Cal Sailing Club

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Welcome to CSC!

The Cal Sailing Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run sailing club located in Berkeley on beautiful San Francisco Bay. CSC provides the community an affordable means of learning about sailing and windsurfing at all levels.

Membership costs just $75 for 3 months ($70 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 or membership:  See plans and pricing.

Once you've signed up, you'll need your Membership # -- to get that, login and go to Account Info .  Welcome aboard!


 

News

We are now keeping the dinghy fleet repair status on-line. We've got some google spreadsheets for Bahias and JYs.  It's still a work in progress, but we hope to get it more and more up to date.  If a dinghy needs fixing, or if you fix something, shoot an e-mail off to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and we'll get it in the spreadsheet.

Windsurfing Lessons now Sunday and Saturday am! Beginning Windsurfing Lessons -- Saturday 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and Sunday 11:00 am to 2:00 pm except in no wind and cold weather. Saturday lessons are for beginners, Sunday lessons are for beginners and also for advanced beginners or intermediates to get additional instruction.

To take a windsurfing lesson, arrive at the club before 10:30 am on Saturday or 11:00 am on Sunday and sign-up in the clubhouse. Because there is a limited amount of equipment, the class is limited to the first 20 people signed up.

Please see the lessons page for more information. Get to the club early!

Study up before hand with Bill P's new How to Windsurf Guide; there is a LOT of information here which will serve you for quite some time; you will need only a small fraction of this to have a fun, effective first day on our great beginner equipment.

CSC on TV in Spanish! Check out the Al Despertar Ch. 14 show that was taped at the club here!

Thursday Evening JY Racing Open to all members, regardless of rating or racing experience. Come on down to the club for a relaxed evening of fun and racing, rigging starts at 5:00 pm and racing starts at 6:00 pm.

Introductory Sails At our Open Houses we offer an opportunity to 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! Here's the schedule for 2010.

Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010 INDEPENDENCE DAY
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Big 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: Two new outboard motors for our safety boats, sixty new wetsuits, twelve new beginner windsurf boards and sails, and new sails and masts for our trainer dinghy sailboats.

Gift Certificates now available! Give someone one that special gift of getting out on our beautiful bay with a CSC membership. Click here to purchase.

Much thanks to Damian Lucas for the directing, producing and editing of our new CSC instructional video! "How to Come About"

CSC Designs: Have a sailing or windsurfing design for the online store? We are looking for new designs to add to the inventory, especially for windsurfing. Send your submission to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


 

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