Sailing and Boat Tours for Kids

Clayton, NY

Antique Boat Museum Sailing Programs

Sunfish and Optimist sailing on the St. Lawrence from a nonprofit museum, plus a free community sail every Tuesday night.

• Sailing
• Ages 4+
• ~3h
• Paid

Austin, TX

Austin Yacht Club

Lake Travis summer sailing camps on Picos, Sunfish and Flying Juniors, with a published non-member rate. Paid. Ages 8 to 16.

• Sailing
• Ages 5+
• ~8h
• Paid

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Beacon, NY

Beacon Sloop Club

Free evening sails on the Hudson aboard Pete Seeger's volunteer-crewed sloop Woody Guthrie. No charge, ever. Reserve by phone.

• Sailing
• Ages 5+
• ~2h
• Free

Grapevine, TX

Grapevine Junior Sailing Club

A nonprofit club on Lake Grapevine running two-week RS Zest dinghy camps, booked through city parks and rec. Ages 8 to 15.

• Sailing
• Ages 8+
• ~7h
• Paid

Kailua-Kona, HI

Kamanu Charters

Kona's original sailing catamaran, wide enough for kids to sprawl on the trampoline, out to Pawai Bay to snorkel. Ages 7 and up.

• Sailing
• Ages 7+
• ~4h
• Paid

Lihue, HI

Kauai Sailing Association

A nonprofit community sailing center on Nawiliwili Harbor where kids learn to rig and sail small boats. Paid. Ages 7 to 16.

• Sailing
• Ages 7+
• ~6h
• Paid

Honolulu, HI

Kepoikai II Catamaran

An hour under sail off Waikiki toward Diamond Head, boarding straight off the sand at Duke's. Paid, and cheap. Good at any age.

• Sailing
• Ages 2+
• ~1h
• Paid

Honolulu, HI

Maitai Catamaran

A 44-foot catamaran sailing the water off Waikiki with Diamond Head astern. Midday Tradewind sails are the family slot. Paid.

• Sailing
• Ages 2+
• ~2h
• Paid

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Wailea, HI

Maui Sailing Canoe

A Hawaiian sailing outrigger canoe off Polo Beach, capped at eight people, with a turtle snorkel stop. Paid. Ages 4 and up.

• Sailing
• Ages 4+
• ~2h
• Paid

Ithaca, NY

Merrill Family Sailing Center

Cornell's public sailing center on Cayuga Lake, running youth camps, classes and family fleet access. Paid. Ages 8 to 17.

• Sailing
• Ages 8+
• ~7h
• Paid

Lake Placid, NY

Mirror Lake Boat Rental

Rent a small sailboat by the hour on motor-free Mirror Lake, right on Main Street. Paid, walk-up, no reservation needed.

• Sailing
• Ages 5+
• ~1h
• Paid

Oklahoma City, OK

OKC Sailing School

Week-long learn-to-sail camps for kids on Lake Hefner, open to non-members, plus a half-day Pirate Camp for ages 5 to 7. Paid.

• Sailing
• Ages 5+
• ~7h
• Paid

Rochester, NY

ROC City Sailing

A nonprofit on Irondequoit Bay where a whole family can go out on a Flying Scot with an instructor. Paid. Ages 8 and up.

• Sailing
• Ages 8+
• ~3h
• Paid

Rockport, TX

Rockport Yacht Club Learn to Sail

An eight-day June learn-to-sail program on Aransas Bay, small classes, with a published non-member rate. Paid. Ages 8 to 17.

• Sailing
• Ages 8+
• ~6h
• Paid

Saranac Lake, NY

SAIL Adirondacks

Learn-to-sail sessions and crewed cruises on an O'Day 23 out of Saranac Lake Marina, four passengers max. Published minimum age 6.

• Sailing
• Ages 6+
• ~2h
• Paid

Buffalo, NY

Sail Buffalo Sailing School

A nonprofit sailing school on Buffalo's Outer Harbor running week-long Lake Erie camps for kids, sorted by ability. Paid. Ages 8 to 17.

• Sailing
• Ages 8+
• ~7h
• Paid

Wailuku, HI

Sail Maui

Catamarans off Maalaea that really do sail, with snorkel stops at Molokini and Coral Gardens. Paid. Works from about age 3.

• Sailing
• Ages 3+
• ~5h
• Paid

Watkins Glen, NY

Schooner True Love

Two hours under sail on Seneca Lake aboard a 1926 wooden schooner, up to four departures a day. Paid. Good from about age 5.

• Sailing
• Ages 5+
• ~2h
• Paid

Galveston, TX

Sea Star Base Galveston

A nonprofit maritime base on Offatts Bayou with a 39-boat fleet, week-long summer camps and a Saturday learn-to-sail track.

• Sailing
• Ages 8+
• ~6h
• Paid

Geneva, NY

Seneca Sailing Academy

A nonprofit school on Seneca Lake with Opti weeks for little kids and free public First Sail days off Geneva. Ages 7 and up.

• Sailing
• Ages 7+
• ~7h
• Paid

Lahaina, HI

Trilogy Excursions

Half-day Maui snorkel sails with breakfast and a hot lunch cooked aboard, then sails up for the ride home. Paid. Good from about age 3.

• Sailing
• Ages 3+
• ~5h
• Paid

Arlington, TX

Viridian Sailing Center

A community sailing center on a small sheltered lake in Arlington where boats stay in sight of the dock. Annual passes and camps.

• Sailing
• Ages 5+
• ~4h
• Paid