Tradewinds Sailing School

Reviewers Male / Female Recommend Yes / No Number of Reviews Classes & Instruction School Facilities Boats & Courses Cost Total Average Rating
51 / 28 77 / 2 79 9.67 9.17 9.13 9.66 9.41

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.
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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
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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.
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Submitted by: peter
46 year-old   ::   Male Reviewer   ::   Sacramento, California

Date Submitted: May 14, 2007
Sailing School: Tradewinds Sailing School
Location: CA - Richmond, United States
Classes & Instruction: 7 out of 10
School Facilities: 10 out of 10
Boats & Courses: 10 out of 10
Cost: 8 out of 10
Recommend: Yes
Review: basic nav
Overall good class, ...but to many students (20) in too little time 2 days. there did make it up with extra 1 on 1 instruction at nc to pass the test.
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Submitted by: Nhoa Genda
54 year-old   ::   Female Reviewer   ::   Sacramento, Ca.

Date Submitted: May 11, 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: Confidence Builder
Having met scuba diving, my husband and I love the water. When we recently moved to the SF Bay area, we decided to take up sailing. The people at Tradewinds made it easy! We signed up for the three-course package and have completed two classes so far. I lacked confidence, but the patient and thorough instructors taught me that I really could do it. Butch, Brandy and Matt are wonderful; they provide excellent customer service. Boats are kept in good repair. I highly recommend Tradewinds.
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Submitted by: SR
60 year-old   ::   Female Reviewer   ::   Richmond, CA

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