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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

Captain's Special - Sportboat

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 Kipping

    The meeting room was quite adequate and the location most convenient, but the course outline and instruction were outstanding. Modern Sailing is fortunate to have such a well organized instructor in Mr. Stan Lander who teaches very well from a rich professional background. Mr. Lander was generous with his time and patiently in helping students who needed more attention or time in understanding various aspects of the curriculum.

  • 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!

  • Lisa Butzer Wilde

    Thumbs up to (Club Skipper) Geoff (Love) and his wife Laura. I went on my first Club Sail on Sunday, January 18, 2026. They were terrific!

  • Emma & George Stubbs, Sausalito

    We just took our ASA 106 at a school in Rhode Island as we prepare for 6 months of cruising in the Caribbean. The class was great, but more than anything it made us really appreciate the quality of teaching and rigor at Modern Sailing. Even though we were the newest to sailing, the group seemed to think that we had the best fundamentals. We felt very well prepared and we see why Modern Sailing has the reputation it does.

  • 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.

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Modern Sailing School & Club

Sausalito Location
2310 Marinship Way, Sausalito
(415) 331-8250
(800) 995-1668

Berkeley Location
1 Spinnaker Way, Berkeley
(415) 331-8250
(800) 995-1668

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