St. Patrick's Day Parade
Usually the Saturday before March 17th
Join the entire island population as they celebrate St. Patrick's day! The parade usually begins at 11:00 am in Christiansted, and moves through King and Company Streets, and the celebrations last all day. This is a great opportunity to join with the people of St. Croix in this annual celebration.
St.Croix Ironman Triathlon
Usually held on the fist Sunday of May
The St. Croix Ironman 70.3 Triathlon is one of the premier destination triathlons in the World! It combines the beauty of the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands with the challenge of an unforgettable course. The crowning feature of this race is the legendary climb on the bike course which is appropriately named 'The Beast'. Once you've conquered The Beast, you'll never look at a hill the same way. Check with the ironman web site at www.stcroixtriathlon.com Crucian Christmas Festival
Last 3 weeks of December to January 2
The Christmas season is a great time to visit! From the first week of December until after New Years, the island of St. Croix celebrates their Crucian Christmas Festival, featuring dynamic music jamborees and cultural fairs. We have several booking periods available!
Golfing
You can put your worries aside because St. Croix is a golf-lovers paradise with three courses to choose from. Enjoy a nine-hole round with a beautiful view of the east end, tee off with the calm Caribbean Sea glistening in the background or clebrate your hole-in-one on an award-winning course located on the lush west end. The Reef and the Buccaneer are on the east end, and Carambola is on the west end. You are within 15 miles either way of excellent 9 (Reef) or 18-hole golf. Practice at Gentle Winds on our 4-hole practice course!
The Reef Golf Course
Teague Bay, East End
340-773-8844
Scuba and Snorkeling
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Cane Bay Dive Shop is a Five Star PADI facility that offers packages to divers of all levels. They have store locations in Cane Bay and Christiansted which are open seven days a week. They also have a dive shop in Frederiksted that offers boat dives to west coast sites.
Anchor Dive Center at Salt River Marina:
340-778-1522
AnchorDiveStCroix.com
Gentle Winds is just 1/2 mile away from Salt River Marina and the the Anchor Dive Center, where you can learn to scuba dive, stock up at the dive shop, schedule a trip to the "wall" off Gentle Winds, or take a cruise. The marina restaurant serves great breakfasts and dinner and the prices are reasonable. The marina is only a 5 minute boat ride to St. Croix's best (and most requested) dive sites from Anchor Dive Center's prime location in Salt River National Park.
Anchor is the only dive shop located within the Salt River National Park. Their professional and courteous PADI trained staff are the best on St. Croix for diver training, and their daily operations focus on small groups for personal attention. Visit Anchor's website for details on packages, training, plus photos and descriptions of St. Croix's Top 10 Dive Sites!
Excursions
Buck Island: Take a sailing tour to Buck Island; you'll understand why the island and its reef have been made a National Park. There are concessionaires that offer full and half day trips to Buck Island, so getting there is not a problem. Usually the problem lies in getting you to leave. Turtle Beach on Buck's west end has been voted one of the world's most beautiful beaches by National Geographic. The underwater trail is a snorkelers' dream come true. If you're not a snorkeler, don't worry! Your professional guides can make assured snorkelers of even the most timid swimmers. Take a guided snorkeling tour of the underwater trail and surround yourself with coral, angel fish, and crustaceans.
Shopping
Downtown Christiansted is just 8 miles away, and you will have no problem finding gift items and souvenirs from T-shirts to jewelry. Click on the web site here for more:
The Sights
St. Croix is an island of plenty — plenty of palm trees, pink hibiscus, plush green hills, and plunging cliffs. The diversity of life to be found between our eastern desert and our western rain forest is astounding. Where else does it take but a half-hour to go from a cactus to a loaded mango tree? A drive through this generous land with an occasional stop for a walk or photo might be enough activity for many, but sportier sightseers can catch the beauty from crests, courts, and courses.
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Beaches
Of course, we at Gentle Winds offer to you our own private beach for your convenience. Just walk out of your condo, and down 100 yards to the beach or to the free-form pool area and enjoy! The Beach Shack serves great lunches and snacks, as well as beer, soda, and superb tropical concoctions that you will love. Towels are supplied in your condo, and beach chairs and lounges are included on the beach under palm shade umbrellas by management. You may snorkel right at the beach, but be careful of coral outcroppings beyond the buoys.
5 miles west of Gentle winds is Cane Bay, where you may enjoy the beach, shop, eat, and even learn to scuba at the Cane Bay Dive Shop. The coral reef "wall", off the beach, has some of the greates diving around.
St. Croix offers many beaches that may interest you. If you would like to learn more about other beaches, just click on the link below for more information:
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