We are holding Women's Sail Camp at Virginia Inland Sailing Association on Smith Mountain Lake, 450 Sailor’s Cove Road, North Shore, VA, beginning at 2 pm, Saturday, August 16 and ending with lunch at 1 pm, Sunday, August 17, 2025. This is an opportunity to have women leaders who help you with the basics of learning to sail. If you have never sailed or just want to learn more basic sailing from other women in a social setting, this is for You! There will be on-land instruction and hands-on boat instruction if weather permits, Saturday night dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch.
Campers and Volunteers feel free to bring a tent or camper for Friday and/or Saturday night. We have full bathhouse/bathroom facilities, kitchens, refrigerators. If you want to reserve a campsite, email
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Sail Camp consists of instruction on land and hands-on sailboat interaction. This is for those who want to know if they want to sail and those who want some beginning training. Our goal is always to spend as much time sailing as possible - weather dependent. The topics that will be covered are Safety, Knots, Points of sail, Parts of a sailboat, as well as hands-on sailing.
Tickets will go on sale for both VISA members and non-members Sunday morning, July 20. The cost to attend for VISA members is $85 and for non-VISA members $110. Camp fees are non-refundable after August 10th for any cancellations or no-shows. If you attended in the past and have a WSC T-shirt, please bring it with you. Those who have not received a WSC T-shirt at a camp of yesteryear, please indicate your shirt size when prompted (shirts run small).
Here are a few of the key knots that we use all of the time on our boat. Have fun practicing them in advance:
https://www.animatedknots.com/figure-8-knot
https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline-knot
https://www.animatedknots.com/cleat-hitch-halyard-knot
https://www.animatedknots.com/constrictor-knot-twisting
Any VISA Sailors who want to be Skippers or Skipper Helpers, please send an email to
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I am so Excited!! Women’s Sail Camp is always a Fun and Comfortable learning environment that focuses on Knowledge and Empowerment, encouraging you to take the helm with Confidence and Independence, yet inviting others to come alongside and be part of the Team! This setting allows us to form strong connections with the participants and build camaraderie, which can last a Lifetime. We come together at all levels of experience and continue to build one upon the other. This would not be possible without the Volunteers for Planning/Administration/Leadership/Teaching. The Energy and Excitement ensures a positive setting for all who attend. The piece de resistance is seeing women who have never sailed before decide to embrace the Sport of Sailing and start on their Adventure. If we are fortunate, campers join VISA and we get to watch them in action!! We Thank Everyone who contributes and invests in the Sailors of tomorrow!!
I hope you are planning to Register to ensure you do not miss the boat!
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