Best Sailing Club Oakland Near Me

4worldlovers: The Oakland Yacht Club, founded in 1913, is proud of its reputation as one of the friendliest clubs on the San Francisco Bay. Our Members and professional full-time staff take our reputation very seriously, and are always working to improve our Club.

4worldlovers: Thurs., April. 6th, 6:00 - 8:00pm Feeling lucky? We have a beginners table and will show you when to hold 'em and when to fold' em. All are welcome!

Have fun and help us buy new sails for the J22 Sunday's, 4pm -6pm $20 entrance fee per team (benefiting the EYC foundation and new sails for the J22) Form teams of 2-4 (or brave it alone) and join us for a night filled with facts and fun. Supervised kid movie night is available in the Regatta Room (ages 3 and up). ($15 / kid and includes pizza dinner)

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