OCSC's "Learn-to-Sail" course

Our Basic Keelboat certification package is a comprehensive preparation for a lifetime of sailing. It is designed both for students who have no sailing experience and for those who have experience, but want to be sure they learn to sail right, from the ground up.

With an emphasis on practical training and experience, you will learn all the essentials of sailing quickly and more thoroughly than you thought possible. You will be at the helm on the morning of your first class, and in command of the boat through all of the fundamental maneuvers by the next afternoon. In addition to the practical training, you will enjoy several short classroom sessions sprinkled throughout the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a US Sailing Basic Keelboat certification and be ready to move on to basic cruising and a lifetime of sailing!

Successful completion prepares you to:

• Skipper 18' - 27' boats in protected waters with light to moderate conditions.
• Crew on similar sized yachts in open water and more challenging conditions, like San Francisco Bay.
• Qualify for OCSC's Basic Cruising course.

• Our three-to-one student-to-instructor ratio provides you with the smallest class size in the country.
• Our guarantee provides you with as many additional three-hour coaching sessions as you need to fully demonstrate your Basic Keelboat skills dependably.
• If you're taking the weekend format, the two weekends don't have to be consecutive, however it's wise to take them as close together as possible.