Hi, I am Jim Luckett, owner of SailboatsToGo LLC. This website is about putting you and your playmates into the most convenient, comfortable and fun little sailboats on the market.   If you want to skip this and go right to our on-line catalog click here.  Any text you see here in red is also a link you can click on.

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Wanted: Sailing Without Hassle

I started SailboatsToGo LLC because I love sailing and I hate expense and hassle. When I get the impulse to be on the lake or bay under sail, I want to just go and be sailing within the hour. When I'm not sailing, I don't want mooring fees, trailer license fees, storage issues, maintenance issues etc.

I looked at and rented Sunfish -- Too Heavy on land and it's strictly bathing-suit sailing, which is no good in early Spring or in Fall.

I owned a Super Snark.  It was a blast.  But, when I left it out in the backyard, the ants ate the styrofoam hull. Plus, it too was not dry sailing (you get wet -- fun in the summer but nasty in the early spring and late fall) and there is no back support.  (By the way, our sail, mast and boom fit the Super Snark and are a better, less expensive option if you need replacement parts for a Snark.  Or go the other way:   Get one of our canoe, kayak or inflatable boat sail rigs without the sail and spars and use your Snark sail and spars on our products to save money.)

I built a plywood sailboat. Too heavy and it required a trailer, and annual maintenance, and was not comfortable.

I looked at and rented the Escape. Too heavy. Trailer required. Not comfortable, not dry.

1st Solution: Canoe Sailing

At last I bought a sail rig for my canoe. FABULOUS! Roomy, lightweight, dry, comfy, fun to sail. So great, that I wanted to bring the sail rig with me on vacations to the Caribbean. But there are no canoes to rent in the Caribbean.

So I tried a Sevylor sail rig on a Caravelle inflatable raft. Took it in my luggage on the airplane. GREAT CONCEPT, poor execution. The Sevylor rig was a major bother to put up and take down, and built too flimsy -- it broke and required constant repairs. It also did not sail well upwind until I added a boom to the sail and did not sail well in strong winds until I built a bigger rudder for it.

2nd Solution: Sailing Inflatables

So, I junked the Sevylor rig and started from scratch with the Sevylor hull, some parts from my canoe sail rig and some ingenuity. Once I had it perfected, I teamed up with the canoe sail rig manufacturer (a family business in the midwest that sells 100s per year) to manufacture my invention and to put me in the business of marketing  canoe and kayak sail rigs along with the rig for Sevylors (yes, it will fit many other brands too).

And SailboatsToGo LLC was born.  

Many Models to Choose From

Our biggest selling product initially was the SailboatsToGo sail rig for inflatables with the Sevylor XR116GTX 11' inflatable boat.  Soon I found other inflatables that sailed even better than the Sevylors with my rig.   So now I recommend the Navigator II 500, the Intex Mariner 4, and the Intex Seahawk II in the inflatable dinghy class, and the Saturn Expedition Kayak (12 or 13 foot models), Sea Eagle Fast Track 385 and Sea Eagle Fast Track 465 in the kayak category.  We equipped the sail rig for inflatables with telescoping side rails.  In addition to giving lots of leverage to firmly secure the rig to the boat, these rails act as stiffeners for the boat itself, improving the handling and sailing performance.  These rails also enable us to get the crossbar entirely forward of the cockpit, so unlike other sail rigs, the SailboatsToGo sail rig for inflatables does not clutter up your seating and cargo space.  We've had 4 adults sailing in an 11' XR116GTX, thanks to this design.   And it's very safe and stable.  In the picture above, I'm doing everything to make it tip (sitting on downwind side, sailing crosswise to the waves, in a strong wind, with sail sheeted in tight) and it does not come close to tipping!   But the  XR116GTX is not my favorite.  I like the Intex Seahawk Sport 400 (now superseded by the Seahawk II, which is equal) because of several factors:  (1) It has a thicker, less stretchy skin, which results in a harder, stiffer boat.  (2) Instead of a flat bottom, it has an upturn (rocker) at the bow and stern to help it ride over the waves.  (3)  It has a lower profile, so the hull creates less wind resistance when sailing up wind.   (4)  It is 6 lbs lighter.   If weight is less of a consideration, then I like the Intex Mariner, which is like the Seahawk Sport 400 but larger and has a roll-up solid floor.  And if you can spend a little more to get the Navigator II 500, this is very, very nice:  Almost as big as the Mariner yet closer to the Seahawk II in portability.    For maximum speed and maximum upwind ability, I like the kayaks I mentioned above.  If you can spend about $200 more, then definitely step up the the Red Star Navigator II 500.  This boat is rigid like a Seahawk II or Mariner, but made better to last longer.   If maximum portability and minimum cost are the goals, you can have a lot of fun in the Sevylor K85 9-ft. Caravelle or K105 10-ft. Caravelle with our sail rig.

Call Me On the Phone

You can trust SailboatsToGo. I am a boating enthusiast like you, and I'm not happy if you're not happy. Here's my home phone: 978-263-7598. Call me (up to 10 PM Eastern time) and let's get acquainted and see what if any sail rig is right for you. No pressure, I promise. The only sales I want are ones where the buyer is truly happy and comfortable with their purchase. I have another successful line of work for actually putting bread on the table. SailboatsToGo is for fun.   We're a family business:  My son Jeff did this website.   My daughter Sofia drew the little sailboats that adorn the upper corners of this page.  My wife Betty is my marketing coach.  Brother Dan is my beta tester.  Sister Arleigh pitches in with advice  and photography services.   We and our friends are also the models in the photos you see on the Gallery page and elsewhere on our website.   Our credit card processing is done over an encrypted connection which stands behind our guarantee of honest dealing and secure credit-card processing.   If you need any help with a purchase (before, during, or after)  give us a call or shoot us an email.

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Send us an email saying "I'm interested in maybe some day buying a __________ but still mulling it over."   We don't spam and we don't share email addresses with anyone.  Address:  Sales@sailboatstogo.com

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