SPRING TRAINING COURSES OPTIMIST.
Recommended age: 7 to 10
Optimist – Spring Camp
Price range: CHF 220.00 through CHF 440.00
The Optimist Spring Courses take place on Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Spring 01 2026: Wednesday, April 29 to Wednesday, May 27 (5 classes)
- Spring 02 2026: Wednesday, June 3 to Wednesday, June 24 (4 classes)
A program tailored to each child.
Whether your child is a beginner or already has some sailing experience, our teaching methods can be adapted to suit:
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Beginners Group: Get comfortable with the water, learn how to balance, and try out some simple maneuvers through games. Whether you’re alone or with a partner on board, our instructors tailor the sessions to each individual and the wind conditions.
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Advanced Group: For those who already sail, the goal is autonomy, fine adjustments, and techniques to go faster.
The Optimist: The ideal boat for beginners.
The Optimist is the world's leading small sailing boat for learning. Stable, unsinkable, and easy to maneuver, it allows children to quickly gain confidence.
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Autonomy: Your child is in complete control (while being closely monitored by the instructor's motorboat).
- For younger children, it is possible to sail in pairs.
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Comprehensive training: He will learn how to rig (prepare) his boat, understand the wind, stay on course, and tie his first nautical knots.
Solo or Duo
The Soapbox (unsinkable)
- Total length: 2.34 m
- Width: 1.20 m
- Weight: Between 35 and 45 kg
- Draft: 0.78 m
Mainsail (reefless): 3.6 m²
Spring / Autumn Sailing Courses.
A great opportunity to discover sailing or get back on the water outside the summer season. These sessions help children build confidence and improve their skills in a fun and safe environment, with the goal of becoming more independent on the lake.
This session includes:
- Sailing Basics & Progression: Learning or revising sailing techniques, wind awareness, tacking and gybing on an Optimist.
- Raids & Manoeuvres: Short navigation challenges, specific manoeuvre practice and playful tactical situations.
- Games & Fun: Nautical games, mini-races and friendly challenges adapted to each level.
Fresh air, fun and steady progress on the lake — the perfect way to begin or finish for the nautical season.
How to dress?
- 3mm shorty or wetsuit
- Life jacket (provided).
- Sailing shoes or old sneakers (mandatory).
- Shorts or swimsuit.
- Technical T-shirt or Lycra*.
- Windbreaker depending on weather conditions.
- Sunscreen, water bottle, hat, and sunglasses (secured!)
- A towel and a change of dry clothes to finish the session.
* Cotton should be avoided. Once wet, it takes a very long time to dry.
A complete list will be sent to you by email before the start of the Spring and Automn Sessions.
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