Sail Ready Services
Services de préparation nautique
Sail Ready Services helps West Island boat owners keep their boats clean, organized, rigged, and ready to enjoy throughout the season.
Serving Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Pointe-Claire, Dorval, and nearby yacht clubs and marinas.
Based in the West Island, Sail Ready Services helps local boat owners take care of the cleaning, setup, organization, and rigging support needed to keep their boats ready to use and enjoyable throughout the season.
Sail Ready Services is built on hands-on boating experience, yacht club knowledge, and practical seasonal support. Our team helps West Island boat owners keep their boats clean, organized, rigged, and ready to enjoy.
Founder / Boat Prep & Rigging Support
Eric Parkhill is the founder of Sail Ready Services and a former BDYC bosun and sailing instructor with 10+ years of hands-on experience in boats, rigging, and yacht club operations. He created Sail Ready Services to help West Island boat owners keep their boats clean, organized, rigged, and ready to enjoy.
Practical, hands-on help for the seasonal jobs that keep your boat clean, organized, rigged, and ready to enjoy.
For club racers, this service helps get boats organized, prepared, and easier to handle before race nights. With 5+ years of sailboat racing experience and 3+ years of keelboat racing experience, Eric can help with practical setup, running rigging organization, deck layout, sail handling preparation, and pre-race checks.
Rates are designed to keep boat prep, cleaning, and seasonal support affordable for West Island boat owners. Most jobs are priced hourly, with final pricing depending on boat size, condition, supplies needed, and the scope of work.
Whether you are opening the boat in spring, keeping it clean through the summer, or getting organized before fall haul-out, Sail Ready Services helps make sure your boat stays in shape and ready to enjoy.
Boat opening, cleaning, setup, and rigging prep before launch.
Upkeep, cleaning, and organization so the boat is always ready to go.
Cleaning, canvas & sail care, organizing gear, and closing prep.
A look at recent cleaning, polishing, prep, and maintenance work completed on West Island boats.
Local West Island yacht club experience
Former BDYC bosun and sailing instructor
10+ years of hands-on boat and rigging experience
Practical help without paying shipwright rates for routine prep work
Flexible support for small jobs or seasonal prep
Focused on keeping boats clean, organized, and ready to use
No. Sail Ready Services can help with spring setup, summer upkeep, and fall prep.
No. Sail Ready Services is based on the West Island and serves boat owners at BDYC and nearby yacht clubs and marinas.
Yes. Sail Ready Services can help with one-time cleaning, seasonal prep, rigging support, polishing, or smaller jobs as needed.
Rates start at $25/hour for general cleaning and organization, with rigging and two-person work priced depending on the job. Final pricing depends on boat size, condition, supplies needed, and the scope of work.
Basic supplies can be provided, or members can request specific products if preferred.
Yes — rigging setup, visual rigging checks, rig tensioning support, and mast stepping support.
Sail Ready Services focuses on cleaning, preparation, organization, and rigging support. Major structural, mechanical, electrical, or safety-critical repairs should be handled by a qualified professional.
Use the request form on this page, or email sailreadyservices@gmail.com.
Tell us your boat name, location, service needed, and preferred timing.
We'll look at the scope, timing, and whether supplies or a second person may be needed.
Sail Ready Services will follow up to confirm availability, pricing, and next steps.
Sail Ready Services
Services de préparation nautique
Tell us about your boat and what you need help with. Sail Ready Services will follow up as soon as possible.
Prefer to call? 438-979-4567