Sailing Camps

Rockport, Knox County

Rockport Boat Club

Youth summer sailing lessons on Rockport Harbor, under age 16, two-week sessions.

Ages 5–15

Nantucket, Nantucket County

Jetties Sailing Center - Nantucket Community Sailing

Nantucket Community Sailing's Jetties Beach site: youth sailing classes and rentals, ages 4–18.

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

Washington, Beaufort County

Little Washington Sailing School

Nonprofit youth sailing school, ages 9-18, one-week summer sessions with scholarships.

Ages 9–18

Sodus Point, Wayne County

Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association, Inc.

Nonprofit Sodus Bay sailing camp, ages 7-18, weekly sessions; sailorships and an autism-spectrum session.

Ages 7–18

Petoskey, Charlevoix County

Walloon Sailors Inc

Nonprofit Walloon Lake sailing school with youth lessons from age 7 and scholarships.

Ages 7+

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).

Bristol, Bristol County

East Bay Sailing Foundation

Public junior sailing at Bristol Yacht Club, learn-to-sail and racing tracks, ages 8-16.

Ages 8–16

Falmouth, Barnstable County

Wild Harbor Sailing

Wild Harbor Yacht Club's 8-week junior sailing program for ages 8–16 in North Falmouth.

Ages 8–16

Brooklin, Hancock County

Center Harbor Yacht Club

Private club junior sailing program in Brooklin, members' children age 8 and up.

Ages 8+

Denver, Denver County

Victoria Sailing School

Colorado's oldest sailing school; summer youth programs run in a protected cove at Chatfield Reservoir.

Skaneateles, Onondaga County

★★★★★ 5.0 (164)

Skaneateles Sailing Club

Members-only junior sailing on Skaneateles Lake, ages 8-18, one week of evening sessions.

Ages 8–18

★★★★ 4.4 (17)

Olympia, Thurston County

Olympia Community Sailing

Nonprofit sailing camps on Budd Inlet, ages 6-18, first-timers through racing, with scholarships

Ages 6–18

Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County

★★★★½ 4.8 (6)

Clovis, Fresno County

Gold Arrow Camp

Traditional overnight camp, ages 6-14, on Huntington Lake; watersports and horses.

Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

Member yacht club in Grosse Pointe with junior sailing (ages 5-18) and a day camp (ages 4-12).

Ages 4–18

Newport Beach, Orange County

★★★★½ 4.7 (428)

Newport Harbor Yacht Club

Members-only junior sailing program in Newport Harbor; Sabot through C420 and national-level racing.

Punta Gorda, Charlotte County

★★★★½ 4.7 (365)

Learn to Sail in Punta Gorda!

Nonprofit sailing school with youth classes and camps (ages 7+) in Punta Gorda

Ages 7–17

Plymouth, Sheboygan County

★★★★½ 4.8 (4)

Camp Anokijig

ACA-accredited overnight camp, ages 7–16, with horseback and waterfront activities.

Ages 7–16

San Diego, San Diego County

★★★★½ 4.7 (241)

Mission Bay Yacht Club

Yacht-club junior sailing on Mission Bay, ages 5-18; half-day beginner classes 9am-noon.

Chicago Yacht Club

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

Greenwich, Western Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.7 (239)

Indian Harbor Yacht Club

Junior sailing from beginner to racing on Long Island Sound in Greenwich, ages 5–18.

Charleston, Charleston County

★★★★½ 4.7 (205)

Charleston Yacht Club

Youth summer sailing program for ages 5–18 on Charleston Harbor, beginner through racing.

★★★★½ 4.7 (172)

La Salle, Monroe County

North Cape Yacht Club

Full-day junior sailing camp in La Salle, MI, ages 8-18, beginner and intermediate levels.

Ages 8–18

Long Beach, Los Angeles County

★★★★½ 4.7 (158)

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club

Weekly summer sailing camp on Alamitos Bay, ages 6-15, all equipment provided.

Ages 6–15

★★★★½ 4.7 (156)

Miami, Miami-Dade County

Coconut Grove Sailing School

Miami ASA sailing school with lessons on Biscayne Bay (youth camp unconfirmed)

Charleston, Charleston County

★★★★★ 5.0 (50)

Carolina Yacht Club

Junior sailing day program for ages 5–21 on Charleston Harbor, grouped by age and skill.

