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