About Us
Campi del Vento is an Amateur Sports Association that organises sailing summer camps for children, teenagers and families. Our uniqueness lies in not being just a sailing school: sailing makes room for many other educational themes.
Our Mission
We are a UISP Amateur Sports Association (read the statute). The Campi del Vento experience was born many years ago with the goal of creating sailing summer camps for children and teenagers. Our uniqueness lies in not being a sailing school per se. Sailing is part of the activities we carry out and certainly plays a key role in our Camps, but it also leaves room for many other themes: environmental education, marine biology, botany, astronomical observation, maritime art, free art, theatre, nautical cartography.
Direct contact with nature, limited phone usage, traditional navigation techniques, and careful use of resources make ours a true school of life. Trekking excursions in the Mediterranean scrubland, sea-watching outings with masks and snorkels, coastal navigation and exploration, sailing and cetacean watching all precede an educational moment that always takes place on board.
Socialisation and cooperation
Through our sailing camps, our association aims to promote a healthy social life based on cooperation and doing things together. Our goal is to give young people a different perspective on life, too often limited by city boundaries, overuse of communication technologies and social conventions.
Beach Clean-ups
Among our various activities, there is one particularly useful for the environment: beach clean-ups. We generally choose locations accessible only by sea, rarely visited but of great natural beauty. Equipped with gloves, bags, paper and pen, we land and collect every piece of rubbish. At the end, waste is classified by material and origin and taken to the nearest recycling centre.
Supporting disadvantaged youth
Every year we offer a limited number of free places in our Camps for children and teenagers whose families cannot afford the fee. For more information about available places and requirements, contact our office.
Our Staff
Giovanni
Skipper
Sailing since he was a boy, a full-time sailor. With over 6 years of Campi del Vento and a lifetime of navigation in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean. Always committed to working with children and young people.
Federica
Head Guide
Creator and soul of Campi del Vento. Environmental Guide, Art History graduate, expert in education and working with children, all-round Mediterranean environment specialist.
Verena
Guide
A rising star of our Camps, intercultural mediator with extensive experience working with young people abroad. On board with us since 2017 and already indispensable.
Fabio
Sailor
Jack of all trades and valuable logistics supporter. Webmaster and social media manager. Works in the field of school assistance for students with disabilities.