Boat Rental & Charter Manteo

The Downeast Rover

Boat Rental & Charter Manteo
Reserve a Cruise or Private Charter!

Address
207 Queen Elizabeth Ave
Place
Manteo, NC   27954 
Landline
(252) 473-4866
Facebook
141287212726
Website
www.downeastrover.com

Description

Explore the beauty of the Outer Banks on a 55-foot topsail schooner! The Rover comfortably accommodates up to 25 guests for private sailing, daily charters, and sunset cruises. We take sailing charters and reservations from May through October. Charter a private sail from the Manteo waterfront for your OBX special occasion, birthday, anniversary, wedding, family reunion, or bridal/bachelor party! Reserve your seat on any of our daytime or sunset cruises or inquire about a private sailing charter on the Outer Banks. Book online or contact us via phone: 252-473-4866. We look forward to sailing with you!

Keywords Sailboat Charter, Boat Tour Agency, Private Sailing Charters, Sunset Cruises, Sailing Tours, Boat Tours, Outer Banks Tours.

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Opening hours

The Rover Sets Sail Again in May 2023!

Bios

  • Kim B. Winslow & Kimberly Cox Winslow

    Owners & Captains

    The Rover’s twin-named co-owners, Kim Winslow and Kim Winslow purchased the vessel in 2007 from previous owner/operator Mark Kopp, who purchased it from Bradford Gunn. Kim B. Winslow is a USCG licensed captain, and Kimberly Cox Winslow is a former captain and a current reservationist. Mr. Kim boasts more than 50 years of experience with yacht ownership, charter sailing, and delivery. He maintains a 100-ton, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Merchant Mariner Credential with a sailing endorsement, a Federal Communications Commission radio license, and EMT certification. The Kims have a terrier mutt, Scrappy, and two adult daughters: Hailey, a television reporter living in Los Angeles, California, and Megan, a photographer and print journalist who recently returned to the family’s hometown in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband, Matt.

    Certifications:

    Link: Kim B. Winslow & Kimberly Cox Winslow

  • Christopher Storey

    Captain & Shipwright

    Captain Christopher Storey, a USCG license holder for more than 30 years, owns Lighthouse Shipwrights & Supplies of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and has provided professional services to many of the world’s largest mega yachts throughout the past 25 years. He lives with his wife Tami and their dog Scuppers aboard the Sea Storey, a 48-foot ketch, or two-masted sailboat. Chris and Tami have been sailing together throughout the Caribbean and up and down the East Coast of the U.S. for more than 40 years. They spend the summers in Manteo and live in Florida, near their three adult children and three grandchildren, during the winter.

    Certifications:

    Link: Christopher Storey

  • Ethan Atkinson

    Mate/Rigging Specialist

    Ethan joined the Rover in 2021. He grew up and first started sailing in Raleigh, North Carolina, and moved to the coast and aboard his first vessel in 2018. In his spare time, Ethan volunteers aboard Manteo’s Elizabeth II, a replica of one of the seven original “Lost Colony” sailing merchant vessels that ferried the first English colonists to America between 1584 and 1587. He also repairs and provides rigging services for the Rover and other local sailboats. Ethan lives aboard his current sailboat, Kumbaya, in Manteo for the summer season, and he sails south to Florida, the Keys, and the Bahamas during the winter.

    Link: Ethan Atkinson

Categories

Boat Rental & Charter
(252)473-4866 (252)-473-4866 +12524734866

Map 207 Queen Elizabeth Ave

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