Our Story
Zolna Yachts is a unique company specializing in private yacht charters on the San Diego Bay. Iโm Shari Zolna and my husband and business partner is Amos Zolna. We have revolutionized the way San Diego visitors and locals alike look at chartering yachts. It is with pleasure that we provide a truly unique and wonderful way for all our guests to experience yachting. Weโre proud to be San Diego's most exciting yacht charter company since 2007, offering extraordinary venues for corporate meetings and private celebrations aboard motor yachts with unparalleled customer service.
Amos and I moved from New York City to San Diego in 1995. We have a beautiful daughter, Annabelle, who has become a fantastic First Mate and crews on many of our charters whenever sheโs home from college up at UCSB. We have a rescued German Shepherd, coincidentally named โBellaโ whom we still foster after having successfully found โfur-everโ homes for her 10 gorgeous pups.
We instantly fell in love with everything this magnificent city has to offer. It was simply a pleasure getting used to San Diegoโs great year round climate, and we were especially drawn to itโs unique coastal way of life. After many years of owning vacation rental properties on the island of Maui, Amos came up with the crazy idea to combine our knowledge of the vacation rental business with our passion for boating. And so we did. In March of 2007, we opened Zolna Yachts, a unique San Diego business offering lodging, which is now available aboard a sweet Houseboat. Soon after they added to their resumes USCG OUPV Captains. Amos runs the 12 passenger yachts but I still prefer to be โCruise Directorโ aboard the Nerissa motor yacht, channeling my inner Julie from the 1970โs Love Boat :)
Zolna Yachts offers customers stunning privately owned yachts for charter. Weโve become the go-to company in San Diego for private charters for up to 49 passengers, being recommended by the San Diego Concierge Association, Destination Management companies, hotel sales teams and a network of businesses all over Southern California. Many of Zolnaโs five star customer reviews can be seen on their website, Yelp, Trip Advisor, Google Business, Facebook, VRBO and many other travel and social media sites.
