Sail Stars & Stripes USA 11

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! Just do it, you won’t be disappointed. They have a professional, friendly, fun crew who love to sail. They want you to experience what they love, a ride on one of the most impressive sailboats you’ll ever have a chance to sail on.
It goes without saying that it is the fastest sailboat in San Diego. So there is a bit of extra fun as you’ll pass every sailboat in the harbor.
The ticket price includes everything, the ride, snacks, photos that they take, (a crew member takes pictures during the whole trip), adult beverages and an experience you’ll not soon forget.
Get busy and sign up, you can thank me later…

Forget about adding this to your bucket list — just go for it — because you won’t be disappointed. We couldn’t have asked for anything more during our time with THE CREW. From learning about the history of the sport, boat and athletes to personally driving the Ferrari of sailboats we both had smiles on our faces the entire time.

Fantastic adventure. I normally get a bit bored on boats, I went along for my husbands b/​day. The entire crew is so well prepared, lively and educational. They involve everyone on board but with no pressure if you want to sit back and chill. Toped off by great photos they post on their website — Highly recommend, an excellent day out in San Diego harbor.

From start to finish this was an amazing experience! Ross provided great customer service in helping me get this trip booked for a work related outing. He was easy to work with and very responsive. Once our sailing date arrived Lynn, Bee and the USA-​11 crew kicked into high gear providing us with a great sailing experience. You could see the passion that they had for sailing and the boat. Bee and Lynn both provided tons of sailing history as well as information about all the sites that we were seeing on the trip. Everyone on the trip had the chance to work on the ship, steering it and moving the sails. And to wrap up the trip were given a link to over 200 photos and videos that Bee took on the trip. Taking pictures was one less thing we had to worry about doing while on the trip. Highly recommend this for anyone visiting San Diego!

If you’re coming to san diego and are looking for a fun way to see the city and the water, the Stars and Stripes is the way to go. How often do you get a chance to go out on a multimillion dollar racing yacht… and steer?! Seriously, don’t pass this up. The crew is very knowledgeable and will fill you in on the historical spots throughout the harbor. Everyone going out gets a chance to work the different positions on the boat, from hauling sails to steering (though if that’s not your thing, it OK, you’re more than welcome to enjoy the ride and an icy brew). It’s fun if you’re an experienced sailor or a first time on the water landlubber.
Captain Mark is awesome, clearly an experienced sailor who knows what he’s doing and is great at keeping everyone on the boat entertained and participating.
Tips:
Do the photo package, or bring your own camera, this will be an experience you’ll want to capture!
Make sure you use the bathroom before you go!
Snacks and beverages are provided, but feel to bring more!
Bring a jacket, even on a warm day it can feel chilly on the water.
Tip the crew!

A class act from start to finish! The crew was impressively approachable-​and-​friendly, professional, and engaging — and made the 3-​hour experience even more enjoyable and memorable! Passengers were encouraged to grind, steer, and/​or simply sit back and enjoy the ride. Incredibly smooth ride, lovely views, and fun experience. A crew member (Paparazzi Pete) appreciatively took numerous pictures (although I’m glad I took pictures on my own, as well), which we delightfully viewed in their sitting room after the sail, and those pictures were later emailed to us (included in the $ 121 cost). What an unexpected treat to have beer and wine offered as we finished our sail, as well as when we viewed the pictures taken during the sail! Thanks Capt. Mark and crew!

The great crew made it a really fun experience. I highly recommend this to anyone visiting San Diego or any locals that have not seen the city from the bay. It was fun to sail on a real America’s cup yacht. They will even let you operate the boat if you want.

What a GREAT experience!
Everyone in the crew is awesome, very imformative and they allow you to truely be a part of the experience. The Captain even lets you steer the boat! The views of San Diego are amazing even for a local like myself. We went out before the Super Bowl and we enjoyed beautiful San Diego weather and were back in time for the game.
I would definately recommend this experience to many others.

This was a great experience! The best part of the entire event was the crew. They genuinely make you feel like you are part of a family. It’s like you are going on a sailboat with friends!
We got lucky and the weather was perfect. This is a great family event, the crew makes it interactive, but at the same time, it is very relaxing.
I definitely recommend this event whether as a couple or with your family! Thank you Lynn, Bee, Glenn, Capt. Mark and the rest of the crew

Fabulous time! The crew was great, the trip wonderful. Best 3 hour tour ever!

We did a lot of things on our trip to San Diego, but this is the one to repeat. Great crew of personable caring people. They took a TON of pictures and shared them with us at NO CHARGE. Now we will be able to look at them and remember the wind in our hair and the smiles on our faces. Word of advice… BOOK THIS ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS SAIL even if you are not a sailor. Fun, fun, fun!

I had a fantastic time sailing with Lynn and the crew! They were really nice and explained the history of the America’s Cup. After an amazing day on the San Diego Bay, we went back to the office and looked at the photos from the sail and have a wine toast. I highly recommend this company, and look forward to sailing with them again!

