This is a review just for kayaking:…read more On a beautiful Sunday, we wanted to kayak. We first went to another sailing pavilion that was unfortunately closed and then tried Community Boating. The office / guest services area inside is pretty well staffed and they have bathrooms and lockers so seemed promising. Unfortunately after you pay it becomes clear the main intent of this place is sailing. If you want to do anything else, do not come here. I had to chase multiple people down for us to get assistance with getting paddles and we had to go out into the water on our own with little to no direction. In the end, we didn't even get to spend the full 2 hours you pay for out on the water because it took so long to get setup on our own. Don't come here for anything but sailing!

Love this place, and love that Boston supports it. Great time getting out on the water with my wife…read morein a 2-man kayak. It'd be nice to be able to go further than between the bridges, but for a quick spin it was perfect.

What a great experience! We sailed with Captain David on a beautiful day in early May. Because my…read morepartner has such a strong desire to learn to sail, he asked a lot of questions to learn about the vessel and different verbiage. David enthusiastically answered every question, while also giving us lessons on different sights around the sail. Highly recommend - hope we can make it back another day!

Amazing! So fun! Saw parts of Boston that we wouldn't otherwise see any got to raise the sail!read more

My adult-age sons and I just recently completed the ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising class at the…read moreschool. It was a really great experience. The class had just the right mix of some classroom and theory instruction along with a majority of our time spent on the water. I appreciate how much we repeatedly practiced the important and practical skills needed to operate a sailboat under power, including docking, standing turns, fueling, and more. We were also fortunate that our instructor, Captain Dave Pelkey, was in possession of vast sailing knowledge and experience, which he shared often, explaining the reasons behind everything we were doing, not only how to do it. I recommend the school to anyone seeking to increase their sailing knowledge and to get an ASA certification.

From the owner: Perfecting the sailing charter experience. We help you find the right boat and map out an…read moreunforgettable trip. Find Your Perfect Boat: We always have new and unique boats becoming available, including Catamarans, which are hard to find in New England. Map Out An Unforgettable Trip: Start out from a protected cove in Narragansett Bay with every amenity you will need before your trip available. Set sail through Narragansett Bay or head up to Martha's Vineyard. The beauty of the Atlantic and historic New England is special from a sailboat! Reserve Your Boat and Get Ready: It's our job to make sure you have a wonderful experience, from start to end. The boat will be in an individual slip to make loading quick and easy. Our staff will help everyone get comfortable with the boat. All boats are impeccably maintained so they are always ready to set sail when you are. Contact us or book online today.

If you are an adult looking to learn to sail you have much better options, Please don't waste your…read moretime or money at Courageous Sailing. If you want to learn the basics of sailing at a fraction of the cost of courageous just check out Community Boating on the Charles River, it is only $275-445 for the entire year. With this you will have access to Mercury, laser, 420 (race boats), ideal 18, sonars & windsurfing. With courageous the learn to sail is scheduled for 2 weekends (4 days) with Community the classes are being held all the time and you can take them whenever you want, so you can avoid cold rainy days, and take the classes with different wind conditions (light, med, high) as many times as you want for no charge, unless its an advanced class which is only $50. When I took my learn to sail at courageous it was cold, rainy with fairly large waves. One of the people I took the class with actually started to cry. This is a non issue with Community because if the conditions are awful just come another day. After 1-2 years at community, if you like sailing you can go to a real adult school if you want to level up your sailing skills. Note the internal ratings at community and courageous have little to no value at other sailing organizations. If you are serious about sailing you need to build up your ASA certifications especially ASA 101,103 and 104, there are many ASA schools and you can take classes at different schools all across the country, Caribbean & world. Once you are ASA certified these credentials will follow you to other ASA schools & organizations. Once you reach ASA 104 you can apply for a type of international license. Also note that community has a much nicer facility and dock with actual restrooms with a shower. At Courageous they have portable toilets, no shower and 2 outdoor sinks which almost never have soap. These are the same sinks the staff preparing the cookout food uses. Also note that the traffic on the Charles is much safer vs the harbor, in the harbor you will run into huge tug boats and huge freight ships. On the Charles the boats need to pass under the bridges, so the biggest boats there are duck boats and some small/medium sized tour boats. Actual ASA alternatives to Courageous are First Reef Sailing in East Boston, one of the owners is Capt Paul Sullivan 5 time outstanding ASA instructor, they have the best learn to sail boat in the Boston Area Colgate 26, unlike Courageous the motors actually work & are reliable. If you are a student you can get a Colgate membership for 2K which I think they allow you to share with other members so better boat & may be less expensive vs Courageous also once you achieve 104 status (can do in one year) there is no range limit you just need to be back by sunset. They also offer memberships on cruisers & catamarans, these cost more like 10 K but you can also share those memberships. These are new boats almost everything works on them unlike courageous, And you can go on multi day to week long trips. Another ASA alternative is Reef Runner in Friendship Maine, one of the instructors there is 4 time outstanding instructor, its pretty close to Arcadia National Park. They are less expensive than Courageous and they quality of the instruction is vastly superior. Once you pass a class in an ASA school your log book will be signed by the captain, you will also receive an official stamp for your log book from ASA and the results will be uploaded to ASA so all other ASA organization globally will see your rating. Another tip is no matter where you sail keep a log book on the miles & a brief description of the trip

