This sailing course is an introduction to sailing. The course is designed to give you hands-on experience and give you the opportunity to learn how to sail on San Francisco Bay with a minimal amount of time and money. A  class size is limited to six people. This allows everyone the chance to steer the boat and man the sails.

The course can be given on a weekday or weekend, either Saturday or Sunday from 9am-4pm. There will be a classroom session and hands-on sailing on the water. All instructional materials are included. This is   private sailing class so you can bring five more people with you. The cost is $125 per hour.

Covered in this Course:

• Parts Of The Boat• Terminology• Sailing Theory• Rigging The Boat• Tacking & Jibing• Points Of Sail• Sail Trim• True & Apparent Wind• Knots• Right Of Way Rules• Man Overboard Recovery• Reefing & Heaving-To• Buoyage Systems• Docking• Sailing Etiquette• Marine Communications• Tide and Currents• Safety Gear  

For more information, please call John @ (415)602-8416 or email him at 

email@sailingsanfrancisco.com