With spectacular sailing, legendary history and a beautiful harbor and bay, Newport is considered by many to be the sailing capital of the world.
Sailing jobs aboard our boats or shoreside may be one of the coolest jobs you’ll ever have.
You will not find a better place to sail, or a prettier, more historic town, full of mansions, beautiful beaches, spectacular scenery, fantastic festivals and world class entertainment.
Sightsailing was founded in 1990 and since then, we’ve taken thousands sailing. We are the oldest, locally owned company offering public sails and private sailing charters in Newport.
We are passionate about giving our guests a terrific experience. We like to say that we are in the sailing business as well as the hospitality business, so we look for people who are friendly and derive satisfaction from providing guests a positive experience. We often hear from many of our guests that their sailing cruise with us was the highlight of their time in Newport.
We seek to employ enthusiastic, hardworking, reliable and organized individuals who will represent Sightsailing and themselves well. Great attitudes, good work ethics, and a friendly personality are a must when working with the public and teammates.
Staff for all positions have a variety of work experiences, but work in sailing, hospitality, restaurant, outdoor activities, sales, or front of house, are all great backgrounds.
All captains need to have a current USCG license appropriate to the boat they’re applying to run, plenty of sailing and leadership experience and a welcoming, friendly personality.
For boat crew positions, sailing experience is required, but we’ll take someone with less experience who makes up for it with a positive, sunny disposition and a strong desire to learn.
We invite you to consider the challenge of working in an outdoor environment as part of a team. Our positions require professionalism and commitment, yet offer a terrific learning experience, fun and recreation, friendships that often last a lifetime and a valuable work experience.
Job Descriptions and Online Applications are in the sections below. All applicants for all positions should submit a complete Online Application. If you have a resume, you can substitute that for the work experience section of the application.
We accept applications year-round. We generally do the majority of our hiring in the late winter and spring and continue to interview until positions are full. We encourage you to apply early! An initial Google or Facetime meeting is required for all positions with a followup in-person interview if we’re both interested..
If you’re applying for crew on Aquidneck, take a look at our Crew Employment Overview video for Aquidneck above!
Location: Newport, RI
Location: Newport, RI
Location: Newport, RI
