Catamaran sailing lessons are offered throughout California.
A catamaran ship is very similar to a standard sailboat except that it has two hulls that are joined by a single deck, and some people believe that catamaran sailing is more difficult to learn than standard sailing. Most California sailing schools offer catamaran lessons in addition to traditional sailing lessons.
UCLA Marine Aquatic Center
The University of California at Los Angeles Marine Aquatic Center, based in Marina del Rey, offers catamaran sailing lessons.The school has been teaching sailing lessons for more than 60 years and is designed to teach both beginners and seasoned sailors. The school curriculum begins with the basics of educating a successful catamaran sailor, which include learning to identify the parts of the boat, including the hull, keel, bow pulpit, stern and backstay. The school also teaches each sailor the functions of various parts of the catamaran sailboat, such as the rudder, cleats, Cunningham, tiller and wheel. Students will be evaluated on their boating knowledge and placed in appropriate classes ranging from Introduction to Sailing to Outside Ocean Sailing and Sailing IV: Catamaran Sailing.
UCLA Marine Aquatic Center Fiji Way
14001 Fiji Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
310-823-0048
marinaaquaticcenter.org
SDSU/UCSD Mission Bay Aquatic Center
San Diego State University and the University of California at San Diego have come together to offer a catamaran sailing school through the Mission Bay Aquatic Center. The Mission Bay Aquatic Center location is the world's largest instructional waterfront facility, teaching more than 15,000 students sail in 2009 alone. A student of this catamaran sailing school will learn the following: navigation rules, port tack and starboard tack sailboats, overtaking a situation, international and inland navigation rules for prevention of collision and use safety equipment. Classes are offered in groups or as private lessons.
SDSU/UCSD Mission Bay Aquatic Center
1001 Santa Clara Pl.
San Diego, CA 92109
858-488-1000
mbaquaticcenter.com
Santa Barbara Sailing Center
The Santa Barbara Sailing Center was chosen as the American Sailing Association's Certified Professional Sailing School of the Year two years in a row. As one of the largest accredited sailing schools in California, the school has more than 40 boats and has graduated more than 20,000 students in the past 40 years. This school offers certification classes and non-certification classes and even classes for children. Examples of the school's curriculum include basic keelboat sailing, basic coastal cruising, bareboat chartering, coastal navigation, advanced coastal cruising and catamaran sailing.
Santa Barbara Sailing Center
133 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2315
800-350-9090
sbsail.com
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