Essex Outdoors Bradwell: RYA Youth Sailing Week
The coast is your host with the Royal Yacht Association Youth Sailing Week.
If you are looking for the perfect way to keep your children active while you work during the school summer holidays, try our summer sailing camps at the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Essex Outdoors Bradwell training centre, based on the stunning River Blackwater Estuary.
A flexible five-day, holiday kids camp with residential options (at our purpose-built centre) and non-residential spaces available, the Essex Outdoors Youth Sailing Week is perfect for your water and adventure-loving children, no matter where you live.
Suitable for total beginners to more experienced sailors aged 10 to 16-years-old, your children will gain a boat load of experience, while spending the week making new friends and incredible new memories to last a lifetime. Starting at just £349, these summer camps represent terrific value, as well as a priceless experience.
2026 dates:
Monday 27 to Friday 31 July
Monday 10 to Friday 14 August
Mnday 24 to Friday 28 August
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