Hobie 33 – Lightweight, Responsive, and Built to Teach
This Hobie 33 has quite a story. Originally raced in Hawaii and later modified for the legendary Transpac Race—a demanding offshore competition from California to Hawaii—she was eventually sold in California, where we found her and trailered her back to the East Coast to become part of our training fleet.
We use performance sailboats like the Hobie 33 because they’re incredibly maneuverable, easy to handle, and highly responsive—qualities that make them ideal for learning. You get instant feedback from every adjustment, helping new sailors build skills faster and with more confidence. Plus, because she’s so light and easily driven, we’re often sailing comfortably in conditions that would leave heavier boats stuck. Learning on a race boat isn’t just effective—it’s also a lot more fun.
Pearson Ensign:
The Pearson Ensign is an Alberg design and a staff favorite. Based on the Pearson Electra; the Ensign was designed as a family oriented, one design day-sailor. With a large cockpit that can accommodate 5 adults, the Ensign makes a great instruction boat. The boat sails well in light and heavy air, always feeling composed and predictable. The Ensign has enjoyed continued popularity through out the years thanks to its overall great sailing characteristics, and new boats are still being built today!
Farr 43:
This boat was new to us toward the end of the 2019 season and will allow us to do more custom charters and ASA 104 classes. Stay tune for more information about the newest boat in our fleet!
Retired Fleet
Paceship Chance 32/28*:
S/V Nomadic is a 32′ IOR style racer cruiser. This is the largest and best performing boat that Paceship ever made. IOR was set of rules designed to govern racing throughout the 70’s and 80’s. IOR has been entirely phased out in favor of other handicapping rules, but this bygone racing rule produced boats that had unique and often challenging characteristics. The Chance 32/28 has unbelievable performance to windward, rivaling most newer production boats, but is a real challenge to handle on almost any tack off the wind. Although the fleet she was designed to race against has largely been forgotten, there is a real sense of accomplishment when you have learned to master this vessel.
*not available for rental