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!

> Hunter 140 — NEW!
> Optimist
> Day Sailer
> Flying Junior (FJ)
> Club 420
> Laser
> Laser Radial
> Sunfish

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 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 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.

Our current fleet of FJ’s serves our adventurous members with advanced boat handling instruction and exciting Wednesday Night Racing opportunities. The FJ is sailed by more collegiate sailing teams than any other double-handed sailboat. Also popular as a junior trainer, it tacks and accelerates quickly. Large buoyancy tanks ensure quick, self-rescuing. It features a tough untapered mast, external halyards, and a simple layout.

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.

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 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.

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.