Camps with sailing in Rhode Island

Ages 4–15 · $260–$375/week

A traditional YMCA day camp on 87 lakefront acres in Coventry, offering a spread of tracks — half-day for ages 4–6, a traditional full-day program, an "immersive" option, specialty camps, and a Leaders-in-Training pathway — at weekly rates roughly $260–$375. It reads as a large, activity-rich, classic YMCA outdoor camp, though the branch publishes little about staff hiring, training, or overall camper capacity beyond noting that specialty instructors have relevant field backgrounds.

As published: Traditional Camp $355/week; Half-Day Camp (ages 4–6) $260/week; Immersive Camp $375/week; Specialty Camp $375/week; Leaders in Training $355/week

Ages 8–17 · $405–$855/session

A niche sailing- and paddling-focused day camp on the Providence waterfront (109 India St.), running EcoAdventure and Learn-to-Sail/Race tracks priced $405–$855 per session. It's a specialty rather than general-purpose camp, and the organization's own site notes that "classes sell out quickly," suggesting strong demand within its narrow niche.

As published: Per published rate page: EcoAdventure (1 week, 5 days/wk) $405; KidSail/TeenSail (2 weeks, 5 days/wk) $855; Racing/Junior Instructor Training (2 weeks) $855; Private lessons $75/hr (2-hr minimum)

Ages 4–16 · $215–$430/week

The Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation runs the Jamestown Sea Adventure Camp, an eight-week sailing and marine-education day camp for ages 4-16 based at Fort Getty in Jamestown, now in its 25th year. Programs range from a land-based "Explorers" group for the youngest campers through sailing-focused "Strictly Sailin'" and leadership tracks for older teens.

As published: 2026 Prices: half-day programs $215, full-day (9am-4pm) $430; "All prices are per camper, per week."

Ages 7–15

Youth sailing camp at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, with nine one-week summer sessions for ages 7 to 15 in 16' to 23' keel boats. Fees include a museum family membership.

As published: 2026: $425 for the first full-day week, $400 for the second, $375 for third and later weeks; scholarships available

Ages 5–13 · $5/week

A citywide, heavily subsidized municipal day-camp system ($5/week) spanning Hope High School, Riverside Park, Community Boating on India St., and ten neighborhood recreation centers, with specialty add-ons like sailing/boating and biking. It functions as a broad-access public program for Providence families rather than a single-site camp, and most operational details (capacity, staffing) aren't published beyond limited specialty-camp slot counts.

As published: $5 per week per child (sports/day camps), meals included; optional early drop-off/late pickup $5 each; specialty camps (boating, biking) priced separately and not published

Ages 7–17 · $230–$825/session

Sail Newport is a nonprofit public sailing center at Fort Adams on Narragansett Bay that runs summer youth sailing classes from beginner to advanced. Programs include Little Guppies for the youngest sailors, two-week dinghy sessions for ages 7 to 17, and one-week keelboat sessions for ages 12 to 17, with race training in some dinghy sessions. Students take a swim check at the start of each session.

As published: 2026: Little Guppies $230 for one week; keelboat $700 per week ($650 for siblings); dinghy $825 per two-week session ($750 for siblings)

Youth and adult summer sailing programs at Wickford Yacht Club from Minnows (half-day) through racing 420 classes, running June 22 to August 14 in 2026 with classes 9am-4pm. Offers a need-based scholarship program.

As published: 2026: Minnows $275/week (13 hours); Beginner $725 per two-week session (60 hours); Adventure $320 per two-week block (Tue/Thu); racing classes not retrieved

Ages 7–15 · $2,450/session

A historic overnight camp founded in 1887 on Point Judith Salt Pond in South Kingstown/Wakefield — one of the state's oldest sleepaway programs, for ages 7–16, with two-week sessions priced around $2,310. It markets itself on generations of family tradition and a coastal, sailing/windsurfing-oriented waterfront setting, though the site itself publishes little on staffing or camper capacity.

As published: Two-week session: $2,310 total (per published 2026 rate), $500 non-refundable deposit; Early Bird pricing available for registrations before Jan. 1; 5% sibling discount