St. Simons Island Watersports
St. Simons’ plethora of water and related activities offers a natural selection to an astounding variety of activities beyond fishing, including beach-walking, bird-watching, canoeing, kayaking, surfing or wind-surfing, SCUBA diving and boating. Divers will find a wide range of SCUBA services available. Georgia’s murky waters clear to a beautiful crystal blue offshore. Gray’s Reef is an outstanding diving area as are many artificial reefs built around sunken ships.

Fishing
You can get your rod and bait at St. Simons Bait and Tackle near the pier – a five minute ride from Atlantus – and drop line at the pier or you can charter a boat with Captain Richie Lott for in shore or off shore fishing for Grouper, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Cobia, Redfish, Sea Bass, Whiting, Flounder, Tarpon, Shark and King Mackerel. We highly recommend Captain Lott at Coastal Island Fishing, located at Golden Isles Marina, as the best fishing guide on St. Simons Island.
For more information, visit Captain Lott at www.charterfish.com.

Sailboats
On the beach, under the gold umbrella, just a three-minute walk from Atlantus, Barry’s Beach Service rents catamarans, sailboats, kayaks, boogie boards and windsurfing boards. Sailboat rides and lessons are also available. Visit www.oceanmotion.biz for more information.

Yamaha Waverunner Rentals
Offered by Coastal Water Sports at Island Dive Center within the Golden Isles Marina. These water motorbikes can seat Dad and two siblings. Reservations are available at 912.638.7245.

Scuba Diving
While few think of Coastal Georgia when they think of scuba, visibility increases to 75 feet a few miles off shore. Wreck diving on the 441’ Liberty Ship is greeted by angelfish, barracuda and loggerhead turtles. Gray’s Reef, 17 miles off Sapelo Island, is one of only twelve National Marine Sanctuaries. Lessons leading to PADI certification are also available. Visit www.islanddivecenter.com or call Judy at Island Dive Center at 912.638.6590 for more information.

Water Park
Located on Jekyll Island and a twenty-minute ride from Atlantus.  Ride the wave pool, cruise the slides or relax in the pool from May 10 to September 7.  For more information call 912.635.2074 or click on www.summerwaves.com.