Best Boating Drinks and Summer Cocktails

Boating doesn’t require much to make it an exciting time but adding cocktails is never a bad idea. The best boating drinks help make happy hour on a boat even happier.

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Heading out onto the water by boat is always a fun activity. There’s something about relaxing on the ocean, with friends and family, which makes any day better.

These drinks can turn a wonderful day of boating into an amazing day of boating. The best part is, these drinks are easy to make as well. You can even bring the ingredients with you on the boat and make them while on the move.

Best Boating Drinks Close Up of a Serving Tray with Bottles of Patron on it and Margarita Mix

The ocean can help you with the shaking part. Ultimately, these summer cocktails are filled with tropical and summer flavors. You don’t have to travel to the tropics to enjoy these drinks, either.

Instead, you can be on your way to Catalina Island or just a lake nearby. Where the boat is don’t matter, so long as you’re on it having a great time. 

Best Boating Drinks Close Up of a Blood Orange Moscow Mule

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These drink recipes are perfect for any thirsty desire!

Best Boating Drinks Overhead View of a Fireball Cocktail with an Orange Slice Garnish

Best Boating Drinks and Summer Cocktails

Light Strawberry Margarita

Patron Grapefruit Margarita

Patron Skinny Margarita

Sparkling Blood Orange Margarita

Cherry Blackberry Mojito

Fireball Whisky Cocktail with Passion Fruit

Best Boating Drinks Close Up of a Blood Orange Margarita with a Blood orange Slice Garnish

Drink Responsibly

Boating and drinking is a great time if it is done safely and responsibly. Always make sure you have a sober driver and be sure to drink water as well. After all, you’ll be in direct sunlight for most of your time on the water.

Blood Orange Moscow Mule

Strawberry Margarita

Perfect Lime Patron Margarita

Yellow Bird Rum Cocktail

Easy Mai Tai

Another Day in Paradise Rum Cocktail

Best Boating Drinks Close Up of Two Cocktail Glasses Next to a Bottle of Patron and a Half a Lime

Cocktail Mixing Supplies

Before you head out onto the water to mix up these cocktails, you’ll need some supplies. Shatterproof stemless wineglasses are a must. They’re great for all kinds of cocktails and if they get dropped or knocked over it’s no big deal.

Blood Orange Margarita Recipe

Easy Low Cal Mojito Recipe

Sparkling Cucumber Cooler with Gin Cocktail Recipe

Pineapple Breeze | XO Imagine

Creamsicle Margaritas | The Blond Cook

Tropical Sangria | Lemon Tree Dwelling

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Boating Bar Supplies

A cocktail set is also great to have on hand. A nonslip cutting board will make life a lot easier when preparing garnishes on board! As you can tell, preparing the best boating drinks isn’t as easy as at home. But still worth the effort.

Tropical Rum Margarita | My Crazy Good Life

Pineapple Rum Punch | A Night Owl

Cherry Bourbon Slush | Who Needs a Cape?

Skinny Coconut Mojito | Fake Ginger

Bourbon Amaretto Coolers | Country Cleaver

Ruby Red Moscow Mule | A Communal Table

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Boating Bar Menu

My husband and I have been enjoying boating ever since we got our first vessel. We live close to the water so it’s always a good day for boating in our opinion.

That is why we needed a long list of the best boating drinks. Especially since we have spent a lot of time on the water lately. 

Grapefruit Crush | Twine & Table

Summer Sangria with Watermelon and Pineapple | What The Fork Blog

Kentucky Lemonade | The Chunky Chef

Blue Devil Cocktail | Flour On My Face

Raspberry Limoncello Prosecco | Damn Delicious

Tropical Pineapple Margarita Slushies | Whole and Heavenly Oven

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Boating Tips for Family and Friends

We like to gather up friends and family and head out on the water to just relax. The sounds of the water and birds make for a great experience. Besides family and friends, we like to bring a good meal with us.

The only other thing we bring along is a list of the best boating drinks and all of the ingredients we’ll need.

Sex in The Driveway | Restless Chipotle

Jameson and Ginger | Cooking with Curls

Beach Side Punch | Tipsy Bartender

Firefly Raspberry Lemonade | Home and Plate

Cake by The Ocean | Crazy for Crust

Loconut Colada | Captain Morgan

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22 Comments

  1. Can I just hop on your boat and try all of these yummy drinks with yo? Love all these summer fab cocktails and would love to try out a lot of them. Think I’ll start with that “Cake by the Ocean” – Cheers!

  2. They all look and sound pretty awesome. I’m not much of a drinker myself so I usually stick to my same ol boring drinks!

  3. These look so refreshing and delicious! What a shame that it’s absolutely freezing here in the UK today – I’m wearing a jumper AND a coat! Yet it was absolutely boiling here on the weekend, sigh! x

  4. I’m definitely bookmarking this page for future reference. There are just too many drinks on here I want to try. I love Sangria, Margaritas and Mojitos in the summer. They hit that refreshing spot we need in the heat.

  5. So many of these look so yummy! On a boat, at the beach, heck, I’d enjoy most of these anywhere! And I love how pretty they look too.

  6. Wow, what an incredible range of amazing cocktails! I love cocktails and like to try new ones when I can. Plus the idea of sipping them on a boat sounds perfect! I definitely would like to try some of these out over the coming months.