Jul 06 2008
Cal Sailing Club: Dinghy Sailing and Rigging Lessons
The Cal Sailing Club may be the absolute best value in San Francisco for learning and practicing how to sail, repair boats, and just about everything else sailing-related. In addition to running a fabulous sailing-co-op style club, they also like to barbeque, share with everyone involved, are welcoming, fun-loving, love to race, and even have members who have completed the Mini-Transat–a 30-day race with two legs from France to Brazil solo in 21-foot boats. Uhhhhm–yeah.
Okay, Saturday rolls around, and myself and a friend roll up to the Cal Sailing Club. We get a rigging lesson on the relatively new Laser Bahia (fantastic little boat), and then she gets a sailing lesson in a 14-foot Hunter dinghy. Super-fun!
If you are looking for me during most of the summer, I have an idea where you might start . . . .