26 The Best of Monterey Bay® Family 2024-2025 Inherit the Wind Summer sailing camps provide practical tools for use on the water, and more. By Caitlin Fillmore I n a sea of summer camp options, the learn-to-sail offerings on Monterey Bay promise memorable experiences and lifelong skill-building for young adventurers. Sailing, while often seen as an exclusive sport, accommodates learners of all sizes and abilities and develops skills in unique ways, explains Bradley Schoch, youth program administrator for Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club. “Sailing builds your child quite differently than other activities,” Schoch points out. “Kids work in a community but also on their own, receiving not just positive feedback but learning to take criticism. They build resiliency and social-emotional learning, which is really important for long-term development.” Learn-to-sail programs launch in early June and operate for eight weeks, with one-week camps offering morning sailing lessons for kids ages 8 to 14. Campers can choose one week or stack multiple weeks for a progressive sailing program. “For beginners it’s really about building comfort out on the water—it can be pretty scary to leave the dock,” Schoch says. “After the first week, kids won’t fully understand sailing, but they will have the basics.” Stillwater Yacht Club in Pebble Beach works closely alongside MPYC and also offers youth sailing programs. SYC also staffs a unique youth water Students test the waters in the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club youth sailing program. The week-long courses teach beginner to advanced sailing skills and even racing techniques. michael Fiala
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