Instructor & Photographer Capt. Andrea Geisinger shares her love for sailing out to the Farallones Islands - an incredible way to experience the beauty of the San Francisco Bay and California coast.
It began, as so many great adventures do, with a seed of an idea planted in an unexpected moment. Nearly ten years ago, Mark McKinney, a "two-sleeper kinda person," was up late watching YouTube videos of sailors cruising the world.
Captain Andrea Geisinger, a seasoned sailor with over 30 years of experience, recently completed an extraordinary offshore passage, sailing a Halberg Rassey 38’ – a full-keel monohull named Rägeboge – from O’ahu, Hawaii, to French Polynesia.
The journey of dedication, continuous learning, and finding the right support when the stakes are high is what it took to transform Modern Sailing member Jason Keel's sailing dream into his pursuit of freedom on the water.
by Fred Bret-Mounet, owner of Folie à Deux Lagoon 40'
December 10, 2024—13.6 knots! That’s the fastest we’ve ever sailed Folie à Deux, our Lagoon 40. But it came with a lesson: never sail to a timeline. We had to get someone to the La Paz airport, and the price was 40-knot gusts, 8-foot swells, and heavy reefing.
Terence Carey’s sailing journey has been one of steady growth and embracing new challenges.
Julie Kim's journey into the world of sailing began, unexpectedly, with a Mother's Day champagne sail in Santa Cruz in 2019.
You would never guess it, but Modern Sailing Club Skipper and member Aron Solberg's love for sailing only began two years ago.
Elizabeth Henderson, a dedicated Modern Sailing member and recipient of our 2023 Top Student award, recently earned the Spinnaker Rating, which qualifies her to bareboat charter certain J/Boats with
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