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    • Cruising Gallery!
      Cruising Gallery!
      Cruising Gallery!
      With more people than ever looking to escape the complications of modern life by heading out to sea, our cruising courses in California and Mexico have never been more popular.  Instructor Paul put...
    • Good Times…. SD to PV Race 2020
      Good Times…. SD to PV Race 2020
      Good Times…. SD to PV Race 2020
      Ok, I have to say we've been pretty bad about posting updates.  But sitting here locked down found me actually starting to organize the photo folders on my computer (yes, it's come to that!) and I...
    • 2019 Transpac – Ready to go!
      2019 Transpac – Ready to go!
      2019 Transpac – Ready to go!
      Out boats and teams are in Long Beach making final preparations for the 2019 Transpac to Hawaii! Man, this is going to be fun.  It is the 50th running of this iconic race, and there are over 90...
    • 2019 Transpac Opportunity!
      2019 Transpac Opportunity!
      2019 Transpac Opportunity!
      We have just had a couple of cancellations in the 2019 Transpac aboard our J/World boats.  All three of our entries have been sold out for well over a year, so this is a rare opportunity to join the...
    • J/105 Racing Week!
      J/105 Racing Week!
      J/105 Racing Week!
      Ok, here we go again.  Last week it was cruising in Mexico.  This week, we are posting another photo-essay on 'what it's like' with J/World on a racing clinic we did in San Diego last week. ...
    • Cruising Mexico – A Photo Report
      Cruising Mexico – A Photo Report
      Cruising Mexico – A Photo Report
      Ok, this falls into our "What it's like..." series of posts where we try to share the experience of a sailing adventure through photos and text.  This entry in the series is going to be short on...
    • Happy Holidays and Thank You from J/World!
      Happy Holidays and Thank You from J/World!
      Happy Holidays and Thank You from J/World!
      Wow, what a year it was!  Thanks so much to all our supporters for a fantastic 2018.  We raced to Puerto Vallarta, Bermuda, Hawaii, and along the California Coast.  We cruised to Baja, Cabo,...
    • 2018 Newport to Bermuda Race Report
      2018 Newport to Bermuda Race Report
      2018 Newport to Bermuda Race Report
      Well the 2018 Newport to Bermuda Race is all wrapped up!  It was a challenging year, with a lot of light breeze and some periods of slow going, but we had an excellent time.  Team J/World boasted a...
    • Palm trees, flip-flop, whales and sea-turtles: Winter Sailing!
      Palm trees, flip-flop, whales and sea-turtles: Winter Sailing!
      Palm trees, flip-flop, whales and sea-turtles: Winter Sailing!
      So this is winter down at our Puerto Vallarta J/World facility.  Our fleet is all dialed in, and  we have a whole range of courses and activities on tap. Not sure what the weather is like in your...
    • 2017 Baja Ha Ha – that’s all, folks!
      2017 Baja Ha Ha – that’s all, folks!
      2017 Baja Ha Ha – that’s all, folks!
      So we got this report from Paul yesterday, filed from the finish of the cruiser's rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas that marks the start of the southern cruising season. And he sent a bunch of...
    • To Be, or N2B…   Newport to Bermuda, of course!!
      To Be, or N2B…   Newport to Bermuda, of course!!
      To Be, or N2B… Newport to Bermuda, of course!!
      Ok, we are excited to be announcing that J/World will be entering the 2018 Newport to Bermuda Race. The Newport to Bermuda Race is one of the world's most renown offshore events, and as such draws...
    • 2017 Transpac Wrap Up – Congrats Team Hula Girl!
      2017 Transpac Wrap Up – Congrats Team Hula Girl!
      2017 Transpac Wrap Up – Congrats Team Hula Girl!
      Ok, the spray  has settled after the 2017 Transpac and wow, what an absolute blast!  I have to say that our fleet comprised of 10 Santa Cruz 50s and 52s was probably one of the most competitive...
    • TRANSPAC 2017 Finish Line Report
      TRANSPAC 2017 Finish Line Report
      TRANSPAC 2017 Finish Line Report
      Hello to our Friends and Families! Ok, we are on the home-stretch of the 2017 Transpac.  We are aiming straight at Molokai about 10 miles out, with Oahu just in sight.  It feels good.  And boy...
    • TRANSPAC 2017 – Third Report – Race On!!
      TRANSPAC 2017 – Third Report – Race On!!
      TRANSPAC 2017 – Third Report – Race On!!
      Oh man, we have a race on out here!  We are one week into the 2017 Transpac aboard J/World's Hula Girl, and this is fantastic sailing. Our fleet is phenomenally tight as pass the 75% mark. ...
    • TRANSPAC 2017 – Second Report
      TRANSPAC 2017 – Second Report
      TRANSPAC 2017 – Second Report
      Hello all from literally the middle of the Pacific!  Here's the 2017 Transpac update #2 from J World's Hula Girl. So earlier this evening, we passed the 1000 mile marker, and in the morning we...
    • TRANSPAC – Report from J/World’s Hula Girl
      TRANSPAC – Report from J/World’s Hula Girl
      TRANSPAC – Report from J/World’s Hula Girl
      Well all right now. It's time to get all our family and friends caught up on the happenings out here in the deep blue Pacific. We are now about two and a half days into the 2017 Transpac and...
    • TRANSPAC 2017 – HULA GIRL IS UNDERWAY!
      TRANSPAC 2017 – HULA GIRL IS UNDERWAY!
      TRANSPAC 2017 – HULA GIRL IS UNDERWAY!
      After much preparation and anticipation, the J/World Hula Girl team is underway and racing. Watch this space for updates and reports along the way. It's ON! ...
    • CORW 2017 Wrap Up
      CORW 2017 Wrap Up
      CORW 2017 Wrap Up
      Ok, the spray has settled from the 2017 California Offshore Race Week, and we are here with a report of the fun! The first leg was the Spinnaker Cup, from SF to Monterrey.  We had a solid showing...
    • Merlin.  ‘Nuff said.
      Merlin.  ‘Nuff said.
      Merlin. ‘Nuff said.
      The name Merlin is iconic in the world of racing sailboats. When Bill Lee designed and built her just outside Santa Cruz, then went on to crush the competition racing to Hawaii and setting a record...
    • Lucky Day??
      Lucky Day??
      Lucky Day??
      Ok, this could be your lucky day. Hula Girl, our turboed Santa Cruz 50, has a late opening for the Transpac!  This event was sold out well over a year ago, but we now have one berth open. This is...
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Two Weekend Learn to Sail

