We have had such a wonderful experience at AC swim club. I am amazed at how much my daughter has…read morelearned in just one week of lessons. So happy we discovered this swim school. 10/10 would highly recommend if you are looking for a great swim school with amazing teachers and a relaxed environment. We've loved starting our summer mornings here with a swim lesson.

The best swim program in the area! The coaches are great--thoughtful in everything they do and…read moretruly dedicated to building skills, confidence, and a love for the water. Ownership and management create a smooth and friendly experience and a successful program overall. Our five-year-old's swimming has improved tremendously during his time at AC, and we can't wait to see him continue to grow. Highly recommend for anyone looking to build their kiddo's swimming skills in a supportive, well-run environment!

This team has been instrumental in my kid's success in and out of the water. The coaches are…read moreattentive, skill-focused, encouraging, and provide real-time technique and tips to help every level of swimmer. My youngest has gone through their swim school and onto the team and has strong swimming confidence and water safety. My oldest has swam with them for two years and her development in the sport has been astronomical. She has achieved and surpassed her goals for swim and has gained the confidence to try open water swimming, high-level meets, and local meets, too. The year round aspect has been amazing. 10/10!

I'm still a fan, but I noticed that most of the other reviews are from avid sailing types or…read moreperhaps current members. which doesn't mean that they can't have a voice, but when the only entry is about SEA from a reviewer -- it is a bit suspicious. Also I just got a link today from an Ken Perez, the former president of SEA , he made some pretty serious remarks about the organization. -- I still love the group and while no group is perfect there is a love there of sea and sailing at SEA. Though Gary SUCKSSSSS big time as an instructor. I would rather pay $568 to OCSC than be taught another class by Gary H. I had the best Keel Boat lesson today and it is accredited by the America Sailing Association Very important item when your trying to get charter a boat or sailing farther out, than to Sausalito or Almeda. Our instructor was Andy, a very witty and charming English Chap, who is an excellent instructor. I dare say my crew mates had a good time too and we really worked like team. I had an incredibly experience and I also feel that I learned a great deal today. I felt comfortable behind the tiler.

We just took lessons from SEA over the last two weekends and were SO impressed with the quality of…read morethe instruction, the reliability of the equipment and the value for the money. It's a huge time investment to commit two back-to-back weekends, 8:30-4:30. Phew. We were exhausted. But we learned so much, and from incredibly nice and knowledgeable people. I spent a *while* researching the other classes available in the Bay Area and figured out from asking other people that it's important to consider the size of the craft you'll sail while learning: if you hope to sail larger boats (20' and up) then learning on smaller keel boats like SEA's 16.5 Catalinas is ideal. You get really good on small, more sensitive boats and that makes you better on the bigger boats. In contrast, if you learn sailing on a 28' boat with on-board motor, you won't have as strong a sense of wind, wave, the feel of the tiller or the trim of the sail. And, if you learn in dinghies (dagger- or centerboards), you'll end up in the cold water of the Bay! Beyond the basics that I had hoped for in the course - teaching the syllabus required to learn all the basics of keelboat sailing - we were treated to great stories from the vast and varied experience of our instructors. They were warm, gregarious volunteers who shared their racing, cruising, crewing tales to round out our learning. Many of them had learned how to sail from SEA, too, and then were so turned on by what they'd learned that they kept coming back to classes and open sails. I hope to make it to membership events like open sails and races, and to take future classes to hone my skills, but I'm also excited that I learned enough to go sail the 22' boat we just bought!

I was certified at Marin diving center years ago, great experience great staff. Just stopped by to…read morebuy a T-shirt. Great prices and a great way to advertise for them. Thanks Marin diving center.

I bought two preowned steel tanks here. Jon, the owner, was responsive to my questions over texts…read more He was friendly when I met him at the store. He even pointed out that my Octo was missing an exhaust cover, and offered to mail me the part as I live in the Bay Area. I got the part a week later in the mail, while other dive shops couldn't order one for me. I would definitely go back when I'm in the area or consider signing up a friend for a PADI course.

