Sailing Camps

Boulder Junction, Vilas County

★★★★½ 4.5 (41)

Camp Manito-wish YMCA

YMCA wilderness overnight camp, grades 5–9, in Boulder Junction.

Ages 10–18

★★★★½ 4.8 (41)

Hamlin, Monroe County

Brockport Yacht Club

Free two-day Sunfish learn-to-sail class, ages 8-18, at a member-owned Lake Ontario club; sponsor required.

Norwalk, Western Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.5 (46)

Norwalk Yacht Club

Junior sailing on Long Island Sound in Norwalk for ages 7–18.

Ages 7–18

Galesville, Anne Arundel County

★★★★½ 4.8 (38)

West River Sailing Club

Youth sailing camp for ages 4.5-18 with a young-starter program in Galesville.

Ages 4–18

Newport Beach, Orange County

★★★★½ 4.8 (38)

Marina Park Sailing & Boating Center

City-run Newport Beach sailing center; week-long sailing and kayaking camps for ages 6-17.

Ages 6–17

Falmouth, Cumberland County

★★★★½ 4.8 (36)

Portland Yacht Club

Yacht club junior sailing on Casco Bay, ages 6-18, open to non-members.

Ages 6–18

Ossining, Westchester County

★★★★½ 4.8 (33)

Shattemuc Yacht Club

Hudson River junior sailing academy, ages 9-16, two four-week sessions, 9:00-3:30 daily.

Ages 9–16

Vincent, St. Clair County

★★★★½ 4.5 (73)

Birmingham Sailing Club

Birmingham-area junior sailing summer camp (ages 8–17), Optimist/Laser/420.

★★★★½ 4.8 (31)

Loveland, Larimer County

Carter Lake Sailing Club

Junior sailing camp at Carter Lake, ages 8-17: safety, knots, rigging and sailing fundamentals.

West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County

★★★★½ 4.8 (30)

Palm Beach Sailing Club

Youth summer sailing camp (ages 7-15, 9-4) with extended care in West Palm Beach

Buffalo Yacht Club

Full-day junior sailing on the Buffalo waterfront, ages 6-17, US Sailing coaches; scholarships available.

Ages 6–17

Corpus Christi, Nueces County

★★★★½ 4.5 (180)

Corpus Christi Yacht Club

Two-week youth sailing camp on Corpus Christi Bay, ages 6-18, open to non-members

Ages 6–18

Brigantine, Atlantic County

★★★★½ 4.5 (200)

Brigantine Yacht Club

Members-only eight-week junior sailing program, ages 7-16, with club boats provided.

Ages 7–16

Ages 8–15 · Waterfront · Financial aid

★★★★½ 4.8 (26)

Sudbury, Rutland County

Camp Wachusett for Boys

Traditional boys' overnight camp on Lake Hortonia, ages 8-15, since 1903.

Larchmont, Westchester County

★★★★½ 4.8 (24)

Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club

Optimist-based junior sailing on Long Island Sound, ages 9-15; club membership not required.

Ages 9–15

★★★★½ 4.8 (23)

Moneta, Franklin County

Va Inland Sailing Association

Nonprofit lake yacht club: 5-day overnight Junior Sail Camp (8-12) and an August youth camp (12-18).

Midlothian, Chesterfield County

★★★★½ 4.8 (23)

Greater Richmond Sailing Association

One-week sailing day camp, ages 8-15, on Swift Creek Reservoir; Optimists to Flying Scots by level.

Ages 8–15

Cambridge, Middlesex County

★★★★½ 4.8 (21)

Crimson Sailing Academy—Harvard Sailing Boathouse

Sailing camp for ages 11–17 on the Charles in FJs and 420s, capped at 24 sailors per session.

Ages 11–17

Tampa, Hillsborough County

★★★★½ 4.8 (20)

Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation

Full-day youth summer sailing camp for ages 5-18 in Tampa (Davis Island)

Ages 5–18

Orchard Lake Village, Oakland County

Community Sailing School

Junior sailing day camp on Cass Lake, ages 6-18, with a competitive race team.

Ages 6–18

Chautauqua, Chautauqua County

John R. Turney Sailing Center - Chautauqua Institution

Week-long sailing courses on Chautauqua Lake, ages 8 and up; Optimists for kids, Sunfish for teens.

Ages 8+

Harbor Springs, Emmet County

Little Traverse Sailors

Nonprofit youth learn-to-sail program on the Harbor Springs waterfront, ages 8–18.