Course Description

The Learn to Sail Class from J/World Sailing is designed to provide the essential foundation of sailing skills. This class is conducted at our San Francisco Bay Sailing School, our San Diego Sailing office, and our Puerto Vallarta Sailing Center.

Offered as a four day (Monday-Thursday) sailing course, or as a two-weekend learn to sail class, this course gets the complete beginner started out right, or builds upon previous experience. The two weekend option is composed of the Sailing Fundamentals Weekend Course and the Intermediate Sailing/Seamanship Weekend.  Using the modern J/80 as our teaching platform, we begin on Monday with basic boat-handling and terminology, and progress rapidly through an extensive curriculum.

This course is extremely comprehensive.  We spend more time on the water in one day than many schools do in an entire class…  we believe strongly that the best way to learn how to sail is by actually sailing!  And with a maximum of four sailors per boat (and the courses often run with fewer), all attendees are certain to receive plenty of personal attention.  Participants gain extensive hand-on experience, building the sailing skills and knowledge to pursue sailing endeavors on their own, with confidence.

Really Learn to Sail: Confidence through Competence

Without question, this is the ultimate course for learning how to sail.  If you are going to invest the time and the money, make sure you get the most of both, so that you can get the most out of sailing.  Our J World curriculum, continually refined over 30 years of teaching sailors, far exceeds any other schools’ or organizations’ criteria for ‘basic’ level sailing courses.  We’ll readily admit that there are sailing programs which profess to offer effective learn to sail courses and take less time, and cost less money.  But you get what you pay for, and we will put our sailing instructors, boats, and curriculum up against any in the world.

