420 Team Program Plan
420 Team Program Coaches: Head coach is Coach Mak assisted by Coach Ian Ready to Race! 420 race team is for our kids who have been sailing in opti and are now too big and are ready to move up boat sizes. Or for our older kids who are new to sailing. Each Monday will […]
Opti Race Team Program Plan
Opti Race Team Program Coaches: Head coach is Coach Mak assisted by Coach Ian Ready to Race! Opti race team is for our kids that can sail confidently solo, sail a close-hauled course, and are ready to take their sailing to the next level. Each Wednesday will have a specific focus that we will build […]
Wind and Waves One Design Regatta
1st Annual Wind and Waves One Design Regatta organized by Hatteras Community Sailing and hosted at Frisco Woods Campground on May 13- 15th 2022!
2022 Summer Sailing Schedule
Summer Racing Schedule is finalized! If you are not signed up…better get on it today please!!! We are trying to prepare attendance roles, etc. Thank you. Gonna be the best summer of sailing ever with our new coaches, jam packed schedule, and fun planned for the whole family, there has never been a better time […]
Cape Explorers Youth Camps
2022 Youth Sailing and Nature Summer Programs by Hatteras Community Sailing! Designed for Weekly Vacationers The Cape Explorer Camp Program runs on a weekly basis from Memorial Day to Labor Day every Summer from Buxton North Carolina, which is the Village located at the tip of Cape Hatteras. Kids come from Monday – Friday from […]
Things To Do on Hatteras Island
Sunset Sails and Sailing Adventures by Phillips Boatworks Sailing from Buxton Harbor 48962 NC-12, Buxton, NC 27915855-410-SAIL(7245) info@phillipsboatworks.comhttp://www.phillipsboatworks.com Sail with an experienced captain on our stable and fun fleet of Stiletto Catamarans .You can explore Hatteras Island and the North end of Ocracoke to find hidden sound-side treasures! The Clam Shoals, live-oak beach-hammocks, Hatteras Inlet sandbar […]
Dockage Available on Hatteras Island
Dockage available in Buxton on Hatteras Island Boat slips available now for monthly and weekly rental Organizers of the Hatteras Community Sailing Program have arranged to purchase the old Fish House Restaurant Property in Buxton! Anyone who lives in Buxton can attest that this is property that needs a lot of TLC. Hatteras Sailing will […]
Hatteras Sailing Preseason Preparation
Spring Season Session starts off Saturday April 2 with the Traditional Beach Party! But there is much help needed to make it the best season of all for Hatteras Sailing participants and their parents! If you can help out, please let us know. List of Areas where we need Manpower Cleaning up and repairing the […]
Hatteras Jr Sailors get Pro Coaches for 2022!
Hatteras Sailing is growing fast because its the funnest new Ocean Sports training opportunity for specifically tailored to the needs of Local Hatteras Island Youth! Welcome our new 2022 Professional Coaching Staff, Makalynne Dyer and Ian Hoogenboom.
Membership in SAYRA
Its really about building lasting relationships The South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association, and for that matter US SAILING as well, are tools to be taken advantage of by programs like ours at Hatteras Community Sailing. At its root this is about the somewhat awkward but rewarding process of networking and building new relationships. For our […]
Sign up for Spring Sailing !!!!!
Register now for the best junior sailing program in the Outer Banks! Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced programs available on Optimist, 420, and Hobie 18 Catamarans! Programs begin April 2, 2022. Space is limited. First come first serve.
Regatta “TITLE” Sponsorship
Great marketing opportunities are rare. The “TITLE” sponsors shown above have gained countless impressions for Brand Recognition over the years with these major International Sailing Events. Hatteras Community Sailing has been growing exponentially on the Island because it makes sense that youth here should have every opportunity for high level maritime training. Kids on Hatteras […]
Ocracoke Spring Session Registration
Signup for Spring Sailing Session! 8 slots available in first class. Sing up NOW First come First Serve. Sailing begins first week of April. YEAH!
