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River Pointe Golf Course

River Pointe Pirate Camp - Golf & Adventures

 

The greatest summer camp  for children ages 6 to 14. This is what summer is all about, get away from it all and do something outrageous, something you will talk about for the rest of your life!  We spend the cooler mornings teaching the children all about golf and in the afternoons the young pirates set course for the beautiful Flint River.  Captain Jos Bekkers, owner of the golf course and builder of the pirate ships takes pride in teaching the children to use their imagination and broaden their horizons. The kids learn all about boating and sailing, navigating with charts and a compass and they learn about safety on the water. The Captain teaches the children how to build their own dinghy boats from scratch, just the way he builds his own Pirate Ships. The young sailors will actually float their own hand built dinghies down the Flint River rapids towards down town Albany.   After learning all their Pirate skills, the Pirate teams have a real battle at sea, complete with a real black powder cannon and water balloon sling shots. Hundreds of water filled cannonballs are fired back and forth and in the end, the toughest pirates walk away with a chest full of real treasure! The week is filled with lots of great games and activities.  A closed race course is set up for golf cart races, where each child receives personal training to safely drive a golf cart around the track, racing against the clock.  The pool area is transformed into Port Royal, Pirate headquarters, with an obstacle course and a zip line from the coco-hut straight into the pool! On Friday evening we play night golf with glow in the dark golf balls.  Many parents turn out to enjoy a delicious dinner on the veranda, overlooking the Pirate activities.  Later on we sing songs around the campfire and make smores and the bravest of pirates spend the night at our camp site.   Everyone is invited for the awards breakfast on Saturday morning,  where the winners of the various contests and competitions receive their awards.  River Pointe Pirate Camp has grown to be the summer highlight for many young children and has gained national recognition with the press.  Our first ship was featured on HGTV and a great story on our Pirate Camp is slated for the June '08 issue of Southern Living Magazine! For 2009, we plan to build another pirate ship to ad even more excitement to our fleet!  Do you want to come to Pirate Camp in 2009?  Register NOW because we don't want you to miss out on the most exciting summer camp around!

 

Pirate Camp June 10-14 2008, 5 days, 1 night.      sold out

Pirate Camp July 23-26 2008,  4 days - 3 nights.  sold out

Pirate Camp June  9-13 2009, 5 days, 1 night.     Pre-Register

Pirate Camp July 21-25 2009,  5 days - 4 nights.  Pre-Register

Pirate Camp Registration Form 2009

Pirate Ship Rental

Golf Course Pirate Summer Camp

 

River Pointe Pirate Camp Golf and Adventure

Pirate Camp

Pirate Ship Rental

Garrett Jones posing in front of the LOST COCONUT, moored at the lake behind the River Pointe Golf club house. Firing water balloons from the slingshot at enemy ships is one of the favorite pirate activities.

The 30 ft ship is build on Styrofoam and is finished with scrap lumber from the old River Pointe back porch. She handles a 10.000 lbs load and has seven functional sails and fires a real black powder cannon.

 

 

Mateys Lilia Sullivan, Hill Houston and Garrett Jones discussing big pirate plans by the pool.

A high dive and rope swing into the Flint River, the "Lost Coconut" approaching in the back ground.

 

 

Professional Golf Instructors teach the pirates.

Mateys ages 6-7 left to right:, Zachary Bridges, Josie Bekkers, Ian Hinson, Watkins Coley and Jay Ford.

 

 

Man the Lookout!! Bryce Northrop climbs the crows nest

Mary Larkin Cardin receives 1st place medal for fastest time on the obstacle course

Rawlins Cleveland almost loses his mom!

Garrett Jones swings on the zip line from the Caribbean Pirate hut straight into the River Pointe Pool

 

 

 

 

Below are some pictures of the fairly simple Styrofoam and wood construction.

Pirate Ship Constructions

 

 

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River Pointe Golf Club
801 River Point Drive
Albany, GA 31701

Phone (229) 883-4885 • Fax (229) 883-0022

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