I teach sailing classes at the UCLA Aquatic Center in Marina Del Rey. We teach a variety of classes, starting with Beginning Sail in Holder 14's, then advancing through Vanguards, Lasers and Hobie 16's. As students pass these classes, they are qualified to take out the boats during rental hours under certain conditions.
We do have whalers we use as chase boats. Here is a link to the MAC page with more info:

http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/OAHome/Sailing/SailClassinfo.htm

Sheldon
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