UKSA Watersports Summer Camp in Cowes, Isle of Wight
Cowes, United KingdomUKSA (United Kingdom Sailing Academy)
- Latest published dates
- Aug 3 – 7, 2026
- Duration
- 3–5 days
- Ages
- 12–15
$334
Course price for 1 week
3-Day Residential Watersports Camp
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Action-packed watersports camps for children aged 8-15 at UKSA’s secure 3.5-acre waterfront base in West Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Children try dinghy sailing, keelboating, kayaking, windsurfing and stand-up paddleboarding under constant supervision by safeguard-trained instructors. Camps run in the school holidays as 3-day and 5-day programmes; the residential option (ages 12+) adds bunk-style accommodation, full meals and a lively evening entertainment programme.
Language
English
Program type
Adventure Camps, Sport Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
The camps group children into two age bands — Kids (8–11) and Youths (12–15) — and mix water-based sessions with land games across the day. The programme covers dinghy sailing, keelboating, kayaking, windsurfing, stand-up paddleboarding, raft building and racing, plus archery, orienteering and pool games. Activities may be adjusted for weather or course numbers.
What’s Included
Two residential formats are offered: a 5-day camp (Monday–Friday, 4 nights) and a 3-day camp (2 nights), both for ages 12–15. All equipment is included. Non-residential day-camp places are available for ages 8–15 and include equipment and a packed lunch daily.
Accommodation
Residential campers (ages 12+) stay in dedicated kids-camp bunk-style accommodation on the West Cowes campus, with their own dedicated kids area separate from other users of the centre.
Meal Plan
Residential campers receive a buffet breakfast, packed lunch and a hot evening meal. Day campers receive a packed lunch daily.
Activities & Excursions
Daytime watersports are followed for residential campers by a full evening programme run by the entertainments team: UKSA Olympics, in-house cinema, disco, human board games, egg drop, crabbing, quiz, treasure hunt and pool games.
Facilities
UKSA occupies a secure 3.5-acre waterfront site in West Cowes with direct water access, an on-site swimming pool, dedicated kids area and professional watersports equipment for all activities.
Camp Experience
UKSA is a maritime charity that has been training people on the water for over 35 years. Children are supervised at all times by experienced, safeguard-trained watersports instructors, and the residential camp includes evening supervision by dedicated entertainment teams.
Language Camp prices
5-Day Residential Watersports Camp
12–15 yrs · All levels2026 price
Five days (Monday to Friday, 4 nights) of supervised watersports for ages 12-15: dinghy sailing, keelboating, kayaking, windsurfing, SUP, raft building and more, with bunk-style accommodation, full meals and a nightly entertainment programme.
Multi-activity watersports with a residential stay: daytime instruction on the water plus evening activities including UKSA Olympics, cinema, disco and treasure hunt.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30
Included items
School
UKSA (United Kingdom Sailing Academy)
UKSA is a maritime charity and watersports training centre based on a secure 3.5-acre waterfront site in West Cowes, Isle of Wight. Alongside professional maritime training, UKSA runs popular school-holiday watersports camps for children aged 8-15, available as day camps or as supervised residential stays with bunk-style accommodation, full meals and an evening activities programme. Children are supervised at all times by experienced, safeguard-trained watersports instructors.
