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  • Passing cold front brings waves of surfers to Hatteras Island

    January 26, 2023 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

    A passing cold front brought big waves and crowds of surfers on Thursday morning, with dozens of vehicles parked along N.C. Highway 12 in northern Buxton. Roughly 60% of the surfers who flocked to the shoreline were local residents, per several reports, but surfers arrived for the head high swell from all along the East [...] Watersports |  Full Article

    Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Ligh ...

    September 12, 2022 | Watersports

    Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta this Sept 23-25 at Frisco Woods.  This year, in addition to a wonderfully fun sailing event, there will be a “Build your own boat” Boatbuilders Challenge on Saturday afternoon Sept 24. Youth and even the young at heart are welcome to build [...] Watersports |  Full Article

    Hatteras Island’s First Annual Regatta a big success with 48 reg ...

    May 28, 2022 | Watersports

    Thanks to volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic visiting sailors, it looks like Hatteras Island will continue to be a sought-after venue for festival-style sailing events, as evident by the success of the first-ever Annual Wind and Waves Regatta which was held on the weekend of May 14. Notwithstanding some real logistic challenges, with communications cut off [...] Watersports |  Full Article

  • Passing cold front brings waves of surfers to Hatteras Island

    January 26, 2023 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

    A passing cold front brought big waves and crowds of surfers on Thursday morning, with dozens of vehicles parked along N.C. Highway 12 in northern Buxton. Roughly 60% of the surfers who flocked to the shoreline were local residents, per several reports, but surfers arrived for the head high swell from all along the East [...] Watersports |  Full Article

    Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Ligh ...

    September 12, 2022 | Watersports

    Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta this Sept 23-25 at Frisco Woods.  This year, in addition to a wonderfully fun sailing event, there will be a “Build your own boat” Boatbuilders Challenge on Saturday afternoon Sept 24. Youth and even the young at heart are welcome to build [...] Watersports |  Full Article

    Hatteras Island’s First Annual Regatta a big success with 48 reg ...

    May 28, 2022 | Watersports

    Thanks to volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic visiting sailors, it looks like Hatteras Island will continue to be a sought-after venue for festival-style sailing events, as evident by the success of the first-ever Annual Wind and Waves Regatta which was held on the weekend of May 14. Notwithstanding some real logistic challenges, with communications cut off [...] Watersports |  Full Article

  • Passing cold front brings waves of surfers to Hatteras Island

    January 26, 2023 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

    A passing cold front brought big waves and crowds of surfers on Thursday morning, with dozens of vehicles parked along N.C. Highway 12 in northern Buxton. Roughly 60% of the surfers who flocked to the shoreline were local residents, per several reports, but surfers arrived for the head high swell from all along the East [...] Watersports |  Full Article

    Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Ligh ...

    September 12, 2022 | Watersports

    Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta this Sept 23-25 at Frisco Woods.  This year, in addition to a wonderfully fun sailing event, there will be a “Build your own boat” Boatbuilders Challenge on Saturday afternoon Sept 24. Youth and even the young at heart are welcome to build [...] Watersports |  Full Article

    Hatteras Island’s First Annual Regatta a big success with 48 reg ...

    May 28, 2022 | Watersports

    Thanks to volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic visiting sailors, it looks like Hatteras Island will continue to be a sought-after venue for festival-style sailing events, as evident by the success of the first-ever Annual Wind and Waves Regatta which was held on the weekend of May 14. Notwithstanding some real logistic challenges, with communications cut off [...] Watersports |  Full Article

Passing cold front brings waves of surfers to Hatteras Island

January 26, 2023 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Ligh ...

September 12, 2022 | Watersports

Hatteras Island’s First Annual Regatta a big success with 48 reg ...

