Hatteras Sailing Organization
Inspiring independence, seamanship, and respect for nature.
2023 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Sailing Festival
KOA Cape Hatteras, Rodanthe, September 22-24th, 2023
RAIN DATE: Sep29-Oct1, 2023
A full weekend of family fun: bonfires, surfing, sailing, boat building, seafood boil, and bottomless pints. It works! We always have so much fun at each of our bi-annual regattas. Join us and register early to save on registration fees. REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Schedule of Events
Sep 29: Pamlico Deli Presents Competitor’s Bonfire
Sep 30: Sailing, Pizza by Angelo’s, and more sailing followed by an Outer Banks Seafood Boil with live music by Jim Hagee and bottomless pints sponsored by 1718 Brewing Ocracoke
Oct 1: Sailing and the awards ceremony
Everyone Is Welcome
This event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome even if you are not sailing. Come and watch the racing, paddle out, ride on the committee boat, kayak to the racecourse and cheer on our sailors. Join us for Live music, bottomless pints, and a fresh Outer Banks Seafood Boil.
Hatteras Sailing Organizes 23/24 High School Sailing
Hatteras Sailing is organizing sailors and parents to participate in the 23/24 SAISA High School Sailing Series
23/24 High School Sailing: Hatteras Community Sailing is organizing and coaching the 23/34 Outer Banks High School Sailing. Join us at the Kickoff Meeting 6pm Friday September 8th Nags Head Fishing Pier. Sailors can hang out on the beach, go surfing, and get to know each other while the parents work out the logistics, finances, organization, and practice carpool schedule.
- Kick Off Meeting: Sep 8th at 6pm Nags Head Fishing Pier
- First Practice is 9am-2pm on Saturday, September 9th.
- 8-12th grade are eligible regardless of sailing experience
- Students from Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Manteo, First Flight, and Homeschools are all eligible
US National Team To Coach a Sailing Clinic On Hatteras Island
Hatteras Sailing is hosting a USODA Horizon Training Clinic this September for Local Junior Sailors
Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting a USODA Horizon Clinic for local and regional sailors September 21-22, 2023. The USODA’s Horizon training program offers eager young sailors the opportunity to train with nationally ranked coaches and sailors from the US Optimist Sailing Team. The Horizon Clinic brings the highest level coaches and sailors to our local sailing organization on Hatteras Island. “Training with the nation’s best sailors and coaches will help our sailors grow and improve on another level. This is an unequaled opportunity for Junior Sailors on the Outer Banks, and I am so proud that we could put the opportunity together” says Hatteras Sailing’s Program Director Meg Phillips. The horizon clinic will take place at the Cape Hatteras KOA in Rodanthe a few days prior to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Regatta. The clinic will be coached by Juan Carlos Romero and MacKenzie McGuckin.
Sailing Camp
Group Sailing Lessons
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
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
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- US National Sailing Team Coaches To Lead Sailing Clinic on Cape Hatteras for Local YouthHatteras Sailing is hosting a USODA Horizon Training Clinic this September for Local Junior Sailors Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting a USODA Horizon Clinic for local and regional sailors September 21-22, 2023. The USODA is the United States Optimist Development Association and the governing body of youth sailing for sailors from 8-15 years old sailing […]
- Hatteras Sailing Coaches Lead 2023 Junior Week at Colington Yacht ClubCoaches 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 […]
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