Captain Andrea Geisinger · USCG Master 200T
Steady hands.
Clear teaching.
Confidence on your own boat.
Private captain services and owner instruction for sail and power vessels across San Francisco Bay, Marin, the East Bay, and the Delta. Helping boat owners feel calm, capable, and confident at the helm.
The approach
Private instruction, aboard your vessel, at your pace.
Most boat owners don't need a classroom. They need calm, practical teaching on the deck they'll actually operate... the same lines, the same throttle, the same slip they come home to.
I work one-on-one with owners, couples, and families to build real capability: docking in wind and current, close-quarters maneuvering, systems orientation, safe passage-making, and the quiet confidence that comes from doing it right, again and again.
— Andrea Geisinger, Captain & Instructor
Services
A calm, capable presence - for whatever you need on the water.
01
Owner Instruction — Power & Sail
Hands-on training aboard your own boat so you feel calm, capable, and confident operating your vessel.
02
Docking & Close-Quarters Handling
Practical instruction for docking, maneuvering, slips, marinas, wind, current, and throttle control.
03
Insurance-Required Training
Structured 10-hour, 20-hour, or custom plans that meet underwriter requirements.
04
Private Sailing Instruction
Sail handling, reefing, anchoring, seamanship, and confidence under sail on San Francisco Bay.
05
Captain Services
Professional captain support for private vessels, owner assistance, and safe outings on the Bay.
06
Local Deliveries
Vessel deliveries and repositioning throughout San Francisco Bay and the Delta.
Why private instruction
Your boat. Your slip. Your questions.
Group lessons teach you a boat you'll never own. Private instruction teaches you the one tied to your dock right now — every quirk of its transmission, every angle of its slip, every wind shadow off the breakwater.
We work through docking, close-quarters handling, sail trim or throttle control, anchoring, and emergency procedures until each becomes routine. No pressure, no scripts. Just steady, repeated practice until the boat feels like yours.
1:1
Private, aboard your boat
30+
Years of maritime experience
Insurance-required training
10, 20, or more hours — structured, documented, done right.
New-to-you vessel? Underwriter asking for hours before you're covered? I build customized training plans that satisfy insurance requirements while genuinely preparing you to operate your boat safely — most owners work in practical 3-hour sessions.
Next step
Ready to build confidence on your own boat?
Tell me about your vessel and what you'd like to work on. I'll follow up within one business day.