The Long Beach Sailing Club hosts Cat Attack, the award and race winning 33 foot catamaran by Reynolds Sailing.  This vessel routinely obtains speeds of near 20 knots within minutes of leaving the Alamitos Bay.  Cat Attack will be operated by a captain and a trained crew member.  Lessons are available.  Captains are available for $25 per hour with a 2 hour minimum.  A four hour lesson is $155 for one person, $290 for two.

Dirigo II is our 72 foot schooner.  Designed by John Alden in 1938, the vessel has 12 sea berths and routinely carries 4-6 passengers on weekend and week long adventures to Catalina and the Channel Islands.  Dirigo II  has competed in two Transpacs, competes yearly in the Ensenada race, and circumnavigated the globe in 1954 - 1960.  Dirigo II  is always operated by a captain and crew, but passengers are welcome to assist in vessel operation.  There is a wealth of additional information including restoration history, pictures of the accommodations, original blueprints, and the yearly schedule of this vessel at WWW.DIRIGOSAILING.COM  The vessel can be chartered for an overnight run to Catalina for less than $1000.  Berths for weekend and longer adventures vary from $550 to $950 each, minimum of 4 berth booking.

Long Beach Sailing Club - Alamitos Bay Landing - 182 Marina Drive - Long Beach California 90803 - (562) 430-5514