Earlier this year, we began to offer a new sailing experience, we call “Introduction to Big Boat Sailing.” It has become the most popular sailing experience we offer and I think I know why. A lot of people have a distinct emotional attraction to sailboats, sailing, the water, et al. Most will spend their life [...]

Brian Caramadre, one of our newer members, turned in this report about his recent ASA 104 2-night / 3-day private lesson experience around Santa Cruz island. We require completion of the ASA 104 sailing lesson module before a Member can overnight at the Channel Islands. Most charter companies near and far require this certification as [...]

In my business, textbooks are hard to come by. But recently, “Saving Sailing”, by Ncholas D. Hayes was published and it should be required reading for anybody involved in sailing. Not just the business sailors. It could have been called Saving Camping or Saving Hunting which have also seen dramatic declines in participation over the [...]