Month: September 2026

New Places to Fish on Seabrook Island

On By SIPOAIn Activities, Fishing, Observation Areas

Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of two new fishing areas on the Marsh to Breakers Trail!

We’ll meet at 3:00 PM at the Oyster Catcher Community Center and take a short walk together to the new fishing areas, located along the wooded side of the Marsh to Breakers Trail.

Once we arrive, we’ll raise a glass of champagne and toast to these wonderful new additions to our community!

Come enjoy the walk, check out the new fishing spots, and celebrate with your neighbors.

We hope to see you there!

Respecting Regime Property

On By SIPOAIn Regimes, SIPOA

A Friendly Reminder: Respecting Regime Property

Seabrook Island is home to a number of private regimes, each with its own property, parking areas and amenities. We’d like to remind Property Owners and their guests that regime property is reserved for residents of that regime and their authorized guests.

If you do not reside within a particular regime, please do not bypass gates or other access controls, park on regime property, or use regime-specific amenities unless you are an authorized guest of a resident.

While we are fortunate to share the great Seabrook Island community, individual regimes are privately managed and are responsible for their own properties and access requirements. Respecting these boundaries helps protect the privacy, security, and enjoyment of our neighbors throughout the island.

SIPOA Amenities: (See Island Life Guide for all Facilities, Amenities & Activities)

  • Lake House: includes our Fitness Center, Indoor and Outdoor pools, Playground, outdoor recreation areas, and Library.
  • GateHouse
  • Crabbing Dock/Kayak Launch
SIPOA ISLAND LIFE GUIDE

Anything outside SIPOA amenities is restricted to regime Property Owners only.

Thank you for being considerate of your fellow Property Owners and respecting private regime property.

SJFD CPR Certification Class – 10/21/26

On By SIPOAIn Lake House

The St. Johns Fire Department offers 4 CPR/AED classes for SIPOA annually. These classes occur quarterly on Wednesdays from 9:00am – 12:00pm at the Lake House, Osprey 1.

This class is for SIPOA, TOSI, SIC Employees, Officers, Board and Committee members, and other residents to receive CPR certification.

Each class has a maximum participation number of 20. 

NEXT CPR CLASS OFFERING:

When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Where: Lake House, Osprey 1
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm

REGISTER HERE

Communication Overload?

On By SIPOAIn Communications

Submitted by Beth Wright & Charles King, SIPOA Communications Committee

According to Statista.com, the typical American age 50+ may be exposed to well over 100 digital communications every day—including email, text messages, app notifications, phone calls, and automated alerts. While only a fraction require action, each competes for attention, increasing the cognitive burden of deciding what deserves a response. About 86–95% of this group use email regularly. Baby Boomers check email more frequently than younger adults and are more likely to use email for bills, healthcare, banking, travel, and family communication.

Seabrookers feel the communication load as well, receiving a plethora of email and other types of communications from the main entities on the island. We wanted to understand what you are receiving, so SIPOA can better manage the communications we provide to you, our Property Owners. First, we needed to understand “who is sending what, when, and how often?”

With this in mind, the Communications Committee of SIPOA tasked us with creating a ‘communications roadmap’ to understand how communication flows, via what channels, and how often. We proceeded to have meetings with the individuals responsible for communications at these entities: SIPOA, the Town, Seabrook Island Club, Seabrook Island Real Estate, and Tidelines.

After meeting with the various communications representatives, it became very clear to us that they were passionate about keeping you well-informed, and dedicated to providing the information clearly and in as timely a manner as possible. Each of the three main entities (SIPOA, the Town, and Club) have their own areas of responsibility, but they all cross-communicate for shared events (such as July 4th festivities), urgent events (such as storms), and how these events could impact your safety and access to various amenities. And while Tidelines is an independent organization, recognized by SIPOA, they have a very loyal user base, will reinforce helpful communications from the three entities, and often provide very interesting and important information about the greater Charleston area.

