NauticShare

We had such a great time learning the techniques of sailing while cruising around the Bay. Phil was our instructor and he is awesome… and very funny!

It’s difficult to write this sour review, because we had gone through this company to get our Basic Keelboating licenses, and are grateful for some fun times and all we learned about sailing.
Our major issue is with the company’s overcharging and non-​communication. I’d be weary of scheduling, as some of the other posts describe. I also wish someone told me of their «F» rating on the Better Business Bureau… surprisingly now, it’s very fitting.

We sailed yesterday with Phil and Allison they were both friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable and FUN! We had a Beautiful day on the bay with one other couple learning how to sail and be given the opportunity to be hands on. It was the perfect mixture of relaxing while learning something new. We used our Living Social voucher which had expired since we had to change our date of sail last year. This was extremely kind of them since they did NOT have to do this. This was by far one of the BEST Living Social deals we have purchased worth every penny and we plan to book them again with a group of friends! The boat was BEAUTIFUL!!! One last thing you do not need to be a official Captain to have the same and sometimes more knowledge of a registered captain. Thank you for a wonderful day, I hope many others take advantage of your fantastic sailing trips! Can’t wait to return to get back out on the bay… and the Giants game was a bonus thank you Phil!

We purchased a Living Social coupon last year for the 6 hour cruise/​lesson and even though I waited to call to book a cruise until like a day before it expired they were very nice and let us schedule one for after the voucher expired which was fantastic.
We had a great time on the bay in their gorgeous boat. Phil and Alison were funny and helpful and made sure we all had a great time and were getting what we wanted out of the experience. We all wanted to learn some basic sailing skills and they let each of us cycle through various stations and everyone got to drive for a good long time. I definitely think if you just wanted to sit back and enjoy the bay you would have a good time too.
We headed out under the Bay Bridge towards Alcatraz, then came back by AT&T park where Phil steered us up close so we could see all the fans going crazy at a Giants game, so cool!
In regards to the review below about Phil not being a captain, we asked him and it turns out because he is British he isn’t allowed to get a a captain’s license for security reasons but he is the owner of the company (which does have other certified captains if you need one) and he was very knowledgeable and clearly very experienced. He said he cleared things up with the Coast Guard and there shouldn’t be any issues in the future.

The only reason we did not give them a 5 was because they didn’t have champagne cocktails.
Phil & Missy worked well together as a team from the moment we arrived at the office until they helped us off the boat 6 hours later.
The trip was better than advertised. We experienced the calm of the estuary & the 30knot gusts of «the Slot». Through it all we were offered as much «hands on» sailing as we wanted. Their instructions were direct & easy to follow. They answered all of our questions. Along with the nuts & bolts, we were made aware of subtleties us landlubbers had no clue about: how the skyline affects the wind; how to tell where the currents are by changes on the surface of the water; how to tell whether the tide is going in or out.
While we didn’t feel secure enough to crew (no pressure to do so), we did drive the boat in «the Slot». It was a great thrill maneuvering a 42′, 15 ton vessel & getting the chance to «tack».
The 6 hours just flew by! We couldn’t have spent a safer, more enjoyable Mother’s Day.

When I bought this voucher I was skeptical due to some of the reviews written on Unilocal.I was very pleasantly surprised. Even though our voucher was expired they were more than willing to honor it. The guides were very knowledgeable and boat was beautiful. I would defiantly recommend this to friends. Great views and a great time!

I thought that this was going to be a really cool thing. My wife bought a trip with these guys for my birthday. When I called, Phil was pleasant, but said that he couldn’t schedule us in for months because of the timing of the summer, unless we went during the week. That’s fine, I planned to take time off work as well as my wife, but when I called back to schedule, Phil didn’t return my calls. For weeks I tried. I finally went down to the water and found his partner and spoke to him for a while. My interest was renewed. I left my number and STILL did not receive a call back. I tried a few more times to call Phil and let him know that I was interested in scheduling time with him. He NEVER called back. I don’t know how much my wife spent on the voucher, but it was a loss. I have NO INTEREST in doing business with these guys. They’re a RIPOFF!

Getting a reservation is hard, getting them to keep it is harder. We bought a 4hour sunset cruise and spent exactly 2 hours on the water. I’m not to inclined to go back.

My husband and I went on a NauticShare experience for our 6 year anniversary. The boat was beautiful, Captain Dan was generous in sharing his vast knowledge of sailing and offerred a lot of hands-​on experience.
The entire trip exceed our expectations! We highly recommend NauticShare!

We went out on the water on a beautiful boat. You know how the weather can change once the sun goes down. I loved being on the water. and Captain Dan was the best. we all felt very safe and had a blast… good music. good people. I would recommend this company to anyone who wants a great sailing adventure with a highly experienced Captain.

The experience itself was great but the experience with the crew was another different story.
Dan, the captain of the boat seems to be a very choppy sarcastic person. Telling him one has sailing experience causes questioning regarding the level of the experience. It seemed as though he was poking fun and sarcastically making comments about other sailers experiences with lessons.
We were given the option to participate hands on manuvering the boat or letting the crew sail you away in the bay. When given the option, it is assumed that if one wants to relax IT IS OK… correct? Apparently not for this crew.
One of the members who chose not to participate was given rude sarcastic comments about «being all over the boat» and thanking them for their participation.
Although the experience of being on the water was great, the company on the boat was very lousy and uncomfortable.
I would definitely sail again, but next time I will make sure to review who it is we’re being taught by.

Got a LivingSocial deal for a bay cruise, and from the moment we tried to use the voucher realized that this was an unprofessional outfit. I should have done some research first.
During the 6-​hour cruise, Dan Eliseian, the captain of the boat, seemed to need to be the «authority» on all things related to sailing (and otherwise), and reacted in a rude and sarcastic manner when certain innocuous statements were made by a passenger.
Nauticshare advertised the cruise as one in which passengers could participate or not, but Dan felt the need to criticize the passenger who opted out of crewing, making everyone on the boat very uncomfortable. He even boasted about having «leadership skills» that allowed him to get everyone else to do all the hard, physical work on the boat while he simply yelled out instructions (nonstop, in an annoying sing-​song voice).
At one point he further subjected everyone on the boat to loud rock n’ roll music that no one seemed to enjoy. I can’t believe this is how Nauticshare «promotes» its business.

Dan greatly diminished what could have been a very pleasant day on the Bay.
There’s a lot of good competition in the area, including several in the East Bay. I would suggest that you give your business to them instead.