Join a Sailing Adventure...

Since Tradewinds' training focus is on cruising, we offer our members the opportunity to experience cruising with other members and experienced skippers. Each year we pick locations that are popular old favorites or ones that are new to all of us.

Going on a group cruise gives you the chance to learn the ins and outs of chartering a boat, experience a week or more of living onboard including provisioning, cooking, and boat care, practically apply your navigation skills, and make new friends.

In addition to trips to Mexico, South Pacific, and Europe, we also take local trips along the Pacific west coast.

Upcoming Trips  

• San Juan Islands -- June 15-22, 2012

Join us on our summer vacation as we explore the San Juans! Get a Flyer here.

• Grenada-- October 3-13 , 2012

Grenada, the Spice Island, way down at latitude 12, is home to beautiful beaches, spice plantations, rum distilleries, and colorful coral gardens. Relatively undiscovered, the new charter base here has been open for less than a year. Bordered by white and black sand beaches, this verdant island has for centuries been a major source of nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and cocoa. The nearby Windward islands of the southern Caribbean offer superb tradewind sailing conditions, year-round temperatures in the 80’s, crystal clear warm water, world-class snorkeling and a sea-turtle sanctuary in the Tobago Cays, and a variety of enchanting islands to discover and explore. Download a flyer...

Past Trips

• France, 2011
• Thailand, 2010
• Sea of Cortez, 2010
• Turkey, 2009
• Croatia, 2008
• California Coastal Sailing: Coastal Cruising, Harbor Discovery- April, May 2008
• Tahiti - January 8-17, 2008
• La Paz, Mexico July 2007
• BVI scouting trip, January 2007
• Race to Mexico aboard the ULDB-65 Barking Spider 3
• Spain, August 31 - September 10, 2006
• Greece 2006
• St. Martin 2006
• Tahiti, September 8 -17, 2005
• La Paz/Sea of Cortez, May 25 - June 1, 2005
• Grenadines 2005
• Greece 2004
• St. Martin 2004
• La Paz 2003
• Tahiti 2002
• La Paz 2002

"Fill Your Own Boat" Option

If you have your own group and are qualified as a skipper, you may charter your own boat and join the club flotilla. This way, you can choose the size of boat, crew, and select your own provisioning package and other options.

Contact Brandy in our office for information about cost and availability.

Moorings and SunSail Charter Discounts

For complete information about how our Club members can receive a discount on their next charter, please call Brandy in our office.

Member's Trip Stories

Below are some of the many stories that our members love to share about their sailing vacations and adventures:

• Bare Boating in the Sea of Cortez by Mickey Freeman and Norma Freeman-LaRosa
• My San Juan Trip Aboard the tall Ship Zodiac by Michelle Bogoger
• Ian Joseph and Family's Grecian Adventure!
  Read about their trip to Greece

• Tradewinds 2005 Greece trip (website)