Monthly Archives: November 2008

Happy Birthday, Dad! I hope you have a great day today. Can’t wait to see you guys over Thanksgiving dinner! I can’t let you get away unscathed, Dad, so I’m going to show everyone a short video of you and … Continue reading →

So, pulling the beached 50′ sailboat back into the water didn’t work. It survived the last batch of NW wind and solid NE swell, but got pushed another 20 feet up towards the dunes. The steering mechanisms are now completely … Continue reading →

A bit of a chill has set over Hatteras Island the last few days! Not to worry though, it looks like mid 60s again by Monday afternoon… A little cold snap has never kept me from having fun, though, so … Continue reading →

**Update** Please answer the new poll, in the right hand column. Thanks, hope to see you!! Oh, I’m stoked right now! We’ve had a ton of wind over the last few days! I took a rest day on Monday, but … Continue reading →

***Update*** I just uploaded the Buxton Slick video, it’s at the bottom of this post… ****Update #2**** The Island Free Press has posted an informative news item about the beached sailboat, here. Apparently, this isn’t the first time this boat … Continue reading →

Sorry to keep y’all hanging… Here goes: Veteran’s Day: Obviously: Thanks to anyone who has ever selflessly served this country!! After thanking our “Silent Heroes,” you all must thank Anne and me for sacrificing to the wind gods. We spent … Continue reading →

Ego Beach served up the first starboard tack wavesailing we’ve seen in months on Saturday afternoon! Temps in the 70s, sunshine, and SW winds in the 20s made for an awesome afternoon! The waves were pretty weak, but every now … Continue reading →

Following the two days of insane-o winds, the surf has been absolutely firing. Thursday’s winds were still moderately strong out of the West, in the 10-20 mph range. That’s straight offshore on the East facing beaches, so it was grooming … Continue reading →

First and foremost: Happy Birthday to my brother, Jim! Here we are, hanging out last April in the Caribbean: That’s Jim on the left. As you can see, he got hooked up with the “handsome” genes. Jerk. His birthday was … Continue reading →

My oh my, it feels mighty tropical out there today… The roads are flooded, and it’s super windy out of the North, veering NW (look out for some big soundside flooding when that happens!). Rainfall yesterday was just under 3″, … Continue reading →

Crrrrrrankin’! There’s a big ol’ coastal low sitting just a bit south of us. It sent us intensely gusty East-ish winds and tropical like rain squalls all day long. Both the Frisco Pier and Oregon Inlet iWindsurf meters registered gusts … Continue reading →

Alright, we finally had a little break in the action over the last day or two. I took advantage of the time off and put together a video of the Lighthouse session from a week ago (see the bottom half … Continue reading →