Coboaters, the North America Coboating and crew finder club is not a boat rental service that connects you with boat owners who don't care who you are. Our skippers are people who plan to have a great time on the water with their crew! The same goes for introducing yourself as a skippers to crew members – no one wants to be bossed around by someone they don’t get along with and spoils an opportunity to enjoy boating. You want to find a boat and you are a skipper you want to find a crew. So it really is paramount to make a good impression. After all you really are going to be in the same boat ..read more

A comprehensive guide for Crew and Skippers to have good relationship. Sailing and Boating is fun when it is shared with friends, family, partners and fellow sailors or boaters. But we all know that it is not always easy to create good and safe relationship between crew and skippers. There are a few basic rules and good practice to follow for both crew and skippers. We share here some of recommendations put together by Captain Deb Marlor of Sailing and Boating. Everything is based on years of experiences on the water with powerboats and sailboats. What are the basics to create good relationshi ..read more

Every year in June, the Rhode Island Yacht Club (RIYC) organizes the Lady’s cup Regatta. This year the Ladies' cup will take place on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in the upper Narragansett Bay. 2023 marks the 16th running of the Ladies's Cup Regatta. The race goal is to celebrate the competitive spirit of women sailors on Narragansett Bay and has been awarded intermittently since its inception in 1898. Ladies' Cup regatta main requirements In order to qualify for race, a female must be Skipper of the boat and crew must have 50% female participants. For purposes of awarding the Ladies’ Cup and in t ..read more

Thee are hundreds of thousands of sailors in the world. How many of them have their own boats? It is very hard to find out but what we know is that there are a lot of sailors without boats. The question for those sailors is: How to find someone to sail with? If you want to find partners to sail with, you need friends with boats who are willing to take people on board or who need crew. If you are a boat owner, you may need crew to use your boat more often, to sail for longer periods of time or to go offshore. There are many reasons why boat owners need crew. In both cases, crew, boat owners and ..read more

Understand which website is best for you to find a crew for you next sailing experience is not easy. There are numerous crew finder possibilities. This article will help you compare the most popular ones in North America. Why Crew Finder websites are so useful in US and Canada? There is a common belief that boat owners, skippers and captains can sail often and wherever they want. There is another belief that sailors who don’t own boats simply cannot sail or spend time on the water. This is actually untrue—why? Because there is a new way of sailing, a new concept making its way to North America ..read more

Understand which website is best for you to find a crew for you next sailing experience is not easy. There are numerous crew finder possibilities. This article will help you compare the most popular ones in North America. Why Crew Finder websites are so useful? There is a common belief that boat owners, skippers and captains can sail often and wherever they want. There is another belief that sailors who don’t own boats simply cannot sail or spend time on the water. This is actually untrue—why? Because there is a new way of sailing, a new concept making its way to North America: Coboating, or b ..read more

Most skippers experienced challenges to find the right crew, and this article is a selection of the best practices and advice collected while talking to boat owners and skippers in North America. Tip #1 for skippers to find the right crew: Plan in advance! We all know that anticipation is the key to success on many occasions. Well, the same applies to boating. If you want to find a crew for mid-July, don’t wait for July 10 to start your search. Plan and start talking to your network, your friends, and your family much earlier. Most people do not have much time off and need time to plan vacatio ..read more

What is the Ocean Race? The Ocean Race is a sailing race around the world. The Ocean Race 2023 is the 14th edition of the race. The race covers approximately 38,000 nautical miles and takes the teams to some of the most challenging and remote locations on the planet. There are 7 legs for the 2023 edition: Leg 1: Start in Alicante, Spain to Cape Verde Leg 2: Cape Verde to Cape Town Leg 3: Cape Town to Itajai Leg 4: Itajai to Newport Leg 5: Newport to Aarhus Leg 6: Kiel to The Hague Leg 7: The Hague to Genova for grand finale The Ocean Race is known for its intense competition, as teams from a ..read more

We all agree that the excitement of sharing time on a boat with new people and strangers is exciting. However, if the first encounters on a boat between "good guys" are easily done, we regularly respond to crew and skippers who wonder about their personal safety when embarking with a stranger or when the take a stranger as crewmember. This is a legit concern and this article is here to help you avoid bad experiences. Is sharing time on the water with stranger a safe way to sail? Sharing time on the water with fellow sailors is a good, affordable, and pleasant way to meet people who are passion ..read more

April 28, 29 and 30 April 2023 Essex, CT Why is Connecticut Spring Boat Show unique? The Connecticut Spring Boat Show is traditionally the first in-water boat show of the year in New England. In 2023, it will take place from Friday, April 28 to Sunday, April 30 . In 2022, this is the 7th edition. The show welcome visitors from Connecticut and from all over New England. Sailboats and powerboats in display range from 20’ to more than 65’. There are also dozens of exhibitors on the lawn, brokers, artists, service companies, food and much more. Visitors can compare products and discover the lates ..read more