Bicycle and mountain bike rentals are available and local clubs organize rides and races. There are horseback riding facilities on both the French and Dutch sides offering trail and beach rides. The 18-hole Mullet Bay golf course on the Dutch side is open to the public, although the area has never fully recovered from previous hurricanes. Most hotel tennis facilities are open to the public with advance reservations and payment of a fee, and there are also a number of public tennis clubs available. Land sports options are similar on both sides of the island. Along the north shore, Anse Marcel is also a good choice. Martin dive sites in the northeast include Ilet Pinel (for good shallow diving), Green Key (a prolific barrier reef) and Tintamarre (for quiet coves and subsea geological faults). Maarten, where most dive operations are centered in Simpson Bay and Great Bay. The HMS Proselyte, sunk in Great Bay in the early 19th Century, is among the most popular dive sites in Dutch St. Types of diving include reef, wreck, night, cave, scuba and drift dives. Most diving is done from boats since many sites are some distance offshore. Scuba diving can be enjoyed all around the entire island. Maarten will find the waters around Dawn Beach, Maho Bay and Mullet Bay particularly rewarding to explore. The waters around Orient Bay, Green Key, Ilet Pinel and Tintamarre on the French side have been classified as a regional underwater nature reserve, where sea life abounds and using spear guns is illegal. Gear can be rented at local hotels and dive shops. The calm waters ringing the island’s shallow reefs and tiny coves are ideal for snorkeling. There's a surfing school at Le Galion and kite surfing instruction in Orient Bay. Surfing beaches are found on the island's east coast at Petites Cayes, Le Galion, and Guana Bay, or on the west coast at Plum, Cupecoy and Mullet Bays. Maarten, find water sports rentals at Simpson Bay Lagoon, Kimsha Beach, Mullet Beach and Great Bay. Martin, water sports rentals are available in Marigot, Nettlé Bay, Friar's Bay, Anse Marcel, Orient Bay, offshore at Pinel Island, and in Le Galion. Maarten! Water-skiing, jet skiing, kayaking, windsurfing, kite surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, outrigger canoeing, and sunfish sailing can all be enjoyed in numerous locations. The list of possibilities is seemingly endless in St.
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