Topic: Red Sail Sports

Amid vocal and organised opposition to the cruise berthing project, a group of likeminded businessmen formed their own lobby group to spread a different message about the port.

Two young Caymanians were recently awarded scholarships to pursue training and possible careers in the dive industry. 

They came for “breakfast with the rays” and found the rays were on the menu.

Governor Martyn Roper got down and dirty on Saturday, lending a hand in the latest beach cleanup sponsored by Plastic Free Cayman and Red Sail Sports.

Over 40 graduates of different Leadership Cayman classes since 2010 enjoyed a North Sound sunset cruise aboard a Red Sail Sports catamaran last week. The Leadership Cayman graduates reconnected with members of their class and graduates from different years.

As much of the island was recovering from Friday night’s Pirates Week kickoff celebration, 75 volunteers spent their Saturday morning combing the beach at Barkers in West Bay to collect more than 500 pounds of trash and recyclables.

More than 120 volunteers, including students, parents, teachers and community members, took part in an effort to clean up a previously pristine East End beach on Sunday.

Plastic Free Cayman and Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman are sponsoring a trash cleanup at a pond on Outpost Road on Sunday from 8-10 a.m.

Volunteers cleared 2,500 pounds of garbage from the beach and mangroves at SafeHaven on Saturday morning.

One boat ran aground and another half sank in choppy waters, but both were rescued by tenders from Caribbean Marine Services, which moved between 10,000 and 12,000 cruise passengers through the stormy harbor on Wednesday.

Six years after its sinking, locals and visitors continue to flock to the USS Kittiwake wreck that lies in the waters off West Bay. Since the ship’s carefully planned sinking on Jan. 5, 2011, the shipwreck and artificial reef remains ranked the number one thing to do in West Bay on the TripAdvisor website.

Red Sail Sports said goodbye last week to four students who had been with the company as interns since September.

Focusing on exuding professionalism, aptitude and motivation, Year 11 students at John Gray High School recently took part in mock interviews as part of the school’s Career Activities Week. The event was designed to inform students about the prospects available to them in the workforce and what it takes to be competitive in a global marketplace.

The rough weather in recent days has brought some heavy seas and cool breezes to the waters of West Bay, making for some wild...