2020 Sailing Camps
East Coast Sailboats/Sail OBX has been teaching sailing on the Outer Banks since 2012. Our experienced and professional staff of Instructors, excellent fleet of sailboats, superior locations, warm shallow waters and steady breezes combine to make sailing on the Currituck sound the best on the Outer Banks.
The goal of our camps is to provide an exciting and fun experience during which students develop sailing skills, learn seamanship, water safety, gain self-confidence and most importantly have fun!! Our step process of teaching sailing takes young aspiring sailors from our introductory course, to learning how to sail and beyond. Each step is outlined below by level.
2020 Sailing Camp Schedule & Locations
Introduction to Sailing
This is geared to younger first-time sailors and is a gentle introduction to the sport of sailing. We pair small groups of students with an instructor on larger boat going through all the facets of sailing over a 3, 1/2-day sessions. Each session ends with a ‘fun’ sailing themed game on the water.
- Duration: 3 days
- Ages: 7-12 Yrs. old
- Timings: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
- Price: $165
- Dates/Locations:
North Marina, Southern Shores, NC – June 29th- July 1st.
Level 1 Camp
Ideal for beginners and those folks who have attended a sailing camp before but are not proficient. Once proficient, students would move into level 2 camp.
- Duration: 5 days
- Ages: 8-14
- Timings: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM – Monday – Friday
- Price: $320
- Dates/Locations:
Norbanks Sailing & Watersports, Duck, NC– June 22-26, 2020
- North Marina, Southern Shores, NC– July 6-10, July 13-17
Level 2 camp
Perfect for those intermediate sailors who have attended sailing camp before and are good sailors. The level two camp will focus on more advanced skills such as rigging, sail trim, pointing, racing skills, seamanship, wind, weather, tides, currents and safety procedures. This camp is a qualifier for the Manteo One Design Regatta to be held July 27th at the Manteo Maritime Museum in Manteo, NC.
- Duration: 5 days
- Ages:10-14
- Timings: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM – Monday – Friday
- Price: $320
- Dates:
North Marina, Southern Shores, NC – July 20-24, July 27-31 (Tentative second class)
Racing Clinics
We will have racing clinics starting in May of 2020 through July. We will use both Topaz and C420 sailboats. Students must have completed Level 2 sailing camp or have equivalent experience in order to participate. Contact us for more information on this clinic. Minimum is 2 students per session.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Ages:11-15
- Timings: 1-2 sessions weekly
- Price: $35/pp/2 hour session
- Dates/Location:
May, June, July of 2020
In order to discourage the use of single use plastic water bottles, we will provide each student a reusable Nalgene water bottle for camp when you sign up for camp and delivered to your child the first day of camp. These are theirs to keep. We also offer for sale- SPF 50 shirts with the camps logo, Personal PFD’s, Helmets and hats Our hats come in two styles; a wide brimmed Boonie hat that protects the wearer from the sun and a stylish Trucker style hat with a curved brim.