Topics in the Learn to Sail class include:

•Terminology
•Points of sail
•Tacking and gybing
•Sail shape & trim
•Seamanship skills, including:
– Reefing
– Heaving-To
– Crew-Overboard Recovery
– Docking Under Sail
– Anchoring
– Mooring
•Sailing dynamics
•Yacht design essentials
•Nomenclature
•Knots
•Reading the wind
•Safety practices and equipment
•Tides and currents
•Basic navigation
•Rules of the road

Our ultimate goal in the Learn to Sail class is that by the final day of class, each student feels competent skippering a small keelboat without instructor input. If the midweek program doesn’t fit into your schedule check out our Learn to Sail in Two Weekends course.

What makes the J/World Learn to Sail Course different from the average sailing school?

Numerous seemingly small differences in a learn to sail course can result in a dramatically different overall experience.  You can get a degree from many, many universities, but we all know that all colleges are not created equal…  and the same hold true of sailing schools.  So what are the primary differences between J/World’s Learn to Sail Course and other sailing schools?

  • Our Boats

    We teach on the latest generation of sportboats: more comfortable, safer, faster, and better learning platforms. Offshore rated, yet nimble and responsive, these boats have huge cockpits, high booms, and are extremely well balanced.

  • Our Staff

    Most of our team are full-time, year-round professional sailing coaches… not just seasonal, part-timers. All J/World instructors teach everything from these beginning sailing courses to private cruising classes and race coaching. Just because you are a beginning sailor in ea learn to sail class doesn’t mean you should have a beginning instructor… in fact, quite the opposite!

  • Our Curricilum

    J/World has been teaching sailors for 35 years, and much longer that ANYONE has been certifying them. We teach our own curriculum which have been proven successful and launched thousands of sailing adventures….

More time sailing. More course days. Exceptional boats. Phenomenal instructors. But don’t just take our word for it. See below to read some of our customers testimonials to read why we have been selected as the “Best in the Business” for over 19 years running. And please ask sailors and do lots of web searches… we feel confident that the more you ask around, the more great things you will hear about us and the more likely you will come to J/World!

Learn-to-sail right. Learn-to-Sail quickly.
Learn-to-sail with the top rated sailing school in the country, J/World

Learn to Sail – Requirements

No previous experience necessary! This course is also appropriate for those who have some experience, but are not comfortable sailing on their own.

Learn to Sail – Certifications

The J/World Learn to Sail course includes the US Sailing Basic Keelboat certification, as well as a US Sailing Logbook, and a one year membership to US Sailing.

Learn to Sail – Price

$895, includes course materials, US Sailing Certification, and a one year membership to US Sailing.  Visit our pricing page for full details.

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US Sailing Certified

USSAILJ/World is a US Sailing Certified educational facility.  While most of our courses offer certification, we also pride ourselves in delivering a curriculum that far exceeds the base standards.  We have been teaching sailing longer than anyone has been offering certifications.  Our goal is to make you a confident and competent sailor.  Many colleges offer Bachelor’s degrees, but we all know they are not equal.  The same holds true for sailing schools.   If you really want to learn, come to J World.

Private Instruction

If you prefer a private experience over a group course, we offer the opportunity to receive fully personalized attention from one of the best sailing instructors in the country.  You can come alone, or limit the enrollment in a particular course to your group of friends or family.  We provide custom sailing instruction for individuals or groups at prices which compare favorably to standard courses, and will custom tailor the curriculum to meet your specific goals on a schedule which accommodates your plans.  Visit here for more info.

Testimonials

We had an absolutely fantastic time and achieved one of my life long goals – learning to sail!  The Instructors were truly great and we appreciated their very professional and friendly teaching style.  We’ll be back for sure!  Thank you for a great experience, J/World. Please send our regards to everyone….

D & ALearn to Sail, September 2007

Just wanted to say thank you for a great week taking the Performance Cruising class at J/World. Sailing the J80 was mucho fun and that J105 is a rocket!  Both of my instructors are super talented and I definitely learned more in that one week than I have in quite a while.  I’ll be in touch to do more sailing with J/World!

J.K.Performance Cruising, July 2008

I wanted to thank you for a wonderful trip and the experience of a lifetime. I was and remain extremely impressed with all the preparation and hard work that you put in to make this trip a success. I took from this experience not only a great deal of knowledge on ocean sailing, but also increased confidence in my ability as a sailor.