Sailing Jobs – Junior Sailing Coach
Hatteras Community Sailing 2022 Junior Sailing Coach Position Hatteras Community Sailing is growing by leaps and bounds. For 2022 we plan on hosting sailing clinics for Island visitors as well as a full time program with multiple levels for local youth. We are seeking an experienced US SAILING Level 1 Certified Sailing Coach/Instructor. This is […]
Ocracoke Sailing Raid
A weekend sailing and camping to Ocracoke Island Sailing Raid: a fun overnight sailing and camping adventure along coastal waters often with a competitive element with boats competing between planned destinations along the cruise. Let’s sail to Ocracoke Island! To wrap up the FALL 2021 Season, Hatteras Sailing is going on a Sailing Adventure! Join […]
2021 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta – Opti Sailing Gallery
We have so many photos from Sunday and Saturday. These are the photos taken on Meg & Jay’s Nikon on Saturday only. When we get he other photos from other cameras and angles I will re-post the link and update you all! There are some really great photos here for sure!
2021 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta – Surf Camp Gallery
Endless Summer Surf OBX was gracious to sponsor a mini session surf camp before the sailing in Saturday. This was truly a highlight of the weekend, and all the kids and grownups had so much fun surfing. Thank you, Endless Summer!
Regatta Weather Updates
UPDATE ISSUED: Friday Sep 24th: 11:28am Beach Bonfire instead of sunset sails Meet at 5pm, Friday, Sep 24th at ramp 49 in Frisco on the beach for a bonfire Weather looks to be cloudy, chilly, windy, and gusting up to 30 knots. Sunset sails are probably not a fun idea, but beach bonfire sounds like […]
Practice Gallery
Regatta Practice Monday Evening, September 20th, 2021 While the weather prediction is hardly ever accurate on Hatteras, it is projected to blow like stink on Wednesday, so this may be our last practice before the Regatta…Jay got some fun video clips and photos of our sailors practicing. Photo and Video Credit: Jay Phillips
Fall 2021 – First Race Clinic
Race Clinic with 420 Team and Opti Team The first Fall 2021 Hatteras Sailing race clinic went so well. Extra thanks to the parents and volunteers who helped us today with both the older group and the Opti Intermediate group. Special thanks to Jenn Dunn and Brad Doerr who both came with powerboats to help […]
US SAILING Small Boat Instructor Course – Level 1
Hatteras Sailing to Host a US SAILING Small Boat Instructor Course Nov 8-9, 2021 UPDATE 10-18-2021: To further our objective of high level sailing education to Hatteras Island Youth, Hatteras Sailing is hosting a Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course.. This is a certification course with US SAILING, where part of the course is done […]
Fall ’21 Wednesday Night Beer Can Series
Hatteras Sailing Announces Fall ’21 Beer Can Series for local residents, club members, and visiting sailors. Beginning Sept 8th, 2021 Hatteras Sailing will be hosting a mid-week beercan racing series out of the new Hatteras Sailing Center in Buxton Harbor (the fish house) In the true spirit of a beercan series, in celebration of our […]
Hatteras Sailing adds high school and middle school 420 Class sailboats to the local youth sailing program
Hatteras Community Sailing adds 5 of the internationally recognized 420 Class sailboats for local high school, middle school, and college athletes (ages 12 & up). Talented local youth can now be regionally, nationally, and internationally competitive in the 420 Sailing One Design Class thanks to our boat sponsors: Hatteras Island Air, OBX Spice Company, Phillips […]
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta 2021
Thank you to our event sponsors Schedule Friday, Sep 24 Check In: 7pm – 9pm Friday at Hatteras Sailing 4:45pm: Sunset Celebration Sail presented by Phillips Boatworks & Pamlico Sailing. Please join us for a sunset sail and Welcome meet & Greet sponsored by Phillips Boatworks, Pamlico Sailing, and Wild Flour Kitchens. Sunset sail begins […]
Upgraded Operations Center!
