Our fleet of Hunter 216 sportboats are the perfect combination of speed, stability, comfort, and ease of handling to make learning to sail a breeze. They feature full 14ft cockpits, a small jib and high-aspect mainsail riding on backstayless B&R Mast. The Hunter's are a joy to sail for both children and adults and provide the performance and comfort of even the most demanding sailors - so much so that these same boats are the newest additions the the massive training fleets at the US Naval Academy and the Bitter End Yacht Club. Not only are out Hunter 216's great performers, they are also some of the safest boats afloat, with their internal positive flotation built into the hull layup, creating boat that is fully unsinkable even if holed or cut in half. The Hunter 216's are used in our Intro to Sailing and Basic Sailing courses.

After mastering small boat sailing aboard the Hunters, students in our advanced Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Preparation courses step aboard a our 42' Beneteau sloop. At twice the length and over twice the sail area the Beneteau gives students the opportunity to apply their newfound skills aboard a completely different type of vessel and see how big boat sailing is so intricately related to small boat sailing. Aboard the larger vessel students learn to steer with a wheel, use a diesel engine, dock under power, use foller furling, electronics and understand how size and weight affects vessels of all type.