Sailing Camps

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

★★★★½ 4.7 (77)

Santa Cruz Yacht Club

Junior sailing on Monterey Bay: a summer program plus year-round racing and seamanship tracks.

High Point, Guilford County

Oak Hollow Sailing Club

Half-day Learn to Sail youth camp on Oak Hollow Lake for grades 6-12 in High Point.

Ages 11–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (61)

Lorain, Lorain County

Lorain Harbor Boat Club

Lake Erie boating club with one-week sailing day camps for youth ages 12-17

Ages 12–17

★★★★½ 4.7 (60)

Seneca, Oconee County

Keowee Sailing Club

Youth summer sailing camp on Lake Keowee with beginner through intermediate levels.

★★★★★ 5.0 (44)

Miami, Miami-Dade County

Team Paradise Sailing

Inclusive nonprofit youth sailing camp (ages 9-17) in Coconut Grove, Miami

Sail Buffalo

Lake Erie day camp for ages 8-17, five-day sessions 9-4, $350; siblings $300.

Dewey Beach, Sussex County

★★★★½ 4.7 (46)

Lakeshore, Fresno County

Gold Arrow Camp

Traditional overnight camp (ages 6–14) with waterskiing and horseback on Huntington Lake.

Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association

Junior sailing summer program on Rehoboth Bay for ages 6-16; weekday mornings 9-11:45am.

Grapevine, Tarrant County

★★★★½ 4.7 (31)

Grapevine Sailing Club

Two-week youth sailing day camp on Lake Grapevine, ages 8-15, plus a race camp for ages 9-13.

Ages 8–15

Oyster Bay, Nassau County

★★★★½ 4.7 (26)

Oakcliff Sailing Center

High-performance sailing training center, ages 15+, two-week summer intensives with housing.

Ages 15+

★★★★★ 5.0 (35)

Oak Point, Denton County

Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club

Youth sailing day camp on Lewisville Lake, ages 8-18, weekly 9-4 sessions in Optis, Teras and Lasers.

★★★★½ 4.7 (21)

Swanton, Garrett County

Deep Creek Sailing School

Youth lake sailing camp with full-day and half-day (ages 6-7) options in Swanton.

Ages 6–17

Jersey City, Hudson County

New York Harbor Sailing Foundation

Optimist sailing for ages 8-13 off the Statue of Liberty, 9am-5pm, with some financial aid.

Geneva, Seneca County

Seneca Sailing Academy

Nonprofit Seneca Lake sailing weeks, ages 7-17, 9am-4pm; includes a girls-only week and scholarships.

Ages 7–17

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County

Oklahoma City Sailing Team

Youth sailing day camps (ages 5-15) on Lake Hefner, Oklahoma City.

Ages 5–15

Yorktown, York County

Seaford Yacht Club

Yacht club junior sailing day camp, ages 8-18, on Optis, Lasers and 420s; open to non-members.

★★★★½ 4.7 (15)

Wilmette, Cook County

Sheridan Shore Sailing School

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

Ages 5–18

San Diego, San Diego County

★★★★½ 4.7 (15)

The Watersports Camp at Mission Bay Aquatic Center

San Diego youth watersports camp (ages 6-17): surf, sail, wakeboard, kayak, marine science

Ages 6–17Open

★★★★ 4.2 (5)

Norfolk, Norfolk city

Sail Nauticus

Nonprofit waterfront sailing and STEM camps, ages 8-17, with a Battleship Wisconsin overnight.

New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★★ 5.0 (29)

Schooner Camp

Science, sailing and adventure day camp on New Haven Harbor for ages 6-16, 9am-3pm.

Cooperstown, Otsego County

★★★★½ 4.7 (12)

Otsego Sailing Club

Half-day youth sailing courses on Otsego Lake, ages 6-18; Opti afternoons, Laser and racing mornings.

Ages 6–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (10)

Rockport, Essex County

Sandy Bay Yacht Club

Junior sailing in Rockport's Sandy Bay, ages 8–18, grouped by ability from beginner to racer.

Port Angeles, Clallam County

★★★★★ 5.0 (23)

Community Boating Program

Nonprofit youth sailing camps in Port Angeles, ages 6-17, from play-based intro to Opti racing.

Ages 6–17

Sheboygan, Sheboygan County

★★★★★ 5.0 (20)

Sheboygan Youth Sailing Center

Full-day youth sailing camps (ages 7-16) on Lake Michigan, Sheboygan

Ages 7–16

Redwood City, San Mateo County

★★★★★ 5.0 (19)

Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation

Nonprofit sailing day camp for ages 6-18 on SF Bay, with scholarships and competitive race teams.

