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Taking reservations for day sails and lessons. Click the Book Now button to reserve online or call us for available dates.
COVID NOTE: If you’ve completed your vaccine regimen, no mask required. When we sail, please bring your vaccination card or a mask.
Overnights will begin when Ventura County is in the COVID Yellow zone; however, we are taking reservations for summer and fall. Send us a picture of your vaccination card.
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Give us a call and we can create a personalized gift certificate for charters or lessons.
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Channel Islands Economy Sail Charter with Captain $150/hr
The best sailboat rental value in Southern California. Reserve a captained charter on Wiley for $150/hour. Or take an all-day trip around Anacapa Island – including lunch – for $1050. Wiley can accommodate up to four passengers, and even though you’ve got a captain, you’re welcome to take the helm as much as you like. (Note: minimum age is 10. It’s a safety issue.)
Click Wiley or call 805.750.7828 or e-mail for information on Day Cruises, Lessons, or Economy Overnight Charter
Sancerre – Luxurious Sail Charters
Sancerre, a Jeanneau 45.2, features three staterooms, two heads, a full galley and carries kayaks for four. She’s crewed by Capt. Dan and the Bosun, who is also our gourmet chef. Hire Sancerre for a day or up to five days. We have room for six passengers and short-term club memberships. (Note: minimum age is 10. It’s a safety issue.)
For all-day or half day charters, Click Day Sail.
Or for multi-day, click Overnight Sail Charter
Or Call 805.750.7828 for more Sail Channel Islands information.
ASA Sailing School
Capt. Dan offers one-on-one sailing lessons for beginners as well as experienced sailors from other regions. Lessons are tailored to your needs. If you’ve got someone you plan to sail with more than occasionally – a significant other, for instance – Capt. Dan will train you both. Private lessons make the best use of your time. You work on the skills you need and practice
until you’re both competent and confident. Most beginning sailing courses get you ready for sailing on small lakes, but this is the Pacific. Most times, this part of our ocean is benign, but you have to be ready for the times when she acts up. You also have to have navigation skills to deal with commercial traffic and occasionally tricky anchorages.
For more info, click Sailing Lessons
Ceremonies
Capt. Dan is also Chaplain Dan and he is ready to help you tie the knot or say goodbye to a loved one with joy, care and dignity. Capt. Dan’s ceremonies are unique and surprisingly inexpensive. Weddings are typically aboard Sancerre, but can be on Wiley or at any California location you choose. Call 805.750.7828 or e-mail for information on Wedding or e-mail for information on Memorial Ceremony.
Your Sail Channel Islands Crew – the Bosun and Capt. Dan
Hi, I’m Capt. Dan. I’m on the right. I’ve been sailing for more than 40 years and sailing the California Channel Islands for the last decade… MORE.
My friend, business partner and principal crew is the Bosun, AKA Cookie, AKA Dennis. He’s a gourmet chef and has also been skippering boats in these waters for 10 years … MORE