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Snark Sailboats: Super Light, Super Fun!
More people have learned to sail on Snark boats than any other boat. Easy to sail, very portable, durable, and affordable!
This is the page for ordering a boat. See add-to-cart links in left column below.
Boat is shipped to your door. Shipping is put out to bid after you order. Expect $400 - $1000. You can cancel if bids are too high. Or you can drive to the factory (near Toledo, OH) and pick up yourself after ordering and paying.
Be patient. The process will take weeks at least.
Replacement Sails Parts
No Availability (updated June 26, 2024): Snarks are not yet back in production.
New production is going to resume someday, but nobody knows when -- as in what year. The factory continues to work in that direction, buying parts and materials and getting production machinery ready. But they also have to hire skilled staff for molding styrofoam.
We have many other portable sailboats available for your consideration. Please click here .
| Full price $1550 plus shipping
We will contact you about shipping cost. Typically $400 - $1000 See "availability" note above | All our Snark boats feature ABS Armorclad polymer cladding on a lightweight styrofoam core. Unsinkable. Accomodates two people (310 lbs) and comes with all the riggings. Just throw it on your cartop and head for the water. Hull is 11 feet long, 3' 2" wide; whole boat weighs just 50 lbs. Sail area is 45 square feet. Hull only is 43 lbs.
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Full price $1950 plus shipping: Optional Center Seat We will contact you about shipping cost. Typically $400 - $1000
| Similar to Super Snark, but sail area is 55 square feet for greater speed. Also, Sunflower has a covered foredeck, while Super Snark is completely open. Length 11 feet. Beam 3' 6". Weight 65 lbs.
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Not Available this year. send us an email to be notified when they are: We will contact you about shipping cost. Typically $400-$800 | More sail area (70 sq ft), with a separate jib and mainsail. More carrying capacity - 3 people, 475 lbs. Still very light weight and car-toppable at 55 lbs.
Note: Sometimes there are long wait times for this boat so give us a call if you want info on current availability. |
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The Sunchaser I has a 72-square-foot lateen sail. The lateen sail's advantage is that it is very easy to use, very easy to rig, and very easy to raise and lower. With just one sail to handle, it's very easy to sail. Comfortable seating space for 4 adults.
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Not available this year. You can send us an email to be notified when they are in some future year.
| For those who want more speed, the fun of handling 2 sails, and don't mind the extra steps involved in setting up a sloop rig.
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*Snark Boat Terms: Not returnable. Defects covered by manufacturer's warranty. Delivery dates are estimates only. Do not sign for your boat until you have determined there is no shipping damage. Refuse delivery if damaged
Sail Swap! Only at SailboatsToGo: Visit our Sail Swap page to select your sail if you want to when buying a boat. Or, for additional cost, y ou can upgrade to a white dacron sail or one of our premium Neil Pryde sails . Sail swap and white dacron upgrade offers apply only to new purchases of Super Snark or Sunflower from SailboatsToGo. .
“Snarks are so simple and fun to sail, but teach us worlds about working boat and wind together. I will admit, however, my favorite thing about the Snark is that I can decide to go for a sail on a lake 10 minutes from my door, and 15 minutes later I'm on the water. It is not a big event to go- so I go often.” John B. (Nov. 2010)
Why you should buy your Super Snark or Sunflower from SailboatsToGo.com: At SailboatsToGo, LLC all customer contct is handled personally by the owners, Jim Luckett and Rob Michael. You know you will get good advice, accurate information and expert service, because Jim and Rob are sailing enthusiasts, first and foremost. "Portable sailboats are my passion!" -- Jim Luckett
Snark Upgrades and Accessories
| . Substitute the standard sail for one from sailmaker Neil Pryde. Four color schemes to choose from. | |
| . Substitute our white dacron sail for the standard sail that comes with your Snark. | |
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| . With telescoping extension to make it even easier to get your Snark on and off your car roof. | |
| . Converts your sunflower or Super Snark to a rowing shell! | |
| . Lightweight folding hand trailer. Comes apart and folds compactly in less than a minute! |
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Bag for car topping and storing the sail and all the poles (mast, boom and top spar) for Super Snark, Sunflower, Sea Skimmer. | |
| for More Headroom under the Boom Slip this on top of your Super Snark mast and get 6 inches more headroom under the boom! Also see for same or greater mast height increase. | . or . |
| for Sunflower, Super Snark or Sea Skimmer to protect hull from destructive UV rays and keep it clean. | Includes built-in red flag for going down the road and the flag is also a bag for self-storage of the cover.
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| Optional Splash Deck for Super Snark
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| Specifications | |
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| Length | 11 ′ |
| Beam | 3 ′ 2 ″ |
| Sail Area | 45 sq ft |
| Weight | 50 lbs |
| Capacity | 310 lbs |
The Super Snark is a simple, small sailboat. Lightweight to car-top and low priced. A perfect choice for value, function, and ease. $1199 FOB our shop in Michigan .
Lightweight
Just 50 pounds. Load her on your compact car, motor home, or pop-up trailer. Take her on that family vacation and keep everyone in smiles and stories. Easy to rig, easy to sail. Unsinkable. Guaranteed fun.
Plastic over foam core—yes, she'll last! Straight from an early buyer, complete with vintage photos and video, " Four Generations Sailing a Sea Snark ."
Why does she cost so little?
Her hull is not fiberglass; her sail is not dacron; her spars are not anodized, her rudder and daggerboard lack a fine furniture finish. But she's completely comfortable in her own skin (ABS plastic over EPS foam) and finds her attractive nylon sail turns just as many heads at the beach as those "other" sails—and he who sails her is smiling just as wide.
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Order your Super Snark or Sunflower sailboat here and we'll have it delivered to your door. Lightweight car-topable sailboats. Sea Skimmer, Sunchaser I and Sunchaser II sailboats also. Very portable. Styrofoam core hull. ABS plastic skin.
Snark is the world's largest Sailboat Manufacturer. Almost one half million Snarks have been built. More people have learned to sail on a Snark, than any other recreational sailboat. All Snark models are car-toppable. Snark's are unsinkable, the internal hull being completely filled with EPS foam leaving no voids.
Most later SNARK's are made of styrofoam with an outer layer of ABS for improved durability. (Although the boats that were part of ad campaigns were usually built of styrofoam without the ABS shell.) Sailboat Forum.
Snark Styrofoam Sailboat with Kool Sail, from 1972. Like Super Snark and Sunflower. - YouTube. http://www.sailboatsToGo.com located a 1972 Sea Snark and shows you what it can still do.
The Snark is a line of lightweight sailboats, at its introduction a two-person, lateen-rigged sailboat manufactured and marketed by Meyers Boat Company of Adrian, Michigan.
The Super Snark is a simple, small sailboat. Lightweight to car-top and low priced. A perfect choice for value, function, and ease. $1199 FOB our shop in Michigan .