Welcome to CSC!
The Cal Sailing Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run sailing club in Berkeley.
Membership costs just $99 for 3 months ($89 for students and seniors) plus 2 hours volunteer work and there are no charges for lessons, equipment use, cruises, or other club activities. Choose About CSC for more information, to join, See plans and pricing.
Once you've signed up, you'll need your Membership # from your invoice or confirmation email. If you forget that, check with the dayleader (they have the list of current members) or better yet, login again with your username and password and go to Account Info . Welcome aboard!
News
San Francisco Bay crew member selected to sail into home port
CSC Co-Commodore, Stephanie Evans, has been selected for "The Race of your Life". Steph will complete the final leg of the Clipper Round the World Race from China and finish in San Francisco next March. More details to come.
Next Open House/Introductory Sails is July 7.
At our Open Houses you can put on a personal flotation device (aka lifejacket) and learn first hand how to enjoy safe, non-polluting fun on a sailboat. Sign up in front of the clubhouse between 1 and 4 pm. Children must be 5 or over and accompanied by parent or guardian. Bring a change of clothes, strap for eyeglasses or sunglasses, and a change of clothes in case you get soaked! Upcoming Introductory Sails for 2013:
August 11
September 8
October 6
November 24
Lessons
Beginning Dinghy Sailing lessons on Saturday mornings and Monday and Thursday afternoons, Windsurf lessons are held on sunny, breezy Saturday and Sunday mornings (no lessons if it's freezing or calm), and Keelboat lessons on Wednesday evenings. Please see the lessons page for more information. Get to the club early!
Check out this awesome time lapse video of a regular Saturday morning at the club that our co-First Vice Commodore, Seamus Vanecko, put together in June. Thanks, Seamus!
Sprang!
Sailing and windsurfing season is here with a bang. Check the webcams and see the sun and the whitecaps--it's a glorious start to a fabulous summer. But remember to stay safe if it's your first venture out this season. Don't windsurf all the way to Ashby if you're not sure you can still waterstart, and make sure everyone on board your boat is ready to plunge into the water if you capsize, so you don't break those pricey masts, and make sure that anchor is ready for use.
Fast Tracks for 2013
The Fast Track program help beginners in achieving their Junior Skipper rating rapidly. We have 6 Fast Track courses this year. Please see the lessons page for more information.
We had two amazing Windsurfing Clinics and Q & A sessions with Andy Brandt of ABK Windsurfing Clinics, Phil McGain (US Windsurfing National Champion), Camille Juban (2012 American Windsurfing Tour winner), and Casey Hauser (team rider). Check back for upcoming clinics and special events.
MAY GMM -- We met in the club yard, ate ribs, elected our executive committee members, and pigged out on cake and root beer floats. BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to food and festivities! Meeting Minutes are posted here. You can read the Annual Financial Statement and Budget for this coming year here.
The Calendars are here! Pick up an awesome 2013 CSC calendar for you and your friends - they make great gifts! Proceeds go to CSC.
New video on How to Sail Backwards by Antonio LaFuente with camera work by Joel Brand on Youtube here
Huge thanks to Cal Boating (California Department of Boating and Waterways) for funding a ton of new equipment for our boating and windsurfing safety classes, including our Introductory Sails: More new wetsuits, beginner/intermediate windsurf boards and sails, new sails and masts for our trainer dinghy sailboats, and new masts, rigging, and sails for our keelboats.
CSC on TV in Spanish! Check out the Al Despertar Ch. 14 show that was taped at the club here!