A Year in Our Wake: Inspire Sailing’s 2022 Highlights
Having opened in the summer of 2021, 2022 was Inspire Sailing’s first full year in business. Looking at the year‘s highlights, we can only feel thankful for our community of sailors. Like members of any sailing crew, our interdependence is what makes forward momentum possible.
We came together this year at social events on land and on the water, and as students newly hooked on sailing, lifelong sailors, and everyone in between. As diverse as we are, we connected through our common dedication to continual learning in pursuit of the rewards that come with skillful, artful sailing - that healthy euphoria and feeling of empowerment that always keeps us coming back for more.
We thank our students and charterers who love sailing as much we do, because you’ve enabled us to offer a wide variety of new and exciting opportunities for sailors to learn and play on San Francisco Bay. This was the story of Inspire Sailing’s 2022.
Social Events
Thank you to everyone to attended our three member appreciation BBQs this year. We enjoy sharing a meal with you, getting to know you a little better, and helping you get to know each other too.
Opening Day on the Bay Celebration / April
Summer Sailstice / June
Fall Member Appreciation Party / October
We look forward to hosting more events in 2023!
Racing Program
Forty-one sailors joined our spring and fall Racing Clinics, adding to our growing race team. Thanks to new graduates and our experienced racers, our J/105s Nirvana and Resolute and other J/boats were able to make frequent appearances in Berkeley Yacht Club’s winter Sunday Chowders, Midwinters, and Friday Night Races spring through fall. Our teams have also put in some great performances! See our blog for racing news and articles and visit the BYC website for ongoing race results.
The response to our J/24 Racing Skipper Clinic, launched in November, has been enthusiastic. Our first clinic hosted enough registrants to crew five boats, making for a realistic close-quarters race setting for everyone. (The next clinic is January 21.)
New Clinics
These new clinics were so well-received that we are able to offer them again in 2023:
New Cruising Boat Offerings
In partnership with Modern Sailing, we began hosting ASA cruising boat courses here in Berkeley. The acquisition of Catalina 30s Golden Girl in May and Tule Wind in October has also helped give students and charterers more opportunities to explore both the excitement of sportboat sailing as well as the comfier cruising boat experience.
New Membership Program
The Unlimited Sportboat <30’ Sailing Membership launched in June, enabling sailors to enjoy sailing sportboats more often for one low monthly rate.
