For campers entering grades 3 & 4 in Fall 2026

Session 3A, July 27th – July 31st
Price: $300

Extended Day is available from 2:30pm-5pm, you must register separately and in advance. Extended Day activities include: on the water activities, beach & habitat exploration, fishing, theme-based arts & crafts.

For all the camp details, including the financial assistance application, please visit our camp website:
www.sunymaritime.edu/waterfrontcamps

For campers entering grades 3 & 4 in Fall 2026

Session 3B, August 3rd – August 7th
Regular price $650
Earlybird $600 (until noon on March 11)

Extended Day is available from 2:30pm-5pm, you must register separately and in advance. Extended Day activities include: on the water activities, beach & habitat exploration, fishing, theme-based arts & crafts.

For all the camp details, including the financial assistance application, please visit our camp website:
www.sunymaritime.edu/waterfrontcamps

For campers entering grades 3 & 4 in Fall 2026

Session 3B, August 3rd – August 7th
Price: $300

Extended Day is available from 2:30pm-5pm, you must register separately and in advance. Extended Day activities include: on the water activities, beach & habitat exploration, fishing, theme-based arts & crafts.

For all the camp details, including the financial assistance application, please visit our camp website:
www.sunymaritime.edu/waterfrontcamps

**CLICK HERE to REGISTER ONLINE**

For Grades 9 - 12 (recommended)

FALL SESSION: Mondays & Fridays from Sept. 11 – Oct. 26, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:30 PM

Learn to race and gain the skills to compete at local, regional, or even national level regattas.

AGES: Grades 9 – 12 (recommended)

SKILL LEVEL: Recommended for novice to advanced sailors with an interest in racing.

WHAT TO EXPECT: High School Sailing is run like an after-school sport. Monday and Friday practices are led by coaches and waterfront staff and consist of briefings, drills, games, and racing on the water. Practice is primarily sailed in dinghies (FJs and 420s). Sailors from multiple schools will be combined based on skill level, have an opportunity to sail with different partners, and may be able to register for regattas as part of a composite team. SUNY Maritime College provides everything needed to participate in practice including sailboats, coaches, safety boats, and life jackets. High School Sailing is co-ed and open to both individuals and teams.

LOCATION: McMurray Hall on SUNY Maritime College's campus at 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Public transit and free on-street parking are available.

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For Grades 6 - 8, 9 - 1

FALL SESSION:
Sept. 14 – Oct. 26, 2026
Mondays, 4:00 – 6:30 PM

Looking for a unique activity this fall? Get out of the house, off of the computer, and onto the river! Enjoy recreation and instruction aboard a variety of boats - dinghies, catamarans, and keelboats.

AGES: Grades 6 – 8, 9 - 12

SKILL LEVEL: No experience required! Recommended for 6th to 8th grade beginner, intermediate, and advanced sailors. Recommended for 9th to 12th grade sailors of all abilities not interested in racing (see the High School Sailing Team options if interested in a more racing-focused program). Sailors will be grouped by age whenever possible.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Participants will learn seamanship and sailing skills, learn to work in teams, meet new friends, and explore the East River.

LOCATION: McMurray Hall on SUNY Maritime College's campus at 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Public transit and free on-street parking are available.

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Sessions: 
October 18, 2026

REGULAR PRICE: $400

EARLYBIRD PRICE: $375
Discount is available for up to 1 month before each session, for example, discount for March 5 class ends on February 5.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Do you already have your State-Specific Boating Safety Certification and want hands-on instruction, with lots of on-the-water time? Taught by experienced, certified instructors, this one-day course emphasizes hands-on demonstrations, lessons, and on-the-water drills. Suitable for all skill levels, this is a hands-on driving course with minimal classroom time for those with prior theoretical and classroom knowledge.

TOPICS COVERED: Dockside & on-the-water skills: operations checklists; engine troubleshooting; leaving and returning to a dock or slip; slow and high-speed boat handling and close-quarters maneuvering; navigation; towing; person-in-the-water recovery; anchoring; and more!

CERTIFICATIONS GRANTED: US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling Certification

PREREQUISITE: None, although State-Specific Boating Safety Certification is recommended

SKILL LEVEL: All levels

AGES: 10 years old and up. Students younger than 13 should attend with a parent or adult.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE: Anyone who is looking to learn to operate a powerboat safely and improve on-the-water boat handling skills and already has their State-Specific Boating Safety Certification (Beginning boaters are encouraged to earn their State-Specific Boating Safety Certification, the New York version of which is offered as part of the two-day Safe Powerboat Handling course.)

SCHEDULE: 1-day, 8-hr course; weekend and custom-scheduled courses.
*Please contact waterfront@sunymaritime.edu if you’d like to set up a custom course at your location or ours!

COURSE MATERIALS PROVIDED:US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling textbook, review questions and logbook.

LOCATION: SUNY Maritime College's campus at 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Public transit and free on-street parking are available.

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