Galveston, Galveston County

Sea Scouts Base

Galveston Sea Scout base: week-long marine camps, day ages 8-17, overnight ages 11-17

Sail Salem

Community sailing camps for ages 8–18 in Salem Harbor, pairing on-water sailing with a STEAM curriculum.

Darien, Western Connecticut Planning Region

Darien Junior Sailing Team

Nonprofit junior sailing program at Darien's Weed Beach; ages 8+, two-week sessions.

Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation

Nonprofit youth sailing summer camp on Lake Eustis, week-long sessions for ages 8-18.

Duluth, St. Louis County

Duluth-Superior Sailing Association

Nonprofit Duluth week-long youth sailing camps for ages 7–17, with scholarships.

Ages 7–17

Richmond, Washington County

★★★★½ 4.8 (17)

Ocean Community YMCA - Arcadia Branch

Ocean Community YMCA ACA-accredited waterfront day camp near Richmond.

Ages 4–10 · Waterfront · Financial aid

★★★★½ 4.8 (17)

Edwardsburg, Cass County

Eagle Lake Yacht Club

Youth sailing camp on Eagle Lake, ages 8+, one-week camp or multi-week class to a regatta.

Ages 8+

★★★★½ 4.8 (16)

Minong, Washburn County

Camp Birch Trail

Traditional girls' overnight camp on Lake Pokegama with sailing and wilderness trips

Ages 7–15

Wakefield, Middlesex County

★★★★½ 4.8 (16)

Quannapowitt Yacht Club. 110 races

Lake Quannapowitt youth sailing, ages 8–14, US Sailing curriculum with a one-week 'Try It' option.

Ages 8–14

Traverse City, Grand Traverse County

★★★★½ 4.8 (13)

Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS)

Nonprofit Traverse City youth learn-to-sail program, ages 8–17, with scholarships.

Morris, Northwest Hills Planning Region

Bantam Lake Yacht Club

Freshwater junior sailing group lessons on Bantam Lake for ages 8 and up.

Ages 8+

Mattituck, Suffolk County

Mattituck Yacht Club

Nonprofit volunteer-run junior sailing program on Peconic Bay, ages 5-18, late June through August.

Ages 5–18

New Castle, Rockingham County

Kittery Point Yacht Club

Yacht-club junior sailing school, ages 8–17.

Whiting, Washington County

Camp Eagle Wing

Coed residential camp on Gardner Lake near Whiting, ages 8–15

Ages 8–15

Ocean City, Cape May County

Ocean City Sailing Foundation

Bayfront learn-to-sail camp for ages 8-18 in week-long morning or afternoon half-day blocks.

Columbia Sailing School

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

Ages 7–17

Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

★★★★ 4.3 (4)

Sailaway Sailing School

Youth sailing camp in Bridgeport harbor for ages 10–15, mostly on-the-water.

Bayfront Maritime Center

Nonprofit maritime center: teen summer sailing courses plus adaptive sailing, Erie bayfront

Ages 13–18

Minneapolis, Hennepin County

★★★★½ 4.8 (10)

Lake Harriet Yacht Club

Membership-based weekly youth sailing on Lake Harriet, not a full-day camp.

Ages 5–15

★★★★½ 4.8 (8)

Holland, Ottawa County

MBJA Sailing

Community youth sailing camp in Holland, ages 5-18, from Kindersail to Opti/420 racing.

Ages 5–18

Ages 7–17 · Financial aid

Newport, Newport County

Rhode Island's Public Sailing Center

Sail Newport public youth sailing on Newport Harbor, ages 7-17 (duplicate listing).

Madison, Dane County

Mendota Yacht Club

Youth sailing camps (ages 4-17) on Lake Mendota, Madison WI

Ages 4–17

Nantucket, Nantucket County

Nantucket Community Sailing

Nonprofit Nantucket youth sailing, ages 4–18, from Guppies intro through Opti race team.

Ages 4–18

Provincetown, Barnstable County

West End Racing Children's Community Sailing

Low-cost Provincetown drop-in sailing program for ages 8–14; $275 covers the whole summer.

Ages 8–14

Sardis, Panola County

Blackjack Sailing

Nonprofit youth sailing day camp on Sardis Lake, MS for ages 8–16.

Ages 8–16

Portland, Cumberland County

Sailing Ships Maine

Nonprofit coastal sail-training; overnight voyages ages 13-18, day program ages 10-13.

Saginaw Bay Community Sailing

Nonprofit youth sailing in Bay City, ages 7-13 intro plus beginner-to-advanced lessons.

Ages 7–17