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310.833.6055
info[AT]lamitopsail.org
Berth 73, Ste 2
San Pedro, California 90731
CAMPER AGES: 6-17
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway. Day Camp.
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: Spend the summer on the beautiful Southern California coast in a way that most people never experience, on a tallship! While at sea or on an island, we will explore topics in marine biology, maritime history, island ecology and have some fun with traditional Maritime arts! These are some of the most memorable summer camps in Southern California!
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Waterfront/Aquatics, Sailing, Adventure, and more. History, Astronomy, Navigation
CAMP LOCATION: Our home berths are in the Port of LA, San Pedro and Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach. But we don't stay there long. Unlike most camps our facilities are mobile, as we have three working tallships. The schooner American Pride and the twin brigantines Exy Johnson and Irving Johnson
Our Camp Website Link: www.lamitopsail.org
For summer camps we sail the waters off the coast of southern California.
CAMP FACILITIES: Our Camp Website Link: www.lamitopsail.org
Exy Johnson and Irving Johnson can sleep a max of 30 campers. We have four heads and three showers aboard. There is also a fully galley with stove and oven.
American Pride
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The Los Angeles Maritime Institute was founded to better serve at risk youth in 1992 but our founder Jim Gladson had been working to that for many years prior. We work to give kids skills that cannot be gained at home or in a class room include team building, problem solving, decision-making, planning, self-reliance and leadership. And sailing is part of the global human heritage that we want everyone to experience at least once in their lives. We also believe that the best way to get kids impassioned about protecting the ocean, which we all rely on, is to show them first hand how amazing and fun it can be.
All our staff is required to pass background checks and child safety programs before stepping on board with trainees.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We do offer financial assistance please contact info[AT]lamitopsail.org for more information
OTHER CAMP INFO:
No sailing experience necessary… we will provide that! Learn the ropes of sailing a large vessel as you challenge yourself with exciting new opportunities: leaving the dock, setting and adjusting sails, keeping a ship on course, setting the anchor, and living aboard a ship for a week or two. Make new friends, eat great food, listen to the sound of the sea, and gaze at the stars at night.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please check Our Camp Website Link: summercamp.lamitopsail.org for dates and how to sign up
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