Best Sailing School Hayward Near Me

4worldlovers:
Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City began in 1980 with 1 boat, a small floating office, and a mission to share our love of sailing with as many people as possible. Over the years we have taught thousands of students to sail and in doing so established ourselves as leaders in sailing education.


As an American Sailing Association affiliate, our courses are designed to give students internationally recognized certification through the American Sailing Association. But more than just certification, when you complete your courses at Spinnaker you leave with a sense of accomplishment and the confidence to sail anywhere in the world.


Through the years the company has gone through numerous changes but one thing hasn’t changed – our love of Sailing and the commitment to share that passion and knowledge with as many people as we can.


The staff at Spinnaker Sailing consists of a group of dedicated professionals who have many years of sailing experience and many areas of expertise. They are knowledgeable sailors and great communicators, making learning to sail, safe and enjoyable.

Our Learn to Sail Guarantee is our way of assuring you that you will be able to sail confidently on your own when you successfully complete your courses.

4worldlovers:
Can you have a private course for yourself and chosen others - Yes! Can you stay aboard a boat during your courses - Yes!

4worldlovers: If you want to be a Volunteer Day Leader or if you are already VDL-certified and you want to know when CSC needs you, then you should signup here.

Ever wonder about those dazzling sails buzzing around on the Bay? The Cal Sailing Club monthly Open House/Introductory Sail gives you a chance to find out!

Check out more information and the full schedule for the year here.

How do I start sailing at the Cal Sailing Club? Read our lesson flow.

Looking to get the Novice or Junior rating? Check the guide on getting these ratings. Senior testers who can help, please see this anouncement on how to enroll.

Dinghy Junior Fast Tracks: Dates have been set for Fast Track 2023,and you can signup now. . Click here for more info.

Advanced Dinghy Lessons Start May 1: We will be offering Advanced Dinghy lessons every Monday beginning May 8, except for Fast Track weeks and weeks with holidays. These are workshops on advanced dinghy skills, including skills you'll need to pass a Senior Dinghy practical test. Details here. Sessions will be announced each week.

Race dinghies this summer nearly every Sunday and Thursday. No prior racing experience needed. See here for details. Contact the Racing Chair with any questions.

How do I start windsurfing at the Cal Sailing Club? Novice lessons start on April 8 and will be held every Saturday and Sunday (subject to tides).

How do I report damage or make other requests? Use this link to contact our Windsurfing team (you must be logged in to use this link).

Will Spargur, former Rear Commodore for Windsurf Instruction, has produced a set of videos on learning windsurfing.

Detailed description of the windsurfing rating requirements is available. We have also started something to help you get your Senior rating.

Revised Keelboat Basic Instruction Program: We have been working on revisions to the way we teach the basics of keelboats, and we are rolling these changes out now. They are described here. The various keelboat lesson levels are described here. Send questions or comments to the Rear Commodore (Sailing).

Berkeley Reef. Sheldon Coad took these photos with the help of Bobby Arthurs, and the club skiff. They circled the Reef and took photos in several directions. Pretty impressive when you see it, and pretty dangerous when you can't.

4worldlovers:
We think we're the very best sailing school in Northern California. I know, it sounds pretty high and mighty but hear us out. We've entered our 42nd year and we are consistently one of the top sailing schools in the USA. We are so proud of our staff and partners. Here's why we feel you will love sailing with us!

We are the only sailing school on the West Coast that has their FULL curriculum available on YouTube for our Students! Check it out Here

We offer the lowest student to instructor ratio at 2 students to 1 teacher on our Basic Keelboat Classes. We're the only school that guarantees no more than 2 students. That adds up to individualized attention and much more time hands on driving the boat which is super important!

We have the youngest, best maintained school fleet in the USA. All of our competitors in NorCal use boats that are 30 years older than ours, at best. Some use boat 50 years older than ours. We use modern performance sailboats as the perfect platform for teaching. Young boats = better lessons.

We are located at one of the best Marinas in Northern California. No long channels to navigate. You are sailing within a few minutes of leaving your slip.

We are South of the Bay bridge in more protected waters which is perfect for learning. We have plenty of breeze but none of the huge waves that happen in the middle of the Bay.

We have professional, talented and most of all FUN instructors, staff and skippers.

When you take lessons from us, we'll help you get out on the water. Whether it's buying a boat, joining a club or doing some racing, students of the school get free consulting!

We are evangelists. We work hard to make sailing approachable and keep it affordable. We want you to be a GREAT sailor and will provide you the tools to be just that. Your family and friends will appreciate your high skill level when you take them sailing!