Club Supporters working hard to acquire the Fish House Restaurant Property in Buxton to be new Hatteras Sailing Center. Thanks to a wonderful core group of supporters and Directors, community sailing program has been consistently running and growing. The second Summer Session is ending early August and the registration for Fall’s Eight Week Session is […]
Optimist Class Sailboats
Why does Hatteras Sailing sail the Optimist Class? The Optimist Class sailboat has been the standard for youth and junior sailing programs for decades. The class was launched in 1947, and has a long history as the training boat on which the world’s best sailors learn the basics. The boat was designed and first built […]
Beach Regatta Barbecue
Summer’s End Beach Regatta Barbecue Sat Aug 7th, Canadian Hole (** first parking lot with bathrooms) As an organization, we have accomplished so much in two short years. It is time to pat ourselves on the back, relax, and have a little fun. All club members, sailors, parents, and friends are invited to a fun […]
2021 Manteo One Design Regatta
Way to go, team! Congratulations to all the sailors, coaches, and parents. We all worked hard preparing for this regatta, and our efforts paid off with a sweep of the top 3 awards and so much improvement in our racing and boat handling skills 1st: Noah Phillips 2nd: Joey Lettieri 3rd: Connor Hakola Race Results […]
July 25th, 2021 Race Clinic
Hatteras Sailing hosts a summer session race clinic as the team prepare to sail in the 2021 Manteo One Design Regatta hosted annually by the Maritime Museum. Sailor Max S. consistently performed well on the race starts with Hunter winning the first start of the day which was his first start ever! The course was […]
Olympic sailing watch party!
Sailing Watch Party! Olympic Event Times and Dates Date and Time: Sun 25 July 23:00 – Mon 26 July 10:00 Venues: Enoshima Yacht Harbour RS:X Men RS:X Women Laser Men Laser Radial Women Date and Time: Mon 26 July 23:00 – Tue 27 July 10:00 Venues: Enoshima Yacht Harbour RS:X Men RS:X Women Laser Men […]
Race Clinic
UPDATE: New information for second summer race clinic When: Sunday July 25th 9am Where: Meet at Marina Schedule: 9:00 am Start of Morning Sailing Sesson: Please be rigged and ready. We want to head out to the racing arena in front of the little sandy beach area diagonally across from big island. Please COME EARLY […]
Hatteras youth sail in 2021 US Sailing Junior Olympic Festival
Hampton VA – July 7 through 11, 2021 Hatteras Island junior sailors road-tripped to Hampton VA this past weekend to participate in the US SAILING and CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Junior Olympic Festival at Hampton Yacht Club. This was the first large sailing competition for Hatteras Sailing youth since its start last summer. […]
Update from HYC on Regatta this weekend
NOTE: I did just speak with the regatta coordinator and he said that clinic will still begin at 9am Friday morning, and we are still welcome to practice tomorrow afternoon given favorable conditions. Email from HYC The following email was received this afternoon regarding the storm and preparations for the regatta this weekend. Jay and […]
Sailing Gear – team spirit, safety, and competition
Parents have asked about sailing specific gear. Here are some images, etc. Phillips BoatWorks (pHB) is a supplier for the leading manufacturer of dinghy sailing gear. If the club wants to put together an order, we can get some gear at competitive pricing. We can put together pricing as we get an order… PFD (life […]
Jr. Olympics Fundraising
Any youth and/or parents attending next weeks’ Junior Olympic Festival, please find the attached Sponsor Signup Sheets…. Next weeks event is close by and a great educational event for the kids learning curve to take a giant leap forward. Getting to know the other kids who compete regionally is really a wonderful experience. It does however […]
Advanced Sailors – Week 3
Practice is July 4, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for Advanced Sailors Time is passing fast so its time to dial it in, so you can get the most out of the Summer Session! Here is what we have in store for 4th of July Weekend. Don’t forget to try and get your own digital […]
Intermediate Program Plan
