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Miss Judy Charters is offering inshore and offshore classes to get you started on your best fishing season yet! Ms. Judy, kicking fish tail since 1956, will offer the following:

Inshore Class/In the Classroom – at Tubby’s, 2909 River Dr. in Thunderbolt. $100/person
February 19th – 8am – 2:30 pm
March 12th – 8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Inshore Class/On the Water – at Miss Judy Charters Dock. $125/person
February 20th – 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
March 13th – 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Offshore Class/In the Classroom – at Tubby’s. $100/person
March 5th – 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Offshore Class/on the Water – Miss Judy’s Docks. $125/person
March 6th – 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Each one day class includes breakfast and lunch. For On The Water classes, Ms. Judy will provide boat, bait, tackle, ice, and fishing licenses. Fishermen will need to bring food and drink.

Call now for reservations. – 912.897.4921 or email Captain Judy at: fishjudy2@aol.com. For a look at the website go to: www.missjudycharters.com .

The annual Tybee Island Boat Parade will be held Sunday, December 5th at 5:30. Decorate your boat and come out to start the holiday season. This year’s party will include food, fun and entertainment provided by Roy and the Savannah Steel Drum Band! The event takes place at the Crab Shack.

This partner offers a variety of family activities. Kayak rentals, guided kayak tours, surf & paddleboard lessons/rentals/sales, camping and fishing excursions, and more. They have the Island’s only ocean kayak and RTM dealer and you launch rifht from their dock. They also carry beach accessories & clothing. Located at 1C Old Tybee Road. 912.786.4000

The Tybee Island Marine Science Center offers unique outdoor learning experiences for all ages. Choose from the classroom, field and coastal gallery modules to fill in a two-hour time slot. The programs correlate to the Georgia Performance Standards which are aligned with the National Education Standards. Here are the modules available.

Dock Lab – Students investigate live animals that reside underneath a floating dock. invertebrates are identified using a Dock Lab Guide, and the importance of estuaries is discussed. They use a flexible camera to get an up close look of the organisms. Kindergarten and up (1/2 hour).

Squid Dissection – An amazing video clip introduces students to key external features and the locomotion of squid. Third grade and up. (1 hour)

Gyotaku Fish Printing – The Japanese art of fish printing, Gyotaku is Continue Reading »

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 the 12th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Races will take place on Tybee Island. The event will benefit the Tybee Island Marine Science Center.

Tybee Island is the northernmost Georgia barrier island, 16 miles east of Savannah. Little Tybee Island is south of Tybee, separated by Tybee River. The races will take place around these areas.

There will be 3 races with staggered start times. The Tybee River Race starts at 8:30 a.m., follows a 6 1/2 mile course on the tidal river separating Tybee and Little Tybee Islands and is for those interested in testing their speed and endurance.

The Little Tybee Challenge which starts at 8:45 a.m. follows an 8 mile course and Continue Reading »