The MLSA offers a summer sailing camp for children between the ages of 8 and 17.  All lessons and activities include kids of both genders and all ages, skill levels and athletic abilities.

Our goal is to teach the sailing culture – camaraderie, honor code competition, self–reliance, resourcefulness, responsibility and leadership – based on the philosophy that “all sailors are friends.”  We encourage children to emerge from the rivalries formed at school or at home and become part of the world-wide community of sailors, which has been the foundation of the sailing culture for generations.

Our instructional program is all summer long, non-competitive, and complete.  Each child learns basic sailing, go-fast techniques, and racing strategies, tactics, rules.  These skills are taught primarily through the use of the fifty or more games we have developed.  Kids control the boat themselves starting at the first lesson.  Instruction is provided at the highest possible level so that youngsters who choose to race at the local, national or international level have the necessary skills.  For those less interested in the athletic aspects of the sport, we provide activities in web site development, video and still picture capture, background music development, narration, knot tying and coaching.  Kids with an interest in team sports can play sailball and sailing frisbee.

Attendance is optional on daily or weekly basis so there is no interference with family vacations, doctor’s appointments, school shopping, or the occasional “mental health” day.  The registration fee is low.