Discover Sailing to Introduce New Sailboats at Fall Boat Shows

Sail America’s Discover Sailing program introduced two new sailboats at boat shows this fall; The Hunter EDGE, and the LaserPerformance SB3. Discover Sailing is a national program run by Sail America that promotes the sailing lifestyle, introduces new people to sailing, and provides reliable, unbiased information about how to get started in sailing.

Visitors to the Michigan City In-Water Boat Show that ran from Aug. 21-24 at the Washington Park Marina had a chance to sail in the new Hunter EDGE motorsailor as part of the show’s Discover Sailing program. Other sailboats in the Discover Sailing program included a Hunter 216.

Show attendees at the Lake Union Boats Afloat that ran from Sept. 10-14 at the Chandler’s Cove Marina in Seattle, WA, had the opportunity to sail LaserPerformance’s new SB3 that recently debuted in the US market. This exciting one-design racing sailboat has a large following in Europe and was named Sailing World Magazine’s 2008 Overall Boat of the Year. In addition to the SB3, show attendees at Boats Afloat also can take a sail on a J-105 and a J-80; two very exciting and easy-to-sail boats that have enjoyed great success in the US and around the world. 

A Corsair Sprint 750, a J-100 and a Beneteau 50 were all big hits at the Discover Sailing event at the Newport International Boat Show, Sept 11-14.

Banks expressed his appreciation to the manufacturers and local dealers who have teamed up with show organizers and Discover Sailing to make these exciting opportunities available to the show-going public.

“None of this would be possible without the generosity and support of Hunter Marine, LaserPerformance, The Multihull Source, J-Boats,  and their local dealers,” Banks stated.

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