Beside the teaching and the type of sailboat that gets sailed, another way to compare the Squam sailing,
https://www.squamlakes.org/education...youth-programs, with the Winni sailing,
https://www.lwsa.org/youth-classes, is to compare the home area for the two.
Do a google map/photo search for:
Smith Cove, Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford, NH
Squam Lakes Association sailing, Holderness, NH
Am not saying one is better than the other, because what really matters is the sailing program, but they are very different lake locations concerning activity, number of boats, shoreline development, and commercial use. Big Squam is almost like an empty lake, surrounded by green hills and mountains, almost all to yourself, while Smith Cove, Winnipesaukee is like downtown Boston traffic at 2-pm on a Wednesday.... a very busy spot!
Smith Cove, Lake Winnipesaukee is a fascinating place totally loaded with many, many, moored sailboats from 15-40', Fay's Boat Yard with many motorboats, a dockside gas station, the NH Marine Patrol-State Police headquarters w/ police boats & docks, the Gilford town docks, Gilford town fire boat, parking lots for islandsers, a town boat double launch ramp, a Lake Winnipesaukee no wake zone, a number of commercial boat businesses at Fay's, many waterfront homes, and all the way back in Smith Cove is the Lake Winni sailing school in what was a single family home until two years ago.
And, the area of Smith Cove got all built in and out, up and down, back in the 1940's, 50's, 60's, & 70's with no local town zoning rules in place until the 1980's, plus town water and town sewer, so's the area is all packed in tight like a can of oily sardines or something ..... you really need to take a slow ride or a slow paddle/row all through Smith Cove to see it all ..... is a lot to see ...