Oyster Bay Water Sports

Summer Camp FAQ

Safety is Our Top Priority
Campers wear life jackets at all times.

All our drivers are US Coast Guard Licensed Captains, and every crew member is certified in First Aid and CPR.

Each boat is staffed with a Captain and an Instructor/Spotter. Our instructors are trained to teach children how to safely interact with the boat and water sports equipment, allowing the Captain to focus entirely on driving.

Rules of boating

On the first day of camp we teach campers our four rules of safe boating. Each day following we do mini-quizzes to test each campers knowledge. The rules are simple and we strictly enforce them. If a child is not adhering to the rules of the boat they will be sent home and asked not to return.

We require a $250/camper non-refundable deposit at the time of booking. The remaining balance will be charged two weeks before camp. Cancellations made within 14 days or less from your session start date will forfeit 100% of the camp cost. 

If you need to cancel or adjust a booking, we will always try to work with you, if we can fill the spot, we will refund the amount minus booking fees.

Weather Policy:

Our crew carefully monitors radar and weather forecasts before and during every session.

If a camp session is going to be interrupted due to storms or dangerous conditions, we go back to the dock and transition to on-land training. If the conditions do not permit us to finish the session, we will contact you to pick up your child.

If an entire day of your camp is canceled due to storms or dangerous conditions, we will try to reschedule for another day. We like to reserve the Friday of the camp week for inclement weather make-up days. If unable to reschedule, we will issue a prorated refund for the camp day missed. If more than one day is missed due to weather, we will refund the prorated amount for the missed time, as we will not be able to make up more than one missed day.

The camp day is divided into two sessions: Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM) and Afternoon (12:30 PM – 3:30 PM). Full-day campers eat their packed lunch and relax on the dock with the instructors between sessions.

Day One begins with a boating safety lesson and rules overview, followed by easier water-sports like tubing and kneeboarding to get campers used to the water and the pull of the boat.

During each session every child will receive instruction for two separate sets (each set is ~5-10 turns) in any combination of wakeboarding, wakesurfing and waterskiing. Some campers choose to do their favorite water sport twice in one day. Thats totally ok! Our goal by the end of the week is to have every child proficient in one water sport and have gotten up / tried all three.

We save plenty of time for swim, snack, and water breaks throughout the day.

No prior experience is necessary! Our staff are trained instructors with years of water sports experience. Even if your child has no experience on the water, we can teach him or her to waterski, wakeboard, or wakesurf!

Oyster Bay Harbor

5 Bay Ave Oyster Bay, NY 11771

Testimonials

This is the second year that our 2 kids (ages 13 and 11) attended OB Water Sports Camp. They had such a great time last year that we added an extra day this year! Captain Roland and his staff are all so knowledgeable, friendly and encouraging- all of the kids in our group were able to wake board, water ski, and wake surf in addition to having so much fun tubing. Everyone puts an emphasis on safety, and putting the kids (and parents) at ease. The boat is beautiful and so clean. We can’t say enough positive things about OB Water Sports Camp, and our kids look forward to doing it again next year!
Michele Eisenberg
This is the best camp to put your children in! My 6 year old daughter spent a week on the water at this camp. She had no water sports experience. It was her first time on a boat, first time she went tubing, first time on a zup board and wakeboard and had the best week ever. She made new friends, has a new love and passion of water sports and new confidence to try new things. This is a testament to the amazing young men that own and operate this amazing company, they take pride in everything they do, they are great with kids, very professional and safety is of the upmost importance. You can tell this is a passion and they love what they do.
Kirsten Magnuson
What a fabulous adventure Oyster Bay Watersports has created! My two children, 11 and 13, had an absolute blast with Captain Roland and his crew (thanks Spencer and Ian!). They learned to wake surf, water ski and had fun tubing with their friends! Each day the boat came back into the dock there was a knew exciting story to be told. The crew members are energetic, fun, great teachers and, most importantly, hold safety as a number one priority. My kids did 3 days of morning camp (9 to 12) and they begged for more. We will absolutely be doing more with OB Watersports in the future. Amazing experience!
Brie Kraska