Monthly Archives: November 2009

Gobbling Up Good Waves

GOBBLE GOBBLE!! The surf has been just gorgeous for the last day or two!  Light offshore winds and overhead sets…  What more can you ask for?!      Happy Birthday, Dad!!  I hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving up … Continue reading

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Holiday Reading

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.  For my international readers: Thanksgiving is all about sharing and being thankful for what you have, and has roots in the US’s adolescent history when the first European settlers were getting their feet underneath them.  Basically, everyone … Continue reading

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Lighthouse!!

Well, I think I know where all the sand from S-Turns ended up- It’s all at the Lighthouse!  That sandbar is working insanely well right now!  We’ve been getting hooked up with North to NE winds for the last few … Continue reading

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RT 12 is open, and the waves are firing!

First item: Route 12 is open to ALL traffic! 2wd cars, tractor trailers, everything.  NC DOT built a temporary surface on top of one lane of the existing highway. You may have to wait a few minutes until oncoming traffic … Continue reading

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Ida Action (2 Videos)

It’s no secret, Ida caused her fair share of destruction across the Eastern Seaboard, including taking a good chunk out of NC12 up in Rodanthe.  NCDOT is working furiously to repair the road, and they even had a lane open … Continue reading

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Epic!

You guys are not going to believe how sick it was today!  Remember that forecast I showed you the other day?  Well, check out what ended up happening: Epic!! from Andy McKinney on Vimeo.

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OBX Marathon, some surf, and looking ahead

So Anne ended up doing really well at the OBX Marathon yesterday!  She ran the 26.2 miles in 4 hours 15 minutes 40 seconds, which is 30 minutes faster than her last marathon time!  It was one heck of a … Continue reading

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Loop Face

My, oh my, it has been windy…  Until today.  But that’s okay, because we needed a break anyway.  I strapped up Stuart with the GoPro camera yesterday for his Buxton Slick Sesh on a 4.7.  Check out his flat water … Continue reading

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Old Road

From the dunes, the setup at Old Road looks very tempting- little itty bitty waves lapping up on the shore, an inner bar that looks fairly heavy but fun, and then an outer bar that gently throws and fizzles for … Continue reading

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