QUINCENTENNIAL VACATION PACKAGES! After 500 years, the excitement isjust beginning ... May 10, 2003 will mark the 500-year anniversary of the Cayman Islands' founding. The entire year will be filled with festivals celebrating Cayman's five centuries of history, culture and beauty. Red Sail Sports is pleased to offer four specially priced "ShortStay" packages with our these affiliated resorts: The Westin Casuarina, The Hyatt Regency, Marriott Resort, and Holiday Inn.

All 2003 "Short Stay" packages include: 3 nights accommodation at either the Westin, Hyatt, Marriott or Holiday Inn, 2 two-tank Morning Dives, *FREE Afternoon Boat Dive, FREE Welcome Bottle of Champagne, Event Tickets (varies with selected package), Transfers to and from hotel for diving, All Taxes and Gratuities. (*Package includes ONE free 1- tank afternoon reef dive. No advance bookings will be accepted for the free 1-tank dive. Free 1-tank dive must be booked while on island. Stingray City dive is not included in the package.) As a special bonus, the Hyatt Package also includes: Sunset Sail aboard 65' Luxury Catamaran per person and a Round of Golf per person.

The Dive Cayman 500 Package - January 16-19, 2003: Events are focused around the induction of this year's International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame members, including Jean-Michel Cousteau, Frank Scalli, Frederick Dumas, Jim Auxier, Chuck Blakesley and Jordan Klein. The package includes admission to the International Film Festival featuring Bob Talbot, Marty Snyderman and Courtney Platt, plus a cocktail reception with new and old inductees. "Cayman 500th Anniversary Package" - May 9 to 12, 2003. Events include: The celebration of the first recorded sighting of the Cayman Islands. Island-wide celebrations including visiting Tall ships, music, food and dancing highlighting the heritage of the Cayman Islands. Bonus inclusion in this package is a Heritage Pass, allowing entry to the Turtle Farm, Museum, Botanic Park and the Pedro St. James heritage complex.

"Taste of Cayman Package" - July 4 to 7, 2003. This is a diving vacation supported by a famous local food and wine weekend known as "The Taste of Cayman". Entry to the "Taste" is included and features culinary delights by as many as thirty local restaurants. Music, fireworks and fun for the kids plus a chance to win a brand new car.

"Pirates Week Package" - October 28 to November 1, 2003. This package supports the annual Cayman Islands Pirates Week, which promises to be the time to have fun in the 500-year celebration. Street parades and dances, fireworks and pirate invasions make this a great time to be in the Cayman Islands. Once again package includes a Heritage Pass and commemorative Pirates Week souvenir.

Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman has several other dive/hotel packages for 2003. Choose from several accommodation types and enjoy FREE diving, FREE catamaran sailing and FREE computer rental with most dive packages. Call for more information.

Rates start at $500 per person, based on double occupancy. Package price valid at Holiday Inn. Call us at 877-RED SAIL or visit our website for additional packages dates and details! Don't miss out on this special celebration that comes just once every 500 years!

Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman has several other dive/hotel packages for 2003. Choose from several accommodation types and enjoy FREE diving, FREE catamaran sailing and FREE computer rental with most dive packages. Call for more information. ALSO, WE HAD NO DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE _** ISADORE IN SEPTEMBER**._

THE TRUE SPIRIT OF HAWAII IS "ALOHA"

HELPING ONE ANOTHER... Recently, Red Sails Sports hosted several groupsfrom the "Make a Wish Foundation". They enjoyed sailing aboard our 'Noa Noa' catamaran. "We consider it a privilege to grant special requests for the children and their families," explains Diane Rice from Red Sail Sports Hawaii. Additionally, we're proud to have participated in a series of Hawaii community events that were sponsored by the resorts along the Big Island's Kohala Coast. Working together to help one another, we all really got behind these worthwhile fundraisers. Hilton Waikoloa Village had great food and fun at a sold-out event - the Headdress Ball. All proceeds go to the Big Island Food Bank. The Orchid at Mauna Lani sponsored the Island's United Way fundraiser on August 17; all the hotels along the coast participated. On September 6, the Four Seasons at Hualalai hosted the Terry Fox Fundraiser for cancer research. Guests enjoyed wonderful food, wine, a golf tournament, plus a silent auction featuring room and airfare packages at Four Seasons resorts worldwide. · On September 14, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel threw the Big Island POKE (PO-KEH) "Hawaii's Soul Food" contest and Golf Tournament. All profits go to benefit the Kawaihae Transitional Housing. Also, on September 10, Red Sail Sports hosted 20 Mrs. America Pageant participants on Lagoon Beach at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Please join us October 19 for the 20th Ironman Triathlon, an annual Big Island highlight and world-class event.

"Shipwreck City" Project Gets the Green Light

Our own Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman Operations Manager, Rod McDowall, also holds the auspicious title as President of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA). For the past two years, CITA has been working with the Cayman Government to direct funds towards their brainchild - the "Shipwreck City" project. It would involve sinking five ships in the waters around Grand Cayman and Little Cayman. Nancy Romanica, CITA Watersports Director and Shipwreck City Project Manager said, "In addition to providing a very popular underwater attraction for our visitors, shipwrecks also offer great opportunities for scientific studies of artificial reef development, fish colonization and bio-diversity studies. Already, a number of very reputable scientific research units have expressed their interest in working with the Cayman Islands to push forward the border of knowledge for marine research and conservation."

The Hon. McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business and Minister for Tourism, Environment, Development and Commerce just announced that in 2003, the Cayman Islands' government will provide funds to kick start the "Shipwreck City" project. The Minister is in contact with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense to secure a British war ship with historic connections to the Caribbean as Shipwreck City's first potential vessel. The Hon. McKeeva Bush concluded, "there is no better year than 2003 to inaugurate Shipwreck City, especially with sinking a British ship as a monument signifying our historic links to the United Kingdom. With the commencement of this project during our quincentennial anniversary year, we are celebrating our past, our present and most importantly, our successful future."

About Red Sail Sports Internationally, Red Sail Sports operates watersports facilities in Grand Cayman, Aruba and Hawaii with corporate headquarters based in San Francisco, California. The thirteen year old watersports company offers a variety of vacation packages featuring scuba diving and accommodations with its hotel partners Call toll-free 877-RED SAIL or click here for more about Red Sail Sports

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