The following article appeared on the Kiawah Island Community Association Blog:
Agreement Conveys a Portion of Captain Sam’s Spit to the Kiawah Island Community Association
The Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA) is pleased to announce that Kiawah Partners has agreed to transfer by quitclaim deed the non-buildable land at Captain Sam’s Spit, as stated in the Amended and Restated Development Agreement, to the community association to hold in common for the benefit of the membership.
Captain Sam’s Spit is approximately 155 acres of undeveloped land at the western end of Kiawah Island, surrounded by water on three sides, where the Kiawah River inlet meets the Atlantic Ocean. This agreement means that a portion of the spit will be held by the community association, which represents all members on Kiawah Island.
Dolphins strand feeding at Captain Sam’s Inlet
The land to be conveyed is a refuge for wildlife, providing the sandy shores for a rare and captivating hunting behavior: bottlenose dolphin strand feeding. It’s one of the few places in the world where dolphins corral fish along the shore, and then create a wave to push the fish and themselves onto the beach to eat the fish before sliding back into the water. It’s also a restful retreat for migrating shorebirds like red knots and the piping plover. Kiawah’s bobcats roam the spit and loggerhead sea turtles use the oceanside beach as their nesting ground each summer.
Captain Sam’s Spit has been owned by Kiawah’s master developer, now Kiawah Partners, since the 1970s. It’s one of Kiawah’s few remaining pieces of undeveloped land, and now Kiawah Partners has taken the significant step to convey the non-buildable property to the community association.
