The San Francisco Sailing Company — Local services in San Francisco

Team building- San Francisco Sailing Company understands teamwork and the benefits of a an experienced crew. There is no better way to develop a team than to set them to the task of operating a sailboat on the San Francisco Bay. Communication: Each person is assigned a position on the boat. They are individually instructed on the names of the instruments they must use and how their position affects the boat and therefore the team. Positions can be assigned arbitrarily by the captain or self assigned to begin the communication process. Once each crew member understands his/her position and the team has performed some simple tasks such as tacking the boat, the positions are rotated. Each person must now communicate to the person taking over their job what the names of the equipment are and how to use them while learning their new position from someone else. This can be continued until each person has had a turn at the helm and hence the leadership role. As the team develops some cohesiveness and understanding of the boat and each other we begin drills such as heaving to and Man Over Board. In the case of the MOB drill, the team must retrieve a float dropped into the water with the boat under sail. This is a difficult task and often requires several attempts. The team must work together with each position working in conjunction to achieve the goal. This is often the time when leaders emerge and...

Looking for a reliable, well-run sailing tour company to take a group out to sail around the San Francisco Bay? The San Francisco Sailing Company is it. I have used this company two years in a row for a private charter excursion. Both times my party had a great time, with some attendees of the first year wanting to sail again this year. The largest sailboat, Santa Maria, has a capacity of 36 passengers with a captain and a first mate.

With a $50/pp ticket, you get two drinks (beer, soda, or bottled water) served during the 90 minute Sail (start from Pier 39, sail towards the GG Bridge, see the Marin Headlands /Sausalito from a distance, Alcatraz, Angel Island, and the SF skyline). Very relaxing. The 90 minutes goes by very quickly.

Both office staff and the sail crew are easy to work with, efficient, responsive. I highly recommend in a heartbeat using this company if you are looking to sail. They are also willing to custom tailor a sail tour if you are planning to have a private charter and will sail any of the 7...

Highly recommend SF Sailing Co. From the initial booking to the end of the trip, they were nothing but helpful. I even had to rebook for the next day and it was no trouble. Captain Troy and I'm assuming, First Mate (?) Liam were great! Troy was very kind, funny, and knowledgeable. Liam was a wonderful bartender and helped everyone with their bags and getting to the bathroom/back. They even offered up extra blankets if we needed. The trip out was smooth sailing, literally! Even with the choppiness of the bay, I never felt unsafe or unstable. We went all the way to the Golden Gate, across the bay to Alcatraz, and down to the Bay Bridge. It was def worth the money. This was our first time on a real sailboat and my husband wanted to get into sailing which is why I chose it, and he absolutely loved it and it fueled his passion so thank you for that as well! You didn't know this, but we were celebrating our 20 year anniversary and it was heaven, thank you again! You haven't seen the...