California Sailing Cooperative (CSC), founded in 1994, is a non-profit club and school offering comprehensive sailing instruction, including ASA certifications, at an affordable cost on a well maintained Catalina 36.
The teaching team, headed by Training Director Capt. Charlie Hentges, consisting of CSC’s ASA certified instructor/skippers and club mates, all of whom have completed at least 3 ASA courses. CSC earned the 2012 ASA "School of the Year" award.
CSC’s training philosophy permits members to work on their ASA certifications at their own comfort level, setting their own time table, thus combining expert instruction with at-sea experience. Every sail is a training sail. Because the club’s 5 skippers and 11 mates comprise about half of CSC’s limited membership, at-sea teaching is always conducted with multiple instructors, often one-on-one instruction.
The club’s "Mystic" is berthed at the recently remodeled Marina City Club in Marina del Rey. Security-guarded parking is free to club members and guests.
Please contact us for more information regarding CSC membership or non-member weekday ASA instruction.