Sailboat Partnerships

If you are interested in sailing the Maine Coast and developing your skills without taking on the full cost and responsibility of owning your own boat, consider joining a boat partnership. Sailing Ships Maine offers selected boats for sale to groups using a cooperative sharing model.

Sailing Ships Maine volunteers support boat partnerships with instruction and technical support. We work to help you keep costs low and advocate a hands-on approach to owning and operating boats. We currently have several boats that are dedicated to this model: a Quickstep 24 named Puffin, a Pearson 28-2, a Bristol 32 and an Ericson 32.

A 1/5th share of a boat of this size might cost between $1500 - $3,000 to purchase, depending on the boat, and annual costs are estimated at between $500 and $1,000 per partner.

Boat partners share the use of their boats and often enjoy sailing and working on their boats together.

FMI, email info@sailingshipsmaine.org.

Buy a Boat

In addition to these boats, which would be great for boat partnerships, please visit this page to see more boats for sale that go directly to scholarships for youth overnight programming.

Sailing Ships Maine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law (EIN 47-3101784).

Sailing Ships Maine creates life-changing opportunities for teens of all abilities and income levels so that they may discover the ocean environment and expand leadership skills while being encouraged to consider further maritime training.  Through public events, we support the marine economy, provide access to the ocean and traditional sailing ships and preserve our maritime heritage.