Camps for Ages 12-17

For full descriptions of each camp, please see our 2020 Program & Event Guide. Registration opens February 1st at noon PST. 

All camps on this page are Monday – Friday, 9 am to 4 pm unless otherwise specified.

Beginner Camps

Adventure Camp

Ages 13-17. No Prior Experience Necessary. $425

Teenagers get a mix of sailing and paddling using catamarans, kayaks, and SUPs to go farther exploring Lake Washington.

• June 22 – 26
• June 29 – July 3
• July 13 – 17
• July 20 – 24
• July 27 – 31
• August 17 – 21
• August 24 – 28

Cruising Camp 

Ages 12-15. No Prior Experience Necessary. $425

Using our J-24 to cruise around Lake Washington, participants will learn the basics of sailing a keelboat as a team, setting off on a new adventure each day.

• June 29 – July 3
• July 13 – 17
• July 27 – 31
• August 3 – 7
• August 17 – 21

Sailing into STEM 

Ages 12-15. No Prior Experience Necessary. $425

Perfect for new or returning sailors with curious minds, this camp combines sailing with science. While developing basic sailing skills, campers will learn how physics, simple machines, and the natural forces of wind and water power a sailboat.

• June 15 – 19
• July 6 – 10
• August 3 – 7
• August 10 – 14*

*One week, girls only

Teen Beginner

Ages 12-17. No Prior Experience Necessary. $425

This repeatable camp for new sailors or those transitioning out of Optis, is taught in RS Quests, a multi-handed boat that requires teamwork to sail. Using team building and cooperation, sailors will learn basic sailing skills in a social environment.

• June 15 – 19
• June 22 – 26
• June 29 – July 3
• July 6 – 10
• July 13 – 17
• July 20 – 24
• July 27 – 31
• August 3 – 7
• August 3 – 7*
• August 10 – 14
• August 17 – 21
• August 24 – 28

*One week, girls only

Intermediate Camps

Teen Intermediate

Ages 12-17. Pre-requisite: Teen Beginner (or equivalent). $425

For sailors confident in all the skills covered in Teen Beginner, this camp introduces new skills in a challenging double-handed boat, the Flying Junior. Sailors will learn to sail upwind and downwind in medium breeze.

• June 29 – July 3
• July 13 – 17
• July 20 – 24
• July 27 – 31
• August 10 – 14
• August 24 – 28

SB3 Sailing 

Ages 12-17. Pre-requisite: Teen Beginner (or equivalent). $425

For sailors amply familiar with skills covered in Teen Beginner, this camp gets sailors working as a team on our performance keelboats, the SB3. With an on-board instructor, sailors learn the different roles of a keelboat crew and fly an asymmetrical spinnaker.

• June 22 – 26
• July 6 – 10
• July 20 – 24
• August 10 – 14

Advanced Camps

Advanced FJ/Laser Sailing

Ages 13-17. Pre-requisite: Teen Intermediate (or equivalent). $425

Sailors can sail alone ow with a partner using FJs and Lasers to optimize boat speed while practicing basic racing skills. Enrollment in SPYS is included so sailors can keep racing all summer long!

Sailors must weigh at least 95 lbs.

• June 22 – 26
• July 6 – 10

Performance Sailing Camp 

Ages 12-17. Pre-requisite: Teen Intermediate (or equivalent). $425

In this camp sailors explore all the performance boats (and boards) in the SSP fleet! They will spend time on our Hobie 16, Lasers, and Windsurfers while learning how to use the wind to its fullest.

Sailors must weigh at least 95 lbs.

• June 29 – July 3
• July 13 – 17
• July 27 – 31
• August 3 – 7
• August 17 – 21