travel
St. Stephen’s Beach Water
Sports Centre
Hong Kong is a
wonderful place for
water sports with the
young ones.
The Jockey Club Wong
Shek Water Sports Centre
3. Tucked in a quieter stretch of
Stanley, the St Stephen’s Beach
Water Sports Centre offers kayaks,
dinghies and windsurfing rentals,
in addition to junior kayaking
lessons. Autumn is the best time for
beginners here, with much calmer
sea conditions and a slightly less
fierce sun. LCSD, Wong Ma Kok
Path, Stanley. Call 2813 5407.
4. Looking to do some biking in
addition to kayaking? The Tai
Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre is
set between beautiful green hills
and blue seas, with BBQ pits
conveniently on hand. Junior
kayaking and sailing courses are
available. LCSD, Main Dam, Plover
Cove Reservoir, Tai Mei Tuk, Tai Po.
Call 2665 3591.
5. Equipment rentals for kayaking,
sailing and windsurfing are provided
at The Jockey Club Wong Shek
Water Sports Centre. A wide
range of classes are also available
for children such as the two day
beginner’s windsurfing classes and
the junior kayaking classes. LCSD,
Wong Shek Pier, Sai Kung. Call
2328 2311. There are also several
privately operated options offering
a wide choice of courses and
equipment rentals for families.
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Treasure Island Group
6. Situated on Cheung Sha beach,
the Long Coast Sea Sports Centre
offers rentals and activities such as
windsurfing, sea-kayaking, surfing
and body-boarding. A two-day camp
gives children, aged eight years
onwards, a “sampler” of different
activities. This centre also provides
kite-surfing classes with three-day
beginner courses from $3,800. 29
Lower Cheung Sha Village, Lantau
Island. Call 2980 3222.
7. Aqua Bound Centre offers classes
for windsurfing, kayaking, SUP and
wakeboarding for children from
eight years old. Membership fees
start at $1,800 per person, with
members getting discounts on
courses and equipment rental. In
summer they offer a water sports
“Fun Camp” for children aged eight
years and above. The dates are 3-7
July or 31 July-4 August, 10am –
3pm with lunch included. The cost
is $4,600. Stanley Main Beach,
Stanley. Call 8211 3876.
8. Sai Kung Wakeboard and
Speedboat Tours
Offering beach trips, bay
swimming, star fish hunting,
crabbing, wakeboarding, intro
to wakeboarding for kids 5+,
tubing, shell collecting, snorkelling
and probably any other fun
water activities you can think of,
seven days a week. Charge is
per hour for a minimum of two
hours. www.facebook.com/
saikungwakeboard/
Boats
9. Since 2007, over 2,000 children have
participated in the Aberdeen Boat
Club’s (ABC) popular junior sailing
scheme, where kids from seven- to
11-years-old learn to sail on specially
designed dinghies. These junior
courses offer great value as they are
subsidised by the ABC to promote
sailing. Courses are also open to
nonmembers. 20 Shum Wan Road,
Aberdeen. Call 2552 8182.