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The Rudder Club of Jacksonville
8533 Malaga Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32244, United States
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Mo
Review №1

A great place to learn how to sailboat,Lots of awesome people all around willing to help out.Lots of fun at the clubhouse swimming pool great for hanging out

Da
Review №2

Best place to go to get into sailing in a laid back atmosphere with cool people. Lots of racing too for cats and small monos

Dr
Review №3

I took sailing class, great instructors, great people. Highly recommended to everyone, Rich and Williams are awesome.Thank you guys for your time teaching basic skills and encouragement.

Je
Review №4

Unless you are interested exclusively in small sailboat racing, I would never recommend this club to anyone interested in learning to sail or who values diversity and open-mindedness. In my familys brief experience attending several events and enrolling in their classes, including a week of their youth summer camp, we experienced antisemitic comments (Jews all live together in the walled and gated community on San Jose Blvd. and Jews have always segregated themselves from the community), bullying and violence suffered by our 8 year old daughter, and unsafe sailing instruction.On the first day of camp our daughter was bullied by an older boy who eventually swung a chair at her and struck her in the forehead. The camp supervisor failed to call and notify us despite a clear bruise and bump on her head. On day two she was placed on a small sailboat with a older girl who verbally bullied her and refused to let her sail the boat. I spoke with the camp supervisor who assured me that the offending girl would be kept away. Two days later the offensive girl was again placed in the same boat with our daughter who was pushed down in the boat and threatened with further physical violence. When this was reported both girls were barred from sailing for the rest of the day. Every afternoon when I picked up my daughter I watched the youth counselors (all teenagers) sit in the air conditioned veranda playing on cell phones while the youth did nothing outside in the heat.I enrolled in an adult 3-day sailing class at The Rudder Club last summer. I have absolutely no interest in racing a sailboat and told them the same. My interest was learning to handle very small craft like my daughter was going to be taught on. I was assured that the class was basic instruction on small craft sailboats and not racing. The class was not provided the required reading material to learn basic terminology until the first hour of the class and within two hours we were placed in boats on the water. Mind you, most of these students had no experience sailing. The instructor, from a powerboat, barked commands at students using nautical terms introduced to them only an hour or two earlier. Within four hours the instructor was pushing students to race with each other and bring their boats within a few feet of each other to pass. One student was struck by the boom as a result of this fast-paced and poor instruction. The instruction was blatantly dangerous and I refused to continue with the class after seeing these incidents. Of course, they refused to issue a refund for anything.

Da
Review №5

Great Family sailing. Facilities are well maintained. One of the places that makes Jacksonville a wonderful place to live.Friendly sailors and members make all feel welcome.

Lo
Review №6

An affordable club for families on the St Johns River. Sailing fun for all ages. Pool and clubhouse make this a fun relaxing place.

na
Review №7

These people are incredibly welcoming, nice and easy going. They know something about sailboats too.

Ro
Review №8

Great place meet peoples with good attitude...Fun, Sharing experience....

Er
Review №9

My friends took me sailing there. I want to come back an do it again.

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  • Address:8533 Malaga Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32244, United States
  • Site:http://www.rudderclub.com/
  • Phone:+1 904-264-4094
Categories
  • Sailing club
  • Boat club
  • Boat ramp
  • Event venue
  • Sailing event area
  • Sailing school
  • Swimming pool
Working hours
  • Monday:11am–3pm
  • Tuesday:11am–3pm
  • Wednesday:12–5pm
  • Thursday:Closed
  • Friday:Closed
  • Saturday:11am–3pm
  • Sunday:11am–3pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
  • Swimming pool:Yes
Planning
  • Membership required:Yes
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