• List My Boat
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Learn
  • Why List
  • Help
  • How Boatsetter Works
  • Insurance & Safety
  • Listing Your Boat
  • Renting A Boat
  • Contact Support
  • Call (305) 600-5435
  • About
  • About Boatsetter
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Press
Join now
Sign in
Help
  • How Boatsetter Works
  • Insurance & Safety
  • Listing Your Boat
  • Renting A Boat
  • Contact Support
  • Call (305) 600-5435
List your boat

Tom

5/5 stars 6 reviews
  • Phone Verified
  • Facebook Verified
  • 25
    Years Boating

About Tom

“I grew up sailing a Rhodes 19 on the East Coast. I now regularly sail out the Berkeley Marina in my Olson 25. I have done a variety of coastal cruising, including Prince Edward Island, Narraganset Bay, Chesapeake Bay and Catalina Island. ”


Aboard since 2013

From Kensington, CA

Reviews of Tom (6)

  • Matthew
    Matthew
    5/5 stars (5/5)
    Olson 25 / Great Daysailer
    Jun. 20th

    Chartering the boat from Tom was easy and very enjoyable. The boat is in great condition and easy to sail. There's a lot of new rigging, digital navigational tools, and plenty of room for crew. I took my family out on this boat and everyone had an excellent time. I will definitely be taking this boat out again in the future.

  • Steven
    Steven
    5/5 stars (5/5)
    Olson 25 / Great Daysailer
    Mar. 23rd

    Great experience, was a great day on the bay sailed out to angel island with two others.

  • Richard
    Richard
    5/5 stars (5/5)
    Olson 25 / Great Daysailer
    Mar. 14th

    Tom is friendly and competent. gives a good introduction and asks the boat be clean and back on time. All reasonable. The boat itself is surprisingly fast and agile. It is slightly beaten up, but that is more tun offset by good rigging and sails. I had a great day on her. When needed, the outboard worked fine. He takes good care of his boat and it has a good inventory of safety gear. Some binoculars would be nice.

  • Peter
    Peter
    5/5 stars (5/5)
    Olson 25 / Great Daysailer
    Sep. 15th

    The boat was exactly as expected; it was great for sailing in the bay, handled well reefed (as was necessary in the wind). I appreciated Tom's review of the boat and general advice. A most enjoyable experience.

  • Zachary
    Zachary
    5/5 stars (5/5)
    Olson 25 / Great Daysailer
    Aug. 17th

    Great boat, in great condition. Great for a nice day sail with friends. Really easy to maneuver and control. Would highly recommend.

  • Tim
    Tim
    5/5 stars (5/5)
    Olson 25 / Great Daysailer
    Aug. 15th

    Tom Cavers surely loves his boat and to sail it. We agree totally after a day sailing the Olson 25 in San Francisco Bay. The morning was medium breeze and easy seas and we had two kids who had enough wind not to be bored but not too over the top. Then, the afternoon brought more wind and bigger seas and the Olson was great. At 25 foot, it's a agile day sailor with the decent freeboard and hull for beating great up wind. The helm was quite a pleasure with less wind helm then some other boats like the Catalinas.
    Boat has an relatively new outboard motor (I guess I should reduce the rating because I don't like outboards, but that seems petty). Getting in and out of the slip was trivial if you have docking phobia. Did it a couple of times due to changing crew and honestly I could have sailed in and out without using the motor (but I didn't). So I've rented boats at different places in the world, and an important distinction to make is this isn't a big sleek Beneteau that smells like new and practically never goes to sea. This is a sailboat that is sailed regularly by the owner in SF Bay and is well matched to the conditions. If you really like to sail versus boating around, I think you should try this boat.

Icon review seal
41140
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Icon review star
4.91
AVG RATING

Policies

  • Terms
  • Privacy

Company

  • How it Works
  • About
  • Careers
  • Press
  • Blog
  • Reviews

Community

  • Why List
  • Refer an Owner
  • Captains
  • Partners
  • Affiliates
  • Support
  • Safety Tips
  • Experiences
  • Boating Guides
  • Rules and Regulations

Popular Cities

  • San Francisco
  • Miami
  • New York
  • Chicago
  • Washington DC
  • Seattle
  • See all

Boating at your figertips

Search boats anywhere in the world, customize your day on the water, invite firends to go boating, split payment + more!
Enter your 10-digit mobile number and we’ll send a download link directly to your phone (android only)
  • Google Play
Search Boats