M.C.Pacific Cup, 2008

[Our instructor] did an incredible job of ensuring that we both had a positive experience. I have been an educator for almost 30 years. Currently I am Superintendent of Schools for a jurisdiction of over 10,000 students with 1050 staff. I can assure you that [our J/World instructor] is a natural teacher with a broad range of skills.

P. & J. L. Learn to Sail, January 2013

I just wanted to take a minute to express my appreciation for this weeks class, and to let you know I was really impressed with [my instructors]. You have a great team there!  I certainly got everything I’d hoped for… and more. The J/80 was a blast, and the time on my own boat was invaluable. The Friday race was the perfect end to an excellent week…

B.W.Race Week & Private Coaching, August, 2008

Absolutely exceeded my expectations in every dimension. The boats were exceptional… new modern and in good shape. The instructors were awesome. It was hard to believe you could get that level of experience and accomplishment and at the same time have great teachers. Thanks you J/World Team!

H.H.Learn to Sail, October 2008

As someone who’s been teaching and evaluating teachers for a quarter of a century, I’m writing to tell your instructor is one of the best I’ve seen. He’s tremendously skilled at communicating knowledge and also has the rare talent of being able to tell what his students do and don’t understand.

R. O’BrienLearn To Sail, December 2013
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Heading East. If you're ready to get away from it Heading East. If you're ready to get away from it all then we'll see you cruising down in Puerto Vallarta. Cruising courses being taught out of J/world PV all winter/spring.

Photo credit to our wonderful instructor Paul Martson!
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Social distancing and sailing....we think they go Social distancing and sailing....we think they go pretty well together. We're committed to keeping you safe and keeping you sailing. Courses being taught through the winter at all 3 of our locations #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscobay #sandiegobay #sandiego #puertovallarta #banderasbay. Contact us to get onboard!

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Downwind Wednesdays. Luckily sailing is an outdo Downwind Wednesdays. 

Luckily sailing is an outdoor activity! We're still sailing from San Diego, San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta! Contact us to book a course or if you're just looking to get out on the water. 

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Happy Veterans Day! Thank you from the bottom of o Happy Veterans Day! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all who serve, to all who have served and to all who have sacrificed.
A wonderfull week in Sothern California on one of A wonderfull week in Sothern California on one of our Live Aboard Cruising Courses. We're teaching these all through the winter so message us to book your course.

Thanks for a great week! Photo Credit - George Darling Photography @georgedphotos
Need to get out of the house? Come live with us fo Need to get out of the house? Come live with us for a week on our 5 and 7 day Live Aboard Cruising Courses!
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With the rescheduled Yachting Cup having been give With the rescheduled Yachting Cup having been given the green light for next week and new orders from the county issued opening recreational boating to both household and non-household members we are starting to feel more like ourselves again! Reach out for dates and details of our course offerings! 

Stay safe and see you on the water!
If you've been itching to get out into the big blu If you've been itching to get out into the big blue recently here's your chance! Get in on an amazing blue water cruising opportunity. Santa Barbara to San Diego sailing in mid October! Contact to get your spot reserved. 

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As sailors we are so lucky to be invited to play i As sailors we are so lucky to be invited to play in this beautiful blue realm. Hope everyone is making it through Monday!

Photo credit: JWorld Alumnus Jim Lussier
Ever wanted to sail to California's famous Channel Ever wanted to sail to California's famous Channel Islands? Join us October 21-26 for a Passage from Santa Barbara to San Diego via the Channel Islands and learn how to Cruise!
September will bring with it cruising courses! Cou September will bring with it cruising courses! Courses are sailing from San Diego and San Francisco with Passages sailing south in October. Contact for dates and details!
Sailing South by South East We have passages plan Sailing South by South East

We have passages planned this fall
San Francisco - Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara - San Diego

Contact us for more information and secure your spot!#sailingsanfrancisco #safesailing #sailingsandiego #cruisinglife #offshoresailing
Learn to Sail in San Francisco Bay next week! Ta Learn to Sail in San Francisco Bay next week! 

Take our course out of Alameda  and achieve your Basic Keelboat certification in just 3 days! Email us at info@sailing-jworld.com to reserve your spot! 

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