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Sailing Summer Camp

Bug Sailing - The First Step for Kids

Want to get your kid enthusiastic about sailing? In Bug Sailing your kid will find the perfect balance of safety, speed and camaraderie. Each boat holds 2-3 students ages 7-9 as they work together to maneuver through the water and harness the wind. The enclosed nature, responsive controls, and compact design of the boats allows kids to feel empowered and safe while learning a lifelong skill.

Shoreline Lake holds the highest US Sailing standards as our own with priorities encompassing Safety, Fun and Learning. In this weeklong course, students will learn fundamental boating to prepare them for a lifetime of fun opportunities.

Monday-Friday 8:30am-11:30am

You’ll learn the following skills:

  • • Weather & Water Safety
  • • Vocabulary, Boat Handling
  • • Navigation and Steering
  • • Sail Trim, Right of Way
  • • Beach Launching, Capsizing and more…

What To Bring

Students should bring comfortable clothes, a jacket or fleece, a towel and change of clothes, lots of sun protection, a lanyard to secure their glasses around their heads, a bottle of water, and shoes that stay on your feet and can get wet. (Personal lifejacket highly recommended.)

Important: Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your class to check in.

Price: $545

Prerequisites: Ability to swim, minimum of 60 lbs.

Times Ages Price
8:30am-11:30am 7-9 $545
2024 Dates: 1 Week (Monday-Friday)
  • June 3-7
  • June 10-14
  • June 17-21
  • June 24-28
  • July 1-5
  • July 8-12
  • July 15-19
  • July 22-26
  • July 29-August 2
  • August 5-9
  • August 12-16
Programs Times Daily Weekly
Extra Camp Supervision 8:00 - 5:30pm $95 $375

Shoreline Lake will be open July 4th and all camps will meet according to their regular schedule.

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Directions to Our Facility

Want to purchase as a gift? Or, to have a pre-paid option available? Shoreline offers gift cards that can be used any time. Just contact the Boathouse (at boathouse@shorelinelake.com or 650.965.7474), and we’ll get you set up.