UKSA Watersports Summer Camp in Cowes, Isle of Wight

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.

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.

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.

Residential campers receive a buffet breakfast, packed lunch and a hot evening meal. Day campers receive a packed lunch daily.

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.

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.

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.