So Why is Beach Camp the Best and Safest Place to Learn Water Sports?
The Best:
-We have a mile long ¼ mile wide sandy beach, with Alki in Seattle being the only thing comparable in the area
-The tide comes in most summer afternoons over the warm sand giving us the biggest warmest bay outside of Birch Bay near Bellingham
-With our protected bay, we have glass on the water in the middle of the day all summer long. This kind of water just doesn’t exist on the Lakes after 5:00 am.
-We have more cool gear and more variety of activities than anywhere we know of. Although we’re newly open to the public, we’ve been at this for over 10 years and our instructors have either grown up here or been here for so long they can’t remember having a real job.
-We keep everyone toasty warm all day no matter what. With wet suits for all and our big hot tub right out on the dock, you’ll have to go to Mexico to spend a warmer week on the water regardless of the weather here.
The Safest:
-No Propellers. We use Sea-doo jet boats with no propellers and nothing at all protruding from the bottom of the boats, so there is little worry about serious injury from contact with the boat.
-No Other Boats. Our beach and wharf are many miles from the nearest boat launch and literally no one other than us wakeboards or innertubes on our bay.
-No Jet Skis. We don’t have jet skis nor does anyone in the area. So there are no worries about danger from inattentive jet skiers in the area.
-We supply wet suits for all. Wet suits are worn by everyone which make it impossible to sink and nearly impossible to develop hypothermia.
-6 to 1 Student to Instructor Ratio. Our instructors participate with the students in all the watersport activites we do. So there are none of the typical beach lifeguard scenerios of kids being loosely looked after from afar.
-No Islands, No Currents, No Rocks. We are located in the very widest part of the Sound with an unobstructed view for many miles in all directions. Unlike the San Juans and and many other scenic coastal areas, there is no danger here of boats grounding on rocks, strong rip currents in narrow channels, nor the danger of anyone ever being swept out of sight around a point by the current.
-No Pressure. We have kayaks, sail boats, and power boats, and a 20 thousand square foot wharf, with indoor skate ramps, batting cage, and roller hocky floor. So unlike most camps or resort tour operators, there’s never any pressure on us to do anything on the water if conditions are not absolutely optimum for the particular activity in question.