Screamer Speedboat Thrill Ride & Dolphin Watch
44-foot speedboat with spins and shoreline views
Ocean City, NJ | active | 2 to 3 hours
A nonprofit sailing school that has run out of the city's Bayside Center on Bay Avenue since 2007, putting first-timers on the water with certified instructors. Kids from age 8 start in Opti dinghies; teens and adults move up to 14-foot 420s and 18-foot sloops. The core program is a week of half-day sessions, mornings 9 to noon or afternoons 1 to 4, ending with a graduation tee shirt or sailing book. Visitors with less time can book a two-hour introduction for beginners or a private two-hour lesson for up to three people, offered weekday evenings and Friday and Saturday mornings. The season runs June 22 through August 22.
*Hours subject to change.
Visit the company's website for current details.
Overview
A nonprofit sailing school that has run out of the city's Bayside Center on Bay Avenue since 2007, putting first-timers on the water with certified instructors. Kids from age 8 start in Opti dinghies; teens and adults move up to 14-foot 420s and 18-foot sloops. The core program is a week of half-day sessions, mornings 9 to noon or afternoons 1 to 4, ending with a graduation tee shirt or sailing book. Visitors with less time can book a two-hour introduction for beginners or a private two-hour lesson for up to three people, offered weekday evenings and Friday and Saturday mornings. The season runs June 22 through August 22.
A nonprofit sailing school that has run out of the city's Bayside Center on Bay Avenue since 2007, putting first-timers on the water with certified instructors. Kids from age 8 start in Opti dinghies; teens and adults move up to 14-foot 420s and 18-foot sloops. The core program is a week of half-day sessions, mornings 9 to noon or afternoons 1 to 4, ending with a graduation tee shirt or sailing book. Visitors with less time can book a two-hour introduction for beginners or a private two-hour lesson for up to three people, offered weekday evenings and Friday and Saturday mornings. The season runs June 22 through August 22.
*Hours subject to change.
Visit the company's website for current details.
Overview
A nonprofit sailing school that has run out of the city's Bayside Center on Bay Avenue since 2007, putting first-timers on the water with certified instructors. Kids from age 8 start in Opti dinghies; teens and adults move up to 14-foot 420s and 18-foot sloops. The core program is a week of half-day sessions, mornings 9 to noon or afternoons 1 to 4, ending with a graduation tee shirt or sailing book. Visitors with less time can book a two-hour introduction for beginners or a private two-hour lesson for up to three people, offered weekday evenings and Friday and Saturday mornings. The season runs June 22 through August 22.
What's great
Boats For Every Age
Kids start in Optis at age 8, and teens and adults learn on 14-foot 420s and 18-foot sloops.
What's unique
Nonprofit Since 2007
Founded with the City of Ocean City, which supplies the Bayside Center and its floating dock system.
What's worth knowing
Nine-Week Season
Lessons run June 22 to August 22, mornings or afternoons on weekdays; private slots fill Fridays.