Hatteras Sailing Organization
Inspiring independence, seamanship, and respect for nature.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta
A SAYRA Jr. Grand Prix Event
September 27-29, 2024 at KOA Cape Hatteras in Rodanthe
A weekend full of fun: Bonfires, Ghost Crabs, Bottomless Pints, Homemade Boats, Sailing, Surfing, and Fishing.
FRIDAY: Pamlico Deli’s BBQ Beach Bonfire and Ghost Crabbing Tournament on the Atlantic Ocean. **(included in registration for all competitors)
SATURDAY: One Design Regatta Sailing on the Pamlico Sound followed by a Pool Party with Live Music and a Seafood Boil Sponsored by 1718 Brewery Ocracoke, KOA Cape Hatteras, and Outer Banks Boil.
SUNDAY: One Design Sailing, Homemade Boat Races, and Awards.
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta Weekend is the most memorable, most fun way to wrap up summer and head into fall. Register before August 30th to save on all registration and tickets.
Early Registration Is Open!
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CHLOD 2024 Boat Builder’s Challenge$25.00 -
CHLOD 2024 – Double HandedProduct on sale$65.00 – $153.00
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CHLOD 2024 – Multihull$37.00 – $165.00
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CHLOD 2024 – Single HandedProduct on sale$65.00 – $208.00
OBX Homeschool Sailing Camp
Explore Cape Hatteras from the water. Join Hatteras Sailing’s sailing team and coaches as we learn about our local environment and get an introduction to Hatteras Sailing’s fleet of sailboats. Weather permitting, we will sail on a range of different types of sailboat as we learn more about the Pamlico Sound: 42’ Sabre Cruising Boat, Stiletto 27’ Catamaran, HObie 16, C420, and Optimist Dinghy.
- Who: Dare County Residents 18 and under who are homeschooled are eligible for registration
- Ages: 8-12 | 13-18 years old
- Cost: $75
- Number of Participants: Min 8 / Max 16
- Dates: Mon-Thur Aug 26 – 29, 2024
- Registration Deadline: August 12, 2024
- Time: Drop off 9am Pick Up 12pm
- Bring: Sunscreen, swimming shoes, snack & reusable water bottle
High School Sailing Team
OBX Has A High School Sailing Team
Calling 8-12th graders from Manteo, First Flight, CHSS, or Homeschools…
Sail with other Outer Banks teens on the high school sailing team. 8-12th grades are eligible including students from Manteo, First Flight, CHSS, or homeschool. The sailing team is organized and coached by Hatteras Community Sailing for all junior sailors in the Outer Banks as a part of the South Atlantic
Interscholastic Sailing Association (SAISA).
Sailing is an exciting, challenging, and athletic sport. The top ranked sailing colleges are also the top academic colleges including the ivy league and military academies. Sailing looks great and stands out on college applications. All are welcome regardless of sailing experience or school district.
Last year Hatteras Community Sailing and Colington Yacht Club leadership worked together to spearhead the first ever High School Sailing effort for the Outer Banks. Kids from First Flight and Cape Hatteras participated, learned from scratch and competed against schools from Raleigh, Wilmington, Lake Norman, Beaufort NC, Charleston, Beaufort SC, Hampton and New Bern. The regattas were pretty massive! Lots of great sailors from the entire Southeastern Atlantic. Away Game” schedule is set by the parents and kids involved in an interest meeting before the season starts. Hopes are that we can form teams for each of the local districts here on the OBX Manteo, First Flight, Hatteras, and Ocracoke.
Registration Deadline August 24, 2024 for Fall 2024 Season. Registration is open.
Come Sailing With Us
Open to the public: Visitors & Residents are invited to sail with Hatteras Sailing
Visitors
Go Sailing while you are on the Outer Banks. Learn To Sail or Take A Sailboat Charter with one of our experienced crew on the beautiful Pamlico Sound. Hatteras Sailing is open to all visitors and offers a variety of boats large and small for all ages, agilities, and skill levels. Sailing on the Pamlico Sound is a must-have Outer Banks Experience.
Residents
Learn how you can get involved in the many programs Hatteras Community Sailing puts together each Spring, Summer, and Fall for full time and seasonal Outer Banks Residents. Learn to sail, get an introduction to sailing, or just hop on for the boat ride during one of our community sailing events. In 2024, Hatteras Sailing has a jam packed calendar of programs for all ages.
Sailing School
For Individuals And Family Groups Open To The Public
Looking for a sailing school? Earn your sailing certifications and learn to sail while your family happily lounges on the Outer Banks national seashore. Our sailing school offers a similar curriculum to Offshore Sailing School or JWorld right here on Hatteras Island. Our entry level and performance courses last most of the day and leave you enough time to enjoy the beach and dinner with your family after lessons are done for the day.