Because SIPOA communications are intended for Property Owners, they provide information on all topics relevant to living on the island, such as important activities, events, Lake House news, maintenance project updates, and SIPOA Board and committee updates. The primary communication is the Currents eMagazine that is published on the first of the month. The weekly eBlast arrives in your inbox on Friday evenings weekly.

SIPOA Communications Lead, Kristen Riedmayer, and the Communications Committee are dedicated to improving our processes, efficiency and identification of our information for you. For example, you will see emails clearly listed as from “SIPOA”, so as not to be confused with another entity who’s name begins with “Seabrook Island.” Also, we are excited to announce that a revamped SIPOA.org website is in development on a new platform that will allow easier, smarter access to what you are searching for.

We will share the data collected on this project with all of the sources we interviewed. We hope it will encourage collaboration and help to avoid potential information overload for our Property Owners.

Beach Management Update

On By SIPOAIn Beach, Beach Projects, Engineering, Environmental, Get the Scoop, GOMC

Next month, SIPOA will begin a sand scraping project to relocate sand from an area of the beach with an abundant sand supply to an area of the beach with a diminished sand supply.

150,000 cubic yards of sand will be moved from the intertidal beach in the area in front of Boardwalk 1 to the area between Boardwalks 7 and 9. Many residents have noticed the erosion at the end of Boardwalk 9 and the recently closed Boardwalk 7. This project will rebuild the dry sand beach in these areas and in front of the seawall.

If you would like to know more about this project and/or other beach management-related topics, please plan to attend the next Get the Scoop Presentation on September 14th at 3:00 PM at Oyster Catcher Community Center. Patrick Barrineau (Coastal Science & Engineering) and I will present on the sand scraping project. They will also provide an update on the status of the future Captain Sams Inlet Relocation project.

Beneath the Surface – Shoreline Focus

On By SIPOAIn Beach, Beach Projects, Engineering, GOMC, Infrastructure

COMMUNITY EDUCATION – SIPOA INFRASTRUCTURE

SIPOA maintains a wide range of infrastructure on the island including stormwater, roads, beaches, and lakes. In an effort to help educate residents on how SIPOA manages this infrastructure, we have created an Infrastructure Master Plan. This page serves as a dashboard that outlines SIPOA’s infrastructure management practices. Each month we will highlight a different piece of the Infrastructure Master Plan.

Managing Seabrook Island’s Dynamic Shoreline

When Seabrook Island was developed in the 1970’s, the beach looked very different than it does today. Several unsuccessful shoreline management strategies were implemented before finally establishing stability through an innovative inlet relocation program.

The history of Seabrook Island’s Shoreline Management Program is outlined here.

FUN FACT: Did you know the 2026 sand scraping project will mark the 12th time SIPOA has completed the work?

Citizenserve Update from Architectural Review

On By SIPOAIn ARC, Citizenserve

Over the past year, the Architectural Review team has implemented internal tools and processes, helping us communicate more effectively and reduce approval times. We’re excited to begin transitioning to the Citizenserve platform.

While it may take a few months to fully integrate all approval processes and work through any issues, we’ll begin with the Small Project Review module. This module will go live on Citizenserve on Monday, September 14, 2026. As we get closer to launch, we will share the link information on how contractors, architects, and Property Owners can create accounts and access the system to initiate smaller projects such as painting, roofing, or rot repair at single family residences and regimes. Property Owners will also be able to track approval review, status, and respond to any Architectural Review staff questions and comments directly through the portal.

After the Small Project Review module is established, we’ll be rolling out the New Construction, Major Remodel, and Compliance modules. Once all modules are operating smoothly, Architectural Review Requests will be accepted exclusively through the Citizenserve portal.

Since the Town of Seabrook Island and the Town of Kiawah Island also use Citizenserve, most local contractors and architects will be familiar with the platform, general upload requirements, and communication process. We are excited about this transition and technological benefits Citizenserve will bring to our Property Owners and community. We also appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we work through this initial implementation and learning period together.