Outer Banks Sailing Charters

Sunset Sails, Boat Tours, and Sailing Charters on Hatteras Island Outer Banks

Phillips Boatworks offers an experience the whole family can enjoy with boat tours and sailboats designed to capture the best of afternoons on the water and weekends exploring new adventure. Visit us at our new location on Buxton Harbor on Hatteras Island, Outer Banks of North Carolina and enjoy the Outer Banks Sailing and boat tours guaranteed to delight. In addition to sailing and boat tours, we offer numerous other boating services for our customers including: project management, refits, re-power, electrical and electronics installations, new boat design and construction.

Phillips Boatworks is the primary sponsor and founder of the Hatteras Sailing Organization, teaching sailing and seamanship to local Hatteras Island Youth. Boating is our Passion. On the water, Capt. Jay loves to share his 30 years of blue water experience with tales of teaching sailing and racing tactics at all age levels, long ocean crossing yacht deliveries, and sailboat racing.

Reserve your Hatteras Sailing Charter or Sunset Sail

Phillips Boatworks offers catamaran sailing in 2 hour and 4 hour experiences. We have a schedule that includes morning, afternoon, and sunset sails. Our most popular sails are the sunset sailing experiences. All our sails leave from our new location in Buxton from the historic fish house location in Buxton Harbor.

What is the advantage of a longer 4 hour sail? The 4 hour sailing experience offer more time for swimming and exploring off the sailboat. Our catamarans are lightweight performance boats that are easily beached. On the 4hr sails, we typically pull the boat up on a sandbar so that our guests can hop off the boat, take a swim, harvest some clams, and learn more about the local soundside marine life.

Why choose the shorter 2hr sail? The 2 hour sails are great for a relaxing sailboat ride. The scenery and experience is gorgeous. Because we sail, our tours are silent and perfect for videography, photography, and conversation. If you don’t need to hop into the water and just want to kick back and relax, the 2-hour sail is perfect for your group.

Sunset Sails

Morning Sails

Afternoon Sails

Outer Banks Sailing Availability

Click any green date that you want to sail and the “tickets” will show the options available for that day. Hit the “book now” button to reserve your date. **NOTE: we do have a second boat. If you need a specific date and time which is not available or have a large party over six guests, you can check availability on the other boat by clicking here

Learn to Sail

Intro to multihull sailing

Have you always wanted to learn to sail? Are you interested to get an introduction? Come sailing on one of our large catamarans and get an introduction to multihull sailing. Our coaches will give you a brief introduction to the most basic concepts of sailing including the points of sail and sail trim for a multihull. Head out onto the water, take the helm, and trim the sails. Bucket list – check!

Boat repairs and yacht services

Sail Repairs and Kite Repairs

Outer Banks Sailing News

Sunset sails and sailing charters for large groups

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