Primary fleet is a bunch of old Rhodes 19 boats that are falling apart. It's incredibly…read moredisorganized and understaffed. Focus on the youth program, which is really good, however the adult program suffers by lack of attention Even the larger boats 4 J80s frequently mean maintenance and are under maintained. They wait for people to donate boats to them so the cost is low, but you get what you pay for.

The Frayed Knot is a family owned and operated charter; Capt. Claude along with his wife and first…read moremate Judy are both experienced sailors. I reserved an evening cruise for a surprise engagement and they were both very interesting, polite and welcoming people. My guests were blown away by the experience and I hit it out of the park with my surprise, my fiance loved it. I spoke with Capt. Claude before hand and even though I didn't need to ask for much I felt that they were welcoming and would do anything to make the experience a memorable one. Even a last minute request made within reason was accomodated. First of all the boat is beautiful, and it's big and I think that 6-10 people could comfortably enjoy a cruise with out feeling cramped. Every one of my guests were excited and comfortable. ..light snacks were provided and drinks were made available even though this was BYOB. Don't worry about utensils like I did, there were glasses for the toast and champagne had i forgotten to get some. I will spare no praises in saying that they certainly made this experience as easy as possible for me and I appreciate it.

Amazing experience with Claude and Judy sailing off Manchester-by-the Sea! They made it so easy to…read moremeet and get out to the boat. We really enjoyed talking with them, but they were also totally happy to let us enjoy the peacefulness of being out on the water. Gorgeous views from the boat as we traveled around the north shore, with really awesome views you can really only get from a boat. My boyfriend who loves sailing got to take the helm (as did I) to navigate the lobster traps out into the ocean. Absolutely beautiful boat that is super comfortable and we loved the small snacks of cheese and fruit Judy prepared. Overall they were such wonderful hosts and let us make it our own charter. Can't wait to go back next summer!

Awesome experience. If you want to learn to sail, this is the place to go. Expert instruction,…read morepatient coaching, and a safe place to learn.

Amazing experience learning to sail with First Reef! I had zero sailing experience prior to the ASA…read more101 course, Captain Paul was very clear and thorough in teaching the various subjects. This class had 6 students and we were split into two groups for the sailing portion of the days. After looking into the different sailing schools around here, my husband and I landed on First Reef and we are both very happy that we did. We will also be taking the ASA 103, 104, & 105 courses here.

They never answer emails or calls. In May this year Julia said they were opening in June, told me…read moreto email her which i did. No follow up, no communication. Extremely disappointing cause want to sail but horribly run business. Website still says 2023 too

I am having a great summer as a member of BHSC. The staff is supportive, energetic, and friendly…read more They work to ensure the boats are in great shape each time I arrive for a sail. Service is personalized, and Julia does everything needed to ensure things work conveniently for me and others. Thanks, BHSC!

Our sunset cruise with Captain Keith and Paul was beautiful and relaxing. They had a blanket when…read moreit got chilly, and were full of information, both historical and current, as they've been in Cape Cod all their lives. Sorry, Keith, we didn't win that lotto so we won't see you next week. I wish.

Loved sailing with Cape Cod Catamaran team. They were extremely nice, knowledgeable, and we shared…read morea birthday weekend. We didn't want stop sailing when time was up!

We had an amazing private sail with our family of 4 on Father's Day. Captain Al was so patient and…read moreinstructive to our kids who are 12 and 9. We brought on our own picnic lunch and beverages. Highly recommend!!

Good time on the Emma Rose. Captain Al was great. Easy pickup and drop off location. Got to check…read moreout some racing while we were out. Plan on going back to get in on the racing.