Boat type
Sailboat
Purpose
Sailboats use wind power — keels or daggerboards, mast and rig, and layouts from simple daysailers to offshore cruisers. This primer covers production sailboat builders in census; not dinghy-only or mega-yacht classes.
Best suited for
- Daysailing on lakes and bays
- Coastal and offshore cruising (model-dependent)
- Sailors learning or extending skills under sail
- Crew sizes from solo daysailers to family cruisers
Size options
- Daysailers & small keelboats
- 18–25 ft — trailerable or small-slip learning boats
- Coastal cruisers
- 26–35 ft — weekend and seasonal cruising
- Offshore cruisers
- 36 ft+ — extended passages and liveaboard
Builders in the primer
17 builders in the primer build this type. A missing name is a hole, not a ranking.
- American SailSell-through unknownSouth Carolina
Also catamaran.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetamericansail.com - Arey's Pond Boat YardSell-through unknownMassachusetts
Also catboat.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetareyspondboatyard.com - Artisan BoatworksSell-through unknownMaine
Also runabout.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetartisanboatworks.com - CW Hood YachtsSell-through unknownMassachusetts
Also launch.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetcwhoodyachts.com - Cape Cod ShipbuildingSell-through unknownMassachusetts
This type only, in this primer.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetcapecodshipbuilding.com - Catalina YachtsDealer networkWoodland Hills, CA
Also cruiser.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetcatalinayachts.com - Com-Pac YachtsSell-through unknownFlorida
This type only, in this primer.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetcom-pacyachts.com - Flying Scot, Inc.Sell-through unknownMaryland
This type only, in this primer.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetflyingscot.com - Hinckley YachtsDealer networkSouthwest Harbor, ME
Also cruiser, downeast, express cruiser, and jet boat.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yethinckleyyachts.com - Melges Performance SailboatsSell-through unknownWisconsin
This type only, in this primer.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetmelges.com - Precision Boat WorksSell-through unknownFlorida
This type only, in this primer.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetprecisionboatworks.com - Seaward YachtsSell-through unknownunknown
Also cruiser and dinghy.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetseawardyachts.com - W. D. Schock CorpSell-through unknownCalifornia
This type only, in this primer.
No owner notes yetNo owner boats yetwdschockcorp.com
Where to get them
New-boat dealers who carry these brands live on the dealers shelf. Enter a city or zip to see nearby options for this type:
Related accessories
Engines, parts, and rigging that typically pair with this hull class. Full list on the accessories shelf.