Kidsail Sailing Academy

Kidsail Sailing Academy offers sailing classes for junior from Baytowne Marina in Destin, Florida and is part of the activities offered at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort. Classes are offered to kids with a maximum of eight students per session. Classes start at the 98-slip marina, which can accommodate 140-foot yachts on a daily up to yearly basis.

Classes are held for children aged between 9 and 15 with 90 percent of the training done on the water. The curriculum takes students through different levels and includes varied subjects such as meteorology, history, marine biology and boat craft as well as boat handling, racing strategy and single-handed sailing. Along the way students acquire skills in reading clouds and currents, launching, knot tying, foil shaping, jibing, sail and hull trimming.

On completion of each of the four levels the students earn a certificate and advance to a new boat with each new level. On level four, the students will take a day long trip on a fully rigged J80 boat. Many other activities can be enjoyed by people of all ages at the Sandestin resort such as golf, tennis, kayaking and there is also a day spa and salon.