Recreation

Starting April 17th, 2012 the Brunswick County Parks & Recreation Dept., in conjunction with The Winds Resort Beach Club and Surf Unlimited Surf Shop, is offering four great fitness classes. The classes are open to the public but guests of The Winds Beach Resort can participate in two of the four classes at either greatly reduced fees or for free!

For more information please call the Brunswick County Parks & Recreation Department at: 910.253.2538

Here are the programs, schedules and fees:

TENNIS LESSONS
Ocean Isle Beach Park

(Five minutes from The Winds)

$30/hour private rate
Semi-Private Group Rate:
$40 for 3 people
$5 /each additional person per group

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AQUAZUMBA
Mondays & Wednesdays
April. 30 through October 26th, 2012
Time: 8am-9am
Outdoor pool (weather permitting)
Free of charge to Winds Guests

This is a “pool party” workout for all ages. You’ll learn safe, effective and challenging water-based workouts that integrate the Zumba formula and philosophy into traditional aqua fitness disciplines. Outdoor Pool weather permitting.

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A.M. WATER AEROBICS:

April 30 through October 27, 2012
Monday thru Thursday
9:30-10:30am
Outdoor Pool weather permitting
Free of Charge to Winds Guests.

P.M. WATER AEROBICS:
May 5 through October 27, 2012
Monday thru Thursday
1:30-2:30pm
Outdoor Pool weather permitting
Free of Charge to Winds Guests.

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Paddle Boarding

Saturdays 10:30 am – 1pm

at Surf Unlimited Surf Shop (Causeway Rd)

Session 1: May 19th
Session 2: June 16th
Session 3: July 21st
Session 4: August 18th
Fee: $45 per person/session. Fee includes use of a (SUP)

Click here to go to Discount Coupons that you can print out and use for a 15% to 20% discount at The Winds Resort Beach Club.

Everyone fascinated with the sea will enjoy reading this documentary on local shipwreck diving. The book features stories and pictures about ships that have sunk offshore this area since the early 1800s.

Local authors Fred R. David and Vern J. Bender created this 66 page paperback book.

$14.95 Buy it at http://Islands-Art.com

People from age 4 to 104 will love this book, for twelve good reasons:

* It provides short stories of the last voyage of ships that sank offshore of Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach, Oak Island, and Baldhead Island
* It provides actual pictures of ships that sank here, such as the Sherman, the Hebe, the Raritan, the Governor, and the City of Houston
* It provides GPS #’s of many shipwrecks off southeast North Carolina
* It provides color pictures and short descriptions of exotic marine life that inhabit local shipwrecks
* It reveals where local Shark Tooth Beds are located and describes the extinct megalodon that once roamed here * It discusses the local Cypress Tree Forest on the ocean floor
* It provides numerous embedded YouTube video hotlinks to bring to life local shipwrecks and marine life
* It describes how, when, and where to catch spiny and slipper lobster here
* It gives important information for diving local shipwrecks, including depth, visibility, currents, type of artifacts, and marine life
* It describes local shipwreck history, from pirate ships to Civil War blockade runners, to World War II U-boat victims, to the recent Valour sinking * It tells the story of Frying Pan Tower and Frying Pan Lightships
* Help us preserve the history of this area by making this book available to others.

$14.95 Buy it at http://Islands-Art.com

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Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department is offering Men’s Softball leagues. The leagues will play a regular season schedule with a double elimination tournament.

The season starts in early August. Team fees are $500 per team. Teams will play on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursday evenings at Lockwood Folly, Shallotte Park, or Smithville Park. Registration begins May 16^th and ends July 12^th.

A league managers meeting will be held Friday, July 15^th at 6:30pm at the second floor training room of the Administration Building in Bolivia.

For more information contact Aaron Perkins, 910-253-2676.

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