Take Home the 40 Year Old Fish House Restaurant Highway Signs! A piece of Hatteras History. The old Fish House Property on Buxton Harbor has been sold and will hopefully be put to use as a sailing and maritime education center for local and visiting youth and adults. Originally we were planning on simply flipping and re-using the signage for the new branding. We are offering at least one of the signs to the highest bidder! Proceeds from the sale of this cool and historic memento will be used towards the purchase and use of the property as a sailing and maritime educational resource to the community. Details are as follows: Dimensions are 8 ft long x 5 feet high x 2 inches thick The sign material is […]
Charter Special! 10% off Full Day Charters !!!
Full Day Sailing Adventures are the BEST! Explore Hatteras Inlet and Ocracoke North End! Book Now ! (coupon code “fulldayspecial”) Depart Buxton at 8 am and explore the most secluded sights of Hatteras Island! Back at 4 pm. Groups can be up to 6 Passengers per boat. 3 Boats Available! Ice and Cooler Provided Boats […]
Hatteras Island – Yacht Rescue and Salvage
Responsible and Safe Recovery from the Graveyard of the Atlantic The danger of offshore transit around Cape Hatteras and Diamond Shoals is frequently underestimated. Each year 5 – 20 vessels get stranded on the shallow bars of the Outer Banks as they approach Hatteras Point and Diamond Shoals off of North Carolina’s Barrier Islands. Especially […]
Used and Repair(able) Sail Sale!
Sale on Used Sail Inventory Most of these sails will be between $100 – $300 depending on the age and extent of work that had to be done to fix them. World Sails 4.7 mast 430/400 luff 407 boom 165 sail004a.jpg sail004b.jpg Real World Sails 5.2 mast 400 luff ext 23-25 boom 174-176 sail009a.jpg sail009b.jpg […]
Avon Harbor Sailing
Sailing around Avon Harbor As a charter captain doing sunset sails almost every evening in the peak of summer, I have excellent knowledge of the sailing around avon harbor. It is is shallow, unpredictable, and exciting. Favorite spots for sailing around Avon We have a few favorite spots to visit when we are sailing around […]
pH850 Catamaran Prototype Build
Learn How to Build High Tech from Scratch Project Summary The initial construction stage of the project involved building the 4 separated parts of the outer hull shell composite. This is done on a ‘one off’ boat build by using a ‘strongback’ of cross section frames even spaced with longitudinal strips or stringers that bend […]
Sailmaking and Sail Repair Services in Avon
Hatteras Island Sails, Canvas, and Service – for Sailboats, Windsurfing, Kiteboarding Phillips Boatworks in Avon, NC, recently partnered with Latell & Ailsworth Sailmakers in Deltaville, VA which is part of the EVOLUTION SAILS network of Australia. Evolution Sails features a growing Worldwide network of Lofts through the promotion of new technology fibers and craftsmanship in […]
Original Classic Stiletto 27 Catamaran in Avon
Kept in a freshwater lake by the original owner, this is the best kept Stiletto-27 we’ve seen in the past 10 years.
Gunboat 55 Rigging
Leader of the Rigging Team at the Wanchese, NC Gunboat Factory. With a Team of 5 rigging team members, we worked on all stages of the rigging installations on the new Gunboat 55, all Carbon Fiber, Infused Catamaran. Nine hulls were on the floor during this time and were at all different stages of completion, […]
Custom Boat Building
Custom boat building on Hatteras Island Founder of Phillips Boatworks, Jay Phillips, has been involved in new boat builds for near 40 years. He made his first small wooden boat at age 14. Same year he started earning money working at the local boat yard, repairing and refitting all types of yachts. His first big […]