Learn to Sail – SD
Sailing Fundamentals, Learn to Sail, Foundational Sailing
J/World Sailing is flexible to meet your schedule. With multiple locations, we regularly have numerous options to help you meet your sailing goals. All of our courses are scheduled based on demand, with most classes requiring a minimum enrollment of two students.
Please note that most of our classes running are not listed on this calendar… we simply cannot fit everything on here and have it still be usable. Courses listed on this calendar are confirmed courses with current availability. Contact us to reserve a berth, or if you desire alternate dates please let us know.
Sailing Fundamentals, Learn to Sail, Foundational Sailing
Each year, J/World Performance Sailing School hosts special keelboat racing clinics aboard one-design J/105s. The intensive format is targeted at getting skippers and crews up to speed. Take 3-days in San Diego and prepare to up your game!
Advanced Boat Handling Weekend in San Diego is the perfect place for you to boost your keelboat skills. Spinnaker and sail handling, advanced maneuvering and sail shape. Shoot us an email to reserve your spot!
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 […]
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas with the famous Baja Ha Ha cruising rally. DATES TO BE CONFIRMED.
If you want to advance your racing game to the next level, these events provide the opportunity to come join J/World coaches for training sessions and classroom lectures that have been refined over many decades to provide the ultimate learning experiences.
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 […]
Our Race Boat Handling Course taught on our J/80s. Perfect to chip the rust off and get ready for the new racing season. Build your boat handling skills, get instructor feedback and training in a close course setting.