Experience Center
Experience Center
Want to experience something new? Try our experience center. It gives you a chance to demo a boat you want to buy or just to experience boat you have never been on. Have you ever foiled or sailed a high performance catamaran? Sailed with a full asymmetrical spinnaker flying? Happy to help you do this. Contact us below to set a date to try a boat. How does this work?
To Demo a boat- Contact us to set a date and we will set the time based on weather. Make sure you are little flexible as weather changes constantly. We will provide all the equipment- Boat, PFD, Helmet, coms if needed. We will do a brief overview of the boat and get out on the water.
To experience a new boat- Contact us to set a date and we will set the time based on weather. Make sure you are little flexible as weather changes constantly. We will provide all the equipment- Boat, PFD, Helmet, coms if needed and a coach boat if needed. We will conduct a more in depth overview of the boat, sailing characteristics and what to expect. We will head out on the water and sail. We will have you driving and crewing the boat during that time.
Here are your choices:
Catamarans
Nacra Catamarans – Nacra 500MK2/570 MK2 $275.00
F18 Evolution, Nacra F20 – $325.00
Topcat Catamarans – K2X Classic- $105- Located at Nor’Banks Sailing and Watersports, available for rent
Foiling
Birdyfish Foiler – $385.00
Trimaran
Weta Trimaran – Weta 4.4 $285.00
Mono Hulls
Melges 15 One Design – $275.00
Each additional hour is charged at $99/hour. Experience center operating months are May through the end of September.
Come and try out a boat. We operate all our demos out of three location depending on which boat we are sailing. We do charge for demos and experiences and pricing varies between different boats. Fees will be credited back to you if you purchase a boat from East Coast Sailboats. You must have sailing experience and wear a life jacket and/or helmet. Demos are 3 to 4 hours for the demo with a 15-minute overview of the boat and a minimum of 45 minutes of sailing.