May 28, 2022 | Watersports

Surfrider Foundation Kicks Off Specialty License Plate Campaign

May 27, 2022 | Watersports

As the unofficial start to the summer season kicks off this weekend, the Surfrider Foundation chapters in North Carolina are launching a campaign to establish a specialty license plate for drivers who “protect & enjoy” the state’s treasured beaches, waters, and waves. The specialty plate features a sunrise beachscape design with the Surfrider Foundation logo [...] Watersports |  Full Article

VIDEO: Worrell 1000 pays a visit to Hatteras Island

May 20, 2022 | Watersports | By: Rory Kelleher

On Thursday, May 20, the 13 competing teams of the Worrell 1000 Race made a Frisco landing as one of the final legs of their multiple-day journey from Hollywood, Florida to Virginia Beach. The 1,000-mile catamaran race plays out in multiple stages, (from checkpoint to checkpoint), and the team with the shortest overall combined time [...] Watersports |  Full Article

Worrell 1000 competitors land on Hatteras Island

May 20, 2022 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

The 13 Worrell 1000 competitors made an impressive landing near ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, May 19, on one of the final legs of their race up the Eastern Seaboard to the Virginia Beach finish line. The teams departed Atlantic Beach, NC, on Thursday morning to start an approximately five-hour trek to [...] Watersports |  Full Article

Worrell 1000 will land on Hatteras Island on Thursday

May 18, 2022 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

After a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with a Frisco landing scheduled for Thursday, May 19. The Worrell 1000 Race launched from Hollywood Beach, Florida, on May 9, marking the start of an approximately 1,000-mile catamaran sailboat race up […]

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From the surfin’ circuit to Surfin’ Spoon

April 1, 2022 | Watersports | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice

  New film looks at the life of Jesse Hines As a kid, Outer Banks photographer Mike Leech remembers having posters of former local pro surfer Jesse Hines on his wall. “I’ve known of him for a long time,” explains the 20-year-old Leech. But it wasn’t until about four years ago that Leech actually got […]

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Hatteras Sailing has new coaches, new events, and a new Buxton Sailing Center for 2022

March 18, 2022 | Watersports

Organized year-round sail training is more than just a recreational sporting opportunity for some Hatteras youth and their parents. Summer camps and short-term introductory programs are fine for those who only have a week or two to get involved, but if bigger objectives are in mind, year-round training is what it takes to be competitive with […]

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Worrell 1000 gearing up for May 2022 event, and a Hatteras Island landing

March 6, 2022 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

After a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with event organizers already gearing up for the May 2022 competition. In the past week, organizers of the Worrell 1000 Race announced the unveiling of a new logo, and stated that the […]

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Celebrate Spring with a sailing ‘Race-cation’ on the Outer Banks May 13-15

February 3, 2022 | Watersports

The Wind & Waves spring regatta on Hatteras Island is all about fun for your whole family After a long, cold winter, make this sailing getaway on the Outer Banks your family’s newest spring tradition. The annual Wind & Waves regatta celebrates the change of seasons with sailing, surfing, beaches, and bonfires. This weekend of fun will have […]

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Sailing expo on Ocracoke may lead to a club

December 21, 2021 | Watersports | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer

Dozens of Ocracoke kids hopped into sailboats recently as if they were born to it. Well, being Ocracoke kids, maybe they are since saltwater is in their blood. The Hatteras Sailing Organization brought their teaching boats – six Optimists, which are small, beginner boats, and five larger boats, or 420s – to Silver Lake for […]

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US Coast Guard Auxiliary Offering a”Boating Skills and Seamanship” Course in February

December 16, 2021 | Watersports

From the Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary The Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering a Coast Guard-approved Boating course in February, 2022.  The six-session Boating Skills and Seamanship course builds on the introductory Boat America class, providing more in-depth exposure to key topics related to safe […]

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New Rodanthe Boat Ramp and Dock Opens to the Public

October 21, 2021 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

The new Rodanthe boat ramp and dock at the end of Myrna Peters Road has been completed and is now open to the public, per a recent announcement from the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic Association. The officially-named Rodanthe Boating Access Area is located behind the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, (adjacent to the emergency ferry docks), and the […]

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Worrell 1000 Race will return for 2022, with a Hatteras Island landing

October 19, 2021 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist

After a 17-year hiatus, which finally ended in 2019, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is now headed towards Hatteras Island once again, with the May 2022 competition already promising to be bigger and better than ever. With just 200 days to go until the race begins in Florida […]

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