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Your New Sail Training Adventure Destination

Sail the Sea of Cortez

We have been traveling to La Paz to run sail training trips and adventures on the Sea of Cortez since 2015. Over the years La Paz kept looking better and making more sense, so we moved! La Paz is now where we run our Sail Training Adventures and certification courses for catamarans and monohulls.

Come Sail La Paz

As a sailor, you may have heard about the amazing Sea of Cortez, but may still have some hesitation. Without help you need to figure out the cruising grounds, find a boat, find out  what the city is like, where to stay, and how the food is. So you’ve put it off.

Time to Make some plans. Here is why.

You can have an amazing sailing experience and vacation with an expert sailing instructor and guide: a southern CA sailor who lives here.

We can help.

It’s close to the US west coast. Traveling is easy. The city is low-key with a vibrant waterfront, and the food is excellent. Air BnBs are plentiful and the hotels are reasonable.

 Experience the Sea of Cortez.

  • Have a Sailing Adventure.
  • Learn to charter a Catamaran
  • Get the monohull or catamaran training and certification you want.
  • Get your SLC Mediterranean sailing license.
  • Or just get out on the water with us for a day sail and snorkel.
  • Let us Broker your Bareboat Charter with The Moorings, or Dream Yacht Charter

Interested? Contact us.

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Travel • The City • The Sailing • The Seasons

Travel

Take a direct flight to La Paz (LAP) from LAX on Alaska. San Diegans can easily get a cheap flight on Volaris by parking at the CBX and flying from Tijuana (TIJ) straight to LAP. The marinas and Malecon are a 20-minute taxi from the airport. And you can fly from anywhere to Cabo San Lucas (SJD) and shuttle up to La Paz.

The City

La Paz is known for its stunning natural beauty and ideal sailing conditions. The city is low-key with a vibrant waterfront, and active sailing community. The food is excellent and diverse, and there is always live music somewhere nearby. Population is about 275,000.

     On The Sea

  • Protected Waters:The Sea of Cortez offers calm, sheltered waters, perfect for sailing and boating.
  • Beautiful Islands:Nearby islands, such as Espiritu Santo, provide breathtaking scenery and great spots for anchoring, snorkeling, and exploring.
  • Diverse Marine Life:The area is rich in biodiversity, making it excellent for marine activities like diving, fishing, and whale watching.

     Vacation Appeal

  • Pleasant Climate:La Paz enjoys a warm climate with plenty of sunshine, especially during the winter months, making it a year-round destination.
  • Cultural Richness:The city offers vibrant local culture, with traditional markets, festivals, and delicious cuisine to explore.
  • Outdoor Activities:Beyond sailing, visitors can enjoy hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming with Whale Sharks, visiting one of the world’s top ten beaches, and exploring the region’s unique desert landscapes.

The Sailing

Sailing conditions are excellent and the cruising grounds are amazing. This is our favorite place to sail, and it may become yours too. See these links for more:

The Seasons

We sail every month except September, and the peak season is in November – April. The water temperature is close to 80°F / 27°C in the summer, and down to about 69°F / 21°C in the winter. The Whale Sharks are in the bay during winter and spring, and snorkeling and diving is year-round.

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Training & Certification

Training with Santana Sailing is unique in that we focus on helping you achieve your personal sailing goals. Training is limited to at most 4 students, meaning that each student receives instruction needed to become competent – tailored to each student’s goals and past experience.

NauticEd - 21st Century Sailing EducationWe partner with NauticEd because of NauticEd’s commitment to U.S. and International standards as well as a shared training philosophy that’s focused on student goals and competency – gained from knowledge, skills, and experience. With best-of-class multimedia online courses, professional sailing relationships around the world, and standards that exceed USGC requirements: we partnered with NauticEd to offer our students the best resources and global community available in modern sailing.

Training You Can Trust

Our Commitment to Your Sailing Competence: We really want you to have the skills - we know that you do too.  So when you continue training with us through Skipper Large Keelboat level, you will be ready to charter a boat on your own or we’ll invite you back for more training, free of charge. That’s our commitment.

See all the details at Commitment To Sailing Competence. Limitations apply.

American National Standard - Sail

Our training methodology meets the U.S. Coast Guard's prescribed On-Water Recreational Boating Skills Standard – SAIL, the newly released 2017 American National Standard for on-water instruction in entry-level recreational sailboat operation.

 

Professional Sailing Instruction

Santana Sailing's instructors are extraordinarily well-qualified: experienced, mature, trained to American National and International Standards, and assessed to the highest standards and expectations in recreational sailing.

Trust through verification: please feel welcome to read Santana Sailing's student reviews ›

NauticEd - 21st Century Sailing Education

NauticEd Flagship School

Santana Sailing offers fully-accredited NauticEd Training and Certification. NauticEd is the international leader in sailing education and certification, which affords our students the best educational resources and certification in the United States as well as abroad when sailing internationally.

4 Easy Steps to Start Sail Training

Start by registering for a course date - or discuss your sailing goals with Santana Sailing

Contact Santana Sailing to register for a course, or discuss your sailing goals, past training and experience - so that we can tailor the training to you!

Begin the NauticEd online knowledge-theory courses immediately!

Online knowledge-theory courses have been proven in education and business to be more effective than traditional means, and NauticEd's online courses are best-in-class in sailing. A big advantage is that you can begin immediately, giving you more time to prepare and most importantly more time to train and sail on the water with Santana Sailing!

On-the-Water Sailing & Training

Santana Sailing's on-the-water training is focused on the application of knowledge-theory and skills building. The training is unique in that Santana Sailing's instruction is focused on developing competency and confidence, and approach that gives each student not only personalized attention but hands-on sailing experience in a variety of roles and responsibilities.

Assessment & Certification

Certification is optional and includes a thorough assessment of the students skills, safety and overall competence for each level - using a Rubrics system that keeps the assessment transparent and objective. Typically Santana Sailing assesses during the training and while instructing, but students can request to be assessed separately for any certification.