TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Suggestions for Orient beach paddle boarding

I can’t answer all your questions but we are on Orient now. There are plenty of places you can set up your towels on the CO section and several people do. They are past and/or behind the rental chairs. The surf has not been rough but is more rough the further north you go from the CO section. I don’t snorkel but a lot of people do near the CO section so I assume it’s adequate. Hope this helps.