Learn to Sail

Join us for Performance Cruising in San Diego! This is for sailors who have experience in smaller boats and a working understanding of the basics of sail trim and boat handling. This course 4-day (2 weeeknd) course builds the skills necessary for handling a boat in a wider range of conditions and with a higher […]

This weekend sailing course is an excellent introduction to sailing. With the short two-day format, we will introduce the sport of sailing and teach the fundamentals of sailing theory, including the basic maneuvers and seamanship. Can be used in conjunction with LTS Weekend II to achieve Basic Keelboat.

J World Sailing School’s Intermediate Sailing weekend course is also known as our seamanship weekend.  This course builds on basic skills and puts them into practice.  We cover reefing, heaving-to, crew overboard recovery, and a wide range of other seamanship skills which are crucial to safe sailing. Can be used in conjunction with Learn to […]

Our 4-Day Learn to Sail course in San Diego Bay, we begin with basic boat-handling and terminology, and progress rapidly through an extensive curriculum.

In this hands-on sailing course, we use the J/80 to brush up on our boathandling and sail trim skills.  A responsive boat gives us prompt feedback, rapidly indicating which adjustments were beneficial and which were detrimental. We will also introduce students to a larger boat, the J/105, for the second half of the course. This […]

The Performance Cruising course builds the skills necessary for handling a boat in a wider range of conditions and with a higher degree of control and efficiency. Perfect for achieving your US Sailing Basic Cruising Certification or just building skills on a larger boat.