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shore . Lessons are included and all levels (and ages) of skill
can be accommodated. There are sunset tours, as well as
moonlight ones. Two companies offer kayak trips - Carib-
bean Adventure Tours , [phone], www.stcroix-

kayak.com, and Virgin Kayak Co. , [phone].

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You need not sign up for a tour. You
can rent a sit-on-the-top kayak
with paddles and life vests at Ca-
ribbean Adventure Tours head-
quartered on Salt River.

Watersports Rentals

St. Croix's resort hotels front stunning bays and
beach strips. They have watersports programs
and rentals, often managed by private companies
that will rent equipment and give lessons to
non-guests. Buccaneer Hotel alone does not do so. Best bets
are at Divi Carina Bay Resort , Chenay Bay and Tama-
rind Reef Resorts and Cormorant Beach Resort . You'll
find windsurfers, Sunfish and Jet-Skis. Several beach areas
have rental facilities as well (see Beaches ).
St. Croix Water Sports on Protestant Cay rents all types
of watersports gear and offers parasailing, kayaking and
semi-submersible boat tours. [phone].

Golf

Carambola Golf Course , designed by Robert
Trent Jones, is challenging enough for profession-
als, yet enjoyable for amateurs. Set in the north-
west part of the island, it was built in 1966 to be
part of a proposed Rockefeller resort. The hotel was not
built, however, and the course, called Fountain Valley Golf
Course and operated by Rockresorts, functioned independ-
ently. In 1987, Carambola Beach Resort became a reality
and the course and hotel have a symbiotic relationship.