Our current fleet consists of a broad range of boats designed to make sailing fun and affordable for our varied instructional classes and membership interests. CBC instructors will evaluate the skills and experience of each student, considering factors like size and agility, in determining which boat and group is most appropriate for you.

CBC instructors typically teach onboard beginner boats until the students have progressed to a point where the instructor can teach from a safety/powerboat. Advanced classes allow instructors to encourage sailing independence by teaching from safety/powerboats almost exclusively.

If you would like to donate a boat to CBC, please contact the Director at 401-454-7245 or info@communityboating.com. Boats on our list are always needed and welcome!

> Optimist
> Hunter 140
> Day Sailer
> Club 420
> Sunfish
> Laser Radial
> Laser
> Hunter 216 Keelboat
> Etchells 22 Keelboat

The Optimist Dinghy has become the world standard for introductory junior trainers. Optimist sailors learn the essential steering and sail-trimming skills necessary to continue in the sport of sailing. It's flat, stable hull provides an easy introduction to single-handed sailing.

The Hunter 140 is a fabulous family day sailer. The wide beam keeps it stable and dry while its planing hull allows it to really move. Parents will appreciate the unsinkability and ease of sailing for children, and will love the boat’s ability to really perform for themselves.

The Day Sailer is a staple performer for instructional and recreational sailing. Over 12,000 Day Sailers have been built to date. Sailing with a unique balance of speed and stability, the Day Sailer combines ease of sailing with the challenge of racing. It is durable, stable, seaworthy, easy to trailer, and easy to rig, launch & sail.

The Club 420 is simple and safe for beginners or seasoned intermediates, yet quick enough for more advanced sailors. It enables even young sailors to learn teamwork, and advanced techniques with a stable, forgiving hull. It is quite durable, with high impact bumpers, and a simple, untapered rig.

The Sunfish is the most popular boat ever produced. Millions of people have learned to sail and enjoy the water on the Sunfish. Sunfish have explored quiet coves, planed across lakes, and sailed in big ocean swells. Readily available, more Sunfish sit in backyards or garages than all other dinghies combined.

The Laser Radial is the perfect boat for smaller single-handed sailors who want to start sailing a Laser, but don’t quite have the size to handle it. The Radial uses a standard Laser hull and blades, but a smaller sail and a shorter bottom mast section. It has the feel of a Laser with a less powerful sail plan.

With over 100,000 boats constructed, the Laser is the most popular single-handed, one-design dinghy. The Laser class was built on the philosophy that the sailor wins the race, not the boat. Every new Laser in the world is identical. Strict class rules guarantee that it is sailing skill that makes the difference.

The 22’ Hunter 216 is truly a fun boat to sail. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned skipper, you will appreciate this stable, forgiving, and innovative sport boat. The large cockpit offers crew comfort and allows easy access to effortless hydraulic lifting of a 500 lb. swing keel.

The Etchells is a big, fast, stable, and sleek racing sloop that can be sailed competitively and in comfort by three or four racing sailors. It can tack in 70 degrees and has a low wetted surface hull form that keeps moving in the slightest breeze. Do to complexity and power, CBC Etchells use is restricted to advanced race-training only.