Sailing Camps in Illinois

Ages 10–18Contact for pricing

Girls-only sailing and marine-STEM academy, ages 10-18, full days at Montrose Harbor.

Great Lakes Sailing

Girls-only sailing and marine-STEM academy, ages 10-18, full days at Montrose Harbor.

Ages 10–18

Johnsburg, IL · McHenry County

★★★★★ 5.0 (53)

Community Sailing School @ Pistakee

★★★★½4.9(17 reviews)

Nonprofit lake sailing camp, ages 4 and up, full-day weeks plus adaptive and STEM programs.

Ages 4+Contact for pricing

Johnsburg, IL · McHenry County

Community Sailing School @ Pistakee

Columbia Yacht Club

★★★★½4.8(432 reviews)

Ages 7–17Contact for pricing

Downtown Chicago yacht club home to a 10-week youth sailing day camp starting at age 7.

Columbia Yacht Club

Downtown Chicago yacht club home to a 10-week youth sailing day camp starting at age 7.

Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club - Montrose Harbor

★★★★½4.8(95 reviews)

Ages 8–18Contact for pricing

Full-day sailing camp at Montrose Harbor, ages 8-18, four two-week sessions, all levels.

Lake Forest, IL · Lake County

Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club - Montrose Harbor

Lake Forest Sailing

★★★★½4.8(18 reviews)

Municipal half-day sailing camps at Forest Park Beach, ages 5-12, US Sailing accredited.

Ages 5–12Contact for pricing

Lake Forest, IL · Lake County

Lake Forest Sailing

Municipal half-day sailing camps at Forest Park Beach, ages 5-12, US Sailing accredited.

Island Bay Yacht Club

★★★★½4.7(121 reviews)

Ages 8–15Contact for pricing

Yacht club running a full-day junior sailing camp on Lake Springfield for ages 8-15.

Wilmette, IL · Cook County

Island Bay Yacht Club

Yacht club running a full-day junior sailing camp on Lake Springfield for ages 8-15.

Sheridan Shore Sailing School

★★★★½4.7(15 reviews)

Half-day Lake Michigan sailing camps, ages 5-18, from water-comfort intro through race training.

Ages 5–18Contact for pricing

Wilmette, IL · Cook County

Sheridan Shore Sailing School

Half-day Lake Michigan sailing camps, ages 5-18, from water-comfort intro through race training.

Jackson Park Yacht Club

★★★★½4.6(153 reviews)

Ages 8–18Contact for pricing

Two-week junior sailing camp on Lake Michigan, ages 8-18, open to non-members.

Carlyle, IL · Clinton County

Jackson Park Yacht Club

Two-week junior sailing camp on Lake Michigan, ages 8-18, open to non-members.

Carlyle Sailing Association

★★★★½4.8(69 reviews)

Five-day overnight junior sailing camp on Carlyle Lake, ages 10-16, boats and tent camping included.

Ages 6–16Contact for pricing

Carlyle, IL · Clinton County

Carlyle Sailing Association

Five-day overnight junior sailing camp on Carlyle Lake, ages 10-16, boats and tent camping included.

Northwestern Sailing Center

★★★★½4.5(41 reviews)

Evanston, IL · Cook County

Half-day sailing and windsurfing camps on Lake Michigan in Evanston, ages 5-15.

Ages 5–15Contact for pricing

Evanston, IL · Cook County

Northwestern Sailing Center

Half-day sailing and windsurfing camps on Lake Michigan in Evanston, ages 5-15.

Ages 5–15

Columbia Sailing School

★★★★4.3(4 reviews)

Ages 7–17Contact for pricing

10-week youth sailing day camp in downtown Chicago, from age 7, booked one to ten weeks.

Columbia Sailing School

Chicago Yacht Club

★★★★½4.7(239 reviews)

Belmont Harbor sailing school, ages 5-17, one- and two-week full-day summer sessions.

Highland Park, IL · Lake County

Chicago Yacht Club

Belmont Harbor sailing school, ages 5-17, one- and two-week full-day summer sessions.

North Shore Yacht Club NSYC

★★★★½4.7(62 reviews)

Lake Michigan club sailing camp for swimmers 6-16; members first, limited non-member spots.

Ages 6–16Contact for pricing

Highland Park, IL · Lake County

North Shore Yacht Club NSYC

Lake Michigan club sailing camp for swimmers 6-16; members first, limited non-member spots.

Chicago Yacht Club

★★★★½4.6(87 reviews)

90-year-old Belmont Harbor sailing school, ages 5-17, full-day one- and two-week sessions.

Chicago Yacht Club

90-year-old Belmont Harbor sailing school, ages 5-17, full-day one- and two-week sessions.

Burnham Park Yacht Club

★★★★½4.8(57 reviews)

Member yacht club on Burnham Harbor with a junior sailing school; current camp details unpublished.

Burnham Park Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Burnham Harbor with a junior sailing school; current camp details unpublished.

Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing

★★★★½4.8(13 reviews)

Ages 8–12Contact for pricing

Adaptive sailing for physically disabled sailors plus inner-city youth prams, ages 8-12.

Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing

Adaptive sailing for physically disabled sailors plus inner-city youth prams, ages 8-12.

Ages 8–12

Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation

★★★★½4.7(7 reviews)

Ages 8–12Contact for pricing

Nonprofit adaptive and inner-city youth sailing, ages 8-12, at Burnham Harbor and city lagoons.

Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation

Nonprofit adaptive and inner-city youth sailing, ages 8-12, at Burnham Harbor and city lagoons.

Island Bay Yacht Club Sailing

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Ages 8–15Contact for pricing

Full-day sailing camp on Lake Springfield, ages 8-15, two-week sessions with scholarships.

Island Bay Yacht Club Sailing

Full-day sailing camp on Lake Springfield, ages 8-15, two-week sessions with scholarships.

Ages 8–15

Waukegan, IL · Lake County

WYCYF Junior Sail

★★★½3.5(8 reviews)

Harbor sailing camp on Lake Michigan, ages 5-17, half-day or full-day weekly sessions.