J World Sailing

My girlfriend and I took the weekend 1 Fundamentals class. We were referred to j-​world by two different experienced sailors. The experience was everything I hoped for! I’ve been on sailboats a few times and could never figure out why different things were being done — boat direction, sails, etc. our instructor and captain, Jenna explained everything in such a manner that I could understand not only the «what» but also «why» and in a way I could remember it and put it into practice immediately on the boat. I never guessed I’d learn enough in two days to have the instructor say «go to a port tack, close reach» and either my girlfriend or I would immediately know which way to turn the boat an what heading to steer. It was a truly amazing experience and a wonderful two days! We’re already planning the second weekend class so we can get our US Sailing Certificate.

I went out for an evening sail with Robert while I was in town from Chicago.
With his quiet confidence and easy going manner, I knew it was going to be a great sail. I really appreciated Robert sharing his knowledge around spinnaker sailing as well. The entire session was filled with so many awesome sailing tips.
I had an amazing time out on the water and I would recommend anyone, at any skill level heading out with him. He has a lifetime of sailing knowledge to share and it was a true privilege to be on the water with him. While de-​rigging the J/​80 after the sail, he showed me how to tie a 3 second bowline. Definitely an unexpected bonus, ending a fantastic session.
Thank you Robert and J World. I will be back!

We purchased the Living Social Group Deal and have been waiting for a while to find the time to get in– but I can tell you it was worth the wait.
We did have to reschedule our time due to a Regatta leaving them short staffed for our original afternoon time slot, but they got us in a few hours earlier which worked out well for us. I will say they have a very «laid back» style and are pretty casual, but that’s kind of what sailing is about right? Conditions change, you have to go with the flow in my opinion. And the comment about white soled shoes seemed silly to me, they require non marking soles on tennis courts too, they don’t want their equipment to get ruined! Makes sense.
Anyhow as far as the actual sailing experience we were very happy. The instructor was genuinely interested in helping us learn to sail, we all got hands on time steering and tacking the boat, and everyone had smiles when we left. We would like to take the week Into to Keel Boating course next, we just have to make the time now!

I am very dissappointed. I booked the deal through living social in may to take my dad sailing for fathers day. My dad lives over 100 miles away so we planned for him to come down for this what I thought would be a fun adventure. I received an email 2days before saying it was cancelled. What cancelled 2 days before. I booked over a month ago. I feel like the email was not very good customer service they should of at least called. With that being said my father day plans were cancelled and all the planning for nothing. I called to get a refund and I am still waiting and its been almost 2 weeks. They r not trust worthy and I would never go there.

Thanks, but no thanks J World San Diego. U are a disappointment.
After trying to book a sailing trip online with my KGB Deals code and having no success with it, I called and left a message. I usually give it 24 hrs for a business to contact me back. I called them again 2 days later and spoke to someone who was able to help. Didn’t even acknowledge or apologize for not getting back to me.
It was like pulling teeth to finally book my sailing trip, but finally it got booked. 3 weeks in advance and I was stoked!
Planned my trip to San Diego for spring break, with this being one of the highlights of the trip. So I thought. WRONG.
The NIGHT BEFORE we were to set sail, dude sends me an email (doesn’t even have the decency to CALL) at 8pm telling me that «something came up» and that he would need to cancel. «Something came up» —really?
I thought it was not only unprofessional but also rude. Did not even bother to call me (he had my number). Luckily, I got in contact with KGB Deals and they were able to issue me a refund.
My trip to SD was ruined all because of this man thinking it was OK to cancel the night before! I was not willing to take a risk in rescheduling it, driving out from L. A to SD, only to have him cancel the night before AGAIN. Not to mention their «white-​soled shoes» policy… it was such a hassle for me find some shoes like that! And to not even get to wear them.
And if it was up to me, I’d give this place a big fat 0 stars, not even 1!

Great introduction to sailing! We purchased 2-​hour Intro classes during their Living Social promo and used them the week after Christmas. We had a great time, learned a lot and are looking forward to more lessons. It was easy to book online and everything went smooth. Thanks Vince!

Also got the Living Social coupon and was great for me and my retired uncle who had never tried sailing. Got the instructor, Channing, who was hella cool. He let us drive it from the start and then showed us his skills when we needed to dock.

So fun!
I bought a Living Social coupon for my man and he loved it! He couldn’t stop talking about how fun this was. He said they take you around on the boat and you guys learn to maneauver it and get real close to the water.
The staff are real nice and teach you well. If we lived in San Diego he would have bought a membership and a boat!

We took a week long Basic Keel Boat course in December and LOVED it. The staff is professional, knowledgeable, friendly and just plain awesome! We came into the course knowing pretty much nothing… and walked out confident and eager to learn more. The class size was intimate (one instructor to three students) and the hands on experience was priceless. We will be going back for the more advanced courses in the near future and we would recommend this sailing school to ANYONE. It was well worth the money and travel… and what we learned was invaluable and life changing. (I know I’m being a drama queen… but I really did love it)

Take a course. You will be glad you did.
I had very little sailing experience, and took a 5 day learn to sail course. The class size was small (3 people) which was good for learning. The training boat was a J80 which was light and responsive so you can get a good feel for how a boat handles. The instructors were knowledgable and thorough. I left comfortable enough to skipper a J80. I had considered shorter/​cheaper learn to sail courses, but after taking this one I realized that you can’t get enough instruction as a newbie in only 3 days or a weekend.

I just completed the 5 day Learn To Sail class at J World. It was great! The instructors could not have been better in providing good course work instruction (10% of time in classroom) and practical hands-​on in the water operating the sail boat (90%). They have the students from day one do all the boat operations. Within 2 hours we were on the boat in the Bay.
Having never sailed, I felt uncomfortable with the terminology used in sailing and adopting it in the water activities but by day 5 I was much more confident in my ability to apply the sailing terminology and manuevers.
J World’s location puts you in a great sailing area with downtown SD, the Navy docks and you operate your J-​80 with Navy ships passing and every conceivable water craft which provides excellent situational experience. I highly recommend this program. Dennis M