Black Wednesday Special | Modern Sailing

Black Wednesday Special

November 01 - 30, 2025

BLACK WEDNESDAY SPECIAL: 50% off Club Membership Initiation + Your First Club Sail + No Dues until January 1st = Save $410!

Have you been waiting for an extra incentive to become a Modern Sailing member (or rejoin)? Your wait is over! For a limited time November 1 to 30, when you purchase a Black Wednesday Special you will:

  1. Become a Modern Sailing member at 50% discounted rate and gain instant access to all the benefits of membership.
  2. Get FREE 2025 membership dues. November + December are on the house! Monthly dues begin January 1, 2026.
  3. Get a FREE Club Sail on us! No experienced required to join. Members can bring up to two nonmember guests (Visit article: "How to Purchase Online for Another Person.")

The Black Wednesday Special can apply to these types of new memberships:

  • New Individual Memberships: Beginning January 1, monthly dues are $65
  • New Partners Memberships: Beginning January 1, monthly dues are $80

Purchase online to become a Modern Sailing member at the best savings of the year!

To add a partner to share your membership, if you have any questions about our Black Wednesday Special, or if you prefer to purchase with the assistance of one of our friendly customer service representatives, please contact us. We are happy to help! 

Black Wednesday Special - $250

Included in this package:

  • 1-Time Club Membership Initiation Fee - ($500 regular price)
  • November 2025 and December 2025 Membership Dues FREE
  • One FREE Club Sail (can be used towards Weekday or Weekend Sunset or Prime Time Club Sails. May not be used towards seasonal club sails, i.e., Lighted Boat Parade, 4th of July or Angel Island).  
  • Total Price: $250 - Save $410

Purchase Online 

Fleet Certification Check-out

Are you an experienced sailor who does not need to take sailing courses and would like to qualify for bareboat chartering? 

You will be required to successfully complete a Fleet Certification Check-out in order for you to rent our sailboats. > Learn More

How did the Black Wednesday Special get its name? A fun bit of trivia!

Years ago, we ran this Special only on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Our phones and email inbox were swamped all day with sailors eager to sign up! After the Special ended, we also received several requests from sailors hoping we'd extend the offer. So, out of thankfulness for our enthusiastic community, we decided to be generous and run the annual Special the entire month of November.

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  • Trudy Flores

    Captain Jeff Cathers is really cool. I had such a great time on the Farallones Day Trip. It was actually my very best day of 2020. Thank you so much for coordinating the trip.

  • John Clark

    Every aspect of Modern Sailing - training, syllabus, course materials, quality of the boats, quality of the instructors, and the very friendly and helpful staff - exceeded my expectations. Modern Sailing has a first class sailing program in an environment with challenging winds and currents. I look forward to coming back to charter a boat and certainly plan to continue my sailing training.

  • Alisa Driscoll, Dual Site Member

    Here are some snaps of Our Saturday, August 20, 2022 Modern Sailing Expedition with Captain Robert Bivin, who was outstanding. Please convey photos and thanks to him. He is an outstanding individual, leader and sailing instructor. His knowledge and experience made us all feel safe and our Farallones Day Trip educational and just amazing. 

  • Warren Leiden, Member

    I try to get out on the water every week: out the Gate, around Angel, up Raccoon - I love it all. After 18 years as a member of OCSC in Berkeley, I learned to sail the bigger boats at Modern by taking ASA 103 and 104. My ASA 104 instructor Dave Russell was terrific. Also, Captain Bill Moreland has been very generous in giving informal advice whenever I’ve asked him. Thanks to Bill, I no longer have any anxiety about docking!

  • David Dolenc, Member

    I love sailing in the San Francisco Bay and greatly appreciate everything that MSC has to offer, the classes, clinics, club sails, racing and charters. I enjoy our supportive sailing community and use every opportunity to spend time on the water. After obtaining the certifications from MSC I did my first charter in Croatia in 2022 with my family. It was amazing and we’re looking forward to returning soon!

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(415) 331-8250
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