Captain's Special

Check out our most popular package! If you are looking to gain the skills and experience necessary to skipper a sailboat on San Francisco Bay, this is the perfect money saving package for you! Included in this package is a Club Membership, which will give you access to sail our fleet and great discounts on courses. This special includes the first three levels of the American Sailing Association certification scheme.

After successfully completing these courses, you will feel confident and comfortable chartering boats up to 44 feet for day sails and overnights with friends and family!

Captain's Special - Cruising Boat

Modern Sailing Club Membership Initiation Fee*
ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing (Cruising Boat)
ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising (Cruising Boat)
ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising
ASA 118, Docking Endorsement
Site Orientation Sail
$4085 - Save $445!

Captain's Special - Sportboat

Modern Sailing Club Membership Initiation Fee*
ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing (Sportboat)
ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising (Sportboat)
Upgrade to Silver Fleet Clinic
ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising
ASA 118, Docking Endorsement
Site Orientation Sail
$5235 - Save $565!

To purchase, please contact us or purchase online by following one of the links below. (Enroll in courses after purchasing your package.)

Not sure whether to start with Cruising Boat or Sportboat courses? Our article Beginning on Sportboats or Cruising Boats - Information to Help You Choose will help you decide.

*Monthly dues are $65 individual / $80 partners and begin the 1st of the month following initiation.

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John Kratochvil, Oregon

I would like to compliment Stan Lander for his coaching, counseling and teaching Heavy Weather Offshore Sailing. Stan was very accommodating to all of the student's interests and shared his many years of insight on handling the boat in heavy seas. I would certainly recommend Stan and this course to sheltered waters sailors. My confidence in handling a boat of this size was certainly enhanced by the experience.
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!
Mike, Santa Rosa, California

All of the courses and my instructors (JT and Stan) were extremely professional and full of knowledge and experience. I found I was able to learn from their experiences beyond the scope of the courses, and look forward to future opportunities to do so. I would highly recommend Modern Sailing to anyone.
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.
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!

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