Ever wonder how long it takes to make friends on a sailboat? Well, it's definitely less than 2 hours. Rick Wong sent us these photos from his Introduction to Sailing Course last week. The group went out as strangers but…
A good time was had by all on OCSC's Valentine's Day Sail. With a fairly wet forecast, we were holding our collective breaths, hoping that the weather would cooperate and provide us with favorable sailing conditions. As it turned out,…
I want to recommend ski training with Sam Morishima and the endless slope. Last year I decide to go back to skiing which I hadn't done for over 35 years. Fortunately I met Sam Morishima who teaches with ADVENTUROUS SPORTS…
OCSC is going to the Galapagos Islands twice during this year of Darwin's anniversary. There's still time to join the group leaving in March! Darwin’s theory of evolution has become the bedrock of modern biology. But for most of the…
Down in Fleet Service, the winter is our time to catch up on preventative maintenance and upgrade the fleet. While California’s ongoing drought is definitely a concern, this year’s dry weather has been great for boat work. Not only is it a pleasure to work outside when it’s 65 and sunny, the weather has allowed us to get a good jump on all that work that requires dry weather, bottom jobs, gelcoat repairs, compounding/waxing, and varnish work. Much of this routine work is somewhat invisible unless you are down here everyday. However, there a few big projects currently underway that might catch your attention. Look for the following upgrades to the fleet the next time you come down to the club…
Anthony recently attended a launch party for Google Ocean. Sylvia Earle (pictured here), a former chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was a major catalyst for the project. If you haven't seen Google Ocean yet, it's incredible!…
We're so lucky to have Kame Richards back to give a great presentation on Tides and Currents in the Bay. This is really an exceptional opportunity for any sailor. Read the San Francisco Business Times article about Kame Richards here.
Sign Up and Sail is quickly becoming one of the most popular activities at OCSC and it's easy to see why. This Sunday Jeff Stokes, Club Manager, arranged 5 different boats for members to sail with new freinds as well…
Dear Friends - Happy Club Birthday to you! This month OCSC celebrates its 30th year thanks to all of you. In 1979 we set out to reinvent sailing, and to inspire the confidence it takes step out of the comfort…
In January, as the Chair of the Education Division of US SAILING, I accepted an invitation to attend a conference of Yachtmaster Instructors and Examiners of the Royal Yachting Association in England. While it was a little chillier than the SF Bay Area, the reception I got was quite warm and inviting with lots of professional sailors filling me in about the sport and the industry in the United Kingdom.
