Summer 2016 | Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 | Page 73

NEW & IMPROVED

By Land or By Sea
Sea Island offers new opportunities to experience the beauty of its landscape this summer.
Through Saddle and Paddle, a group of adventure seekers and nature enthusiasts will take
off from Rainbow Island; half will partake in a guided kayaking trip to the south tip of
Sea Island while the other half will go horseback riding through the maritime forest and
dunes. Riders and kayakers will switch from land to sea, or vice versa, for the return trip to
Rainbow Island, offering a comprehensive observation of all the ecology the surroundings
have to offer.

Wind Power
The truly adventurous at heart can participate
in exhilarating kiteboarding classes, starting
April 22. Using equipment similar to that of
a wakeboard or surfboard with the addition
of a tethered kite, participants will harness
the wind’s energy to glide across the water.
Beginners are welcome in the class, which
covers all aspects of kiteboarding from
safety and equipment instructions to tips on
how to use the wind properly and improving
board-riding skills.

Rebuilding The Lodge at Broadfield
After a lightning strike and fire burned the main Lodge building at the Broadfield Sporting
Club, Sea Island reimagined what was possible for the house. Almost two years later, the
beautifully rebuilt space is welcoming hunting and fishing enthusiasts again with additional bedrooms, an enlarged great room and a sprawling wraparound porch.
Using the area’s natural beauty and the original building as inspiration, the Lodge’s original
owner Bill Jones III, Georgia architect Nate Brock of Wiregrass Studio and interior designer
Lisa Torbett collaborated to create heart pine floors, pecky cypress ceilings and striking
porch columns constructed from palm tree trunks. The effect is a lodge that maintains