Allen White Surfboards

Allen White Surfboards

Allen White is a custom shaper with roots in Virginia Beach.  He now calls Cocoa Beach home where he has a cool board shop and shaping operation.  He got into town yesterday with a summer board order for RTDub.  This years Allen White Collection includes old school

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Skimming on Ocracoke

Skimming on Ocracoke

Ocracoke is a pretty good all round destination for skimming.  First of all its 100% sandy beachbreak, so there’s no rocks or obstructions to worry about.  Constant movement of the sand due to erosion from storms and tidal action provides a mixture of steep entry sections and

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Swim Separates at Ride The Wind

Swim Separates at Ride The Wind

You asked for it you got it!  Ride the Wind is now carrying a TON of swim separates for juniors!  We have separates by Roxy, Volcom, Ripcurl, Billabong, and more!  Mix and match sizes however you like.  We’re stocking a variety of styles and fits from a

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Kayak & SUP Launch Area

Kayak & SUP Launch Area

After a couple of years of scrounging around the harbor for a place to launch kayaks and SUP, we’ve finally moved back to our normal location.  As many of you are aware over the last two years a marsh restoration/erosion control project took place across the street

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Tracking Mary Lee

Jane, Rich, and I met Robert down in Jacksonville Beach on our way down to Surf Expo back on January 8th.  The local news had a lot of buzz about a Great White shark, “Mary Lee”, that was tagged with a tracking device and was being tracked

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Merry Christmas from NCDOT!

If you’ve been trying to get down to Ocracoke anytime since the end of October you’ve had quite an adventure.  First of all to get to the Hatteras Ferry you need to hit Pea Island at low tide.  This will increase your chances of not meeting tidal

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Hwy 12 Report 11/25 Update

Okay, so Rich overslept and missed his reservation for the Swanquarter Ferry Sunday morning.  Since it was his Birthday(Happy B’day Rich!) and he wanted to celebrate in Raleigh he took his chance on Hatteras Island and Hwy12.  His report is open road all the way to Mirlo

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Post Election Free Time

Post Election Free Time

Now that everyone needs something new to focus on, I’d like to suggest coming to the beach and going surfing.  Ocracoke Island is the perfect November destination.  Nice and quiet, fun surf, and warm water. The busy season is definitely over and with HWY 12 closed on

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy

While Hurricane Sandy is still almost 500 miles south of Ocracoke Island the swell associated with this storm has been impacting the island since yesterday.  This mornings high tide brought the surf to the bottom of the airport ramp and probably 100 yards past the turn at

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Rentals on Sale Now

Rentals on Sale Now

Every year we sell off about half or our rental items and reload to keep everything fresh for the season.  This Fall we’ve got a good selection of Surfboards, Paddleboards, and kayaks for sale. Our surfboards are NSP brand epoxy  boards in the 6’8″ to 10’2″ range. 

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