BOOK WITH AN EXPLORER PASS

• Advance Reservations
  During peak season our sails do book up fast! We strongly recommend that you make your reservations as soon as you receive your passes to ensure that you can book into your preferred sailing departure.
• Walk -Up Reservations
  We will accept passes dockside if there are available seats left on a departure.   Please arrive 30 minutes in advance of your chosen sail time if you do not have a reservation.  We cannot guarantee that seats will be available for walk-up customers.
• Specialty Sail Upgrades
  Manhattan by Sail offers the ability to upgrade to certain specialty sails with your Explorer Pass.  Receive 50% off any of our specialty sails with a valid Explorer Pass.  No show policy applies.

1. Choose the sailing experience you would like to book from the buttons below! You’ll then be prompted to pick your preferred date and time.
2. Select the number of guests in your party from the dropdown menu.
3. When you’ve selected the number of tickets you need, you will be asked to enter each pass number into the appropriate fields. Your pass will NOT be activated at this time.
4. Be sure to carefully read and acknowledge our terms and conditions. They will also be reiterated in your confirmation email for your convenience.
5. You need to enter credit card information to hold your reservation. Your card will not be charged upon booking. However, all pass bookings are held unpaid until you arrive on-site and on time for your departure where our Customer Care Team will scan your passes.
6. You MUST agree to our Pass Terms & Conditions in order to complete your reservation: If we cannot collect a valid scan of your passes for payment when you arrive for your sail (if you present expired passes, if you cannot present your pass entirely, or if you do not show up for your departure) your credit card will be charged for the full price amount of the sail. Should you experience an emergency prior to your sail please contact us a minimum of 2 hours before sail time to reschedule your sailing. 
7. Enter your personal details – and confirm your sail with us!
8. You’ll receive your confirmation email within minutes of completing your booking.
9. THE CLIPPER CITY AND SHEARWATER LEAVE FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.  PLEASE ENSURE YOU HEAD TO THE CORRECT DOCKING LOCATION.

If you have any questions that haven’t been answered above, please email [email protected] and we’ll help however we can! (Please note that we cannot complete pass reservations via email or phone. All pass bookings must go through our website.)