Sailing Schools

If you want to learn to sail, you can take classes or private lessons from many different schools. Classes range from introductions for beginners to advanced racing and long-term cruising skills.

Afterguard Sailing Academy

Phone: 510 535-1954

Afterguard Sailing Academy is a full-service boating facility based in Oakland’s Central Basin. In addition to providing a range of sailing classes for all levels of ASA certification, the compan…

Cal Sailing Club

Sailing cooperative for small-boat sailors and windsurfers. Not a traditional yacht club, but a non-profit sailing cooperative that owns a fleet of 23 sailboats from 14 to 26 feet. Lessons, cruises, a…

Captain Kirk’s San Francisco Sailing

Phone: 650 492-0681

Sailing charter on three wonderful yachts: 50-foot Santa Cruz (up to 25 passengers), 50-foot Gulf Star (up to 25 passengers), and 36-foot Soverel (up to 6 passengers), captained by Kirk Miller. Two be…

Club Nautique Sausalito

Phone: 415 332 8001

Sailing and powerboating school with two great locations and the largest, best-maintained fleet in the Bay. With boats from 26′ to 52′, including monohulls, a catamaran and power boats.

Club Nautique Alameda

Phone: 510 865 4700

Sailing and powerboating school with two great locations and the largest, best-maintained fleet in the Bay. With boats from 26′ to 52′, including monohulls, a catamaran and power boats.

J World Performance Sailing

Phone: 800-910-1101

Sailing school and club, with boats from 24 to 52 feet, including J/80, J/105, and J/120 performance sailboats. Crewed and bareboat charters….

Lake Merritt Boating Center

Phone: (510) 238-2196

Although not on San Francisco Bay, Lake Merritt is nearby, and offers a safe environment for small-boat sailing. The Boating Center offers sailing classes and rents sailing dinghies, small keelboats, …

Modern Sailing School & Club

Phone: 800 995 1668

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 30 to 44 feet. Skippers available for charters with up to 6 passengers….

Monterey Bay Sailing

Phone: 831.372.SAIL

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 22 to 43 feet. ASA certified sailing instruction, scheduled sailing cruises, and skippered charters also available….

OCSC

Phone: 800 223 2984

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 22 to 40 feet. Skippers available for crewed charters. Scheduled sailing cruises also available….

Pacific Yachting & Sailing

Phone: 800 374 2626

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 27 to 46 feet. Skippered charters also available (maximum 6 passengers)….

SailBerkeley

Phone: (510) 343-5635

Low-cost sailing lessons, bareboat charters, and skippered charters on a Santana 22….

Sailing Education Adventures

Phone: (415) 775-8779

Non-profit, volunteer-supported organization offering adult sailing classes from Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, as well as summer sailing camps for youths in Sausalito and San Rafael. Charters on …

SF State Community Youth Summer Sailing and Kayaking Program

The SF State Community Sailing and Kayaking Program is a sailing and kayaking safety and activity instruction curriculum and environmental education program on beautiful Lake Merced in San Francisco. …

Spinnaker Sailing of San Francisco

Phone: 415 543-7333

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 22 to 42 feet. New Catalina 34. Skippers available (maximum 6 passengers). Located at Pier 40, South Beach Harbor. Dealer for Viper Sailboats. Windpath Sailing fra…

Spinnaker Sailing of Redwood City

Phone: 650 363 1390

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 22 to 47 feet. Skippers available (maximum 6 passengers)….

Sunsail – San Francisco

Phone: 800-797-5907

New location for worldwide Sunsail, near San Francisco at Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Fleet of new Sunsail First 40s fully equipped cruiser/racers. Bare boat charters, Skippered charters, Corporate Meeti…

Tradewinds Sailing School and Club

Phone: 510 232 7999

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 22 to 65 feet. Based at Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond. Club program available allowing unlimited use of the fleet. (Not a PICYA club.)…

Travis Sailing Center

Phone: 415 332 2319

Sailboat rentals and lessons; in Horseshoe Cove….

Trawler School

Courses in handling single-screw trawlers. Also offers classes in using radar….

Treasure Island Sailing Center

Phone: (415) 421-2225