Catamaran Cruising
US SAILING Catamaran Cruising Certification
Wahoo! has proved to be a huge hit since entering the fleet. She is a Dolphin 460 – a 46’ performance cruising cat that not only has the benefits of a catamaran (stability, plenty of room, huge foredeck, twin-screw maneuverability) but is fast and tacks better than any other charter catamaran any of us have sailed. Wahoo! is currently the largest and fastest catamaran available to charter on San Francisco Bay. She has daggerboards to help her track and reduce leeway, and a rotating mast to make her main more efficient. The owner replaced all of the standing and running rigging, new sails, and new electronics, among a host of other improvements.
Two-day Cat 460 Class
Club Nautique’s Catamaran class will prepare you both to charter our Dolphin 460 (46’) Performance Cruising Catamaran here on the Bay, and also to charter a catamaran on a vacation charter elsewhere in the world. This 2-day, 16-hour class, designed for those who have US Sailing BBC certification and Club Nautique’s Big Boat Motoring Clinic, will lead to US Sailing Catamaran Endorsement for successful students. This class is not guaranteed.
Topics covered include:
- Boat systems, including daggerboards & rotating mast
- Close quarters maneuvering
- Anchoring
- Sailing
- Reefing
- Overboard drills
Format
- Two consecutive days, 0900 – 1700
- Offered several times each month in Alameda
Tuition
Cost for Members: $995
Cost for Non-Members: $1,325
Prerequisites
- US Sailing BBC certification
- Club Nautique Big Boat Motoring Clinic
