Summer Camps at The Floathouse

Small Boat Summer Camp: ages 10-14

Small Boat Summer Campers learn how kayak, Stand Up Paddle, canoe, row any kind of boat, and go outrigger canoeing with Kai-Wai, a local club. Kids also have free time for exploring the waterway that gave our city life: The Petaluma River! Pedal-kayak outing to Alman Marsh and an afternoon at the pool included. No prior experience necessary. Six campers max. ($400, M-F, 9am-1pm) 4 Sessions. Full schedule and registration for Small Boat Summer Camp here.

Intro to Sailing Summer Camp: ages 11-17

Intro to Sailing Summer Campers learn the basics of sailing using remote control sailboats, El Toros, a Captain's Gig, and Lido-14. No prior experience necessary. Six campers max. ($350, M-Th, 1pm-4 pm) 4 Sessions. Full schedule and registration for Intro to Sailing Summer Camp here.

Teen Boating Skills & Adventure Camp: ages 15-17

Teen Boating Skills & Adventure Campers learn foundational water skills that lead to confident boating adventures. Instructors with various boating backgrounds will teach campers about tides, winds and other environmental influences and boating techniques from paddle skills to basic knots, helping campers competently maneuver paddle, rowing and sailing boats. Culminates in long outing. No prior experience necessary. Six campers max. ($400, M-F, 10 am-2 pm) June 17-21. Full schedule and registration for Teen Boating Skills & Adventure Camp here.

Young sailor captains an El Toro in Petaluma's turning basin.
Two sailboats are on the water with two kids in the one in the foreground, and one in the one in the background. The wind is blowing.
Several yellow tandem kayaks are on the water, filled with smiling young campers.

Summer camp at The Floathouse is full of adventuring, learning, playing and making friends on the water. Between the variety of the tides and winds and the variety of our fleet, there’s never a dull moment at our boating summer camps.

Spend the summer on the river with The Floathouse!

DATES:

Small Boat Summer Camp (9am-1pm, M-F) &

Intro to Sailing Camp (1-4 pm) M-Th):

4 Sessions, beginning:

June 10, June 24, July 15, July 29.

Teen Boating Skills & Adventure Camp (10am-2pm, M-F): June 17-21.