Happy Little Cottages By The Sea

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Masks Off And Paddles Up For Tybee Time

Masks off and paddles up for Tybee Time with Mermaid Cottages. We’re all breathing much easier and that means we should get out and enjoy lots of outdoor recreation. From our coastal cottages’ decor to the beautiful surroundings of our little barrier island. Stunning and natural. Relaxed and bodacious. Just wait until you take it all in from the water level of a kayak or standing up on a paddleboard. Celebrate our island life.

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Our friends at East Coast Paddleboarding are open for business. They’re stand-up paddleboard outfitters and

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Kayak/SUP Race and Sunrise Paddle

Kayak/SUP Race and Sunrise PaddleWe’ll be looking for y’all to join us this Saturday, August 22nd, for the Kayak/SUP Race and Sunrise Paddle! Soon, our next Surfers For Autism event will bring young surfers to Tybee from all over and we want this to be our biggest and best year, yet. Join us at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the North Beach last crossover for the Sunrise Paddle and then sign up by 11 a.m. for the SUP race that begins at noon with North Island Surf and Kayak. Top off your fun and participation with food, drinks, live music, a silent auction and a raffle at Bubba Gumbo’s, too!

The Coastal Empire’s Surfers For Autism Beach Fest will be Saturday, September 12th, and that’s when we’ll need you here to cheer on these young surfers.  At a Surfers For Autism event, young surfers are provided a safe, fun, judgement free environment where highly skilled surf instructors carefully guide them into waves. The surfers and their families are treated like rock stars and enjoy a day filled with a range of activities including stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, live music, face-painting, games and more.

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We have three great cottages available for this weekend’s fundraiser, so book yours now and don’t miss this fun weekend. …

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Sea Kayak Georgia Skills Symposium

sea kayak georgia skills symposiumThe Sea Kayak Georgia Skills Symposium is coming October 15-19, so load up your kayaks and head on down to Tybee Island!

Yep, it’s time to enjoy the Atlantic Ocean and it’s ocean estuary during this annual outing.  This year, Sea Kayak Georgia will offer British Canoe Union (BCU) courses and specialized skills training courses developed by Sea Kayak Georgia and some of the world’s leading kayakers.  Follow the BCU courses and progression or you may follow the skills development courses or a bit of both. The goal of this symposium is to deliver world class training, assessment and paddlesport opportunity for all students attending. Courses are available for all skill levels and everyone is invited.

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This symposium allows paddlers to come together as a community to give and receive knowledge, to see old friends and to welcome new ones.  Courses are conducted from …

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16th annual tybee island sea kayak races

16th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Races

16th annual tybee island sea kayak racesThe 16th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Races are coming up soon, so plan to be with us to cheer our kayakers!  On Saturday, September 13th, we’ll all gather at AJ’s Dockside Restaurant to watch all of the race day launches.  This event is a benefit for the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, a non-profit marine science education facility offering hands-on programs for school and scout groups, as well as for the general public. The Tybee Turtle Project, which monitors loggerhead sea turtle nesting and hatching activities on Tybee, is managed by the Marine Science Center.

You can also contribute by purchasing tickets for the race day drawing for the Perception kayak, Werner paddle, & Astral PFD donated by Half-Moon Outfitters. Tickets are 1 for $5, or 3 for $10. Tickets are available at the Marine Science Center, at Papa’s BBQ and Seafood on Whitemarsh Island and at Half-Moon Outfitters on Broughton St. You do not have to be present to win.  All racers should sign up by September 7th …

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