New Jersey boasts of excellent Kids Sailing Camps designed to teach the basics of sailing in addition to the personal characteristics such as a team building, self discipline, and leadership needed to ensure that the experience both safe and fun.
Sailing can be daunting and risky experience without proper training. With a huge variety of ropes and lines, each with their own name, sails, and other sailboat related fixtures, learning to sail can be an almost impossible challenge without proper training.
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The programs identified below are amongst the top kids sailing camps in NJ with instructors qualified to teach all aspects of sailing while ensuring that the sailing training experience is safe and fun.

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Bay Cats
316 Bay Avenue
Ocean City, NJ
(609) 391-7960
For kids ages 7 – 17, they offer sailing programs designed to learn all aspects Hobie Wave Catamaran sailing including the wind and tides. To ensure safety and fun, they limit a maximum of 3 kids per instructor. Programs are offered Monday thru Friday, 9am thru noon.
Bayshore Discovery Project
2800 High St.
Bivalve Port
Norris, NJ
(856) 785-2060
Offers a Maritime camp Five days and four nights aboard a traditional sailing schooner for kids in grades 9 - 12. The training emphasizes team building, self discipline, and leadership. The basics taught cover the full range of sailing skills and participation from hauling sails aloft to working in the galley. students learn their individual efforts contribute to a larger team. They also offer a Sailor For A Day Camp program for kids 10 to 16 years old.
The Monmouth Boat Club
31 Union Street
Red Bank, NJ
732-796-9448
A private yacht club,
as space permits, they open their kids sailing programs to the public. They offer kids sailing instruction and racing programs. The Junior Sailing season runs from the last week in June to the 3rd week in August.
Offshore Sailing School of New Jersey
Liberty Landing Marina
Audrey Zapp Drive
Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ
888-454-7015
Offers 3 and 5 Day Learn to Sail programs for families with kids. Programs are designed to be enjpyed as a saiiing vacation that are fun and educational, and adventourous. Offshore's classrooms and on-site office are located in the historic lightship at harbor's edge – a unique nautical New Jersey Sailing experience guaranteed to take you away from the pressures of every day work. Kids and Teens Learn to Sail Free programs are available at Jersey City from May through October, from Monday through Friday.



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