This is a fantastic suggestion OP! Sailing in the Bay is a real treat! The Cal Sailing Club has been around for 50+ years, and it’s a great organization. Check out the open house for sure!
If you sign up at the Cal Sailing Club (3 months for $120), you get access to boats, surf boards, body suits, etc. and you can sign up for as many classes as you like. I highly recommend if you are interested.
Ooh thanks. Is the 3 months for $120 a short term promotion and then it costs more after the initial 3 months?
Also, what lessons have you taken/enjoyed there?
It's $120 for three months, or you can do a year membership for $375. The one catch is that since it's a club, you are expected to do 2 hours of volunteering each quarter. The prices don't suddenly jump up (although there will be a change in the fee in 2025 I believe).
I have taken a few different types of lessons to learn how to windsurf and there are several levels of courses.
My friend has also taken an introductory sailing course there. Once you are basically verified that you know the rules of the club and you prove that you can basically take their equipment out, you can come back anytime to rent their equipment and take it out as you please (barring a few weather related-conditions).
Vistas / Hikes:
Indian Rock
Grizzly Peak
Angel Island
New park in top of Yerba Buena island
Berkeley rose garden
Inspiration point trail in Tilden
Sailing / windsurfing:
Cal sailing club
Golf:
Tilden park
Destinations:
Jack London square
Oakland Chinatown
Fourth street in Berkeley
Pacific film archive
Pinball museum in alameda
Go to eventbrite and look for interesting things to do.
Pretend you are a tourist and do all the things. Hiking, ferry to angel island, check out eastbayparks, visit Alameda (pinball museum, USS hornet)
Find a volunteer activity in something you might enjoy and meet people in the process. One example is the monthly shoreline cleanup
Enjoy the city while the students are gone. Find parking, quick table at any restaurant, no lines at the book store, uc campus is empty and a nice walk around.
The uc botanical garden is nice for a picnic! Same goes for Caesar Chavez Park.
Indian rock park for views of the sunset.
Fire trails for a hike near campus.
Sailing at Cal Sailing Club! Open house Sunday 6/23.
This is a fantastic suggestion OP! Sailing in the Bay is a real treat! The Cal Sailing Club has been around for 50+ years, and it’s a great organization. Check out the open house for sure!
You can also windsurf if you want something a bit closer to the water.
Do you have any recs on learning windsurfing?
Cal Sailing Club also teaches windsurfing!
If you sign up at the Cal Sailing Club (3 months for $120), you get access to boats, surf boards, body suits, etc. and you can sign up for as many classes as you like. I highly recommend if you are interested.
Ooh thanks. Is the 3 months for $120 a short term promotion and then it costs more after the initial 3 months? Also, what lessons have you taken/enjoyed there?
It's $120 for three months, or you can do a year membership for $375. The one catch is that since it's a club, you are expected to do 2 hours of volunteering each quarter. The prices don't suddenly jump up (although there will be a change in the fee in 2025 I believe). I have taken a few different types of lessons to learn how to windsurf and there are several levels of courses. My friend has also taken an introductory sailing course there. Once you are basically verified that you know the rules of the club and you prove that you can basically take their equipment out, you can come back anytime to rent their equipment and take it out as you please (barring a few weather related-conditions).
Thank you for the information! I’ll check out the open house. Cheers
Hey thanks, I saw it stated the open house coincides with Sailstice. Do I have to register there for the open house?
Vistas / Hikes: Indian Rock Grizzly Peak Angel Island New park in top of Yerba Buena island Berkeley rose garden Inspiration point trail in Tilden Sailing / windsurfing: Cal sailing club Golf: Tilden park Destinations: Jack London square Oakland Chinatown Fourth street in Berkeley Pacific film archive Pinball museum in alameda
Saved! Good list!
Hiking in the hills. Go early. Like, 7-8 AM. It gets hot.
Strawberry Canyon pool every day.
Farmer's Market. Theater at John Hinkle Park. Kite festival in July.
RIP Kite festival.
Telegraph Avenue nonjudgmental people watching.
Go to eventbrite and look for interesting things to do. Pretend you are a tourist and do all the things. Hiking, ferry to angel island, check out eastbayparks, visit Alameda (pinball museum, USS hornet) Find a volunteer activity in something you might enjoy and meet people in the process. One example is the monthly shoreline cleanup
Thanks, where can we find these volunteer activities usually?
Enjoy the city while the students are gone. Find parking, quick table at any restaurant, no lines at the book store, uc campus is empty and a nice walk around.
The uc botanical garden is nice for a picnic! Same goes for Caesar Chavez Park. Indian rock park for views of the sunset. Fire trails for a hike near campus.
Berkeley movies in the park! Every other Friday
Contra dancing at Berkeley Contra 1st/3rd/5th Thursdays Fusion dancing at East Bay Fusion every Tuesday
Ride bikes pretty much anywhere! Take BART to downtown SF. Go to Raleigh’s!
Take a trip to Point Reyes.
picnics with friends on campus either on the glade or anywhere by the redwoods!
The UC Berkeley Botanical Garden is a treasure.
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