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Five Juvenile Offenders to Sail Across Atlantic Ocean

  • October 31, 2015
  • OCSC SAILING
  • Sailing News
Five Juvenile Offenders To Sail Across Atlantic Ocean

"Sailing is the basis of everything we do. Through it, we teach responsibility, inspire confidence and build the foundation of lifelong friendships,” Michael Long, founder of SailFuture." Inspire confidence indeed! Thanks to Sailing Scuttlebutt for the article. Scroll below to…

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Instructor Bill Kinney is Sailing Away

  • September 12, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
Instructor Bill Kinney Is Sailing Away

Instructor Bill Kinney has cast off his docklines and is sailing around the world.  He is now on his way to the Catalina Islands, with the goal of repairing his autopilot upon landfall. Bill Kinney has been teaching with OCSC…

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Let’s Play…Who Has Right of Way?!

  • August 20, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
Let’s Play…Who Has Right Of Way?!

Sail Amsterdam: The ultimate test of your right of way skills. Being the largest sailing event in the world, and the greatest event for the Netherlands, millions of people attend to watch from shore and water alike. You can find…

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MEET OCSC SAILING MEMBER LAUREN HAMME!

  • August 9, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
MEET OCSC SAILING MEMBER LAUREN HAMME!

Meet OCSC SAILING Member Lauren Hamme! She is a US Sailing Basic Keelboat and Cruising graduate and charters our J/24's and was kind enough to share some of her experience with us. What sailing experience did you have before you…

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Offshore Sailing Adventure or Dodging Whales 101A.

  • July 16, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
Offshore Sailing Adventure Or Dodging Whales 101A.

Sails to the Farallon Islands and/or Drakes bay are synonymous with wildlife sightings. Many species of marine mammals such as dolphins, gray whales and great whites, are visible at this time of year. A sighting of a few dolphins and maybe…

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Meet Head of Instruction at OCSC: Tom Prior

  • June 28, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News

OCSC: What drew you to working at OCSC? Or what do you like about working at OCSC? TP: The fantastic reputation, and after visiting and meeting Rich (Jepsen) I was completely taken by OCSC’s approach to teaching sailing; the members…

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Meet OCSC Member Dan Givens!

  • June 7, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News

What sailing experience did you have before you came to OCSC? Growing up, I sailed occasionally with my grandfather (a Navy veteran) on hisLido 14 in Oregon. More recently, in 2013, I joined as crew on my friend’s 36-foot X-Yacht,…

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Southampton Shoal Warning

  • May 30, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
Southampton Shoal Warning

The Southampton Shoal is a former lighthouse site, where now just the platform and pilings remain. The pilings, in their degradation, have come loose. If you sail on the bay, steer well clear of the Southhampton Shoal platform. The platform…

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Top Ten Reasons to Join our Sunset Sails

  • April 23, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
Top Ten Reasons To Join Our Sunset Sails

Set sail aboard one of our larger yachts skippered by a professional OCSC instructor and enjoy a relaxing night out on the Bay. This sail is open to all skill levels and is followed by food, refreshments and good company…

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Top 5 Sailing Apps and Websites

  • March 19, 2015
  • Johnny McGinty
  • Sailing News
Top 5 Sailing Apps And Websites

Sailflow is both a mobile app and a website that allows you to watch live wind readings from various spots throughout the bay (and the world), as well as look at forecasting. Sailflow is THE app to go to when…

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