Sailing Clinics and Short Lessons

Treat your friends and family to a premier bay adventure with a sail to Angel Island and an overnight stay moored at Ayala Cove -- but first, prepare yourself for the fore and aft mooring, shallow waters, and tidal currents that can make mooring at Ayala Cove a unique challenge.

Our Angel Island Mooring Clinic prepares you to successfully conduct a bow-and-stern mooring as required by the California State Park Angel Island Harbor Master. Additionally, you will become proficient at utilizing one or two buoys for overnight mooring situations in many worldwide cruising locations.

Get qualified to charter bigger boats before taking ASA 104! This one-day clinic will give you the skills and abilities to upgrade your membership from Silver Fleet to Gold Fleet and certify you to charter our 33' - 37' boats for day sails. Taught aboard a Gold Fleet vessel, hands-on lessons include anchoring, mooring, docking, using an in-mast furling mainsail, crew overboard recovery maneuvers, and boat systems.

This clinic is for members only.

Sailing in light wind can be very pleasant and easy but can also be a challenge if you lack the necessary skills. Gain the skills to be a confident light air sailor and continue sailing through those fair winter days when winds tend to be light. Topics covered include sail selection, control lines, halyard settings, and techniques for maximizing your boat's performance on all points of sail. 

Due to strong winds on SF Bay in the summertime, this clinic is only available during late fall through early spring.

Night sailing can be an enchanting experience. The many lights and reflections sparkling on the water are beautiful but can disorient sailors inexperienced with piloting a boat in the dark. Learn to safely enjoy the beauty of sailing at night by joining our Night Sailing Clinic!

The winds and tidal currents of San Francisco Bay can be challenging to sailors not only when sailing out  on the bay, but especially when maneuvering larger boats in and out of dock slips and narrow fairways. Join us for this one-day clinic in which you will learn strategies and techniques to safely and efficiently dock a 36’ – 41’ auxiliary-powered sailboat in a variety of conditions. You’ll increase your overall boat handling confidence by acquiring knowledge of basic auxiliary power theory, engine and steering controls, proper use of dock lines, crew communication, and safety.

The Sausalito Orientation Sail is an opportunity for Berkeley members to get oriented with the unique aspects of sailing out of Sausalito. Sailors will also learn and practice crosswind docking in a single slip including crew using the lassoing technique with dock lines. Upon successful completion of this clinic, members will be qualified to charter out of Sausalito in accordance with their Fleet Rating. The prerequisite to this clinic is Berkeley Silver Fleet rating or ASA 103 Certification and Dual Site Membership.

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