixth Street in Barnegat Light.