Sailing Areas

These are the sailing and windsurf areas for each rating: Novice, Junior, Senior and Cruise. They are taken directly from the CSC Operating Rules.

See every area on the 3D interactive map

The club's 3D map draws these boundaries over aerial photos of the basin, with live wind from the club weather station. Tap any spot on the water to see which areas include it, measure distances, and on your phone see which areas you are in right now.

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Novice Sailing/Windsurfing Area

View the Novice area on the 3D map →

Junior Sailing/Windsurfing Area

Within sight of the clubhouse, 100 yards from any downwind shore except to dock, north of Ashby Ave, and east of a line from the Emeryville Peninsula to Hs Lordships restaurant.

View the Junior area on the 3D map → The map can also shade the water within 100 yards of a downwind shore for the current wind.

Senior Dinghy/Windsurfing Area

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X buoy

If the X buoy is not in service, its location is taken to be the GPS coordinates 37°52.34' N 122°21.51' W. Ranges give a good approximation of this spot, at the intersection of:

1. the range from the north end of César Chávez Park to the north end of Angel Island, and
2. the range from the east end of Brooks Island to the visible west end of Treasure Island.

The X buoy location is also on the range through the #3 channel mark near the Berkeley Pier to the east end of the Bay Bridge. These ranges are shown here:

See the X buoy and its ranges on the 3D map →

Senior Keelboat Area

View the Senior keelboat area on the 3D map →

Cruising Dinghy Area

View the Cruising dinghy area on the 3D map →

Cruising Keelboat Area

The inland and tributary waters of San Francisco Bay, and outside the Golden Gate no further west than a straight line drawn from Point Bonita Light through Mile Rocks Light to the San Francisco shore.

View the Cruising keelboat area on the 3D map →