Intermediate Program Coaches: Head coach is Nathan Snead assisted by Bob Moscowitz Developing Into Independent, Confident Sailors The intermediate program will develop our young sailors past the beginner phase, and build on the basics they have learned over the past couple seasons. We will focus on becoming proficient at the skills the students already have […]
Summer Sailing Schedule
Summer sailing Schedule is finalized! If you are not signed up…better get on it today please!!! We are trying to prepare attendance roles, etc. Thank you. Sunset Fridays Adults, members, parents, juniors, family, friends…Let’s sail on Friday’s. Everyone is invited to take out a boat and celebrate our beautiful sunsets. If you have a boat […]
Hatteras Sailing launches invitational sailing team
Coaches create invitational sailing team for Hatteras Island Youth The Hatteras Sailing Organization together with its coaches agreed to launch an invitational sailing team. The Hatteras Sailing Organization is made up of local sailors, parents, and community leaders committed to invest time and resource in growing the sport of sailing on Hatteras and also training […]
Beginner Sailing Program
Exciting fun planned each week in beginner sailing Register Online We’ve put together an exciting and fun curriculum for our beginner summer sailing. The goal for beginner sailors is to get prepared to graduate to solo sailing in a later season. Sailors are focused on learning the following important concepts and skills. grow swimming skills […]
Summer Sailing Camping Trip?
Who wants to go camping? Several parents and juniors have expressed an interest in an overnight sailing camping trip somewhere local. What do you think? Learn more…
Spring 2021 – May 15th Schedule
Weather Update Supposed to be light winds and fair weather most of the weekend. See you all at the marina. Schedule Loggerheads – Saturday 9am Anders Vetter Hunter Everheart Molly Metacarpa Neimiah Crum Micah Mastro Elle Everheart Ospreys Saturdays 11:30am Gilliam Shisler Claire Mack Connor Hakola Marilyn Mack Rory Quigley Ella Quidley Joey Lettieri Stripers […]
2021 Board Elections – Finished
Election Results Chairman – Jay Phillips V Chair – Robert Moscowitz Secretary – Amy Hakola Treasurer – Chip Hammack Member at Large – Tater Gaskins Member at Large – Erin Vetter Member at Large – Nathan Snead Congratulations to our new Directors! The future of Hatteras Sailing is in your hands now! It is time […]
Repeat of last week’s fun adventure
SATURDAY SAILING TIME MOVED TO 2PM! With a little twist The Graveyard Beach Last week, we sailed out on Stiletto with the optis following. We went to the little beach just around the corner south of the canal. This week, the plan is to explore the Graveyard Beach which is just a little farther south […]
Why Sailing wins on the “Cool” factor!
What do you think of when you think of sailing? For me, “Adventure” is the first thing that comes to mind and its the same reason I like things like surfing, camping, roadtrips, flying, even things like beach combing! I look out at a big bay, river, or even an ocean and wonder what really […]
Campfire, S’mores, and Capture the flag
This weekend we are planning something a little different, and maybe a little more fun. The goal is having fun. We are planning to sail the Stiletto and have more experienced sailors take Optis out to the beach. Other sailors will sail with coaches and parents on the Stiletto out to the bayside beach where […]
Instructor Certifications
Hatteras Community Sailing will need as many certified small boat instructors as we can get! US Sailing offers hybrid training and certification programs, in which the knowledge portion can be done digitally. Then there is normally some time required with an Instructor Certifier to verify the skills requirements to gain the certification. At the age […]
Spring 2021 Teams and Schedule
Team Roster and Schedule Weather is key Sailing is weather dependent. The times listed are assuming the weather cooperates. Keep an eye on your phone so that you stay in the loop on any weather related schedule changes. **Note: If you see a ? next to your name or you have any concerns, please text […]
Boots for Safety
Protect your feet from the oysters and the rails and rigging of the boats Starting within the next couple weeks, boots are required for every sailing session to protect the kiddo’s feet from cuts and injuries. There are a variety of boots and shoes which are appropriate and will protect your sailor’s feet from injury. […]