| Course Description (link to registration) | Boat | Schedule | Hours Instruction | Course Fee | #Sailors |
| Basic Keelboat | Melges 24 | 3-Days: 8am – 5pm | 21 | $895 pp | 4 |
| Performance Keelboat | Melges 24 | 3-Days: 9am – 2pm | 15 | $595 pp | 4 |
| Basic Catamaran Sailing | Stiletto 27 | 3-Days: 9am – 4pm | 21 | $595 pp | 5 |
| Basic Liveaboard Cruising | Sabre 42 | 5-Days: Live Aboard | 120 | $1250 pp | 5 |
Sailing Camp
Youth & Kids Sailing Camp
The Cape is surrounded with water, the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Pamlico Sound on the other, so our exploration takes us to the water! We use our sailboats and coach boats to take the kids to hidden bayside beaches and sandy clam shoals where they can play in the shallow water and learn to sail. We learn basics of sailing on the same boats our sailing team sail and we get out on the big boats too. A week of jam packed water sports fun.Taught by Hatteras Sailing Coaches and junior sailors as assistant coaches. We learn to sail and have lots of fun with a variety of activities including
- exploring
- sailing
- paddling
- swimming
| Registration Link & Description | Ages | Boat | Schedule | Hours Instruction | Course Fee | #Sailors |
| Intro To Sailing | 5-7 yrs | Big Boats | 3 Days: 8am-12noon | 12 | $300 pp | min 4 / max 8 |
| Anytime 3-Day Sailing Camp | 8-12 yrs | Optimist / Stiletto 27 | 3-Days: 9am – noon | 9 | $279 pp | min 4 / max 8 |
| Anytime 5-Day Sailing Camp | 8-12 yrs | Optimist / Stiletto 27 | 5-Days: 9am – noon | 15 | $375 pp | min 4 / max 8 |
| Anytime 3-Day Sailing Camp | Teen – Adult | C420 / Melges 24 / Hobie | 3-Days: 9am – noon | 9 | $300 pp | min 4 / max 8 |
| Anytime 5-Day sailing Camp | Teen – Adult | C420 / Megles 24 / Hobie | 5-Days: 9am – noon | 15 | $500 pp | min 4 / max 8 |
Recent News
Stay In The Loop
Hatteras Coaches Junior’s Week at Colington Yacht Club
Coaches and Sailors from Hatteras Sailing travel to Kill Devil Hills to coach the 2023 Colington Yacht Club Junior’s Week Clinic. Jay and Meg Phillips spent last week coaching Outer Banks Youth during the 2023 Colington Yacht Club Junior’s Week. The clinic lasted all day for five days. Eight kids from 8-12 years old learned on the Optimist Sailboat and 6 teenagers learned to sail on the C420. Read More
Hatteras Sailors Demonstrate Skill and Growth at Optimist Nationals
“It am proud to see Hatteras Sailors competing on the national stage with sailors from Chicago, San Diego, and Annapolis. Every time we enter a regatta these kids make lifelong relationships and treasured memories they will carry with will them for the rest of their lives” says Hatteras Sailing Program Director and Optimist Coach, Meg Phillips. Read More
Hatteras Sailors Heading to Optimist Nationals
Two sailors from the Hatteras Community Sailing race team, Beau Phillips (age 9) and Seaton Hawpe (age 11) will compete in the 2023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National Championship hosted by Hampton Yacht Club in Virginia from June 30 – August 4th. Read More
HCS Is Officially 501(c)(3)
Congratulations to Hatteras Community Sailing with special thanks to Gerry Linder. Back in 2020 when a group of parents launched Hatteras Community sailing, we never dreamed how challenging it would be to get non-profit status with the IRS for a kids sailing program … Read more
- High School Team Sailing Melges at HYC Hospice CupThis weekend 4 of our High School Sailors will be competing on the Melges 24 at the Hampton Yacht Club Hospice Cup Regatta! This is the first opportunity the kids will have this year to step up to a bigger grand prix style racing platform by racing one design against some of the best adult… Read more: High School Team Sailing Melges at HYC Hospice Cup
- 2024 Interscholastic Sailing SeasonOBX NOW HAS HIGH SCHOOL SAILING! Sailing is a lifelong adventure like no other. Hundreds of kids from all across North Carolina are participating … and now so can you. Open to 8-12th graders from First Flight, Manteo, Hatteras, Ocracoke, and Homeschools => Last year Hatteras Community Sailing and Colington Yacht Club leadership worked together… Read more: 2024 Interscholastic Sailing Season
- Fri Sep-23, 2023: CHLOD Regatta Weather Update420s Will Sail on Sunday Each of the three weather forecasting models that we use here on Hatteras line up and predict the wind to be decreasing for sailing on Sunday. Phillips family is planning to head to the sailing center Saturday afternoon to begin clean up and prep for regatta sailing on Sunday. If… Read more: Fri Sep-23, 2023: CHLOD Regatta Weather Update
- Thu, Sep 21, 2023: Regatta Weather & Schedule UpdateThe National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning and a Storm Surge Watch for all areas of the Outer Banks due to the expected impacts from an area of low pressure off the southeastern coast of the U.S. This developing system—which is currently identified as Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 by the National Hurricane Center, and which could… Read more: Thu, Sep 21, 2023: Regatta Weather & Schedule Update
- Sep-19, 2023: Lighthouse Regatta Weather UpdateSep-19 08:30 am: A Weather Update from PRO, Jay Phillips At the moment, there is no low pressure system off of Florida or North of the Bahamas. While there are some pretty ugly forecasts for the weekend, they are regarding storms that do not exist yet and are very speculative. There is a very good… Read more: Sep-19, 2023: Lighthouse Regatta Weather Update
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