Sailing on San Francico Bay - and learning to sail in general - is easier and less expensive than you think. If you've found yourself gazing with envy at colorful spinnakers on our picturesque Bay, we hope you do yourself a favor and get out on the water now.

The goal of these pages is to put sailors and potential sailors in contact with services that will facilitate or enhance their ability to sail in the San Francisco Bay Area.

To begin, click on one of the following categories:

Community Sailing
Less expensive option, but you must be proactive.

Commercial Sailing Schools/Clubs
Nationally recognized sailing certification offering basic sailing instruction to ocean crossing skills, plus club memberships and sailboat rentals.

Junior Programs and High School Sailing
Sailing lessons for kids and young adults; team sailing for high school students.

Charter Boats: Bareboat
You rent the boat and sail it yourself.

Charter Boats: Crewed
A professional skipper and crew will sail the boat for you.

Crew List
Boat owners need crew for daysailing, cruising and racing.

Social Networking
Online social networking and other groups.

45 Reasons to Learn How to Sail
In case you need some extra motivation.

US Sailing's Get Started Page
Small boats, keelboats, windsurfers, multihulls.

Maritime Events

'Songs of Sea Labor', September 6
Eureka, SF Maritime National Historic Park

Latitude 38 Crew List Party, September 8 Encinal YC, Alameda

Fall Boat Show September 15-19
Jack London Square, Oakland

Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19

Coastal Cleanup Day September 25

SailFest September 26
Modern Sailing, Sausalito

Click here for more details and an extensive
calendar of sailing events.

Celebrity Media Regatta

• Background, Goals, Needs
• 2009 Celebrity Media Regatta

On the Waterfront

Read Paul Oliva's On the Waterfront column at SFGate.com

Celebrity Media Regatta

Site last updated: September 3, 2010