Camps for Ages 12-17
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Teen Beginner
Ages 12 to 16. No Prior Experience Necessary. $500
This repeatable camp is for younger teen sailors new to the sport. Taught in RS Quests, a 2-3 person sailing dinghy, Teen Beginner will teach sailing fundamentals and the teamwork (and fun!) of sailing a boat with multiple people. Two sessions will be girls only. No prior experience is necessary.
SUMMER 2023 Dates:
| June 26-30, 2023 |
| July 3, 5, 6, 7, 2023 |
| July 10-14, 2023 (Female Identifying only) |
| July 17-21, 2023 |
| July 24-28, 2023 |
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July 31-August 4, 2023 (Female Identifying only)
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| August 7-11, 2023 |
| August 14-18, 2023 |
| August 21-25, 2023 |
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August 28-Sept 1, 2023
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Adventure Camp
Ages 11 to 14. No experience required $500
This program is very similar to our Junior Explorers camp, but for a slightly older age group. In this camp sailors will explore Lake Washington on a variety of vessels, while learning the basics of sailing, safety on the water and having fun! Campers will have the opportunity to visit various destinations around the lake while sailing our Hobie Wave catamarans, Stand Up Paddle boarding and Kayaking. This is a great camp for kids wanting to get on the water and have fun!
SUMMER 2023 Dates:
| July 3, 5, 6, 7, 2023 |
| July 17-21, 2023 |
| July 31-August 4, 2023 |
| August 14-18, 2023 (Female Identifying only) |
| August 28-Sept 1, 2023 |
Teen Intermediate
Ages 14 to 17. Prerequisite: Teen Beginner (or equivalent) $500
For sailors confident in the skills taught in Teen Beginner, this camp introduces new skills in a fun and challenging double-handed boat, the Flying Junior (FJ). These boats are common throughout the United States as one of the foundational platforms for youth sailing and racing! Sailors will build confidence sailing upwind and downwind in medium breeze, and develop the strong boat-handling skills that become necessary in a higher performance dinghy.
SUMMER 2023 Dates:
| July 3, 5, 6, 7, 2023 |
| July 17-21, 2023 |
| July 31-August 4, 2023 |
| August 14-18, 2023 |
August 28-Sept 1, 2023 (Female Identifying only)
Laser Beginner
Ages 12 to 17. Prerequisite: Teen Beginner (or equivalent) Must weigh at least 95 lbs. $500
For sailors confident in the basic skills covered in Youth or Teen Beginner, this camp introduces performance singlehanded sailing in the Laser, the most popular sailing dinghy in the world. This camp will teach the basics of Laser rigging and boathandling and help developing sailors improve their independence, confidence, and skills on the water.
SUMMER 2023 Dates:
| July 3, 5, 6, 7, 2023 |
| July 17-21, 2023 |
| July 31-August 4, 2023 |
| August 14-18, 2023 |
| August 28-Sept 1, 2023 |
Performance Sailing
Ages 14 to 17. Prerequisite: Teen Intermediate (or equivalent) Must weigh at least 95 lbs. $500
In this camp sailors explore all the performance boats (and boards) in the SSP fleet! This camp is all about going fast and having fun on high performance boats. They will primarily spend time on SSP’s Hobie 16s and Lasers (other boats may also be used depending on availability and interest!) while learning some of the foundational concepts of high performance sailing.
SUMMER 2023 Dates:
| July 3, 5, 6, 7, 2023 |
| July 24-28, 2023 |
| August 14-18, 2023 |
Sailing into STEM
Ages 12 to 15. No experience required. $500
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. One session is girls only. No prior experience necessary.
| July 10-14, 2023 |
| July 31-August 4, 2023 |
| August 21-25, 2023 (Female Identifying only) |
Keelboat Sailing
Ages 14 to 17. Prerequisite: Teen Beginner (or equivalent) $500
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 will learn more complex sail controls, the different roles of a keelboat crew, and the basics of flying an asymmetrical spinnaker.
| July 17-21, 2023 |
| August 7-11, 2023 |