Basic Keelboat Sailing
No prerequisite or prior experience required.
An excellent foundation on which to build the skills needed for sailing. Start your sailing experience aboard 22' ~ 25' keelboats in the protected Oakland/Alameda Estuary. Learn sailing terms, rigging, knots, sail theory, motoring with an outboard, points of sail and sail trim. Safety issues are covered including right of way rules, collision avoidance, person in the water recovery, heaving to and reefing. Upon completion of a written test, graduates will receive an American Sailing Association logbook sticker which signifies them as effective crew for San Francisco Bay sailing and qualified to charter a 20-foot boot in light to moderate conditions in familiar waters.

Dinghy Skills II
This course is taught aboard the more advanced JY15 dinghy at the Jack London Aquatic Center on the Oakland Estuary. With more open water the students will gain more experience learning to sail. Skills emphasized include crew work, person overboard procedures, tides and currents considerations, rules of the road and an introduction to racing. A skills card will be issued upon completion of a written test. Students should be able to swim and a wetsuit is recommended.

Cancellation Policy
Refunds are available if cancellation occurs 10 days prior to class.