Ages 6–18

Sheboygan, Sheboygan County

★★★★★ 5.0 (17)

Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan (SEAS)

Nonprofit youth sailing camps (ages 7-16) on Lake Michigan, Sheboygan

Ages 7–16

Pasadena, Anne Arundel County

★★★★★ 5.0 (17)

Potapskut Sailing Association

Junior sailing program for ages 8-17 in Pasadena, fundamentals to racing.

★★★★★ 5.0 (16)

Wayzata, Hennepin County

Wayzata Sailing

US Sailing-accredited Lake Minnetonka sailing camps for ages 5–18, with scholarships.

Ages 5–18

Moultonborough, Carroll County

★★★★★ 5.0 (15)

Camp Quinebarge: Best Traditional Summer Camp in New Hampshire

Coed traditional lakefront sleepaway camp in NH, ages 6-16.

★★★★½ 4.9 (423)

The Bronx, Bronx County

Rocking the Boat

Nonprofit Bronx River rowing, sailing and nature camp for middle schoolers; no experience needed.

Ages 11–13

Silverdale, Kitsap County

★★★★½ 4.9 (95)

Kitsap Sailing Foundation

Nonprofit Opti sailing camp on the Silverdale waterfront, ages 8-12, weekly 9:30-4:30 sessions.

Ages 8–12

Rochester, Monroe County

Rochester Yacht Club Junior Sailing

Lake Ontario junior sailing, ages 6-18, half- and full-day classes; non-members welcome.

Ages 6–18

Silverdale, Kitsap County

Port of Silverdale Sailing Program

Port of Silverdale Opti sailing camps, ages 8-12, run by the Kitsap Sailing Foundation.

Ages 8–12

Ithaca, Tompkins County

Cornell Community Sailing

Sailing on Cayuga Lake at Cornell, ages 8-17; full day for 8-12, afternoons only for 13-17.

Columbia, Lexington County

Sailing Lessons at CSC - Lessons, Camps, and Clinics for Youth and Adults

Columbia Sailing Club junior sailing camps and clinics for ages 4–18 on Lake Murray.

Ages 4–18

Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County

DEL REY YACHT CLUB YOUTH SAILING

Full-day 8:30am-4pm Marina del Rey youth sailing, ages 8-18, beginner through doublehanded racing.

Palmetto, Manatee County

Manatee River Youth Sailing

Youth summer sailing camp (ages 6-16, half or full day) in Palmetto

Eastsound, San Juan County

Sail Orcas

Nonprofit Orcas Island sailing lessons in West Sound, half-day sessions, beginner to race clinics.

Ages 5–18

Macomb County, Macomb County

North Star Junior Sailing

Nonprofit youth sailing camp on Lake St. Clair, ages 8-18, two-week full-day sessions.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County

Lighthouse Charities, Inc.

Nonprofit youth sailing day camps (ages 5-15) on Lake Hefner, Oklahoma City.

Ages 5–15

Alexandria, Alexandria city

Washington Sailing School

Week-long youth sailing day camps on the Potomac, ages 8-18, progressing to a Skipper rating.

Port Townsend, Jefferson County

Northwest Maritime

Nonprofit maritime day camps in Port Townsend, ages 5-17, from half-day Li'l Scuppers to sailing.

Rhinelander, Oneida County

★★★★½ 4.9 (89)

Camp Deerhorn

Boys-only Northwoods overnight camp near Rhinelander for ages 7-16.

Ages 7–16

Canyon Lake, Comal County

★★★★½ 4.9 (78)

Lake Canyon Yacht Club

Week-long junior sailing camp on Canyon Lake, ages 8-18, open to non-members

Junction City, Lane County

★★★★½ 4.9 (75)

Eugene Yacht Club

Fern Ridge yacht club with a week-long overnight youth Sail School (ages 10+).

Ages 10+

Jamestown, Newport County

★★★★★ 5.0 (11)

Conanicut Yacht Club

Junior sailing program in Jamestown, ages 5-18, learn-to-sail to racing, open to non-members.

Ages 5–18 · Waterfront

Naples, Cumberland County

★★★★½ 4.9 (66)

Camp Skylemar

All-boys overnight sports camp on Trickey Pond, Naples, ages 7–15

Ages 7–15

Westport, Western Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.9 (64)

Longshore Sailing School

One-week junior sailing & paddlesports camp in Westport for ages 8–16.

Ages 8–16

Indianapolis, Hamilton County

★★★★½ 4.9 (61)

Indianapolis Sailing Club

Geist Reservoir junior sailing camp, ages 8-17, open to the public.