The Ocean City Sailing Foundation teaches sailing on the bay at Ocean City to students from age 8 upward, with children as young as 8 learning to skipper its sturdy Optimist dinghies, which are sized for younger sailors. Youth sessions run week-long in four-day or five-day blocks, in a morning slot of 9:00am-12:00pm or an afternoon slot of 1:00pm-4:00pm, priced at $300 for four half-days and $350 for five. The foundation also offers a two-hour introduction to sailing and private lessons, and its summer season runs from mid-June to early August.
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★★★★★Linda KnoblerWonderful sailing camp for the summer. Excellant councilors, and sailing instructors. Also private lessons.
★★★★★Martin WelchMy wife and I took a private sailing lesson today and loved it! Doug made sure everything was ready to go and set us up with our instructor Connor. It was a great sailing education and we really enjoyed the time on the sailboat. Connor was an excellent instructor and the time passed quickly; it was a pleasure spending time with him on the water. Overall a great experience and we'll likely do it again to practice our sailing skills. Highly recommend!
★★★★★Elizabeth ZorrillaI had a great instructor Matt, he taught me a ton and was very knowledgeable. Was definitely worth the money I had a wonderful time.
★Susan McLaughlinWebsite Hard to navigate. Forms filled out on line but was asked to repeat filling out when arrived. No signage at street level telling you this is the correct address/business. When our scheduled lesson time did. arrive, we were only then Informed it was cash or check—despite beginning communications about lessons that included needs for a child w/autism 3 weeks prior. NO accommodations were made or sense of accountability on the proprietors part, other than to reschedule, but weather was imminent. Probably a great sailor, but a horrible organization/businessman. I have two very disappointed children.
★★★★★Denise NovickMy 13 year old son took an introductory class last summer and a 4 day course this year and LOVED it. The instructors were great, he got lots of individual attention, he learned a lot and had so much fun. Hes already asked to come back next year. Would definitely recommend!