Sea Island Recreation

Guided Hobie Kayak Fishing

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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Enjoy the outdoors by experiencing a 4,000-year-old tradition of Kayak Fishing. Paddle into some of the local tributaries of the salt marsh and target various types of fish.

Sunset Stand-Up Kayaking

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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Paddle along the coastal waterways behind Sea Island as the sun sets over the salt marsh and experience nature at its best. Offered Monday, Thursday–Saturday.

Stand-Up Paddleboard Tour

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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Explore the vast tidal grasslands beyond our barrier Islands by paddleboard with our nature guide. Offered daily.

Kayak Shore Lunch

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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Paddle to Sea Island's southernmost tip for an educational beach walk with a Naturalist to discuss the surrounding nature, followed by a private picnic lunch. Offered Sunday, Monday, and Friday.

Sunset Kayak Trip

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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Come explore the marshes of Sea Island at sunset to experience nature at its best.

Family Salt Marsh Kayaking

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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Explore the vast tidal grasslands behind our barrier islands by sea kayak with a Naturalist. We offer private shelling trips to the Southern tip of Sea Island (dependent upon low tides). Tandem kayaks available upon advance request.

Backwater Sunfish Sailing Classes

Rainbow Island Water Sports Center
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This sailing lesson introduces wind direction, tidal currents, rigging the boat, identifying the purposes of the dager board, rudder, and sails. Also learn the fundamentals of rope knots. Offered daily.

Hobie Cat® Shelling Tour

Beach Club Sailing Center
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A two-hour guided tour on a Hobie Cat® Getaway with a local naturalist. Tour can be customized and may include history, shelling, nature walks, while learning about coastal Georgia’s geography and wildlife.

Hobie Cat® Open Ocean Dolphin Tour

Beach Club Sailing Center

Sail on a Hobie Cat in search of dolphin offshore.

Hobie Cat® Sailing Lessons

Beach Club Sailing Center

Learn fundamentals of sailing, points of sail, nautical terms and language, maneuvering, tacking and gybing, and how to tie sailing knots! Minimum age 12.

Body Board Rentals

Beach Club Sailing Center
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Ride the waves on the body boards with rentals available by the day.

Kiteboarding Lessons and Power Kiting

Beach Club Sailing Center
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This class will advance the guest experience through harnessing wind energy with a kite and having it pull you across the water surface on a board, similar to wake boarding or surfing. The class will go over all the basic instructions safety, equipment, using the wind properly and board riding skills. Ages 16 and up.

Beach Funcycle Rentals

Beach Club Sailing Center
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Explore Sea Island beach on this three-wheeled bike. Rentals available by the half-hour and hour-long periods.

Stand-Up Ocean Paddleboard Rentals

Beach Club Sailing Center
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One-hour stand-up paddleboard rental.

Ocean Kayak Rentals

Beach Club Sailing Center
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One-hour ocean kayak rental. Single and tandem available.

Sea Island Sailing School

Beach Club Sailing Center
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The Sea Island Sailing School is a three-hour experience for the beginning sailor. The school begins at Rainbow Island Watersports with a basic backwater sailing instruction on a Sunfish Sailboat on the Black Banks River. Then, the school moves to the Beach Club Sailing Center on the open ocean for instruction on the Hobie Cat® Wave. Lunch and transportation included. Offered Monday–Thursday.

Private Beach Set-Up

Beach Club Sailing Center
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Two chairs with covers, umbrella, Bluetooth speaker, table, cooler with six waters, small fruit cup, and a beach attendant.