Outer Banks Boating and Sailing

The geography of the Outer Banks gives you the chance to enjoy many activities that you wouldn’t otherwise experience – sailing in the ocean or sound. Outer Banks boating and sailing can be enjoyed through canoe, kayak and boat tours, crabbing trips, visits to marinas, private charter trips (fishing charters included), boat rentals and even sailing camps. Imagine embarking on your sailing trip in the early morning, watching the sun hit its zenith in the sky between glances of the passing coastline, your captain and crew ready to whisk you away to picturesque spots as you repose on the luxurious boat. Sounds like a pretty nice way to spend the day right? Outer Banks boating and sailing can be suited to fit the adventure you have in mind, whether it’s self-conducted or led by a captain, in a kayak through the marshland or in a boat cruising through the ocean. Check out the listing below to see what Outer Banks sailing and boating adventures await you and your family during your beach trip. Check out our Boat Ramps section for information on where to launch your vessels.


Outer Banks Things To Do by Area

Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island

Outer Banks Things To Do by Category

Charter Boats on the Outer Banks

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing

Charter fishing on the Outer Banks is one of the most popular activities. Thousands of visitors and locals take advantage of the excellent fishing these...read more

Charter fishing on the Outer Banks is one of the most popular activities. Thousands of...read more

Corolla Watersports

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
798 Sunset Boulevard, TimBuck II Shopping Village, Corolla
(252) 453-6900

If it’s on the water, the folks here can help you do it. On the sound at the backside of TimBuck II next to the minigolf course, Corolla Watersports rents...read more

If it’s on the water, the folks here can help you do it. On the...read more

Crystal Dawn Head Boat

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
2000 Sailfish Drive, Docks at Pirate's Cove Marina, Manteo
(252) 473-5577

Looking to get out on the water? Crystal Dawn, docked at Pirate's Cove Marina on the Nags Head/Manteo Causeway, is a comfortable, 65-foot, double-...read more

Looking to get out on the water? Crystal Dawn, docked at Pirate's Cove Marina on...read more

Fishing Unlimited

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
7665 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head/Manteo Causeway, Nags Head
(252) 441-5028

Fishing Unlimited has everything you need for a great fishing trip on the sound – boat rentals, rods and reel rentals, bait and tackle and ice. If you're...read more

Fishing Unlimited has everything you need for a great fishing trip on the sound –...read more

Harbor Star Dolphin Tours at Wanchese Marina

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
4457 Mill Landing Road, Wanchese
(252) 423-3157

Playful dolphins are some of the most intriguing coastal creatures. If you want to see wild dolphins in their natural habitat in the sound, take a tour on...read more

Playful dolphins are some of the most intriguing coastal creatures. If you want to see...read more

Kitty Hawk Kites

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
Multiple locations
(877) 359-8447

Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail locations from Corolla to Ocracoke, Kitty Hawk Kites boasts an impressive...read more

Kitty Hawk Kites has been teaching the world to fly since 1974. With 10 retail...read more

Kitty Hawk Kites Whalebone Watersports

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
7517 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head/Manteo Causeway, Nags Head
(252) 441-4124
(877) 359-8447

Kitty Hawk Kites' Whalebone Watersports location offers dolphin tours, kiteboarding, Jet Ski rentals and standup paddleboard rentals – some of the most...read more

Kitty Hawk Kites' Whalebone Watersports location offers dolphin tours, kiteboarding, Jet Ski rentals and standup...read more

Kitty Hawk Surf Co.

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
Multiple locations

Ready for some action? Kitty Hawk Surf Co. has everything you need to enjoy all the Outer Banks has to offer, from the wind and waves to flat water...read more

Ready for some action? Kitty Hawk Surf Co. has everything you need to enjoy all...read more

Nor’Banks Sailing & Watersports

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
1314 Duck Road, Duck
(252) 489-4490

With tons of rentals and activities, a surf boutique and great restaurant onsite, Nor’Banks offers one-stop shopping for all the best of the Outer Banks....read more

With tons of rentals and activities, a surf boutique and great restaurant onsite, Nor’Banks offers...read more

Ocean Air Sports

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
39450 N.C. Highway 12, Avon
(252) 995-5000

In a prime location right on Pamlico Sound, Ocean Air Sports has been making Hatteras Island watersports adventures happen since 1987. Locals and visitors...read more

In a prime location right on Pamlico Sound, Ocean Air Sports has been making Hatteras...read more

Paradise Dolphin Cruises

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
708 Harbor Road, Safe Harbor Marina, Wanchese
(252) 573-0547

Paradise Dolphin Cruises operates the Kokomo, a 40-foot catamaran that carries 40 passengers and offers a comfortable ride with a canopied top,...read more

Paradise Dolphin Cruises operates the Kokomo, a 40-foot catamaran that carries 40 passengers and offers a...read more

Rodanthe Watersports & Campground

Outer Banks Boating & Sailing
24170 N.C. Highway 12, Rodanthe
(252) 987-1431

Watersports enthusiasts love staying at this soundfront campground, where they can view awesome sunsets, windsurf, kiteboard or kayak right out from their...read more

Watersports enthusiasts love staying at this soundfront campground, where they can view awesome sunsets, windsurf,...read more