The sailing activities of the Association are conducted along with The Royal Bombay Yacht Club (RBYC) and the Colaba Sailing Club (CSC) who are our sister clubs. The Joint Sailing Committee is chaired by the RBYC Commodore and comprises of qualified helms and boat owners. The BSA representative sits on this Committee. It is this Committee that mainly guides the sailing activities of the 3 clubs. The racing and cruising activities are mostly initiated at Mumbai from the RBYC premises to which the BSA members have access.

Sailing Program: A comprehensive sailing program is brought out by this Committee at the start of the sailing season in October, It has on offer sailing activities to suit all. Be it races, training programs, regattas, day cruises, championships and weekend cruises, there is something for all tastes.

Racing: Should you be inclined to try your hand at racing. Not a problem. We take stark novices and put them on a boat participating in a race and they soon pick up the ropes (literally too). All you need to do is call up Mr. Santosh or Mr. Rajan in the sailing room and tell them to try and book you a berth on a boat that is going racing. Then you land up the Yacht Club at the specified hour, dressed in appropriate gear which is shorts, T shirt, sneakers, cap, sun glasses (optional) and water. There are some races where the BSA is directly involved. These races are from Mumbai to Mandwa and back to Mumbai the next day. It involves racing to Mandwa on Saturday afternoon, staying overnight at the BSA Clubhouse where there is catered dinner party and race back Sunday Afternoon. Accommodation is provided for all and needs to be booked well in advance, as these races are very popular among the regular sailors. Please check the Sailing Program for dates.

Training program: There are normally two training programs in a sailing season from October to May. The first one is held at the start of the season and the second one in January or February. This program provides on the water hands-on training and also some classroom backup. Member helmsmen take you out so you have one helm to 2 or 3 students on the water. Kindly check the Sailing Program Document for dates. It is available on this website. If you want individual attention there are sailors who will take you out and teach you sailing one on one.

Boats: The boats normally used by adults, are Seabird class and Lightning class, which are in a common pool belonging to the 3 clubs. A Seabird carries a complement of 4 crew plus tandal while a Lightning accommodates 3 plus tandal. You can go sailing in any of a total of 14 boats, when a boat of your club is not available. Hence you are mostly assured of getting a boat when you want one. The Seabird is the most stable and safe, especially designed for Bombay Harbour. If you have children who are a bit wary of the sea, a Seabird sail would be ideal.

Just Cruising: Should you wish to follow the dictates of your heart and just go cruising or wish to practice your hand at helming, just book a boat and land up at the specified time at the jetty and ask for the tandal of the boat you have booked. The tandals are all qualified sailors and will ensure the safety of the boat at all times. Until you get your helmsman certificate, remember, the tandal is the captain when you are sea and one has to follow his instructions.

Boat Booking Procedure: Simply stated you could book a boat by calling up the sailing room at the RBYC. You will have to first ask for any one of the 2 BSA Seabirds. In case they are not available you then have an option of booking boats of the other 2 clubs. You can book boats 5 days after 7 pm, prior to the date required, by calling on 22882788 - Mr. Rajan / Mr. Santosh or at the RBYC reception 55527251 / 52. That means you would need to book on Tuesday, after 7 pm, if you need a boat for the coming Saturday. Since the boats are in a common pool a rather formidable and lengthy but necessary boat booking procedure needs to be followed. Kindly see the Boat Booking Procure.

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