I'm retired. I have progressed from pretty much a non-swimmer to a beginner. Suzie worked with my…read morehusband and me in San Rafael, in the pool. We also attended her swim camp in Paros, Greece for 1 week in 2026. She is able to teach people at all levels. Now I am hooked on open water swimming.

I participated in Suzie's Paros, Greece open water swim adventure in May 2022. Best time ever!…read moreBeautiful swims, amazing dinners and fun times hiking the island. Suzie takes care of all the details and you don't need to be an experienced open water swimmer. Highly recommend this trip.

Jeremy, Lauren and her brother, Taylor, have been terrific to work with. My boys (6 and 4 yrs old)…read morehad years of Petite Baleen and JCC swimming instruction... without much to show for it. Enter Lauren, within the space of a few months, my oldest one is crossing the swimming pool at Mt. Tam confidently and jumping from the diving board and my youngest one has the tools to swim as well. We fully recommend her instruction and Jeremy was very organized and made the process to sign up for lessons run smoothly.

Jeremy Engman is UN-believable. He has turned my life around with his swim coaching. His…read morestep-by-step teaching method has given me the skills I needed to recover from a knee surgery. Each week he gives me techniques to practice during the week. I have seen steady progress in my swimming skills, which has improved my outdoor hiking, and Spin classes. He is non-judgmental, and extremely kind and genuine as a person. I have seen him work with children and older adults with equal care, and consideration. He is a 10 on a 10 scale.

I would give her 6 stars if I could! Miss Jean taught both of our boys to swim and we went to her…read morefor years, she is amazing. She is no nonsense and doesn't give in to tears which I fully appreciate. Her methods work and the boys are both fish in the pool, they love swimming! Highly highly recommend her!

I hesitated to write this review, because Miss Jean is such a gem that I would rather keep her all…read moreto myself! But the right thing to do is to share the love. I have 3 daughters, and 3 months ago only one of them could swim at all. I was really nervous about taking my kids near water because I was constantly anxious about them drowning. When I met Miss Jean three months ago, I told her my summer goal was to have each of my daughters swimming - even (especially) the 3 year old! Three months and a total of 36 lessons later, all three girls are full swimmers who are completely comfortable and confident in the water by themselves. In fact, it only took Miss Jean two months to get them there! Miss Jean is magic with kids. She has so many years of experience, she really just gets kids and swimming. She knows when to push them and when not to. She knows how to sell swimming to them. She knows all the barriers and how to ease her students through them. She connects crazy well with each child. She has oodles of toys with spiffy names (e.g., the "marshmallow stick," the "treasure chest") that the kids just love. I watched her interact with not just my kids, but many other children in countless lessons throughout the summer. Her superpowers are: (1) Patience - like, a ton ton of patience; and (2) Understanding each child individually, and custom-tailoring her approach to each one. I watched her work with children with developmental disabilities, epilepsy, super young children, and older teenagers with appropriate differentiation and so much love. PLUS PLUS she was super flexible about scheduling all summer. She uses a great system of Google-calendar invites. You can cancel anytime up until right before the lesson with no penalty. Between my 3 daughters' other summer camps, family trips, etc. etc. I needed to constantly revise our schedule, and she was a total trooper about it. You schedule when you want, you change the schedule when you want, and you only pay for lessons you attend. Wow. So: She is the swim-whisperer. All her students + families think so, and they are probably not posting about it on yelp for the same reason I didn't want to. ;)

It's about time I reviewed the place where I spend the most of my time. Rowing..... Well it's not…read morefor everyone, but if you like team sports, water, and oh getting up at 'O Dark Thirty'.....Then this is the sport for you! Marin has one of the best boat houses in the Bay area. There are many different levels of the sport and you can be as hard core as you want. They have excellent learn to row camps in the summer which I didn't get in college. In college it was like..... yeah get in the boat and start rowing..... There are many fun activities that the boathouse puts on through out the year including summer BBQ's. What can I say... Rowing is life!

I can't say the incessant stream of shells isn't somewhat interesting but these people seem to have…read moreno respect for all the people who live on this otherwise idyllic natural waterway and avian habitat. They blather away with their amplified blowhorns with complete disregard for the birds or the peace. It is real disturbance of the peace. Please, people...all the crews have coxswains...lose the loudspeakers!