An awesome experience!
Captain Mark and his crew made everyone on board feel welcome, and ensured that we all had a great time. You can be as involved in the actual sailing of this spectacular carbon-​fiber yacht as you like — help grind the winches to raise the main sail and help trim the jib, or just sit back and enjoy the ride. When you’re at the helm (and everyone gets a turn!) it becomes clear that the Stars and Stripes is a thoroughbred — it’s amazingly fast and responsive. We blew by every other sailboat we encountered as if they were standing still — even the other racing boats! The sights and sounds of the bay are wonderful, and there are liquid refreshments on board to add to your enjoyment. They even take hundreds of photos and post them on-​line for you to download and print at your convenience — this is just part of the service — no additional charge!
Just a spectacular way to spend an afternoon — you MUST try this!

LOVED THIS!
Family vacay this last weekend and this was the highlight of the trip.
We went out on May the 4^th, it was windy windy windy but that meant we were speeding through the bay. Lynn and his crew were personable and just overall laid back and friendly! I didn’t feel like they were just chatting you up to get tips out of the trip, they were genuine and great conversation. They also were quite funny and very professional.
I was so amazed as to how well the entire crew communicated. This was my first time on a true sail boat let alone a champion racing sailboat so I was just fascinated with everything. I loved that we were able to participate in raising the sails and «grinding» during the trip. We also were able to steer the boat (which was a lot harder then I ever thought). Sitting in the office after all was said and done was a hoot because we were drinking beer and wine and just enjoying the pictures that were snapped during the afternoon.
HIGHLY recommended.

I am a San Diego native and was invited by a friend to go sailing with the Stars & Stripes crew. Overall it was a wonderful experience!
Captain Lynn and his team were both personable and effective in their work ensuring a smooth trip and a pleasant experience. They provided insight on how the boat fully operates and it’s intriguing history while casually fulfilling their own personal roles in the sail. Additionally there were opportunities to be interactive and physically steer the boat with the guidance of the captain.
As a San Diego local, my personal favorite part of the trip was having the opportunity to view the city from another angle. The sites were spectacular and it was almost surreal viewing downtown from the ocean. I truly envy the fact that the crew does this consistently.
Lastly a quick piece of advice.
My decision to go sailing was spontaneous and because of this I haphazardly let both my ego and vanity take the best of me. I wore what I perceived to be boating clothes: a polo, shorts, and boat shoes… Suffice it to say, I was cold. In no way was it unbearable, it was just uncomfortable. We reached a stellar 12 knots that day and if it weren’t for the noble crew to come to my aid and provide me with a jacket and some refreshingly warm hot coco I may have just fashionably froze to discomfort.

Everyone had a great time! I’ve sailed with many other companies on San Diego Bay and Captain Lynn Hanna and crew are the best!

The tour given on Stars and Stripes USA 11 is like no other tour of San Diego Bay~ The history of America’s Cup racing brings an amazing perspective! The boats, how they are constructed, the amazing expanse of sail and the team effort to raise the mainsail are activities none should miss! Amazing to say the least!
Thanks so much Mark and Lynn!

If I could give 10 stars, I would. It was an INCREDIBLE experience!
As others have said, the crew was great, the boat was great, and a fantastic time was had by all on the trip. This is a once in a lifetime thing to do and I am SO glad we went.
The only downside — the time went way too fast!
If you’re heading to San Diego and have a couple of hours on your schedule, call and make reservations to go out. It was the highlight of our Christmas vacation and it’ll be the highlight of your trip, too.

I can’t say enough about how wonderful Captain Lynn Hanna and the rest of the Stars and Stripes Crew are. Everyone was so friendly and made every effort to ensure that we enjoyed our sail. Even more impressive, however, is that it seemed like everyone was very enthusiastic and happy to be out on the water — even though they’ve sailed Stars and Stripes many times before you could just sense that youthful excitement and exhilaration — its almost as if it was everyone’s first on an IACC performance yacht!
I personally am an avid sailing enthusiast and I was more than pleased that they let you feel like part of the crew. It was so much fun working as a team and «grinding» on those winches that I felt like we were actually racing. Some of the other customers just wanted to go along for a casual ride and enjoy the San Diego bay and that was perfectly fine as well. On top of having an enjoyable cruise I felt like I learned something new — and for me that is priceless.
Before I left I picked up a wallet made from old sails that were actually used on both BMW Oracle racing yachts as well as USA-​11 herself as a little memento of our enjoyable sail.
OK, I’ll stop now because I think you get the point — if you want to go sailing in San Diego definitely consider the Sail USA 11 team. It’ll be a cruise you’ll never forget.

We’ve been to San Diego numerous times, and this time we wanted to do something a little bit different. We booked a sailing with Sail Stars and Stripes USA 11. Captain Lynn and his crew were great– we had a blast sailing in the harbor. They had just gotten a new sail the past week when we sailed, and something was wrong at the top of the mast, leading to a late departure as they fixed it. However, Lynn and his crew more than made up for it by giving us an extra hour on the water!
If you haven’t sailed before or want to get a feel of sailing, this is the best way to do it. Everyone gets a try using the winch– hard work! You even get to steer the boat for awhile (under the guidance of Lynn, of course.) When we were out, another sailboat wanted to briefly race us, so we raced. That was quite exciting, seeing how fast the crew works and how much of a physical sport sailing really is. If you’re interested in trying something new in San Diego, catch a ride with Stars and Stripes!