Bitter End offers a variety of watersports activities in the Junior
Watersports Program, for kids ages 13-17 years old, or in Kids Camp,
for kids 5-12 years old. Kids are organized into smaller groups, with
an instructor for each small group, and take part in learning to sail,
snorkel or windsurf, or just having some fun. In the afternoons, they
can paint, join in on guided walks, or take part in impromptu
snorkeling trips. By the end of the vacation, you and your children
will have learned new skills to enjoy being in, on or under the water,
and you may even discover that you have a young Russell Coutts, JJ
Isler or Jacques Costeau in your family! And of course, serious fun is
guaranteed!
Sample Schedule
(subject to change, to accommodate the kids' interests!)
Monday
Morning
Beach Games – Since most families arrive over the weekend, Kids
Camp-ers (and their parents) who have not yet met each other or the
Staff can get to know each other shoreside playing fun games such as
capture the flag, ring toss, and hide and seek.
Afternoon
Hobie Sailing Adventures – kids can snap on a lifejacket and set out
around North Sound, learning to tack and jibe, and understand the wind.
Dock Jumping and beach games – pure afternoon fun for the whole group!
Tuesday
Morning
Sail or Kayak to Blue Beach for Virgin Gorda Hike Adventure – Don't
forget your hiking shoes or water bottle! Starting off at the
Watersports Center, kids can take the helm on their own (or the paddle,
if so inclined) and practice a short sail, landing on the south end of
the property. From there, a hike up behind Bitter End reveals Turk’s
Cap and Pipe Organ cactus incongruously growing right along with
oleander, bromeliads and orchids. Did you know that orchids get all of
their water and nutrients from the air?
Afternoon
“Sharks and Minnows” at the pool – an afternoon delight – join your kids poolside.
Arts and Crafts: Anouk, a local artist who specializes in beading and painting, leads these afternoon sessions.
Evening
Kids Limbo and Musical Chairs – The Latitude Stars lead the evening’s
activity at the Almond Walk, entertaining both kids and parents.
Wednesday
All Day - for the whole family!
Day Trip to Anegada -- this is an excursion not to be missed by anyone!
Anegada is a flat coral and limestone atoll, unlike the rest of the
islands in the BVI, which are built on volcanic rock. The staff brings
along water toys and plans for a variety of activities for kids to take
part in during the trip. Dine on freshly caught lobster!
Evening
Families sail and race together in the Wednesday evening Relaxed
Regatta on North Sound. Kids can put to use the skills they’ve picked
up already aboard Bitter End’s Club fleet, and even share a trick or
two with you in this laid-back racing.
Thursday
Morning
Conch Discovery Sail and Vixen Point swim – Conch are more than just a
unique animal or a big pretty shell – they play a role in the
ecosystem, as well as in the history of the islanders’ existence and
development. Kids will visit a conch mound in the Prickly Pear National
Park that is still used by local fishermen, and swim and snorkel in the
calm waters off Vixen Point, where fish can be seen underwater just
feet from the shore. Kids can sail west from Bitter End to Vixen Point
on the south side of Prickly Pear Island National Park. The entire 243
acre island was established as a national park in 1988, and it is home
to the amazing flora and fauna of the British Virgin Islands. Day
visitors (it is otherwise uninhabited by people), can hike a trail
across the island, or visit its beaches. All three mangrove trees
(white, black and red) grow on Prickly Pear, providing the necessary
habitats for migratory and resident birds, as well as a variety of sea
life, including sea urchins and hermit crabs!
Afternoon
Scavenger Hunt with prizes – kids will have to put on their thinking
caps and remember their Bitter End trivia! Clues will lead them around
the resort, from one end to the other, in search of more clues and
prizes.
Evening
Kids Cruise and Dinner with Kinto and staff – while you have a romantic
dinner a deux, your kids will be entertained and well-fed by Captain
Kinto and his crew.
Friday
Morning
Coconut Race! Kids put what they've learned to the test in this relay
race where they sail to a destination, pick up a coconut, sail to the
next destination, plant the coconut, and sail home. It's fun for all!
Afternoon
Beach Olympics - Parents welcome to participate – From a Caribbean log
roll, to tug of war, to an amphibious obstacle course (start and end on
shore, paddle and sail on the water) and more, the Beach Olympics are
for everyone!
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