Adult Sailing Classes

Laser Classes

Novice through experienced sailors welcome. Learn how to rig, tune and sail with finesse on our club lasers. Excellent for those with some keel boat experience who wish to try their hand at the tiller on a fast and responsive dingy. The laser is also a great boat to learn the basics on. Wetsuit required!
Class Dates…
Five Wednesday evenings from 4 – 6ish pm
May 8th – June 5th -Full
August 21st – September 18th – Spaces still available!

Registration form HERE.

Cal 20 Classes

The two day course is divided into a morning shore based session and an afternoon on-the-water session aboard the club fleet of Cal 20′s. These keelboats are comfortable, safe, perfect for learning to sail and most important of all, dry!

No previous sailing experience necessary for the introductory course. Participants who want to get checked out to use the club boats must study the course book before hand and be prepared to take a test on day two.

Topics covered in two-day introduction course include:

- Basic Seamanship skills – steering, balance and sail trim
- parts of a boat
- wind awareness
- points of sail
- rigging and de-rigging a boat
- sailing upwind
- sailing downwind
- launching and docking
- knots and terminology
- safety and right of way rules

*Reading of the free course book  – “Start Sailing Right” is highly recommended.

Topics covered in two-day Intermediate/Advanced course:

-Beginner review
-Advanced steering/balance/ sail trim/ theory
-Mob techniques
-Heaving to
-Docking
-Racing tactics
-Chart reading
-Safety/logistics

 

Course Fee – $75 for members
Course times – 8:30am – 5:30pm Saturday and Sunday
Dress Code – Non-slip, non-marking, closed toe, waterproof shoes, layered clothing, hat, sunscreen, gloves. The club will provide a PFD (Personal Flotation Device)
Please bring your own lunch.

Class Dates…

April 20th, 21st – Sold out

June 1st, 2nd – Sold out

July 27th, 28th – Intermediate/Advanced – Spaces still available

Click here for the Registration Form. Please complete this form and mail with a check (made out to HMBYC) to Half Moon Bay Yacht Club, PO Box 52, El Granada, CA, 94018. Please register at least 2 weeks prior to class to ensure that you will receive your book in time!

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club also offers private lessons and covers more advanced topics. For more information please email Lauren Eisele or Hannah Tuson-Turner on  instructor@hmbyc.org

Registration form.