Dock-and-dine
Why drive to lunch when you can sail? Sail with Convair Sailing Club and sail to lunch at one of San Diego’s many restaurants on the bay. Call the restaurant in advance to find out about their guest dock availability and reservations. Be an ambassador representing Convair Sailing Club and promote the club by word […]
Sailing directions
New sailors learn the different sailing directions based on the direction the wind is coming from. When sailing, it is crucial to understand the physical science of wind forces making it able to sail in many different directions. Different sailboats have varying abilities to sail up against the wind, or into the direction of the […]
Victory Regatta
Convair Sailing Club has two active sailboat fleets that participate in an annual regatta schedule on San Diego Bay. Do you enjoy small boat sailing and racing? Victory 21ft and Ensign 23ft Sailboats for club members
Engine outboard workshop UPDATE
This valuable workshop presented by Paul Feldon, Chief of Maintenance and Fleet Captain, is now available to memebrs as a pdf document, click here Engine Outboard Workshop pdf.
Sailing for Life
Japanese sailor sailing from San Francisco to Japan single handed in 19ft sailboat. See video on Youtube Sailing is a sports activity that you can participate in for a long time, even as you mature. Convair Sailing Club offers sailboats slightly larger that captain Kenichi Horie’s 19ft Mermaid lll Acquiring sailing experience, skills and knowledge will enable you […]
Engine Outboard Workshop
Convair Sailing Club is a members volunteer club that maintains their own boats. Paul Feldon presented the workshop that was well attended by 15 members on Saturday 04/03/2022 at the pool at the Harbor Island West Marina. Knowing how to operate & maintain the engine will ensure optimal performance when you need it, and contribute […]
Convair Sailing Club – Opening Day
Club Social Fun Sail & BBQ April 23rd, 2022 Join us Saturday 23rd for Convair Sailing Club Opening Day! A Fun sail and club members BBQ afterwards at the pool. Bring prospective members to introduce them to the club. 12 pm – Meet and greet at the blue key box. Fun sail to 3 pm […]
Check your weather
At www.PredictWind.com you can access multiple wind forecast models free. More serious racers and ocean crossings subscribe for more detailed information and projections for best passage windows. The Europe “ECMWF” model is considered most popular Several websites and apps provide weather. The Weather Channel at www.weather.com https://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/dee5d72c7208ef9a78c231ce03a97c08bf180a53f607a2b96b9f23f965282c7b?phenomena=SC&significance=Y&areaid=PZZ750&office=KSGX&etn=0010 reports a small craft warning National Weather Service […]
Cruise ships in San Diego bay
San Diego is a popular terminal for cruise ships sailing the American and USA West Coast. Today the Disney Cruise ship was dwarfed by a Princess Cruiser Liner at the cruise terminal in San Diego bay. A beautiful sight and brings tourism dollars to our city. View from Coastera Restaurant on Harbor Island East side. […]
Outboard engine workshop
Convair Sailing Club Maintenance Workshop series continues! Our Fleet Captain Paul Feldon will present a practical workshop on outboard engine maintenance on Saturday April 30, 2022 at 9:30 am. Meet at the blue key box. All Ensign Boat Captains and other Maintenance volunteers are invited. Please RSVP to Paul Feldon in advance. This is an […]
Successful Winch Workshop
A winch is a round spool or drum on a sailboat used to tension lines, usually attached to sheets. These winched need to be serviced regularly to ensure proper and smooth operation. A very successful recent workshop on how to service out sailboat winches was recently conducted by our knowledgeable and experienced Fleet […]
Sail boat issue reporting procedure
We all love sailing. That’s who we are. Whenever you notice something out of the ordinary on your boat, please report that by writing it in the boat maintenance log book. This is a separate binder from the sailing hour usage. These binders are kept alongside each other in the dock box. By making the […]
Tuesday Fun Sail 04/12/2022 – CANCELLED
Due to projected high winds (predictwind.com) and weather forecast at 62 degrees, with small craft advisory, we are cancelling this Tuesday Fun Sail on 04/12/2022 Tuesday Evening Fun Sail Tuesday April 12th 5 pm – Meet-and-greet at the blue key box. Sail until 7:00 7 pm – 8 pm – BBQ & potluck
California Boater Card
from https://californiaboatercard.com/about-the-card/ The California Boater Card shows that its holder has successfully taken and passed a NASBLA*/state-approved boater safety education examination. The California Boater Card program is phased-in by age for operators of motorized boats on state waterways (see phase-in schedule below). By 2025, all persons who operate on California waters will be required to have one. Once […]
Tuesday Fun Sail
Summer Fun Sailing Tuesday evenings 5 pm – 7pm March 29, 2022 Check the Convair Sailing Club Calendar for dates Meet at the blue key box at 5:00pmFun sail to 7:00 pmBBQ poolside after – hamburgers and hotdogs provided, $10 non members, propsective members welcome, please bring potluck to share
New rigging guide
Victory rigging and de-rigging instructions We recently updated the very helpful rigging and de-rigging instruction guide sheet. Thanks to Carl Schwartz for typing them up for review and Mark Sutton for contributing a lot in editing. New sailors find this guide very helpful when preparing the boats to go sailing, as well as stowing afterwards. […]
Club Social – Fun Sail & BBQ – March 26th, 2022
Join us Saturday March 26th, 2022, for a fun sail and club members BBQ afterwards at the pool. It will be much warmer towards the end of March and days longer after daylight saving time change mid March. Join us for a club member social. Bring prospective members to introduce them to the club! 12 […]
Calling all CSC Boat Captains
Hi to all our Boat Captains! We are inviting all Boat Captains to attend a Maintenance meeting scheduled for Saturday 03/26/2022 at 9:30 am. Our Fleet Captain, Paul Feldon, will be demonstrating how to service the boat winches. This is an ideal opportunity to learn how to service the winches so that you can take care of the winches […]
Cristin Smith new member
Well done Christin Smith! One of our new sailing club members checked out on the Victories on Sunday 10/25/2021 and is looking forward to enjoy leisurely sailing on our beautiful San Diego bay with Convair Sailing Club. Cristin is a business owner of a holistic heath practice Saffron & Sage in Mission Hills San Diego
New Member check out – Eiden Karmel
Congratulation to Eiden Karmel, a new member that successfully completed the check out on Sunday 10/25/2021 on the Victory sailboat at Convair Sailing Club! Eiden is a public defender and recently moved from New Orleans to San Diego. He is looking forward to participate in the racing regattas. Welcome aboard! Are you interested in joining […]