Lauren Heesemann, a NOAA research coordinator in Manteo, and several friends went on a beach walk Saturday on Pea Island. They discovered the boat on the beach just south of the Pea Island Inlet, formed in August by Hurricane Irene. “We didn’t know exactly what it was at first,” Heesemann said today.  However, they looked it over and read the contact information on it and talked to staff at the Coastal Studies Institute in Manteo. Later this week, staff from the institute will deliver the Yarmouth Clipper Ship to students at Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies, who will break the good news to the Maine fourth-graders and help them get their project back to the Gulf Stream. Molly Smith didn’t get the news until this afternoon that the boat had been found and predicted the students would be ecstatic. “They’ll be so excited to hear it was found by good folks who will take care of it,” Smith said. We’ll keep you updated on theYarmouth Clipper Ship’s voyage back to sea. FOR MORE INFORMATION To read about the project of the Yarmouth students, go to https://thevirtualthinktank.wikispaces.com/Educational+Passages

May 29, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan

By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A group of fourth graders in Yarmouth, Maine, embarked on an ambitious project earlier this year to customize a small sailboat equipped with a GPS unit, drop it into the Gulf Stream off Hatteras, and track its journey. The goal of the school program, called Educational Passages, is to […]

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UPDATE: Beryl is heading back north and will bring heavy rain to the Outer Banks

May 29, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan

Tropical Storm Beryl, the second named storm of the season, formed late Friday southeast of Cape Lookout, headed south and southwest, made landfall near Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday night, dropped a lot of rain on Florida and Georgia Monday and today, then looped around back to the north and northeast. The National Hurricane Center predicts […]

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30 boats fished in Hatteras Village Offshore Open; winners took home $94,265 By IRENE NOLAN

May 22, 2012 | Local News | By: Irene Nolan

Despite significant challenges from a shoaled-up channel in Hatteras Inlet and rough seas, 30 boats signed on to compete in the 18th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open, the first event in the Governor’s Cup billfish events. The winners took home $94,265 in prize money. The event ran from Wednesday, May 16, through Saturday, May 19. […]

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