Date: May
Time: 8am - 7pm (varies)
Cost: Free Members
Register: Sails Below

Join us for a true adventure to a rounding of the primoridal rocks that mark a classic offshore destination for Bay sailors.

On sail day, crew meet their respective skippers early to prepare the boats, including fastening jacklines to which all hands would be tethered via safety harnesses while out the gate.

Boats traditionally going are: Wind Seeker (Mike Brownell), Summer Solstice (John Paul Watts), Tackful (Frank Lawler), Bodega Sunset (Bob Amiral), Daisy (Bill Gardner).

Lack of Communication Triggers USCG Search and Costs Taxpayer $

A recent story about a massive search by USCG for a sailor who took longer than expected to return.
Broken VHF and no cell range triggered the search (Ex-wife who cares).
This is a challenging situation: If your comms gear fails, there's a lot more to worry about than just your own safety.
SEA takes safety and trip planning seriously.  To learn more and prepare for your own offshore trips, attend our high quality  Navigation Planner sessions to find out more.

Read more in Seattle Times Article

... Ira (Foreman) was reported missing nearly a week after he was due to arrive on Oahu. The Guard unsuccessfully searched more than 200,000 square miles, then suspended the effort Thursday. He was surprised to hear about the massive effort to find him, said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Leigh Cotterell. Winds apparently pushed his boat out of their search zone ...Ira had enough supplies and food, but his VHF radio wasn't working and he was out of cell phone range, Cotterell said.

Date: November
Time: 10am - 4pm
Cost: Free

Summer Solstice sailed on a sunny Saturday, November 12 to Richmond Inner Harbor with skipper John Paul Watts and a crew of five. Light winds prevailed, but the big genoa captured all the air had to offer, and by early afternoon we had navigated the hook-shaped approach and entered the Turning Basin.

As we had learned at our navigation planner session earlier in the week, the approach has several legs, each with its own name on the chart. Unlike the cargo ships whose draft would prevent such a shortcut, we took advantage of the relatively high tide and sailed directly across the Southampton Shoal Channel over to Point Potrero Reach, without going "up and around" where the deepest water lies.

One can plan, chart and prepare, but the winds have their own ideas, and, in the end, a good sailor just has to ride with it.

The SEA flotilla of Summer Solstice and Fayaway accompanied by The Hard Way and Rigel did just that on their coastal voyage to Half Moon Bay last weekend. All had anticipated a nice leisurely downwind sail. Instead they beat south for nine hours, ending the leg with a night time approach to the Pillar Point Harbor. This rquired gingerly threading along buoys while avoiding Colorado Reef -- an excellent navigation challenge for all the crews.

Dates: Quarterly
Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: Skipper Assignment
Cost: Free Members
Register: Sails Below

Attention SEA Sailors! Get ready and prepare for upcoming Adventure Sail by getting your sea legs and practice your skills. Do you need seasickness meds? Find out now before you go farther afield.

Join us for quarterly sails out the gate to whet your appetite for more adventures.

All SEA skippers and adventure sail members should check this out and kindly report your findings to us.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 14

Time: 19:30

Location: Oakland Yacht Club

If you're in the east bay Wednesday evening, swing by Oakland Yacht Club. It's the skippers meeting for the SSS Richmond South Beach Race, and David Weiss is giving a presentation on bay traffic from the bar pilot's perspective. Everyone's welcome, whether or not you're entered in the race. Wednesday Sep. 14, 7:30 pm.
Max Crittenden

When: August
Time: 7am - 8pm 2 Days
Category: Adventure Sails

Drake's Bay overnighter trip information

Dates: April, Sept
Time: 9am - 4pm
Cost: Free Members
Register: Sails Below

Spring has sprung. Take a trip to Stinson Beach which is around a headland or two.

Register for our season opening  Adventure Sails series, an off-shore daysail on the Pacific ocean along the beautiful Marin coastline. You may have spent the winter imagining what's beyond the Golden Gate Bridge: now's your chance to find out.

Please join the preparatory Navigation Planner Session or Out The Gate sail when you will get a taste of them thar swells, get some advice on seasickness and take a look at navigating San Francisco entrance.

Date: Ongoing
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: TBD
Cost: $15 Members | $20 Public
Register: Sails Below

Get ready for offshore sailing in SEA's two hour prep session for all Adventure Sails.
It will be reviewed in our Navigation Planner sessions by skippers with their crew as part of the Trip Planning process.