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Adventures On the Water
Rum Point. The tip of the East End is Rum Point, a peninsula that's home to willowy casuarina trees, chalky sand, aquamarine waters, and a club with just about every imaginable watersport. Recently, over $5 million was spent to improve this getaway spot, which now sports a full-service dinner restaurant, casual lunch eatery and bar, decks and walkways, plenty of comfy hammocks and picnic tables, a gift shop, and more.
You can arrive at Rum Point by car (about an hour's drive from George Town) or on the Rum Pointer Ferry, which departs from the Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman. This 120-passenger ferry travels to Rum Point in about 30 minutes. For ferry reservations, (345) 947-9412. Ferry tickets are CI $6 each way; children 5-12, CI $3 each way; children under 5 travel free. (The price drops to CI $4 each way for 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. departures.) If you're at Rum Point at dusk, don't miss the fish feeding off the docks.
FERRY SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday:
Departs Hyatt Departs Rum Point
9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m
12 noon 1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
9:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday:
Departs Hyatt Departs Rum Point
9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
12 noon 3:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
9:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Windsurfing
The East End is a top windsurfing area because of its stronger winds. Tradewinds of 15 to 25 knots blow during the winter months, dropping to 10 to 15 knots in the summer. Windsurfers find plenty of action inside the reef, while others choose to go out through the channel (be cautious of sharp coral when going through the channel). Colier's Channel is a good point to take the waves.
At Morritt's Tortuga Club (as well as close to Seven Mile Beach, near The Links of Safe Haven), Cayman Windsurf caters to both beginner and advanced windsurfers. Learn the sport, improve your knowledge, or just rent a craft and enjoy slicing through the water with the breeze. Beginners have four miles of reef-protected calm waters in which to learn and advanced practitioners can sail out through Collier's Channel. Prices average about US $30 for one-hour rentals or $75 per day; lessons run about US $40. For more details, call Cayman Windsurfing, (345) 947-7492 or fax (345) 947-6763.
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