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Winners of 2013 Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach, April 27

Winners of 2013 Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach, April 27

Men: FIRST PLACE – Danny Ching, CALIFORNIA (Danny is two-time Men’s World Champion) SECOND PLACE – Eric Terrien, FRANCE (Eric is Men’s EUROPEAN Champion) THIRD PLACE – Jamie Mitchell, AUSTRALIA (Jamie is ten-time Molokai World Champion) Women: FIRST PLACE – Annabel Anderson, UNITED KINGDOM (Annabel is Women’s World Champion) SECOND PLACE – Jennifer Kalmbach, HAWAII [...]

SC family of four to race in Carolina Cup at Wrightsville Beach

SC family of four to race in Carolina Cup at Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach, NC April 16, 2013 – Meet the Alderman family. Don, Jenny, Dylan and Jack. All have signed up for the 2013 Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach, April 24-28. They will join amateurs and professionals from around the world in one of the largest and most respected stand up paddleboarding events in the United [...]

Winners: 2013 Wrightsville Beach Biathlon

Winners: 2013 Wrightsville Beach Biathlon

Wrightsville Beach, NC March 23, 2013 – The competitive SUP season opened today in North Carolina with the 4th Annual Wrightsville Beach Biathlon at Blockade Runner Beach Resort. All 2012 Champions enjoyed repeat victories: Bike Cycles (Matt Whistoff and Chris Johnson), Team Relay Champion; Jarrod Covington, Individual Male Champion; and Kimberly Sutton, Individual Female Champion. [...]

Wrightsville Biathlon Champions Jarrod Covington, Kimberly Sutton and Matt Whistoff Return to Defend Titles

Wrightsville Biathlon Champions Jarrod Covington, Kimberly Sutton and Matt Whistoff Return to Defend Titles

Wrightsville Beach, NC March 16, 2013 – Wrightsville Beach Biathon Champions Jarrod Covington (Men’s), Kimberly Sutton (Women’s), and Matt Whistoff (Bike Cycles Relay Team), will return on Saturday to defend their 2012 Titles. Each year, the Wrightsville Biathlon kicks off North Carolina’s competitive SUP watersport season, with rising air and water temperatures. Launching the leisure [...]

Wrightsville Biathlon kicks off NC’s competitive SUP watersport season

Wrightsville Biathlon kicks off NC’s competitive SUP watersport season

Wrightsville Beach, NC March 7, 2013 – With the arrival of March, water temperatures are rising and the start of the standup paddleboard season in North Carolina’s SUP hub is underway. Launching the competitive SUP racing season, the 4th annual Wrightsville Beach Biathlon begins March 22, with practice runs and reception at Blockade Runner Beach [...]

Spring is Ideal for Active Vacation in Wilmington NC and Island Beaches

Spring is Ideal for Active Vacation in Wilmington NC and Island Beaches

Wilmington, NC Feb. 28, 2013 – Spring is the ideal time for an active vacation in Wilmington, North Carolina’s historic river district and the island beaches of Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Wrightsville Beach. Fitness trails from the river to the sea make it easy to stay fit while enjoying a coastal vacation. More than [...]

Fall is Ideal for an Active Getaway in Wilmington, N.C. & Island Beaches

WILMINGTON, NC – Athletes of all skill levels will find Wilmington, North Carolina’s Historic River District and the island beaches of Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Wrightsville Beach an ideal fall destination. From Wilmington’s riverfront to nearby seaside towns, there are many ways to enjoy an active getaway. Visitors find it easy to stay fit [...]

Tropical Season Revving Up?!

Tropical Season Revving Up?!

Looks like our first potential major storm is gearing up in the tropical Atlantic.  Forecast models have the storm definitely on a track towards the US east coast.  Hatteras is one of the spots in its possible sights.Of course we do NOT want …

Red Bull Storm Chase Coming to Hatteras!?!

Red Bull Storm Chase Coming to Hatteras!?!

The Red Bull Storm Chase has narrowed its short list of international destinations for the upcoming extreme wave/wind surfing window, and Hatteras has made the cut! The listing notes the “US East Coast” yet the marker is firmly planted on Cape Hatteras, and I have been in direct contact with the Chase organizers ironing out [...]

Wind Catchers (a.k.a Kiteboarding)

Wind Catchers (a.k.a Kiteboarding)

By Christopher D. Roberson Nags Head, NC – Tethered by 65 ft. of flying lines while strapped to a five-foot board, their parachute-shaped kites whisk them across the surf. Then suddenly, they leap into the air, fly without wings and land like cats. They call themselves kiteboarders. Chris Moore, kiteboarding operations manager of Kitty Hawk [...]