I had the pleasure of teaching this great family the ASA 101 basic keel boat course at the end of December of 2017 in San Carlos. Since Cliff and Nelda live up in the Pacific Northwest they appear to have ice water coursing through their veins! They went swimming at Martini Cove. Thanks for coming… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sailing Students Blog
Beth & Ed from Durango
A nice couple of hour day sail with a sready 12 knot breeze!! Continue Reading
Mario & Mario Two nice days!
Two great days of Sailing with the Organic Farmers of Guatabampo!!! See you guys soon!! Continue Reading
2 out of 3 ain’t bad, Agustin brings wind from the DF…
Agustin and I had two very nice 10 knot days and one light wind day for the ASA 104 Bareboat charter course! We also had one fine day of dolphin sailing. The you tube link below is from a video shot a few years back and the ? pics are from a different course, i… Continue Reading
Dan & Jim three days of perfect summer wind!
The beauty of sailing in summer is the warm water of the Sea of Cortez. So with that in mind Dan from Colorado and Jim from Alaska, who now lives in Yuma had three perfect days of 8 – 10 knot winds and 80 degree water. I will get the pictures posted shortly. I am… Continue Reading
Dan, Brady, Chris and Jon from Utah: dolphins, turtles mantas and sea lions plus some fish!
Seven great days of sailing with the boys from Utah. We had almost every conceivable condition you could get, first day during the memorial day regatta was a strong north westerly wind with many days of great southerly winds to follow. Dan, Brady, Chris and Jon had some wonderful Sea of Cortes moments. Two great… Continue Reading
Mark, Robert and Lucas good wind nice weather at the end of March!
So we did several days on Sandia and a few days on Marc’s 35 Cal which was a great boat to sail. Very much rigged like our 32 Ericson. The Cal 35 has a well positioned main sheet right in front of the companion way which makes sheeting and jibbing the boat a piece of… Continue Reading
Thanks to Jesse, Chris, Michele & Lili From Vivac Winery, Dixon New Mexico
So we had the rock stars from Vivac Winery do a 7 day course and they absolutely rocked San Carlos!! Thanks for coming down guys!! Can’t wait to visit you all up there in Dixon New Mexico! Continue Reading
Rob & Linnea went from zero to hero in 7 spectacular days of sailing!
So it was a grand pleasure to teach the highly motivated mid westerners, Rob the adventurer Linnea the dolphin whisperer, to sail. There is no doubt after this course that Ron and Linnea could handle Sandia our 32 foot Ericson with out any assistance from the likes of me! Luckily they stayed for 10 days… Continue Reading
Kim From Alaska, 7 days of wind and warm water!
I always tell my prospective sailing students to come in October. It is the nicest month of year. Warm water and the beginning of the north west winds. This year was no exception. The water was indeed warm and the air temps were as well and we caught many fish this week, including several… Continue Reading