Wolfgang Hausen | Modern Sailing

Wolfgang Hausen

Instructor

Wolfgang immigrated to the US over 40 years ago, just married and with a brand-new degree in electrical engineering. He established himself in the hi-tech industry initially as a computer design engineer, and later, after completing an MBA, as manager and executive at various Silicon Valley companies.

Having always had a dream of sailing to far-away places, 25 years ago Wolfgang joined a sailing school on the Bay and proceeded to climb the ASA certification ladder. In 1991 he began chartering boats on the Bay, followed by sailing in Southern California, in many parts of the Caribbean as well as in Thailand. Wolfgang crewed on Alaska Eagle in 2001, a 64-foot offshore racer, from Hawaii to Tahiti.

After many years of chartering, he acquired his own boat in 2009, an offshore cruiser made by Tayana. Now owning a capable ocean-going boat Wolfgang participated in the Baja Ha-Ha, sailing from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas and the Sea of Cortez. He has also sailed the California Coast numerous times. In 2014 ,Wolfgang participated in the Pacific Cup, racing from San Francisco to Hawaii and placing second in his division. The 25-day sail back from Hawaii in heavy weather added to his overall experience of the ocean.

Wolfgang earned his USCG Captain's credentials in 2012 in preparation for becoming a sailing instructor. Having always enjoyed teaching (Wolfgang was one of Santa Clara University's executive professors at the School of Business), he earned his ASA instructor certifications in 2013. Wolfgang started teaching at MSC in 2015.

Wolfgang's goal is for his students to become capable sailors confidently sailing San Francisco Bay. He feels that being able to sail the Bay is a great stepping-stone to successfully sailing anywhere in the world.

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  • Rolf Zingg

    Since many, many years, I had the dream to sail underneath the Golden Gate bridge. On October 14th last year, my dream became true. Thanks to our dear friend Aaron Fritz who made it possible and organized this cruise for us. With this adventure I was able to achieve one more milestone on my sailing career.

    Finally on the water, it was great! Full moon made the flows even stronger and it was like sailing in a washing machine.

    I did my sailing education in the English Channel, where the situation with the wind and flows is comparable to the San Francisco Bay. So I felt pretty much "at home" being on the helm in the Bay.

    I hope our skipper Stan Lander enjoyed this day cruise too. We, definitely did! It was an unforgettable experience for all of us.

    A very big thank you to all of you who made it possible, that my dream became reality! Also thank you for the MSC flag I got at the end of the day. It found it's place in my study, where I can see it daily.

    Rolf Zingg
  • 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.

  • Steve Hood, Basic Coastal Cruising

    I would definitely recommend Modern Sailing to anyone who is interested in learning to sail the right way.

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