Sonoran Sport Center Sailing School

     Scuba Center & Bareboat Charter 

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 Sonoran Sport Videos * Sailing Club * Course itinerary

Sailing School (ASA) Certifications  * Sailing School Calendar * Bareboat Charters * Whale Watching *  Revillagigedos Islands Odyssey 

Revillagigedos 2002 picture gallery * Kite Boarding & Windsurfing * Local day sailing trips *  Travel info for San Carlos

Scuba diving * Sea Kayaking * San Carlos Hotels * Links *  Kite Shack * Trip pictures

* click here for current San Carlos Wind Report * New Page How to get here *  Map of Sonora                                  

Click on U of A logo above for special U of A Student packages for Winter of 2009

                      New San Pedro Martir Video                                                                                   Best  clips of 2006 sailing video

Please call our toll free number anytime 1-(866)-686-7352 

If you email me and I don't get back to you within 48hours please call me at out toll free number, emails can sometimes be lost.

Gracias!!!

San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, located on the Sea of Cortez, is one of the finest places in the world to sail or learn the sport of sailing. We have been sailing in Mexico for 16 years now. The Sonoran Sport Center is the only American Sailing Association (ASA) affiliate in San Carlos with a real store front. We offer four levels of ASA sailing certifications and Padi scuba diving certifications up to dive master.  We are the only bareboat charter service in the Sea of Cortez north of La Paz. 

San Carlos is a small resort community located in the state of Sonora, Mexico, 300 miles due south of Tucson Arizona. Click here for map or for more travel info check the links above. I believe there is no better way to learn to sail than while on vacation in the Sea of Cortez, sometimes called the Gulf of California or if you go back far enough the Vermillion Sea. Twenty two species of marine mammals inhabit the Sea of Cortez with 17 of those species migrating through the San Carlos area at one time or another. For sailors the area offers secluded desert anchorages with beautiful oasis like canyons and many fresh water springs to hike. All instructional charters come with kayaks for exploring the deserted beaches and numerous sea caves found here. 

Whether taking one of our local day sailing or live aboard sail packages, a learn to sail vacation in the Sea of Cortez offer you the best combination of a boating and nature experience available. There are no schools on the east or the west coast of America or in Mexico for that matter that can offer you the ability to sail a multihull or monohull and cruise the Sea of Cortez at the same time! Many of my students have gone on to buy their own boats now and are actively sailing in many parts of the world! Several of our Students have decided to join our sailing club until they are ready to buy their own boat. It is a little hard to get to San Carlos but well worth the extra effort. 

For those of you interested in Bareboat Charters we can help you with what ever logistical concerns you might have from provisioning of the boat to transportation to local airports or bus stations. We will go over the charts and make suggestions for you on where to spend the night and anchor. There are no mooring balls here, just a lot of pristine desert bays to explore and visit. The picture to the right is Windsplitter anchored at Ensenada Chica with Isla San Pedro in background. 

Don't worry if you have non sailors in your group, there are plenty of activities in the San Carlos area to keep non sailors or non water enthusiasts occupied. Drop us an email and let us customize a great sailing experience for you.  Please check out our new video page for some great video of past trips with more to come for the 2006 winter season.

Sincerely Vince Radice, owner operator

We are also highly involved in the plight of marine mammals and fish life in the Sea of Cortez from indiscriminant and often illegal fishing practices. The posted images below of a sperm whale being released from a gill net is a graphic example of what can happen in the Sea of Cortez on any given day. 

Sailing School (ASA) Certifications  *  Bareboat Charters *  Sailing School Calendar  * Whale Watching *  Revillagigedos Islands Odyssey 

Revillagigedos 2002 picture gallery * Kite Boarding & Windsurfing * Local day sailing trips *  Travel info for San Carlos

Scuba diving * Sea Kayaking * San Carlos Hotels * Links * Map of Sonora * Kite Shack * Trip pictures

New Toll free number  1-(866)-686-7352

Here is our best of 2006 sailing video. Thanks to all of you who came sailing with us!!