ASA Courses

Stand-alone or grouping progressive courses to you save $. Customize course packages to reach your sailing goals.

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Your journey starts here. Let us help you cast off to safely explore where the wind can take you.

Coastal Programs

23 Years in Oakland

ASA Certified Instructors

Fleet: 15 Keel 2 Cats & 10 Sm Boats

Top-Rated Bay Area Sailing School

Sailing Courses/Events, Membership, Rentals

Courses & Events

Social events, courses, summer camps are on-line + practice sails

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Charter a Boat

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Small Boat Sailors' Needed - Wed and/or Thurs this week! Want-ta-be Small boat sailors welcome-FREE

Best image of the week!

Image by Collin Scott April 2026

Racing the Rain, coming in from April's ASA106 course down the coast with a lightening storm predicted. We got to
Sausalito Yacht Club in time for dinner. Very nice then spent the night at their mooring field. Moved on to Angel Islands Mooring field for the next night before heading back to port.

Can ask for a course, series or select a package
From 'Learn to Sail' to Packages for All Levels

Zero to Bay Skipper
BK1, ASA 101 & 103

Enjoy 10 days, on weekends, of an instruction journey. Add practice sails to evolve from new to sailing to a confidant Skipper.

Member $2395 Full Price $2910

One day of our sailing courses will fill holes self taught sailors didn't know they had. Growing understanding and confidence.

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Basics to Worldwide Charter Ready

If you have sailing experience, we start from where your skills are. 'Challenge' to your starting point. New sailors, the series includes ASA 101, 103, 104, 105,118. Basics to competence & ready and certified to sail Worldwide charters.

17d-Mono-hull $4600 m

+3d Catamaran $6385 m

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Best Image of the Week

Taken from Angel Island's mooring field over the recent rainy weekend. Our cat Angel has a depth that works to have a peaceful night in any weather.

What Our Sailors Say

Darrel

I learned more in a few weeks of the instructor clinics series than over 20 years of sailing as a race boat owner and active sailor. The clinics helped to fill in the blank spots I didn't know I had.

What Charter's new to Afterguard Say

Dan

Very nice boat. Very well equipped. Brand new main sail. We sailed as a bare boat. Mary was very accomodating. Anni gave us good instructions on all the operations of the boat. I have sailed many times in SF and knew the area well. The boat performed as expected in the bay.