Sailboat Rentals
Requirements to rent a boat (demonstrate you can sail)
An annual on-the-water check-out by a member of Sail Newport’s instructional staff is required of everyone who comes to use our fleet of J/7s, regardless of years of experience. The check out is typically done right before you rent the first time each season, and is our chance to see that you have sufficient skills to sail the boat safely and appropriately in the conditions, as well as to familiarize you with our boats, procedures and rules, and the sailing area.
The check-out typically takes 10-20 minutes. If you have any questions about whether you have the necessary skills to pass the check-out, please give us a call. Our staff would be more than happy to discuss this with you!
For renters who have the fundamental skills to pass the check-out, but who are maybe a bit rusty or perhaps new to the sailing area, we offer a one hour “Refresher” where an instructor sails with you for the first hour of your rental to help get your confidence and skills up before administering the check-out. The fee for the one hour Refresher is $75 for members / $100 for non-members in addition to the 3 hour rental and check-out fee.
Sailboat Rental Hours 2026
2026 Sailboat Rental Hours
Sail Newport reserves the right to adjust hours/dates due to weather, staffing or other.
| May 2 – 22 (closed Mondays) | 9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon | 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | |
| May 23 – August 16 (seven days week) | 9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon | 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| August 17 – November 1* | 9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon | 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
*closed Mondays starting Sept 14 through the end of the season
2026 Sailboat Rental Rates
| Member | Non-Member | |
| Check-out fees | included w/membership | $10 |
| J/7 weekday rates | ||
| 3-hour rental | $149 | $188 |
| J/7 weekend rates | ||
| 3-hour rental | $184 | $229 |
| Rhodes 19 weekday rates | ||
| 3-hour rental | $119 | $149 |
| Rhodes 19 weekend rates | ||
| 3-hour rental | $148 | $184 |
Extended Hours
Please call or email the Dock Office if you wish to rent beyond three hours (no overnight rentals, only daytime hours)
Dock Office: (401) 849-8385
email: [email protected]
Discounts
Six-Session Cards – Six rentals for the price of four, a great value for the regular sailor!
- Six rental session cards are available for use of either the J/7s or Rhodes 19s.
- You must be a Sail Newport member to purchase and use a 6-session card.
- Six session cards must be used in the season in which they are purchased.
- The 2026 discounted rates:
- $596 weekday J/7 card
- $736 weekend J/7 card
- $476 weekday Rhodes 19 card
- $592 weekend Rhodes 19 card
- Six session cards are only good for the season (May – Nov) in which they are purchased–unused cards may not be carried over to the following season.
- If you reserve a boat, and then cancel within 24 hrs of the scheduled rental time your card will be punched unless we are able to rent the boat to another party.
Open Card
- $1400 season
- Entitles the holder (must be a Sail Newport member) to reserve and rent any of the keelboats during regularly scheduled rental times. If you reserve a boat, and then cancel within 24 hrs of the scheduled rental time there is a $50 penalty unless we are able to rent the boat to another party.
- Open Cards are not transferable: the holder/purchaser must be present for the sail.
- Cards are only valid for the season (May-Nov) in which they are purchased.
Reserve a Boat
Use the link above to book a sailboat rental online.
If you would like more information on booking rentals, please call the Dock Office. (Please leave a message if you get a recording. We will call you back promptly.)
Dock Office (May – November):(401) 849-8385
Email: [email protected]
Please note: We require a driver’s license/recognized form of ID and CC number and payment to reserve a boat.