Ages 5–21

Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.7 (150)

Black Rock Yacht Club

Junior sailing from Optimists to racing on Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, ages 4–16.

Ages 4–16

★★★★½ 4.7 (144)

Vermilion, Erie County

Vermilion Boat Club

Vermilion youth sailing program for ages 4-18 with a large July junior regatta.

Ages 4–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (142)

Garden City, Rich County

Camp Hunt, BSA

BSA overnight aquatics scout camp at Bear Lake for Scouts ages 11-17 (sailing, canoeing, swimming)

Ages 11–17Open

Saint Michaels, Talbot County

★★★★½ 4.7 (140)

Miles River Yacht Club

Junior sailing day camp for ages 6-18 in St. Michaels, full-day sessions.

Ages 6–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (136)

Winthrop, Suffolk County

Cottage Park Yacht Club

Eight-week Winthrop youth learn-to-sail program for ages 8+, from Optis up to RS Fevas and 420s.

Ages 8+

Riverton, Burlington County

★★★★½ 4.7 (136)

Riverton Yacht Club

Learn-to-sail program for ages 7-16 in two-week sessions, half or full days, on the Delaware.

Ninnescah Sailing Association

Cheney Reservoir junior learn-to-sail camp, ages 8–17, boats provided

Ages 8–17

★★★★½ 4.7 (124)

Racine, Racine County

Racine Yacht Club

Open youth sailing camp (ages 7-18) on Lake Michigan, Racine

Ages 7–18

Huntington Beach, Orange County

★★★★½ 4.7 (118)

Huntington Harbour Yacht Club

Nonprofit summer sailing school at a Huntington Beach yacht club; ages 6-18, boats provided, scholarships.

Ages 6–18

Long Beach, Los Angeles County

★★★★½ 4.7 (114)

Seal Beach Yacht Club

Junior sailing on Alamitos Bay, beginner to advanced; club membership not required to enroll.

Ages 7–17

Dartmouth, Bristol County

★★★★½ 4.7 (105)

New Bedford Yacht Club

Yacht club foundation sailing school, ages 5–18, on Padanaram Harbor; 200+ kids each summer.

Bloomington, Monroe County

★★★★½ 4.7 (97)

Lake Monroe Sailing Association

Bloomington-area youth sailing day camp on Lake Monroe, ages 9-16, weeklong.

Ages 9–16

Richfield, Washington County

★★★★½ 4.7 (96)

YMCA Camp Minikani

YMCA overnight camp on Lake Amy Belle, ages 8–17, with horseback and sailing.

Ages 8–17

★★★★½ 4.7 (95)

Lawrence, Essex County

Greater Lawrence Community Boating

Merrimack River boating for ages 9–18 — sailing, kayaking and rowing, $50 for the whole summer.

Ages 9–18

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

★★★★½ 4.7 (93)

The Foundry

Nonprofit Cleveland rowing & sailing center with week-long youth camps, ages 5-18

★★★★½ 4.7 (84)

North East, Cecil County

North East River Yacht Club

Youth sail camp for ages 8–16 on the North East River; learn-to-sail and racing, no experience needed.

Ages 8–16

Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County

★★★★½ 4.7 (83)

South Carolina Yacht Club

Yacht club junior sailing, tennis and swim camps, ages 6-17, on Hilton Head.

Ages 6–17

Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Walworth County

★★★★½ 4.7 (79)

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Youth sailing camps via GLSS at Lake Geneva Yacht Club, Fontana WI

Ages 6–17

Highland Park, Lake County

★★★★½ 4.7 (76)

North Shore Yacht Club NSYC

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

Ages 6–16

Mount Arlington, Morris County

★★★★½ 4.7 (62)

Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club Inc

Lakefront junior sailing from age seven, open to non-members, with racing and non-racing classes.

Ages 7+

★★★★½ 4.7 (59)

Bristol, Bristol County

Bristol Yacht Club

Public youth sailing at Bristol Yacht Club via East Bay Sailing Foundation, ages 6-18.

Ages 6–18 · Waterfront

★★★★½ 4.7 (57)

Bellevue, King County

Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club

Lake Washington yacht club sail camp, ages 8-18, weekly 9-4 sessions open to non-members.

Ages 8–18

★★★★½ 4.7 (54)

Benton, Marshall County

Pfeffer Scout Reservation

Boy Scout resident camp on Kentucky Lake with the Aquabase sailing program, ages 11–17.

Ages 11–17