Rabbit Hole Sailing

08/11/2026

🍂⛵ Fall Charter Season Is Open for Booking aboard SV Rabbit Hole 🍂⛵

A quick Rabbit Hole Sailing update as we head toward fall.

Fall Charter Season is now open for booking. September 1 through November 30 dates are now open for scheduling, and we have reduced our base charter rates for the fall season.

SV Rabbit Hole is our 2021 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, a beautiful, comfortable, adventure-ready cruising sailboat based in Alameda and ready for your next adventure on San Francisco Bay and beyond.

Remember: No membership fees. No initiation fees. Simply assemble your qualified crew, choose your charter dates, and sail.

Fall rates start at:
• Weekday Charter, Monday through Thursday: $595
• Weekend Day Charter, Friday through Sunday: $895
• Multi-day charter discounts are also available

You can review the full Fall Rates and charter requirements here:
https://rabbitholesailing.com/fall-rates/

How to Book
Our new website-based booking system is in its final stages, and we hope to have it live very soon.

In the meantime, booking is easy. Just call, text, or email us with your preferred dates and a little information about you and your crew, and we’ll help you get your charter request scheduled.

📞 Call or text: 775-315-4315
✉️ Email: [email protected]

We also offer Skill Development Sails, Check-Out Sails, and customized sailing opportunities. Let us know how we can customize your next sailing experience aboard SV Rabbit Hole.

All bareboat charter requests are subject to vessel availability, screening, crew qualification requirements, and approval.

Submitting a request does not confirm a booking.

If you have questions about whether you or your crew qualify, just reach out. I am always happy to talk through your experience and help identify your pathway to your next adventure aboard SV Rabbit Hole.

Many questions can also be answered by visiting our Rates, Operations, and FAQs pages on the Rabbit Hole Sailing website.

08/01/2026

🌊 A little nautical knowledge from our friends at Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy

Today’s word is spindrift, the windblown spray that comes racing off the tops of waves when the weather gets dramatic.

Follow Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy for sailing education, nautical terminology, navigation content, course announcements, and opportunities to build your skills on the water. ⛵🧭

👉 Follow PWSA here: https://www.instagram.com/pwsailingacademy/

Then grab your crew and put those new words to use on the Bay.

Leave it all behind. Grab your crew. Go sail.

🌊 Nautical Word of the Day: Spindrift

Pronounced: SPIN-drift

Spindrift is spray blown from the tops of waves during a gale. The word can also describe fine snow or sand carried through the air by strong wind.

So basically, it is what happens when the wind gets dramatic and starts throwing water, snow, or sand around just to make a point. 💨

The word entered English sailing vocabulary in the early 1800s from the Scottish word speendrift. It originally described sea spray driven by powerful winds. By the mid-1900s, its meaning had expanded to include wind-borne snow and sand.

Whether by land or by sea, spindrift is a wonderfully vivid word for weather on the move. ⛵

What is your favorite nautical word?

📖 Today’s word and historical inspiration came from Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day

Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy - No membership. No initiation fees. Simply sign up and sail.

07/24/2026

⛵ We are proud to sponsor the 2026 Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar, September 11–13 in Alameda! 💜💚

Island Yacht Club Women's Sailing Seminar

This wonderful event brings women together to learn, build confidence, strengthen their sailing skills, and connect with the Bay Area sailing community. Whether you are brand new to sailing or ready to take your experience to the next level, the seminar offers a welcoming place to learn from women and sail alongside women. ⚓🌊

🎉 The weekend begins Friday evening with the Community Crew Party, followed by keynote speaker Pip Hare at 7:00 p.m. The community event is free and open to all, while the speaker presentation requires a separate ticket.

📍 Alameda Marina
📅 September 11–13, 2026
🔗 Learn more and register at: https://www.womenssailingseminar.com/

We hope to see you there! ⛵✨

Wonder Awaits. Seize It.

07/23/2026

⛵ Meet Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy!

Many of you began following Rabbit Hole Sailing because you wanted more opportunities to get out on the water. As our community has grown, we have also heard from sailors looking for a clearer path to build skills, gain confidence, and pursue US Sailing certifications.

Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy was created to help provide that path. 🧭

Rabbit Hole Sailing will continue sharing charter openings, sailing adventures, community events, and life aboard Rabbit Hole.

Follow PWSA for course announcements, sailing education, navigation content, certification opportunities, and guidance on what to learn next.

👉 Read the full introduction: https://rabbitholesailing.com/take-your-sailing-journey-further/
👉 Follow Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy: https://www.facebook.com/PacificWayfinderAcademy

No membership. No initiation fees. Simply sign up and sail.

Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy

07/23/2026

When Rabbit Hole Sailing launched earlier this year, our goal was simple:

Get people out on the water.

Since beginning charter operations in March, that simple goal has grown into Check-Out Sails, Skills Development Sails, Community Sails, US Sailing certification courses, an Opening Day gathering at Ayala Cove, and three charter crews heading beyond the Golden Gate on multi-day adventures of their own.

But the best part of our first season has not been the number of charters or the miles sailed.

It has been the people. The friendships being formed. The confidence being built. The laughter shared back at the dock. And the stories that return with every crew.

Our newest blog post, “Our First Season Underway,” looks back at how far we have come and where curiosity may carry us next.

Read the full story:

https://rabbitholesailing.com/our-first-season-underway/

Wonder Awaits. Seize It.

Alisanne Steele | July 22, 2026 | Wonder Awaits. Seize It When Rabbit Hole Sailing launched earlier this year, we had a simple goal: Get people out on the water. Looking back over the past few months, it is hard not to smile. Since beginning charter operations in March, SV Rabbit Hole has welcomed s...

07/22/2026

⛵ Last-minute charter opportunity!

Rabbit Hole’s scheduled maintenance finished early, so the charter dates of July 26 through August 3 have just opened up on our availability calendar. 🌊

This is a great opportunity to grab your crew and enjoy summer sailing on San Francisco Bay aboard our Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410.

📅 Available July 26–August 3
📍 Alameda, California

To reserve dates or ask about charter options:

📧 [email protected]
📞 775-315-4315
🌐 RabbitHoleSailing.com

Follow our sailing adventures, new openings, and upcoming opportunities:

Facebook: Rabbit Hole Sailing
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Leave it all behind. Grab your crew. Go sail. ⛵

07/22/2026

⛵️ Big news from Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy! 🌊

www.pacificwayfinderacademy.com

⛵️ Big news from Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy! 🌊

We are very excited to share that Pacific Wayfinder Sailing Academy will be hosting a US Sailing organized Coastal Passage Making Instructor Course aboard SV Rabbit Hole in Alameda, California.

📅 September 10–14, 2026
⛵️ Aboard SV Rabbit Hole
📍 Alameda, California
🧭 US Sailing CPM-I Instructors Certification Course

Are you ready to take the next step as a sailor, leader, and instructor?

Join our team and become a US Sailing Certified Coastal Passage Making Instructor.

Prerequisites & Registration:
https://www1.ussailing.org/Enrollment/ViewPrereq.aspx

Questions?
📧 [email protected]



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04/26/2026

Heading out to celebrate Opening Day on the Bay

03/31/2026