Tradewinds Sailing School |
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| Reviewers Male / Female | Recommend Yes / No | Number of Reviews | Classes & Instruction | School Facilities | Boats & Courses | Cost | Total Average Rating |
| 53 / 28 | 79 / 2 | 81 | 9.66 | 9.18 | 9.14 | 9.61 | 9.40 |
| Date Submitted: | September 30, 2007 |
| Sailing School: | Tradewinds Sailing School |
| Location: | CA - Richmond, United States |
| Classes & Instruction: | 9 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 8 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 8 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Sailing Club review Tradewinds is first a sailing club that provides classes for it's members. I have been a member for 10 years and have taken 6 separate classes from Tradewinds and all have been excellent. They maintain a variety of boats versus one model and a number of sizes. Their website allows someone to find sailing partners and even specify experience level which is helpful for finding someone to sail with during the week or if your spouse doesn't enjoy the sport as much as you do. A great family club with a lot of fun people. Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | Wayne 60 year-old :: Male Reviewer :: Concord, Ca |
| Date Submitted: | September 3, 2007 |
| Sailing School: | Tradewinds Sailing School |
| Location: | CA - Richmond, United States |
| Classes & Instruction: | 10 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 10 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 10 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Exactly What I Needed I wanted a basic class to help me catch up to my sailing husband. The Basic Keelboat Class--three 8-hour classes--was exactly what I needed. A 3-student women's class (they ran this class even though there were only 2 students) taught by a very experienced woman sailor sailed us through all the fundamentals--and much more--with classroom time and lots of hands-on experience. I worked hard, studied hard and went from being able to simply take orders to understanding sailing and being comfortable handling the boat myself. From motoring, tacking and jibing to MOB drills and heaving to, we learned it all in three beautiful days on San Francisco Bay and passed our ASA test. Tradewinds Staff are friendly and helpful, even allowing me to stay on their boats overnight betweeen classes to avoid commuting each day in traffic. Thanks, Tradewinds, for giving me the capability to be comfortable and competent on our boat, teaching me to communicate skillfully while sailing, and making me capable as a true partner on our cruises. Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | Joyce G 62 year-old :: Female Reviewer :: Pittsburg, California |
| Date Submitted: | August 22, 2007 |
| Sailing School: | Tradewinds Sailing School |
| Location: | CA - Richmond, United States |
| Classes & Instruction: | 10 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 10 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 10 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Great School, Great Sailing, Great People You'll find all of those at Tradewinds. The instruction I've received has been top-notch, with Steve Damm doing a fine job of adapting the course exercises to the skill of the participants. The sailing in the SF Bay is awesome, with lots of opportunities to experience different conditions. Most of all, the people at Tradewinds are the kind of folks you want to be around. They are concerned with your progress as a sailor and go to great lengths to make it a good experience. The people you meet through Tradewinds classes and events are also great. Highly recommend a relationship with this sailing school/club. Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | John 54 year-old :: Male Reviewer :: Dublin, CA |
| Date Submitted: | July 4, 2007 |
| Sailing School: | Tradewinds Sailing School |
| Location: | CA - Richmond, United States |
| Classes & Instruction: | 10 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 9 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 9 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Cannot Get Better There is no better school for sailing than Tradewinds. Why? Let us get into the cost. You cannot find one more reasonable. More, the boats in which one first learns are new Catalina 25s and the instruction is top-of-the-line. Now, as one steps up the boats are not all new, but there is variety which can only make one a better sailor. I think the best reason to study at Tradewinds is that they work out of love and not greed. The owners want you to succeed and want you to sail; they love what they are doing and it passes on down to the club members. They are always there to give you a helping hand, and this is very important when sailing in the SF Bay, a complex place to master. --Herman Haluza Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | Herman Haluza 57 year-old :: Male Reviewer :: San Francisco, CA |
| Date Submitted: | May 21, 2007 |
| Sailing School: | Tradewinds Sailing School |
| Location: | CA - Richmond, United States |
| Classes & Instruction: | 9 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 8 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 8 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Awesome class and club Just finished my bareboat cruising class, and as always, I am thrilled with both Tradewinds and the instruction. Informative, smart and fun - it's really the perfect balance of essential know-how. The folks at Tradewinds provided a great service and atmosphere from the first day I walked through the front door, and out to their dock. Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | peter 46 year-old :: Male Reviewer :: Sacramento, California |
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