Water Front Activities Of all the locations at Cody, the water front is the most popular.  This is no surprise given the wide array of water activities and our ideal setting on Lake Ossipee.  Read on to learn more about these fun-filled activities...

SWIMMING Summer camp is one of the best places for a camper to learn to swim or work on their strokes and techniques. Cody's swim area is completely separated from the Cody Boat Pier. We teach to all levels of ability and interest through the American Red Cross (ARC) "Learn to Swim" program, levels one through seven. Cody's swim staff are certified Water Safety Instructors and are always on-hand working in small groups or one-on-one to ensure the greatest teaching effectiveness. Like all waterfront activities, safety is always of primary importance, with skill instruction and fun being the ultimate goals. Participation in the ARC swim program is optional.

SNORKELING Explore the sandy lake bottom and try to find fish, crayfish and other critters! Snorkeling is one of the optional activities at Cody. Campers who want to snorkel must bring their own equipment (facemask, snorkel and fins) to camp.

SCUBA DIVING Scuba diving at Cody is only available to campers ages twelve and up, and is one of the most demanding and rewarding activities we offer. Cody campers can enroll in either NAUI or SSI courses ahead of time (additional fees apply), and our staff will do the rest! If you want to join this program, please be aware that it requires a serious commitment of time and effort! However, the rewards are great! At the end of the Passport Diver Program, which includes two hours of theory, two confined water sessions, and two open water dives, campers can dive with a Dive Leader, and will have completed 1/3 of the full certification course (a full certification course can cost upwards of $400!).

CANOEING We start with "dry land instruction", then move to the water teaching canoeing basics and safety. As your skills develop, you'll be able to sign up on the half-day, full-day, or overnight canoe trips that are run all summer! More advanced canoeists can also join our one day white-water canoe trips!

FUNYAKING This activity is just like it sounds, great fun! Get a paddle, get a life-vest, sign in, meet with your instructor and off you go at this very popular waterfront activity! Funyaking is a mix of canoeing and kayaking. You sit in your own, open-cockpit boat, and paddle like a kayaker would. If you should capsize, you just fall into the water like you would in a canoe. This is a very popular lakefront activity at Cody, and great preparation for those looking to start kayaking in the future.

KAYAKING Campers who enjoy canoeing often can't wait to start kayaking. Instruction in this activity begins onshore with intensive safety and technique sessions. Then our instructors move kayaking students to shallow water and start training on capsize and rescue drills. When they demonstrate that they are ready, campers can begin to kayak on the lake with Cody kayak staff in close attendance. Like canoeing, campers can sign up for beginner, intermediate and more advanced kayak trips that are run throughout the summer.

SAILING Sailing is a very popular activity. Like all activities at Cody, we teach to beginners, intermediates and to campers with more advanced skills. Once campers have completed their "dry land" instruction they are ready to move to our boats. We teach on Hobie Holder 12s and the awesome Hobie Cats.  If you've always wanted to sail, or already do sail, Cody's program is the place for you!

WIND-SURFING Like all boat-pier activities, we start windsurfing on the land using our "dry land training".  Once safety and basic skills and techniques have been taught, campers move down to the lake and our windsurfing boards. Beware! Windsurfing is one of the more difficult waterfront activities to master, but stick to it and campers will be rewarded!! There's a reason it's considered one of their favorite activities by many campers.

WATER-SKIING This is the most popular activity we teach at Cody! Whether a camper is a beginner, occasional, intermediate or advanced skier, our program is perfect.  We use modern boats with radios, and we keep them running for most of the day to make sure that campers can water ski on a very regular basis!

WAKE-BOARDING Like to ski? Enjoy knee-boarding? Want some variety? Then try wake-boarding at Cody! This very popular activity is sometimes described by Cody campers as a cross between water-skiing and snow-boarding. Either way, wake-boarding is a very exciting waterfront activity.

KNEE-BOARDING From our youngest campers to our oldest, knee-boarding is a great favorite! This is perhaps the easiest of the "pulled-by-a-boat" activities offered at Cody, and just about every camper at Cody enjoys knee-boarding.

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