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California Sailing Charter Directory & Reviews
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Top 3 Rated Charter Companies in the California Region
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Harbor Island Yacht Club - Rating:
8.0 -
Aventura Sailing - Rating:
7.0 -
Cass' Rental Marina - Rating:
7.0
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California Sailing Charter Listings
Total of 13 charter companies
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Mexico
Rating: 7.0
The Moorings (La Paz)
United States
Atlantis Yacht Charters (Sausalito)
Rating: 7.0
Aventura Sailing (Dana Point)
California Sailing Academy (Marina del Rey)
Rating: 7.0
Cass' Rental Marina (Sausalito)
Rating: 8.0
Harbor Island Yacht Club (San Diego)
Harbor Sailboats (San Diego)
Marina Sailing (Newport Beach)
Modern Sailing Academy (Sausalito)
OCSC Sailing San Francisco Bay (Berkeley)
Pacific Yachting and Sailing (Santa Cruz)
Rating: 1.0
Seamist Skippers of Marina del Rey (Marina del Rey)
Spinnaker Sailing (San Francisco)
Recent California Charter Reviews
Harbor Island Yacht Club (San Diego)
Rating
8
Submission date:
12/10/07 | Charter
date: November 2007
Submitted by: Jeff | From: United States
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 31 - 40
Submitted by: Jeff | From: United States
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 31 - 40
Good Club
I have been a member of Harbor Island Yacht Clubs for the last two years and I have been pleased with their instructors and the selection of boats. Pricing is fair and although the majority of their boats are not brand new, they are well maintained. The staff is great about fixing any problems that come up or swapping out to another boat in the fleet. You can't find a better place to learn to sail or spend the day crusing around San Diego Bay.
Aventura Sailing (Dana Point)
Rating
7
Submission date:
9/12/08 | Charter
date: September 2008
Submitted by: Matt | From: United States
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 31 - 40
Submitted by: Matt | From: United States
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 31 - 40
Great club, marginal boat
I've been a member for a while now and the fleet has changed a bit. There are 2 really nice 30s that I enjoy sailing, but of the 3 Catalina 320s, there is only one I'll sail anymore. The larger boats are all very nice, but require extra certification to sail. The 320 I sailed most recently had several issues such as the shifter getting stuck in reverse, a broken self-healing winch, and very old sails. If I owned a boat in charter, I wouldn't spring for new sails either, but the other issues need to be addressed.
Cass' Rental Marina (Sausalito)
Rating
7
Submission date:
3/19/07 | Charter
date: June 2004
Submitted by: Justin | From: United States
Type of sailor: Novice skipper (0-1 years) | Age: 26 - 30
Submitted by: Justin | From: United States
Type of sailor: Novice skipper (0-1 years) | Age: 26 - 30
Good day trip
One of the few places on SF bay that don't require you to take a 3-hour "check-out" sail. The others in the area are pretty much members only affairs.
May have changed since then but if you have an ASA/US sailing cert, you should be in good shape.
May have changed since then but if you have an ASA/US sailing cert, you should be in good shape.
The Moorings (La Paz)
Rating
7
Submission date:
3/19/07 | Charter
date: March 2006
Submitted by: Sal | From: United States
Type of sailor: Ancient Mariner (5+ years) | Age: 31 - 40
Submitted by: Sal | From: United States
Type of sailor: Ancient Mariner (5+ years) | Age: 31 - 40
Wonderful trip
We took a Moorings 403 and had a good experience. Moorings is the only major bareboat operator in La Paz, and like my other experiences with them, the service was exemplary. The briefing was helpful and organized.
By far the highlight was the area. The Sea of Cortez, while not for the novice sailor, was amazing. We pretty much had every anchorage to ourselves, and the desert landscape was very different from anything I had experienced. Not much to do on shore, but more relaxing than the Caribbean. Another neat thing was the fishing - we caught fish (tuna & dorado) to eat every night.
Worth the money, great time!
By far the highlight was the area. The Sea of Cortez, while not for the novice sailor, was amazing. We pretty much had every anchorage to ourselves, and the desert landscape was very different from anything I had experienced. Not much to do on shore, but more relaxing than the Caribbean. Another neat thing was the fishing - we caught fish (tuna & dorado) to eat every night.
Worth the money, great time!