Children's sailing course in Geneva with treasure hunt

Treat your child to a week's sailing experience on a sailboat in Geneva, where they can learn to sail while searching for a hidden treasure!

Book your activity

4-7 days
Everybody welcome
From 6 years-old and up

Practical information

This course is meant for kids from 6 to 11 years old. No prior knowledge of sailing nor swimming is required.

Course of events

This course is one week long.

Each day, the course will last about 6.5 hrs from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

The courses start and end at the port des Pâquis.

Objectives

A week to learn to sail with a crew with the main goal of finding the treasure of the lake! Each day, a clue and a piece of map will be found... will the mysterious treasure be discovered ?

Your child will learn :

- To recognise the wind

- To trim the sails

- To manoeuvre a sailboat in a safe environment

Special terms

The course will be in French and/or English (possibility of mixed languages groups depending on the number of participants).

If the weather is not suitable for sailing, lessons still take place and other activities linked to navigation are organized, such as nautical knots.

Meeting point:
Quai du Mont-Blanc 14, 1201 Genève, In front of the pontoons, near the Glacier du Soleil
Spoken languages:English, French
Included
  • Life jackets
  • Professional instructor
  • 5 days of sailing courses
Do not forget to bring
  • Packed lunch for every day
  • Sunscreen (eco-friendly)
  • Cap
  • Sunglasses
  • Water bottle
  • Change of clothes
  • Waterproof /wind jacket
  • Bath towel
  • Swimsuit
  • Water shoes (optional)
  • Swimming goggles (optional)